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// Copyright 2022 The Chromium Authors
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

/**
 * @fileoverview Provides an interface for non-background contexts (options,
 * panel, etc.) to communicate with the background.
 */

import {constants} from '../../common/constants.js';

import {BridgeConstants} from './bridge_constants.js';
import {BridgeHelper} from './bridge_helper.js';
import {BaseLog, SerializableLog} from './log_types.js';
import {PanelTabMenuItemData} from './panel_menu_data.js';

export const BackgroundBridge = {};

BackgroundBridge.BrailleBackground = {
  /**
   * Translate braille cells into text.
   * @param {!ArrayBuffer} cells Cells to be translated.
   * @return {!Promise<?string>}
   */
  async backTranslate(cells) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.BrailleBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.BrailleBackground.Action.BACK_TRANSLATE, cells);
  },

  /**
   * @param {string} brailleTable The table for this translator to use.
   * @return {!Promise<boolean>}
   */
  async refreshBrailleTable(brailleTable) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.BrailleBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.BrailleBackground.Action.REFRESH_BRAILLE_TABLE,
        brailleTable);
  },
};

BackgroundBridge.BrailleCommandHandler = {
  /**
   * @param {boolean} enabled
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async setEnabled(enabled) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.BrailleCommandHandler.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.BrailleCommandHandler.Action.SET_ENABLED, enabled);
  },
};

BackgroundBridge.ChromeVoxBackground = {
  /**
   * Gets the voice currently used by ChromeVox when calling tts.
   * @return {!Promise<string>}
   */
  async getCurrentVoice() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxBackground.Action.GET_CURRENT_VOICE);
  },
};

BackgroundBridge.ChromeVoxPrefs = {
  /**
   * Get the prefs (not including keys).
   * @return {!Promise<Object<string, string>>} A map of all prefs except the
   *     key map from localStorage.
   */
  async getPrefs() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxPrefs.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxPrefs.Action.GET_PREFS);
  },

  /**
   * Set the value of a pref of logging options.
   * @param {string} key The pref key.
   * @param {boolean} value The new value of the pref.
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async setLoggingPrefs(key, value) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxPrefs.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxPrefs.Action.SET_LOGGING_PREFS, key, value);
  },

  /**
   * Set the value of a pref.
   * @param {string} key The pref key.
   * @param {Object|string|boolean} value The new value of the pref.
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async setPref(key, value) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxPrefs.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxPrefs.Action.SET_PREF, key, value);
  },
};

BackgroundBridge.ChromeVoxState = {
  /** @return {!Promise} */
  async clearCurrentRange() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxState.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxState.Action.CLEAR_CURRENT_RANGE);
  },

  /**
   * Method that updates the punctuation echo level, and also persists setting
   * to local storage.
   * @param {number} punctuationEcho The index of the desired punctuation echo
   *     level in AbstractTts.PUNCTUATION_ECHOES.
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async updatePunctuationEcho(punctuationEcho) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxState.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.ChromeVoxState.Action.UPDATE_PUNCTUATION_ECHO,
        punctuationEcho);
  },
};

BackgroundBridge.CommandHandler = {
  /**
   * Handles ChromeVox commands.
   * @param {string} command
   * @return {!Promise<boolean>} True if the command should propagate.
   */
  async onCommand(command) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.CommandHandler.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.CommandHandler.Action.ON_COMMAND, command);
  },
};

BackgroundBridge.EventSourceState = {
  /**
   * Gets the current event source.
   * TODO(accessibility): this type is ES6; replace once possible.
   * @return {!Promise<string>}
   */
  async get() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.EventSourceState.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.EventSourceState.Action.GET);
  },
};

BackgroundBridge.GestureCommandHandler = {
  /**
   * @param {boolean} enabled
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async setEnabled(enabled) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.GestureCommandHandler.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.GestureCommandHandler.Action.SET_ENABLED);
  },
};

BackgroundBridge.EventStreamLogger = {
  /**
   * @param {chrome.automation.EventType} name
   * @param {boolean} enabled
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async notifyEventStreamFilterChanged(name, enabled) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.EventStreamLogger.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.EventStreamLogger.Action
            .NOTIFY_EVENT_STREAM_FILTER_CHANGED,
        name, enabled);
  },
};

BackgroundBridge.LogStore = {
  /**
   * Clear the log buffer.
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async clearLog() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.LogStore.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.LogStore.Action.CLEAR_LOG);
  },

  /**
   * Create logs in order.
   * This function is not currently optimized for speed.
   * @return {!Promise<!Array<!SerializableLog>>}
   */
  async getLogs() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.LogStore.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.LogStore.Action.GET_LOGS);
  },
};

BackgroundBridge.PanelBackground = {
  /** @return {!Promise} */
  async clearSavedNode() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.CLEAR_SAVED_NODE);
  },

  /** @param {*=} opt_activatedMenuTitle */
  async createAllNodeMenuBackgrounds(opt_activatedMenuTitle) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.CREATE_ALL_NODE_MENU_BACKGROUNDS,
        opt_activatedMenuTitle);
  },

  /**
   * Creates a new ISearch object, ready to search starting from the current
   * ChromeVox focus.
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async createNewISearch() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.CREATE_NEW_I_SEARCH);
  },

  /**
   * Destroy the ISearch object so it can be garbage collected.
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async destroyISearch() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.DESTROY_I_SEARCH);
  },

  /**
   * @param {number} windowId
   * @param {number} tabId
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async focusTab(windowId, tabId) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.FOCUS_TAB, windowId, tabId);
  },

  /**
   * @return {!Promise<{
   *     standardActions: !Array<!chrome.automation.ActionType>,
   *     customActions: !Array<!chrome.automation.CustomAction>
   * }>}
   */
  async getActionsForCurrentNode() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.GET_ACTIONS_FOR_CURRENT_NODE);
  },

  /** @return {!Promise<!Array<!PanelTabMenuItemData>>} */
  async getTabMenuData() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.GET_TAB_MENU_DATA);
  },

  /**
   * @param {string} searchStr
   * @param {constants.Dir} dir
   * @param {boolean=} opt_nextObject
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async incrementalSearch(searchStr, dir, opt_nextObject) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.INCREMENTAL_SEARCH, searchStr,
        dir, opt_nextObject);
  },

  /**
   * @param {number} actionId
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async performCustomActionOnCurrentNode(actionId) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action
            .PERFORM_CUSTOM_ACTION_ON_CURRENT_NODE,
        actionId);
  },

  /**
   * @param {!chrome.automation.ActionType} action
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async performStandardActionOnCurrentNode(action) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action
            .PERFORM_STANDARD_ACTION_ON_CURRENT_NODE,
        action);
  },

  /** @return {!Promise} */
  async saveCurrentNode() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.SAVE_CURRENT_NODE);
  },

  /**
   * Adds an event listener to detect panel collapse.
   */
  async setPanelCollapseWatcher() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.SET_PANEL_COLLAPSE_WATCHER);
  },

  /**
   * Sets the current ChromeVox focus to the current ISearch node.
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async setRangeToISearchNode() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.SET_RANGE_TO_I_SEARCH_NODE);
  },

  /**
   * Wait for the promise to notify panel collapse to resolved
   */
  async waitForPanelCollapse() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.PanelBackground.Action.WAIT_FOR_PANEL_COLLAPSE);
  },
};

BackgroundBridge.UserActionMonitor = {
  /**
   * Creates a new user action monitor.
   * Resolves after all actions in |actions| have been observed.
   * @param {!Array<{
   *     type: string,
   *     value: (string|Object),
   *     beforeActionMsg: (string|undefined),
   *     afterActionMsg: (string|undefined)}>} actions
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async create(actions) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.UserActionMonitor.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.UserActionMonitor.Action.CREATE, actions);
  },

  /**
   * Destroys the user action monitor.
   * @return {!Promise}
   */
  async destroy() {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.UserActionMonitor.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.UserActionMonitor.Action.DESTROY);
  },

  /** @return {!Promise<boolean>} */
  async onKeyDown(event) {
    return BridgeHelper.sendMessage(
        BridgeConstants.UserActionMonitor.TARGET,
        BridgeConstants.UserActionMonitor.Action.ON_KEY_DOWN, event);
  },
};


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'House on Fire' MLK concert goes virtual amid pandemic
By Jeanné McCartin
news@seacoastonline.com
PORTSMOUTH — Persistence and connections saved the much-loved "Set the House on Fire Gospel Concert: Celebrating The Life and Legacy of Rev Martin Luther King Jr."
Per tradition, on Monday, Jan. 18, the official state Martin Luther King Day, Jukwaa Mazoa will produce its 21st event, delivered differently, but perhaps with greater passion, thoughtfulness and intent than all its previous years.
"There's so much negativity right now - dealing with COVID, people out of work, not knowing if you have a job ... worried about rent, and the whole realm of things happening to the country," Jukwaa Mazoa producer and "House" Director Sandi Clark Kaddy said. "Absolutely, it's more important to hold it now given the climate in the U.S. today."
Like all else, its presentation was in question, Clark Kaddy says. But the idea of cancelling, while seriously floated, was a last resort.
"People know there's going to be a Martin Luther King event, and on that day. The only thing they're waiting for is to know where it will be located," Clark Kaddy said. "I'm just happy to be able to present this, that we found another way."
The solution was a collaboration between Jukwaa Mazoa, Seacoast NAACP and Seacoast Repertory Theatre's "Najee Brown's Sol Series."
Together they will present a virtual event, produced by Jukwaa Mazoa, as part of the Seacoast Repertory Theatre's "Sol Series." It will be taped at the Rep, the venue that hosted the first House on Fire Concert the year New Hampshire recognized the holiday.
Traditionally, the Seacoast NAACP holds a Pancake Breakfast on MLK Day, Clark Kaddy said. This year it was cancelled of course. Clark Kaddy had determined a live concert could not be held safely. Najee Brown suggested joining forces, and presenting as a single event, noting the Rep already had filming capability.
"We're getting together for the same cause," Clark Kaddy said. "We'll be in people's living rooms, (with) gospel music setting the soul on fire, and keeping them heated up."
The event is hosted by the Rev. Robert Thompson and Clark Kaddy. The music roster includes The Funky Divas of Gospel, Reverend Jeff, Ms. Vee and the Right Now Choir and Band. It also features a spoken word set by Jarrett Daniels and a Martin Luther King Jr. reading by Kevin Wade Mitchel.
"60 Seconds of Hope," the NAACP contribution, is a mere minute but a major component, featuring pre-recorded comments by various people from the community.
"It was first suggested by a committee member as a Gratitude Minute," Clark Kaddy said. "But we needed to rethink the meaning of a gratitude minute with all that's going on. We needed to rethink what our plan was, what it was supposed to be within the program."
The consensus was it was a time to offer words of inspiration, hope and positivity.
"We needed to think about what Martin Luther King would do, what he would say or think, and that would be to inspire, and encourage people. There is a light at the end of this tunnel," she says. "This is a very important piece, very much so. ... It's keeping all of what he stood for in mind."
The House on Fire Concert's final component is an excerpt of "Stokely and Martin," an original play by Brown, directed by Clark Kaddy.
"This is the first time it's performed on any stage," Brown, who performs as King, said. "But it's going to open SRT's MainStage season (Jan. 28)."
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. is more important during this trying, "crazy" time, Clark Kaddy said
"When you think about Dr. King, 1967, and then here it is 2021 and we're still discussing and dealing with the same issues. It doesn't give you a good feeling. It gives you an uneasy feeling in the pit of your stomach," Clark Kaddy said. "You have to turn the TV off, you'd be a wreck all day if you don't. Your brain can't settle with COVID-19 and the hatred. And so that's why this concert is especially important now. We need something positive."
Go & View
What: Set the House on Fire Gospel Concert; Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
When: Monday, Jan. 18
Where: Broadcast online from the Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth and can be seen free on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/seacoastrep.

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Aberdeenshire Council launched a policy this week to give guidance on children's play.
The document offers insight into where children and families in Aberdeenshire like to play; what is meant by play and what prevents children from playing.
Provost of Aberdeenshire, Cllr Bill Howatson, said: "Playtime is so important for children because they learn a whole manner of skills, knowledge and experiences through play. I am therefore delighted that Aberdeenshire Council has devised and implemented this strategy.
"The document provides parents, teachers and anyone involved with caring for and working with children useful information about play and what prevents play. By getting the environment right children across Aberdeenshire will have plentiful happy memories of playtime which will be highly useful when they become adults.
A launch event was held at Kintore Primary School on Monday, June 4. Cllr Gillian Owen, Education and Children's Services Committee chair and Provost of Aberdeenshire, Cllr Bill Howatson were among the guests.
For more information email afis@aberdeenshire.gov.uk or call the council's family service on 0800 298 3330.


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Q: Why does UILabel() return nil? Check out the following code.
class MyViewCell: UICollectionViewCell {
    @IBOutlet weak var title: UILabel!

    override init(frame: CGRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
        didLoad()
    }

    required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
        super.init(coder: aDecoder)
        didLoad()
    }

    /// Common init code.
    func didLoad() {
        self.title = UILabel()
        self.title.textColor = .white
        ...
    }
}

My app crashes at self.title.textColor = .white with the following error:
fatal error: unexpectedly found nil while unwrapping an Optional value

Any idea why UILabel() returns nil?

A: You're assigning something directly to a weak reference, and at that point there are no strong owning references so the weak reference is immediately removed. When you then access it on the next line, you're hitting a nil !, which causes your crash.
You need to create a local variable which will keep the label in scope until something else retains it, for example you add it to a view:
func didLoad() {
    let label = UILabel()
    // Configure the label...
    self.view.addSubview(label)
    // A view retains its subviews, so now you can assign to the weak reference
    self.title = label

}

However, if your variable really is an outlet that is configured in the storyboard, then you shouldn't really be populating it in init with coder, since it will then get overwritten with whatever the storyboard holds for the outlet.

A: Make sure your IBOutlet is connected on your storyboard/xib
You dont also need this line
 self.title = UILabel()

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Part 1: Application, Commencement and Interpretation
Part 2: The QFC Immigration Office
Part 3: Entry and Sponsorship of QFC Employees
Part 4: Sponsorship
Part 5: General Provisions
Part 6: Interpretations and Definitions
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Click here to view earlier versions of QFC Reg No 11 – Immigration Regulations.
QFC Reg No 11 – Immigration Regulations
Application, Commencement and Interpretation
The QFC Immigration Office Article 6 - Establishment of the Immigration Office
Article 7 - Role and function of the Immigration Office
Entry and Sponsorship of QFC Employees Article 8 - Entry of foreigners into the State
Article 9 - Sponsorship of QFC Employees
Article 10 - Application for approval to bring a QFC Employee into the State
Article 11 - Residence permit
Article 12 - Multiple exit visa
Article 13 - Sponsorship of Family Members
Article 14 - Residence permits for Family Member
Article 15 - Exit visas for Family Members
Article 16 - Transfer of sponsorship
Article 17 - Change of address
Article 18 - Visit and business visas
Article 19 - Fees
Sponsorship Article 20 - Provisions relating to sponsored QFC Employees
Article 20A - Transitional Provisions relating to Article 20
Article 21 - Obligations of Employer
Article 22 - Deportation of QFC Employees
General Provisions Article 23 - Penalties
Article 24 - Appeals
Interpretations and Definitions Article 25 - Interpretation
Article 26 - Definitions
QATAR FINANCIAL CENTRE
REGULATION NO. 11 OF 2006
QFC IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS
These regulations are hereby enacted pursuant to Article 9 of Law No. (7) of 2005
Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari
Minister of Commerce and Industry of the State of Qatar
Ali Sharif Al-Emadi
Minister of Finance of the State of Qatar
Issued at: The Qatar Financial Centre, Doha
On: 18th July 2019
Corresponding to: 15 Dhu Al-Qidah 1440 HIJRI
Part 1: Part 1: Application, Commencement and Interpretation
These Regulations may be referred to as the Immigration Regulations.
(1) These Regulations are made by the Minister pursuant to Article 9 of the QFC Law and the version enacted on 20 December 2006 received the consent of the Council of Ministers. Amongst other things these Regulations govern the entry into and sponsorship within the State of Qatar of employees of QFC Authority, the Regulatory Authority, Appeals Body, Tribunal, other QFC Institutions and QFC Entities and their Family Members.
(2) Pursuant to Article 18(4) of the QFC Law, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any other law or regulation of the State, the QFC Authority shall have power to issue all visas, permits and other documents relating to or required for the employment in or doing business with or in, the QFC and such visas, permits and other documents shall be fully valid and accepted by all State authorities.
(3) Consistent with Article 2(2), the laws, rules and regulations of the State concerning the matters dealt with by or under these Regulations shall not apply to the extent they are inconsistent with a provision of these Regulations or any rule or policy or order issued thereunder.
Amended (as from 12th May 2016)
These Regulations shall come into force from the date of their signature by the Minister.
Amended (as from 18th July 2019)
In accordance with Article 9 of the QFC Law, these Regulations are written in the English language and the text thereof shall be the official original text. Any translation thereof into another language shall not be authoritative and in the event of any discrepancy between the English text of these Regulations and any other version, the English text shall prevail.
Words and expressions used in these Regulations and interpretative provisions applying to these Regulations are set out in Part 6.
Part 2: Part 2: The QFC Immigration Office
Article 6 - Establishment of the Immigration Office
(1) The Immigration Office shall be established by the QFC Authority pursuant to Article 6 of the QFC Law.
(2) The Immigration Office shall administer these Regulations and all aspects of the entry into and sponsorship within the State of QFC Employees and Family Members.
(3) The Immigration Office shall be managed by the QFC Immigration Officer who shall determine its procedures and management.
(4) The Immigration Office shall be subject to the supervision of the QFC Authority which shall have the power and function to:
(A) ensure that the Immigration Office exercises its statutory powers and performs its statutory functions;
(B) review the performance of the Immigration Office and the use of its resources; and
(C) give the Immigration Office written directions as to the furtherance of any of its objectives or the performance of its functions.
(5) The QFC Authority may make rules to the extent set out in the QFC Law, these Regulations and any other Regulations conferring powers, duties or functions on the QFC Authority as it deems necessary or appropriate to enable it, the Immigration Office and the Immigration Officer to implement, carry out or enforce their duties, functions and powers under the QFC Law, these Regulations and any other Regulations. These rules shall address among other things, any disqualifications standards for entry into or residence in the State.
(6) The General Directorate of Border Passport & Expatriate Affairs of the Ministry of Interior, Labour Department of the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs and Housing, the CID, and all other relevant State authorities shall cooperate with the QFC Immigration Office and provide all necessary assistance to achieve the objectives of these Regulations, including locating their employees in the QFC Immigration Office as and when necessary.
The Immigration Office shall have the following functions:
(1) to receive and process all applications for visas, sponsorship and residence permits for QFC Employees and Family Members;
(2) to assess the eligibility of applicants pursuant to rules, policies or orders developed by the QFC Authority and to ensure the timely issuance of all visas and residence permits;
(3) to maintain relations with all State authorities involved in matters addressed in these Regulations, to coordinate with such authorities in the implementation of these Regulations and any rules, policies or orders issued thereunder, to provide such authorities with any documents or material to which they have a right under these Regulations and any applicable laws, rules or regulations of the State, and to represent the QFC in dealings with such authorities;
(4) to keep and maintain in such form as it shall determine a register in respect of each QFC Employee and Family Member in respect of the visas issued, sponsorships and residence permits, to record in such register all documents and information which fall to be filed with or delivered to the Immigration Office in respect of such QFC Employees and Family Members, including any applications which have been denied; and
(5) all other functions provided for in these Regulations considered by it to be necessary, desirable or appropriate to achieve, further or assist in relation to any of the above.
Part 3: Part 3: Entry and Sponsorship of QFC Employees
Article 8 - Entry of foreigners into the State
(1) No foreigner shall enter the State or depart from it unless the foreigner holds a valid passport issued by the competent authorities of the foreigner's country or any other competent authority, or unless the foreigner holds a document that may be substituted for the passport issued by one of the authorities mentioned in this Article. The Ministry of Interior shall, by a resolution, define the documents which may be substituted for the passport.
(2) The passport or substitute document must be stamped with an entry visa by the competent authority.
(3) A foreigner may only enter or leave the State from the places specified by a decision of the Ministry of Interior and after having the foreigner's passport or substitute document stamped by the competent supervising officer.
(4) QFC Employees and Family Members shall present their passport or alternative document to the Immigration Office, the General Directorate of Border Passport & Expatriate Affairs of the Ministry of Interior, the CID, State police authorities or any other appropriate State authority upon request. In the event of the loss of a passport or alternative document they shall notify the Immigration Office immediately.
(5) Every QFC Employee and Family Member wishing to reside in the State must:
(A) obtain a residence permit from the Immigration Office; and
(B) leave the State upon the expiry of their residence permit unless they have previously obtained an extension from the Immigration Office.
(1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, QFC Employees must be sponsored in the State by their Employer.
(2) Employers may not employ persons in violation of these Regulations or any rules, policies or orders issued thereunder.
(1) Any Employer that wishes to bring a QFC Employee to the State must provide the Immigration Office with:
(A) the QFC Employee's name;
(B) the position of the QFC Employee; and
(C) a copy of the QFC Employee's passport.
(2) The Immigration Office shall make the necessary arrangements for the issuance of the visa for the QFC Employee and any Family Members and shall inform the Employer when the visa is available for collection.
(3) Absent any disqualifying information, the Immigration Office will make best efforts to have the visa issued within two (2) working days of the date the Employer provides the information in this Article.
(1) Within five (5) working days of the arrival of the QFC Employee in the State the Employer shall apply to the Immigration Office for a State residence permit for the QFC Employee using the application form provided by the Immigration Office. The documents required in support of such an application shall be those identified for this purpose by the Immigration Office.
(2) The QFC Employee shall complete a medical examination at a hospital designated by the Immigration Office and must have his fingerprints taken at the Immigration Office on the date and at the time specified by the Immigration Office.
(3) Absent any disqualifying information, the residence permit shall be issued within five (5) working days of the date of the completion of the matters specified in Article 11(2) and in no event shall it extend past ten (10) working days of the filing of the application, provided the QFC Employee has provided all necessary information and completed all necessary procedures.
(4) The Immigration Office shall notify the Employer when the residence permit has been issued to its QFC Employee. The duration of the residence permit will be for three (3) years provided that his passport remains valid during that period.
(5) The Employer shall apply to the Immigration Office to renew an expired residence permit on behalf of a QFC Employee.
Article 12 - Exit visa
A QFC Employee does not require an exit visa to leave the State.
(1) Family Members of QFC Employees must be sponsored in the State by the QFC Employee in order to reside in the State.
(2) In order to sponsor a Family Member the QFC Employee must file the documents identified for this purpose by the Immigration Office.
(3) A partner of a QFC Employee who subsequently obtains work in the QFC shall remain under the sponsorship of the partner.
(4) A partner of a QFC Employee who subsequently obtains work in the State outside the QFC shall be subject to the laws, rules and regulations of the State regarding entry, sponsorship and residence.
(1) Within five (5) working days of the arrival of a Family Member in the State the QFC Employee shall apply to the Immigration Office for a State residence permit for the Family Member in accordance with Article 11 (Residence permit) and using the application form provided by the Immigration Office. The documents required in support of such an application are those identified for this purpose by the Immigration Office.
(2) Family Members must complete a medical examination at a hospital designated by the Immigration Office and must have their fingerprints taken at the Immigration Office on the date and at the time specified by the Immigration Office.
(3) Absent any disqualifying information, a residence permit shall be issued for the Family Member within five (5) working days of the date of the completion of the matters specified in Article 11(2) and in no event shall it extend past ten (10) working days of the filing of the application, provided the Family Member has provided all necessary information and completed all necessary procedures.
(4) The Immigration Office will notify the QFC Employee when the residence permit has been issued. The period of the Family Member's residence shall be coextensive with the duration of the QFC Employee's residence permit provided that the Family Member's passport remains valid throughout that period, and shall terminate when the QFC Employee's permit terminates.
(5) An Employer or QFC Employee may apply to the Immigration Office to renew an expired residence permit for a Family Member.
Family Members sponsored by a QFC Employee do not require exit visas to leave the State.
(1) Upon application, the Immigration Office shall assist in the transfer of the sponsorship of a QFC Employee from one QFC Employer to another QFC Employer. The transfer of sponsorship from one QFC Employer to another QFC Employer, or from a QFC Employer to a new employer in the State, shall not require the consent of, or any release by, the current Employer of the QFC Employee.
(2) Upon application, the Immigration Office shall assist:
(A) QFC Employees who wish to have their sponsorship transferred to a new employer in the State outside the QFC; and
(B) Sponsored Employees in the State seeking to become QFC Employees,
in their dealings with the Ministry of Interior to obtain a change of sponsorship under these Regulations and the laws, rules and regulations of the State.
(3) The QFC Immigration Office may accept the transfer of sponsorship of a Sponsored Employee to an Employer if:
(A) the Sponsored Employee has notified his State Sponsor of his wish to transfer his sponsorship
(B) the State Sponsor has:
(i) consented to the transfer of sponsorship;
(ii) refused to consent to the transfer of sponsorship and has not provided a valid reason for the refusal; or
(iii) failed to respond to the Sponsored Employee's request to transfer his sponsorship within thirty (30) working days of receipt of such request;
(C) the Sponsored Employee who accepts an offer of employment from an Employer is not violating the terms of that Employee's current employment contract with the State Sponsor; and
(D) the relevant office of the Ministry of Interior has approved the transfer.
(4) The Immigration Office may request information from the State Sponsor in relation to any matter identified in Article 16(3) above.
(5) The Sponsored Employee shall be liable for any violation of these Regulations in connection with the transfer of his sponsorship to an Employer.
(6) QFC Employees shall not work for any other employer in the State outside the QFC without complying with these Regulations and the applicable laws, rules and regulations of the State.
(7) An Employer may apply to the Immigration Office to second his QFC Employees to another Employer for a duration not exceeding twelve months or to permit QFC Employees to work for another Employer outside their usual working hours.
(8) An Employer may apply to the Immigration Office for assistance in obtaining the permission of the Ministry of Interior either:
(A) to second his QFC Employees to an employer in the State for a duration not exceeding twelve (12) months,
(B) to receive seconded employees from an employer in the State for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months; or
(C) to permit a QFC Employee of an Employer to work for another employer in the State outside his usual working hours.
Any QFC Employee must inform the Immigration Office within five (5) working days of any change of address.
(1) Any Employer that wishes to apply for a business visit visa for a business contact or member of staff employed outside the State in circumstances where:
(A) the visit will extend past the period for which State requirements on entry into the State generally apply; and/or
(B) the business contact or staff holds a passport from a jurisdiction that has no visa waiver program with the State,
shall file the documents identified for this purpose by the Immigration Office.
(2) Any visa issued under this Article shall not extend past three (3) months although an Employer may file an extension for a further period of up to three (3) months.
(3) The Immigration Office shall make the necessary arrangements for the issuance of the visa and shall inform the Employer when the visa is available for collection.
(5) The provisions of this Article shall also apply to any QFC Employee who wishes to obtain a visa for a family member who is not sponsored by the QFC Employee for a visit to the State.
A table of fees payable for services provided by the Immigration Office shall be published.
Part 4: Part 4: Sponsorship
Article 20 - Provisions relating to sponsored QFC Employees
(1) Except as required by these Regulations and subject to paragraph (2) of this Article, the QFC Employee, and any Family Member who is sponsored by the QFC Employee, shall leave the State within ninety (90) days from (A) the date of termination of the employment for which he was granted the entry visa or residence permit; or (B) the date on which such entry visa or residence permit expires, if earlier.
(2) Paragraph (1) of this Article shall apply to the extent the QFC Employee in question is sponsored by a QFC Employer.
(1) Article 20 (as amended by QFC Immigration Regulations Version 2) shall not apply to any QFC Employee, and any Family Member who is sponsored by such QFC Employee, where the QFC Employee's employment has been terminated, or the QFC Employee has received or given notice of termination of his employment, at any time prior to the coming into force of Article 20 (as amended by QFC Immigration Regulations Version 2).
(2) The provisions of Article 20 of QFC Immigration Regulations Version 1 enacted on 20 December 2006 shall continue to apply to the QFC Employee, and any Family Member who is sponsored by such QFC Employee, where the QFC Employee's employment has been terminated, or the QFC Employee has received or given notice of termination of his employment at any time prior to the coming into force of Article 20 (as amended by QFC Immigration Regulations Version 2).
Inserted (as from 12th May 2016)
(1) The obligations of the Employer are:
(A) if the QFC Employee fails to leave the State as required by these Regulations or any applicable laws, rules or regulations of the State, to cooperate with the Immigration Office and relevant State authorities as may be required;
(B) to cooperate fully with the Immigration Office and relevant State Authorities in connection with any criminal or security proceeding involving the QFC Employee; and
(C) to bear the expenses of preparing and burying the body of his deceased QFC Employee in the cemeteries designated for that purpose in the State, or, at the request of a legitimate heir of the deceased or any other party, to transport the body to the native country or permanent place of residence of the deceased QFC Employee, whatever the reason of death might be.
(2) Except as provided in any QFC Regulation enacted under the QFC Law or unless expressly consented to in writing by the Employer, no Employer shall be liable for any civil obligation or civil liability incurred by its Employees or their Family Members in the State.
(1) The Ministry of Interior may issue a resolution for deporting any QFC Employee or Family Member whose residence proves threatening to the security of the State and public safety, whether domestically or abroad, to its economy, public health or accepted standards of behaviour or if he constitutes a cost to the State.
(2) Consistent with Article 18(1) of the QFC Law, any final deportation decision issued by the State criminal courts shall be executed in accordance with State laws, rules and regulations.
Part 5: Part 5: General Provisions
Article 23 - Penalties
The Immigration Office may impose fines in accordance with rules to be provided by QFCA for contraventions of these Regulations, provided however, that no such fine may be issued in respect of a matter which is the subject of a fine or penalty under the law, rules or regulations of the State.
A person directly affected by a determination, decision or fine of the Immigration Office may appeal the determination, decision or fine to such court, tribunal or other juridical body established under the QFC Law and empowered to hear matters arising under these Regulations. In such a case, the person must first exhaust any procedures made available by the QFC Authority to review the decision of the Immigration Office.
Part 6: Part 6: Interpretations and Definitions
Article 25 - Interpretation
(1) In these Regulations, a reference to:
(A) a provision of any law or regulation includes a reference to that provision as amended or re-enacted from time to time;
(B) an obligation to publish or cause to be published a particular document shall, unless expressly provided otherwise in these Regulations, include publishing or causing to be published in printed or electronic form;
(C) a calendar year shall mean a year of the Gregorian calendar;
(D) a month shall mean a month of the Gregorian calendar;
(E) the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter;
(F) writing includes any form of representing or reproducing words in a legible form;
(G) references to a person includes any natural or legal person, body corporate or body unincorporated, including a branch, company, partnership, unincorporated association, government or state.
(2) The headings in these Regulations shall not affect their interpretation
(3) A reference in these Regulations to a Part or Article by number only, and without further identification, is a reference to a Part or Article of that number in these Regulations.
(4) A reference in these Regulations to an Article or a Part using the short form description of such Article or Part in parenthesis are for convenience only and the short form description shall not affect the construction of the Article or Part to which it relates.
(5) A reference in an Article or other division of these Regulations to a paragraph, sub-paragraph or Article by number or letter only, and without further identification, is a reference to a paragraph, sub-paragraph or Article of that number or letter contained in the Article or other division of these Regulations in which that reference occurs.
(6) Any reference in these Regulations to "include", "including", "in particular", "for example", "such as" or similar expressions shall be considered as being by way of illustration or emphasis only and are not to be constructed so as to limit the generality of any words preceding them.
In these Regulations, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings shown against each of them, unless the contrary intention appears:
Employment Regulations the Regulations enacted by the Minister relating to employment in the QFC
Family Member(s) the female partner of a male QFC Employee or a male partner of a female QFC Employee and minor children of a QFC Employee who are sponsored by that QFC Employee
QFC Employee a non-Qatari employee of an Employer
Minister the Minister of Economy and Commerce of the State
Ministry of Interior the Ministry of Interior of the State
Person includes a natural or judicial person, body corporate, or body unincorporate, including a branch, a company, partnership, unincorporated association or other undertaking, government or state.
QFC the Qatar Financial Centre
QFC Authority the Qatar Financial Centre Authority established pursuant to Article 3 of the QFC Law
QFC Employer the QFC Authority, the Regulatory Authority, the Appeals Body, the Tribunal or any other QFC Entity or a QFC Institution which employs one or more employees
QFC Entity any company, branch or partnership established in or licensed to do business in the QFC
QFC Institution the Companies Registration Office or any other institution or body created under Article 6 or Article 9 of the QFC Law
QFC Law Law No. (7) of 2005 of the State
Regulatory Authority the Regulatory Authority of the QFC established by Article 8 of the QFC Law
Sponsored Employee an employee who is not of Qatari nationality and who is not sponsored in the State by a member of his family and is therefore sponsored in the State by his employer
State the State of Qatar
State Sponsor The Person in the State sponsoring a Sponsored Employee


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Q: Flutter - How to clip an arc container? How to implement effect like pic below.

I have a rect container(width:400, height:100), I want to clip the blue area of the rect, so I can get the orange area.Attention,
The orange arc is tangent to the bottom line . Could you give the details code?

A: You can use a Custom Clipper class , to get this type of shape I will share an example code you can change values according to your need
class ClipPathClass extends CustomClipper<Path> {
  @override
  Path getClip(Size size) {
    double radius = 50;
    var path = Path();

    path.lineTo(0.0, size.height - 30);

    var firstControlPoint = Offset(size.width / 4, size.height);
    var firstPoint = Offset(size.width / 2, size.height);
    path.quadraticBezierTo(firstControlPoint.dx, firstControlPoint.dy,
        firstPoint.dx, firstPoint.dy);

    var secondControlPoint = Offset(size.width - (size.width / 4), size.height);
    var secondPoint = Offset(size.width, size.height - 30);
    path.quadraticBezierTo(secondControlPoint.dx, secondControlPoint.dy,
        secondPoint.dx, secondPoint.dy);

    path.lineTo(size.width, 0.0);
    path.lineTo(size.width - radius, 0);

    path.close();

    return path;
  }

  @override
  bool shouldReclip(CustomClipper<Path> oldClipper) => false;
}

then use this ClipPathClass() like ,
ClipPath(
  clipper: ClipPathClass(),
child: Container(width:400,height: 100,color:Colors.grey)
)


Today's fleet vehicles and trucks are high-tech marvels with digital dashboards, oxygen sensors, electronic computers, unibody construction, and more. They run better, longer, and more efficiently than models of years past.
Do your homework before taking your fleet vehicles and trucks in for repairs or service.
Read the owner's manual to learn about the systems and components.
When you think about it, you know your truck better than anyone else. You drive it every day and know how it feels and sounds when everything is right. So don't ignore its warning signals.
When the truck is cold or after the engine has warmed up?


Taglines: Be careful who you work for.
Good - probably will watch it again sometime.
I recently saw this film just based on its stars, Aaron Eckhart and Olga Kurylenko. Having watched it, I wonder why it was not better promoted.
An action/suspense flick, it features Eckhart as a CIA agent whose cover suddenly disappears, putting himself and his daughter (Liana Liberato) in mortal danger. No surprise, it looks like some kind of ruthless cover-up conspiracy. Yes, we've all seen movies like this before, but this is a tense, taut, and well-made suspense movie with very good casting. Eckhart is perfect for his role as the pseudo-good guy; handsome, dapper, chiseled. Kurylenko is also great as Anna, the subtly beautiful and inscrutable former colleague and possibly lover, who has the task of bringing him in, whatever that means. Liana Liberato does a credible job as the estranged daughter who just finds out that her Dad is or was a killer.
The plot moves quickly from story setup to action, and the suspense never lets up from there. While it doesn't quite have the thrills of a 'Bourne' film, it kept me interested. And while you kind of know (or hope) how it will end, it is definitely fun getting there.
It is a good movie that I will probably watch again.


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( Pensions & Public spending )
The need for the pension privatisation
The purpose of the state pension regime in the UK is to ensure a basic pension to those who have paid reasonable contributions (via national insurance taxation) during their work life. It is essentially a system that attempts to ensure a subsistence income after retirement. The regime is an opt-out system: workers can decide to leave the state pension regime and receive a rebate on national insurance contributions. The current rebate, however, in not enough to incentivise significant numbers of workers to leave the state pension and look for alternative pension funds. Anticipating the pension age increase not only is just a palliative solution to a systemic problem of the pension regime, but it also unfair.
The pension age increase
Last month, the UK government announced that Britons born between 1970 and 1978 will have to wait an extra year, until they are 68, to claim their state pension. This implies that the state pension age will increase seven years earlier than previously planned. David Gauke, the Work and Pension Secretary, said implementing the proposal would create "fairness across the generations". However, because of low investment returns, sluggish wage growth and the reduction in contracting out (in other words fewer people decide to abandon the state pension scheme), accelerating the planned increase in the pension age will actually worsen the already significant inequality among generations. The state pension system needs to be deeply reformed. In particular, the system needs to credibly put workers in a position to opt-out and consider private pension funds. Competition with and among private pension funds will have positive effects on the whole sector, saving public money and increasing fairness among generations.
Inequality among generations
According toa report by the International Longevity Centre-UK (ILCUK), young Britons need to save 18% of their annual salary into a pension to achieve the same level of retirement income enjoyed by today's pensioners. However, the ILCUK also noted that only 12.4% of people in the UK is currently saving more than 15% of their earnings for retirement.
Not surprisingly, trade unions have been very critical of the plan to anticipate the increase in pension age. "Hiking the state pension age risks creating second-class citizens. In large parts of the country, the state pension age will be higher than healthy life expectancy." warned Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the Trade Unions Congress. More than 7 million people will lose around £9,800 each because of the new policy, according to an analysis by the House of Commons. Of course, it will help the government saving £74bn.
The need for privatisation
Given the steadily aging population, it is unavoidable that pension age will continue increasing for the foreseeable future. This is forms the time to seriously discuss forms of pension privatisation. We believe, in particular, that the system of contracting out of state pensions – essentially a form of pension privatisation - should be made more accessible and financially attractive.
A research paper by Philip Booth and Kristian Niemietz indeed proposes reviving the concept of voluntary pension privatization. Specifically, the paper argues that individuals who decided to contract out of state pension should receive rebates of national insurance contributions equal to the fair actuarial value of the pension forgone.
Regrettably, contracting out has been declining in the last decade. By 2011, only 1.6 million people were contracted out through privately defined benefit schemes. An important reason why workers have decided not to opt-out of the state pension regime can be found in the rebates of national insurance contributions obtained after contracting out. The rebates from 2012 onwards were set at 4.8% of the relevant earnings band when, as Booth and Niemietz argue, a figure of over 10% would have been more justifiable. In order to pave the way for a pension privatisation, the rebates of national insurance should be redefined so that those contracting out of the state scheme would reflect the value of the state pension benefits that were given up.
Sure, as the authors also recognise, the proposal has the potential to increase current government spending significantly in the short run. Average rebates could be about £3,000 per individual if the pension were linked to wage increases and £1,500 if the pension were linked to price increases. However, given that such rebates should not be regarded as some form of tax relief, the authors find it acceptable for the government to borrow to finance the payment of rebates, if necessary, given that future government liabilities will be reduced.
Workers and public finances will be better off thanks to competition among pension funds
Incentivising workers to leave the state pension regime will have two positive effects. It will reduce the national budget in the long run and it will increase choice for workers. In turn, this will also increase competition among pension funds. Competition will increase the quality and reliability of these specific long-term contracts, providing those contracting out of the state scheme better options. Competition among pension funds is vital for the whole sector, in particular now that large pension funds have being underperforming.
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England 2-1 Croatia: Is it coming Home?
England come back to beat Croatia to win the group.
An exciting second half as a deflected shot was put past Pickford to put the eastern european side ahead at half time.
My God there were an awful amount of chances which shouldve been put away.
Im not one to criticise him as much but im beginning to question Sterling when he is up against big teams in important games, the last time i saw him put one away was against Arsenal despite the fact Cech hardly made an effort to dive and it being Emerys first game the shot shouldve been saved.
A Spurs saga was on the brink which i was fearing aswell since they havent won anything in 10 years and the amount of Spurs players in the team i felt they were not going to come back and win the game. It was literally a final for them to get to the next level but the boy from Walthamstow Stepped up to get the goal in the end.
What can we say Southgate has really manifested a great mentality into this team and also managed to add Resilience towards that but lessons are to be learnt from that victory.
I understand where his coming from because the way the match was yesterday i felt it was going to occur with England if they wernt going to put their chances away.
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Discussion in 'Chris Knott Insurance' started by ChrisKnottIns, Jan 7, 2013.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR COMPETITIVE CAR INSURANCE, high service levels and all the ongoing support you need, we've got some great news for you.
CHRIS KNOTT INSURANCE now offers ZROADSTER.ORG members all of the above and more because we love car enthusiasts and because you are generally better drivers.
"They've just done me a cracking deal - knocked 10% off the best quote I could find elsewhere and matched the low excess, so £506 is now £456 :thumb: Top marks to them, very easy and professional to deal with".
"I would recommend these guys! Am with them and have had nothing but great help and advice as well as a highly competitive premium".
"Chris Knott saved me £300 on my renewal from my then insurers and around £80 on the quotes from comparison sites. No problems with waiting to be answered, friendly, efficient service - thanks".
"Sounds to me like you're a decent bunch of guys there instead of going "computer says no" you will actually try and go that extra mile to help a customer. Not many insurers like that".
We'd like to get involved on this forum and be available for general insurance comment too. If you're not sure about any element of our offering, please just ask - we're looking forward to talking to you.
For your free car insurance quote, call Chris Knotts on 0800 917 2274 (or 01424 200477 for mobiles) quoting CODE: ZRO-125 and find out how much you could save.
Of course, we have our own set of criteria so we won't be the best for everyone. If we can't help you it's not because we don't want to. However, if you fit our scheme we'll work hard on your behalf to negotiate the best deal with insurers and that sometimes involves using an alternative quote as ammo to get them to budge.
We only quote over the phone as we've found online forms are never as good as the human touch.
When you call us we get a better feel for you as a risk and this results in a better quote for you - we currently sign up 1 in every 3 enquiries. Will the next one be you?
Will you be saying what this happy customer said? "Not able to find insurance anywhere for less than £470. Quick call to Chris Knott as the club specialist - very courteous and efficient, came back with a price of £390".
We don't operate hard sell tactics. Instead we encourage staff to offer top-quality personal service, sound advice and all the ongoing support you need throughout your time with us.
Your needs are put first and we'll work hard on your behalf to find the policy that is most suitable for your requirements. We want to treat you fairly – the same way we'd expect to be treated ourselves.
To ensure that you get a crystal-clear quote and the right price/cover combination, call us FREE at renewal so our highly-trained insurance experts can help.
Simply call FREE on 0800 917 2274 (or 01424 200477 for mobiles) quoting CODE: ZRO-125 to find the right price and cover combination.
The scheme covers most modifications (excluding nitrous and roll cages). All makes and models are considered eligible. Drivers of 'Z' Series vehicles (and performance type models from other makes) must be aged 25 or over with 2 years' experience of driving that car or one of similar performance (sometimes aged 30 with one year's experience is acceptable - depending on overall risk profile). For most other makes drivers only need to be aged over 19 for TPF&T or 22 for Comprehensive. All drivers must have held a licence for at least 1 year and have a minimum 1 year's NCB.
Quotes subject to individual circumstances including restrictions on claims/convictions (no more than 1 SP/PC/PL conviction per driver). Sorry but we are not competitive for some of the M, L, OL or SK1-12 postcodes and can't quote for Northern Ireland. Some postcodes require the car to be parked off the road overnight.
This insurance scheme is administered by Chris Knott Insurance who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
I've used Chris Knott quite a few times over the years. They are one of the few insurers left that are willing to help, even after they have taken your money. So many insurers will take your premium then charge the earth if you want to make any changes or cancel early. I've found them to be very good so :-bd from me.
Thanks for the welcome. We'll do all we can to help members find the best deal.
Please remember to include Chris Knott in the mix when searching for a car insurance quote.
For good drivers, we can often beat your best alternative quote when we know what it is - dis-regarding what the system says we should be quoting. That's because our insurer partners trust us and allow us to quote what we need to to get them good quality business.
This year so far we're signing up even more forum members than last year so we must be doing something right!
"Ian insured with Chris Knott a couple of weeks ago and reported the best deal he's ever had, thanks guys" said Alfanutz admin, Zender156.
Call Chris Knotts and we'll find you the best deal based on your individual needs. Alternatively, you can complete brief details at http://www.chrisknott.co.uk/CarQuote and we'll call you back.
High for the industry, 78% of Chris Knott's clients are renewing this year too, which means we are pretty consistent in our pricing - not looking to change the rate if the risk is the same as last year.
It's true there have been a few comments regarding the length of time it takes for us to answer calls. But we're pleased to say that we've listened to feedback and have now made it easier for you to get through to the quoting team. They were previously handling other types of enquiry but we're now fielding those enquiries to a separate, dedicated team. You should notice a great improvement.
Pick up the phone today if you're due in the next few weeks and see how much Chris Knott can save you.
There's really good news for any of the members we've previously had to turn down due to driver age - we've kept on the case with insurers and have been able to negotiate a relaxation of the age & experience criteria for the club scheme.
OLD RULES - 25+ with 12 months' experience of the car or one of similar performance.
NEW RULES - 25+ with 6 months' experience.
OLD RULES - 25+ with 24 months' experience or 30+ if only 12 months' experience.
NEW RULES - 25+ with 12 months' experience.
OLD RULES - 30+ with 12 months' experience.
NEW RULES - 28+ with 12 months' experience.
There's still some way to go but it's good that we at least have these concessions.
Remember to include us in the mix when looking around for quotes. We're still signing up 40% of quotes offered - there won't be many in the industry that can say that.
To find out how much you could save with Chris Knott please call FREE on 0800 917 2274 (or 01424 200477 - cheaper for mobiles) and quote this forum's unique code.
We need to renew whats the forums unique code? We normally do multi car but we have had a few mods like strut brace and remap and feel we need a company that understands that its a hobby..just found the code..
If you live in any of the above postcodes you'll know that it used to be difficult for us to quote you under the club insurance scheme.
The good news is that insurers have agreed to open up these postcodes to us.
Some of the very risky areas are still not available to us (in reality there aren't many of those) but we can quote competitively on the rest. There are sometimes overnight parking requirements attached to the quotes but this is a big step forward in the right direction.
Regardless of your postcode area, if you've not yet given the Chris Knott Insurance club scheme a try please do so or if you have tried us in the past and we couldn't help you - chances are that we'll be able to help now.
Please call FREE on 0800 917 2274 and put us to the test.
In the Chris Knott office recently we were considering whether there were things the industry could do better. We were also contemplating what we as a business could do better.
Being that we're coming to the end of the year and are starting our planning for our new financial year which begins 1st Feb it's a good time to ask this question of you.
It's incredibly important for us to get members' views in all this as we seek to provide the things you want and need. Interactivity is the benefit of being involved with a forum.
Of course, a competitive price is always going to feature highly among the responses - we know that and we've responded as the market has softened in recent months. But we're also keen to find out if there are things besides the price that matter to you from a cover or service point of view that would be useful.
We'll look at all your suggestions - some of them we'll be able to arrange straight away, others will take longer to organise, maybe involving insurers, and some will not be possible at all but we'll do all we can to respond to the sensible suggestions.
To make sure we're not just feeding our competitors ideas, please PM me on here or drop us a message on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ChrisKnottIns) or Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/Chris_Knott_Ins).
We look forward to hearing from you but please maintain the helpful, collaborative spirit in which this is intended.
In case you missed it at the tale end of last year, we're offering the chance to WIN a VIP Tour of Silverstone for two to any club member who asks us for a car insurance quote between now and 28/02/14.
In addition, if you already have one vehicle insured with us, we'll give you an extra discount of £20 when you ask us to quote for another car in your household.
A new offer from Chris Knott means that you could WIN a London experience - The View from The Shard and a Three-Course Meal for Two at Marco Pierre White's Steak & Ale House in Bishopsgate.
All you have to do is ask us for a quote on your home insurance before 28/02/14.
If you have a vehicle insured with us at the time of the quote we'll give you an extra £20 OFF the best quote we can find for you. If you have 2 or more vehicles with us, we'll increase the discount to £50. That's a discount on top of any other savings we can achieve for you!
I just wanted to remind you that there's not much time left for you to benefit from our current Prize Draws and discounts.
In return for getting a quote from Chris Knott Car Insurance we're offering the chance to WIN a VIP Tour of Silverstone for two - ENTRY CLOSES 28/02/14.
Our multi-buy and loyalty rewards continue indefinitely - that's £20 OFF any extra cars you bring to us and upto £50 OFF your home insurance. These offers are on top of any other draws we might offer from time to time.
If your car or home insurance is due this month, please include us in the mix when you get your quotes. Not only do we offer great rates to car club/forum members but you'll be entered into the above competitions.
Thanks to everyone who entered our prize draw by getting a quote between 1st Nov 2013 and 28th Feb 2014.
We're really pleased to announce the winner of our prize draw as sicskate (aka Ben Hobbs) from FiatForum (and other forums). We hope he has a great day and look forward to seeing some pics!
Hi, we'd like to thank the members of the car club/forum community for their support of our special car insurance scheme. So far this year we've been amazed at the increase in members using our service to find the best deal - each month we've beaten our growth targets by a significant amount and that's down to you.
On a slightly different note, we do try to monitor the forums and keep up to date with any insurance questions out there but if we've missed any please feel free to flag them up again by PM and we'll make sure you get a response.
Thanks again for your custom and don't forget to try us this year when your renewal falls due. We won't be able to help everyone but we'll do all we can for as many of you as we can.
Great news for this forum's members - the insurers on our panel are hungry for your business at the moment. They're backing us as we exploit our special car club/forum members scheme to quote what we need to in order to win your business (as long as you fit our usual criteria detailed below).
On Friday night we'd already reached 35% of this month's target in just the first 4 working days of the month!
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Hi, just to let you know I'm away for a couple of weeks so I won't be able to reply to posts or PMs but I'll be back on 18/8.
In the meantime, please continue to call us for quotes. We've had a brilliant July and it's all down to car club/forum members like you picking up the phone.
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The criminal justice system fails to protect people with serious mental illnesses from execution.
The United States is the only democracy that executes people with mental illness. The Supreme Court has ruled that executing the insane – someone who does not understand the reality of their punishment – violates the U.S. Constitution (Ford v. Wainwright, 1986). However, the Ford decision left the determination of sanity up to each state. As a result, constitutional protections for those with other forms of mental illness are minimal and dozens of prisoners have been executed despite suffering from serious mental illness.
Americans oppose executing the mentally ill
A 2014 poll found that Americans oppose the death penalty for people with mental illness by more than a 2-1 margin.
The American Bar Association, Mental Health America, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Amnesty International and numerous other organizations have opposed the death penalty for someone with a mental illness.
Juries in Colorado similarly do not want to execute a mentally ill person. A jury declined to give a death sentence in the Aurora movie theater shooting because of the perpetrator's long-term mental illness. In two of the most horrific murders in our state's history, neither jury would give a death penalty when given the facts of the case. Coloradans are not comfortable handing out a death sentence – especially to those with severe mental illness.
So, do we execute the mentally ill?
Yes. Colorado executed Joe Arridy, who had the mental capacity of a 6-year-old and spent the last seven years of his life in a mental institution. He did not ask for a last meal because he did not understand he was going to die. Before his execution, he gave away his favorite toy train to another prisoner. Not only was he mentally ill, but he was innocent. In 2011, the Colorado governor pardoned him, 72 years too late. Colorado also executed Leroy Leick, following a six-year battle over his mental competence, and Guiseppe Alia who, though severely mentally ill, was too poor to afford a mental health defense.
Between 2000 and 2015, 43% of executed inmates had received a mental illness diagnosis at some point in their lives. Of inmates executed in the United States, 20% were diagnosed with a personality disorder, 8.9% were diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, 4% were schizophrenic, 13% were depressed and 6% had PTSD. These rates are all much higher amongst those executed than amongst the American public.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, about one in ten American children are abused or neglected. Among the executed inmates, 39.7% were abused during childhood. CDC and independent researchers have repeatedly found that childhood trauma's long-term effects include higher likelihoods of disrupted neuro-development, cognitive impairment, mental illness, and becoming the perpetrator or victim of violence.
Suicide by death penalty
Since 1976, the United States has executed 1,448 people; 141 of them "volunteered," by waiving appeal or denying themselves representation. In a study of death row volunteers from 1976 through 2003, a study found that 88% had a mental illness or substance abuse disorder. Among the volunteers executed from 2000 to 2015, 32.2% had attempted suicide and failed before being executed. When Colorado executed Luis Jose Monge, who fired his attorneys, gave up on his appeals and asked to be executed, the death penalty became state-assisted suicide.
Colorado spends millions pursuing the death penalty, consuming resources that could be invested in mental health and human services.


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FAMA executive board meeting 2018 in Macau
A joint Executive Board meeting took place between the board members of the Federation of Amateur Muaythai Asia (FAMA) and IFMA to discuss the muaythai agenda for 2021 and 2021 in Asia. The meeting took place during the Asian Championships. The meeting was attended by all FAMA board members, and chaired by Dr Sakchye Tapsuwan (Thailand) in his capacity as president of IFMA.
FAMA general secretary Mervyn Tan (Singapore) was in attendance, as was FAMA VIce-President Dato Shah (Malaysia) – who is also Technical Director for this event. Mr Stephan Fox, general secretary IFMA was also in attendance and IFMA Sport Director Charissa Tynan.
Other FAMA board members attending the meeting and the championships included Vice-President Farhat Amankulov, and of course Mr Wu Wei Keong, head of the Macau Muaythai Association and host of this successful tournament.
The key issue on the agenda was planning for the next two years of events in Asia, and also for global events which are open to Asian athletes.
Mr Lucas Managuelod (The Philippines) presented on the plans for the SEA Games 2019 which will be held in his home country. This is an exciting opportunity for athletes, and follows the successful participation of muaythai at the 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia.
The board discussed how best to continue cooperation between IFMA and the Asian federations as they move forward. FAMA through IFMA is a member of the GAISF sports family, which brings great benefits to the athletes including access to exciting multi-sport games over the next few years.
Another key goal is to gain participation for muaythai in the 2022 Asian Games, to be held in Beijing China.
Mr Wu Wei Keong thanked everyone for attending the tournament, and said he is very proud to host 31 nations in his home country for this event.
Chair of the Athletes' Commission Janice Lyn (Canada) presented at the meeting on plans to develop athlete participation in both organisations.
Learn more about muaythai in Asia on the FAMA website.
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This week New York Festivals traveled to the sunny town of Miami to visit with advertising and design students at the Miami Ad School and University of Miami.
Thank you to our special guests, Rob Kleman and Matt Kelsen of SapientNitro in Miami for joining us and chatting with the students about the NYFA winning work and the advertising industry in general.
We're looking forward to continuing the University Tour. Stay tuned for more updates!


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So Much for Qatar's World Cup Hotels and Rooms Shortage
Andrew Mills, Reuters
What happened to the hospitality crunch that was creating so much anxiety in Qatar ahead of the World Cup? High prices are reportedly a deterrent while other are choosing to fly in and out for the matches.
Tom Lowry
Qatar has found itself with an unexpected glut of rooms in the World Cup's busy group stage, with online portals showing rooms in at least 42 hotels and Airbnb offering hundreds of options for this weekend.
That's a far cry from pre-tournament warnings by Qatari officials, including Qatar Airways' CEO, and fan groups such as Football Supporters Europe of a shortage, which prompted organisers to arrange extra accommodation in villas, apartments, cruise ships, temporary cabins and even desert camps.
Doha landlords had anticipated a bonanza from 1.2 million visiting fans, with numbers forecast to peak Nov. 24-28, but the surplus has caused rents to slump and will have knock-on effects for the wider property market, some real estate agents said.
Two real estate agents, two accommodation firms and tenants say some landlords in the small Gulf state sought unrealistically high rents in the lead up to the event, which has left thousands of rooms vacant.
Many fans have chosen to stay outside Doha and jet in for matches, using up to 500 daily shuttle flights from nearby cities like tourist hub Dubai that Qatar Airways' chief said were laid on partly in response to what he called "a shortage of accommodation".
"We were in contact with half of the city, all the big real estate companies … They weren't interested," said one accommodation broker who has worked at several global sports events and requested anonymity due to business sensitivities.
The broker cited the example of a two-bedroom Doha apartment that was listed at $1,200 per night in early October. A week before the World Cup began on Nov. 20, the rate was $250 a night, the broker said.
Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, which is the tournament organiser, did not respond to Reuters request for updated availability of rooms or why the anticipated shortage of lodgings did not materialise.
Organisers say a range of accommodation is on offer, from $80 per night rooms on Doha's desert edges to luxury cruise ship cabins, some costing thousands of dollars a day.
For the remaining peak nights, the official accommodation portal on Friday showed rooms available in 42 hotels, villas and apartments, while Booking.com showed rooms in 73 properties and Airbnb.com offered 503 "homes".
Eleven days before kick-off, organisers had said there were at least 25,000 rooms available for every night of the World Cup.
Price Hikes
In a sign of how the pre-tournament concerns raised expectations among some hoteliers and landlords, Reuters has been told of four instances of late price hikes.
One group of 10 guests who arrived in Qatar from Italy a week before the World Cup started were caught in a row between their hotel and travel firm over a surcharge, their agent said.
Khaya Global told Reuters that in the two weeks before the World Cup it received demands from each of the seven hotels it has under exclusive contract for payments totalling at least $550,000, on top of what it said was more than $10 million it had pre-paid. Reuters has seen invoices for $550,000.
Reuters has not seen the original contract in full, but has reviewed a copy of a hand-written invoice for $40,000 which Khaya boss Volkhard Bauer said was from the Al Mansour Park Inn. Neither the hotel nor its owner responded to a Reuters request to confirm the invoice.
"Never ever, at no World Cup, have I heard anything like this," said Bauer of the last-minute charges. His Khaya agency has block-booked accommodation and sold rooms to fans, FIFA sponsors and other officials at three previous World Cups.
Bauer's weary guests were finally checked in after the agency wired the amount demanded, he told Reuters.
Another hotel, the Waterfront Hotel and Apartments, sent an invoice for $53,700, seen by Reuters, for guests to have extra beds in nine rooms during the tournament, a surcharge increase from an agreed $90 to $250 per night.
Neither hotel nor the owner of both responded to repeated Reuters requests for comment.
Empty Pearl
It's not only overseas visitors who have seen costs soar.
While some landlords slashed prices as the tournament neared, many were still trying to secure short-term business at much higher rates, crowding out residents, the accommodation broker and real estate agents said.
Long-term rents in Qatar rose by more than 30% in the third quarter, with some landlords demanding potential tenants sign two-year leases locking them into current prices, a Sept. 30 report by real estate services firm Cushman and Wakefield said.
Reuters spoke to long-term residents at five Doha apartment buildings and two housing compounds who said landlords had in the months before the tournament refused to renew annual contracts and hiked rents.
At The Pearl, a high-end residential neighbourhood built on a man-made island, a 30-year-old Tunisian woman whose lease expired in October said that her apartment owner had told her he would only renew it once the World Cup ended.
He made that conditional on her leaving behind her furniture so he could rent the apartment out as a furnished unit, said the woman, who declined to be named or to identify her landlord.
"I found myself basically forced to say yes to his offer," she said, adding she was wary of committing to costly long-term rates.
But she still needed to rent a temporary apartment as her soccer fan brothers had bought tickets for the tournament.
(Reporting and writing by Andrew Mills; Editing by Dominic Evans, Ghaida Ghantous and Alexander Smith)
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Hi. I am new to the Python scene, and just started learning about it. I am trying to figure out how to accomplish what I think is a simple task. Basically, I want to make a list of versions that are in our sde databases.
##sdeDB = "SQL" + str(dbList) + ".sde"
This script works just fine, but only for SQLUtils.sde, but I want to get it to loop thru sde databases in Database Connections after it appends the ???SQL??? prefix and the ???.sde??? extension to the database name.
I know that I could simply type the "SQL" and ".sde" to the items in the list, but where is the challenge in that?
Any suggestions? I'd really appreciate your help.
To get a list of sde instances you could do something like this. Not sure if there is a better way.
I forgot -- with the first script you could you the replace method to add the "SQL".
just add the desired text.
I tested this one. It should work for you. I added the "." after the "SDE" to make it more readable.
ValueError: ListVersions: Not a valid SDE workspace.
It also works for versions in the SQLUtils.sde if I specify everything. It lists the databases, no problem, but it only works if I specify the path and my sde version, but it does not seem to go thru all of the databases, and find my versions.
Thanks again for your input. I was just trying something out when I switched versionList = arcpy.ListVersions(db) to versionList = arcpy.ListVersions(path).
It seems that I want the list to show versions within the databases.
Given that, it makes sense to me that the db.replace should look thru each database and print out a list of versions within the database.
I did not find an AppData, nor a Roaming, directory on my computer. I am a peion and do not have Administator priveledges. WHat is the problem?
path = "C:\\Documents and Settings\\jwinoker\\Application Data\\ESRI\\Desktop10.0\\ArcCatalog\\"
This will work regardless of windows version or settings.
"C:\\Documents and Settings\\user\\Application Data\\ESRI\\Desktop10.0\\ArcCatalog\\" folder in XP?
"TypeError: ListVersions: Could not open SDE Workspace."
Have some problems with your paths I would think. Us os.path functions to properly define paths in python. Changing the red bold parts worked for me.


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Q: Need advice on writing iOS apps on iPad with Swift Playgrounds I want to write a keyboard app for iOS, but I only have an iPad at my disposal at the moment. I've been searching Apple Developer documentation as well as online forums and I'm not finding the answers I need to get started. There is focused documentation on Apple Developer (see: Creating a custom keyboard) that pertains to xcode and selecting the Custom Keyboard Extension template, but I'm not seeing this in Playgrounds. This makes me think I may have to build the app from the ground up, and I have no experience with Swift or app development.
Does anyone have any advice on how I can get started?
Out of my comfort zone,
-Kristopher

A: Unfortunately you will need to use Xcode on a Mac to do this.  Playgrounds are not a full replacement for Xcode.
The ability to publish an app from a playground is relatively new and is limited.
To create a custom keyboard you need to combine an app with a custom keyboard extension in one project. Playgrounds can't do this.


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Kendra Harrison creates new world record in 100m hurdles
November 4, 2020 July 24, 2016 by Kartik Shah
Kendra Harrison who is one of the top running from american country had recently qualified to participate in the London Diamond League when she along with other mates when to participate in the brazil olympics event.
She showed her impressive skills in this tournament and made the whole world surprised and amused with her impressive playing and she is very strong since the first round itself only during when the practice sessions of these games were held.
So after participating in the 100 metre hurdles round in this London Diamond League, this 28 years old athlete created a new world record but unfortunately she is not going to participate in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Brazil asi spell to get into the top 3 players of America who are listed to participate in the Olympics Athletics event.
Kendra Harrison hoping for medal in olympics
In this London Diamond League she moved very fast and thereby reaches the destiny in 12.20 sec which was the new record by beating down the world record of 12.21 sec which was achieved by Bulgaria's athlete Yordanka Donkova on August 20, 1988. It was a very long time since the record was evergreen but after Harrison broke the record she became the hot topic of the nation and also in the world too.
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Fight Zone Opens Inaugural Performance Centre at Suntec City
SINGAPORE, Dec 15, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fight Zone, a born-in-Singapore fitness brand today announced the opening of its first franchised outlet at Suntec City. Located in the heart of Singapore's business district, the outlet will also be the first among its outlets to focus on physical transformation of clients and muaythai, moving away from just providing high-intensity training.
The Fight Zone Performance Centre will be the first of six franchised Fight Zone fitness centres which will open all around Singapore in 2023 as the brand aggressively expands its presence locally.
Apart from personal training with authentic muaythai, there will also be specialised kettlebell classes and Suples Bulgarian Bag strength and conditioning classes with the sole aim of helping members undergo their fitness and transformation programmes.
Said Sasidharan Unnithan, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Fight Zone, "We have come a long way since opening the first Fight Zone outlet five years ago. While the pandemic set our plans back for a while, we are now back on track to continue growing Fight Zone as a brand which helps people transform their lives."
"While the last two years have been somewhat difficult for the fitness industry brought about by the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, we are proud to have been able to come out of it successfully and are now poised for growth. Our next step for Fight Zone would be to take the brand regional."
Added Hsien Naidu, CEO of Top Franchise Asia, "Fight Zone is a growing brand which shows a great deal of potential not just in Singapore, but in the region. With citizens of the region experiencing increased standards of living and better quality of life, it is inevitable that many will start investing in fitness as a means of improving their mental and physical wellbeing."
Fight Zone opened its first outlet in Suntec City in 2017 and since then, have added two more outlets at Velocity at Novena and AMK Hub at Ang Mo Kio. The newly opened Fight Zone Performance Centre with its muaythai focus will also help develop the popularity of muaythai as a sport.
Said President of the Singapore Muaythai Federation Clement Ong, "With more Fight Zone outlets, this will provide more venues for the learning, development and promotion of Muaythai as a sport."
Members of the public can sign up as members of the all-new Fight Zone Performance Centre here ( https://www.fightzonesg.com/book-a-trial/ ). Potential business owners looking to start their own Fight Zone franchise outlets can connect with the team here ( https://www.fightzonesg.com/contact/ ).
About Fight Zone
Fight Zone was first conceptualised in 2017 and began with its first fitness outlet in Suntec City. The brainchild of CEO and Founder Sasidharan Unnithan, it was conceptualised with the objective of giving working professionals and fitness buffs an innovative way of keeping fit without taking too much of their daily time. Fight Zone uses various techniques and fitness forms to keep enthusiasts and members engaged throughout their workout. https://www.fightzonesg.com/
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Air Waybill - AWB
The document (our consignment note) which governs the carriage of goods by air. Acts as a dispatch note and delivery receipt.
Bill of Lading - BOL
Used for sea freight consignments, prepared by the freight forwarder or shipping line. The original normally has to be presented to the shipping line at the destination to obtain release of the goods (document of title) May appear on paperwork as B/L.
A customs declaration form to be used for import and export of postal packets.
Commercial Invoice
Is the basic statement of the seller to the buyer for payment of the goods shipped. It is one of the primary documents used by Customs for control, collection, valuation of goods, import licenses, etc.
Delivery address/receiver of the consignment.
Delivered Duty Paid - DDP
Seller is responsible for delivering the goods to the buyer, and pays all costs in bringing the goods to the destination including import duties and taxes.
Delivered Duty Unpaid - DDU
The seller pays for carriage to the named place, except for costs related to import clearance. Duties & Taxes are collected from consignee.
DIM WEIGHT
Dim = Dimensional. A formula for calculating what weight will be charged for the package based on it's dimensions.
A tax imposed by a government on merchandise imported from another country. Duties are most commonly based upon HS codes (category of goods), declared values, and country of origin.
Free Domicile
A consignment is delivered to the consignee with no charges to be paid by them, including duties and taxes.
The harmonized code system (HS) is an international method of classifying products for trading purposes. This classification system is used by customs officials around the world to determine duties, taxes and regulations that apply to the products entering the country. HTS refers to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, the actual list of categories and headings. An HS Code is a 10 digit number. The first 6 digits of an HS code are standardized across the world.
International Priority Airmail - IPA
Priority airmail service specifically designed by the USPS for volume mailings. Available for all types of mail including invoices, bank statements, publications and product.
International Surface Air Lift - ISAL
Bulk mailing system providing fast, economical delivery of publications, advertising mail, catalogs, directories, books and product.
Known Shipper
Customer who has been security checked by a listed agent, for carriage of goods by air.
M-Bag
Defined as direct sacks of printed matter weighing over 2 kg. (4.4 lb) sent to a single foreign addressee at a single addressee. Only available via postal delivery channels.
Priority Mail Express International - PMEI
The fastest USPS parcel delivery service to international destinations IMEX offers. Includes full tracking, and duties and taxes mail be collected by local delivery agent upon delivery to final mile consignee.
Priority Mail International - PMI
An economical USPS parcel delivery service to international destinations.Tracking available for many countries, and duties and taxes may be collected by local delivery agent upon delivery to final mile consignee.


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Ted Cruz heckled on plane over school shootings; Texas senator says, 'You're a partisan'
Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz was heckled on a flight Thursday over gun control and school safety policies, prompting the senator to call the heckler "a partisan."
The senator, along with his fellow passengers, was preparing to exit the plane landing in Texas when a passenger filmed Cruz and began pressing him with questions.
"We're in Houston? I thought we were going to Cancun," the male voice said in a video posted to Twitter. It was an apparent reference to a family vacation Cruz took last year amid statewide power outages.
The man then got the senator's attention by saying, "Senator, thank you for everything you've done since Uvalde. All those podcast episodes must have raised a lot of money for you."
The heckler criticized Cruz for voting against a gun legislation bill that passed through the House and Senate with bipartisan support and was signed by President Biden in June.
Cruz responded by pointing to his proposed school safety bill that was blocked Wednesday by Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who accused Cruz of conducting "theater."
Cruz asked the Senate for unanimous consent to pass his legislation that would have provided $15 billion to double the number of school resource officers, $10 billion to hire 15,000 mental health professionals for middle and high schools and $2.56 billion in security improvements for school campuses.
The heckler then asked Cruz whether he knew any of the names of the Uvalde victims, which included 19 students and two teachers in May.
"I do. And ask why Chris Murphy objected and stopped the biggest school safety bill that's ever passed yesterday," Cruz responded.
The man then began to talk over Cruz as one passenger told the heckler to let Cruz "fly in peace."
"You don't care about the facts. You're a partisan, that's OK," Cruz said before turning away.
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