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Local Government for Goudhurst, Kilndown and Curtisden Green
Minutes of a Meeting held on Tuesday 23 January 2018 in The Jessel Room
Present: Cllrs Barry Noakes (Chairman), Alan Foster, Antony Harris, Mrs Caroline Richards
and Guy Sutton.
4 members of the public who spoke on application 17/04244
1. Apologies for Absence were accepted from: Cllrs Chris Ditton (unwell)
2. Declarations of Interest: None.
3. Planning Applications for consideration
17/03251 The Maples Clayhill Goudhurst
Single storey front extension
Recommend refusal
Whilst it would appear that the net increase in volume of this proposal would comply with policy, Goudhurst Parish Council finds that the design and appearance of the windows of the extension do not complement those of the main house
18/00039 10 Flimwell Close Flimwell
Erection of a two-storey extension and associated alterations
Recommend approval
Subject to officers confirming that the volume of the proposed extension complies with TWBC policy, Goudhurst Parish Counci is content that approval is granted
18/00082 Land rear of 3 Bedgebury Cross Cottages Bedgebury Road Goudhurst
Charge of use of site for tourist accommodation (seasonal visitor accommodation); Installation of wooden platform, access track and extension to rear of existing field shelter, erection of yurt and provision of temporary huts for shower and toilet facilities
Recommend refusal
Goudhurst Parish Council (GPC) believes that this application should be refused for the following reasons:
• The proposed track across the paddock will have an unacceptable impact on the AONB;
• The yurt is an alien structure which will have an unacceptable impact on the AONB (cf: 12/02947);
• The recreational use of the area by visitors and children will lead to noise which will damage the amenity of the neighbouring properties;
• The increased use of the access off the B2079 Bedgebury Road, by those not familiar with the road, will increase the likelihood of accidents at a point where there is a history of fatal accidents;
• There is no indication of how waste from the toilet and washing facilities will be managed.
(GPC understands that the access from Bedgebury Road is not in the ownership of the applicant, as the plans indicate, but belongs to Bedgebury Estates, who have not sanctioned the proposed use).
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Sunday 19th May 2019
By kind permission of Mrs C. Lawson-Croome
The Native Pony Festival was formed in February 2014, after a gap in the calendar was realised for an all Native Pony Show. We are the only show in the North East of England to run exclusively for Mountain and Moorland Breeds.2017 sees the show move to a new date in the middle of May, again at Crescent Farm.
We continue to have Inhand sections for each of the Native Breeds and a full range of Mixed M&M Qualifiers for the NPS both Ridden and WHP. The show is open to all and a must visit for any Native Pony Fan.
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Overview Information; Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program; Notice inviting applications for New Awards Using Fiscal Year 2009 Funds.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.041C.
Applications Available: June 4, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 6, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 3, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant program provides grants for emergency repairs and modernization of school facilities to certain eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive formula Impact Aid funds.
Priority: In this notice, the Secretary is soliciting applications only for Priority 1 emergency repair grants. We will not accept applications for Priority 2 emergency repair or modernization grants at this time. In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii) and (iv), this priority is from section 8007(b)(2)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (Act) (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)), and the regulations for this program in 34 CFR 222.177.
Absolute Priority: For this competition using FY 2009 funds, this is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is: Priority 1 emergency repair grants. An LEA is eligible to apply for an emergency grant under the first priority of section 8007(b) of the Act if it—
(a) Is eligible to receive formula construction funds for fiscal year 2009 under section 8007(a) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 7707(a));
(b)(1) Has no practical capacity to issue bonds;
(2) Has minimal capacity to issue bonds and has used at least 75 percent of its bond limit; or
(3) Is eligible to receive funds for fiscal year 2009 for heavily impacted districts under section 8003(b)(2) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 7707(b)(2)); and
(c) Has a school facility emergency that the Secretary has determined poses a health or safety hazard to students and school personnel.
For each of the competitions held under this program with FYs 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2008 funds, the amounts requested by applicants for Priority 1 grants exceeded the funds available. (The Impact Aid Discretionary grant program was not funded in FYs 2006 and 2007.)
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75 (except for 34 CFR 75.600 through 75.617), 77, 79, 80, 82, 84, 85, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 222.
The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grant.
Estimated Available Funds: $17,509,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000-$5,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $1,600,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 11.
The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months. We will determine each project period based on the nature of the project proposed and the time needed to complete the project. We will specify this period in the grant award document.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: To be eligible for an emergency repair grant, an LEA must enroll a high percentage (at least 40 percent) of federally connected children in average daily attendance (ADA) who reside on Indian lands or who have a parent on active duty in the U.S. uniformed services, have a school that enrolls a high percentage of one of these types of students, be eligible for funding for heavily impacted LEAs under section 8003(b)(2) of the Act, or meet the specific numeric requirements regarding bonding capacity. In making emergency grant awards, the Secretary must also consider the LEA's total assessed value of real property that may be taxed for school purposes, its use of available bonding capacity, and the nature and severity of the school facility emergency.
2.a. Cost Sharing or Matching: See 20 U.S.C. 7707(b)(5) and 34 CFR 222.174 and 222.191 through 222.193. In reviewing proposed awards, the Secretary considers the funds available to the grantee from other sources, including local, State, and other Federal funds. Consistent with 34 CFR 222.192, applicants will be required to submit financial reports for FYs 2007, 2008, and 2009, or the most recently available financial reports showing closing balances for all school funds. If significant amounts were available at the close of FY 2009 that are not obligated for other purposes, those funds will be considered as available for the proposed emergency repair project, which may reduce or eliminate the award for an emergency grant.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: As outlined in 34 CFR 222.174, grants made under this program are subject to supplement, not supplant funding provisions. Grant funds under this program may not be used to supplant or replace other available non-Federal construction money.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: An electronic application is available at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. For assistance, please contact Kristen Walls-Rivas, Impact Aid Program, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3C155, Washington, DC 20202-6244. Phone: 1-202-260-1357. Fax: 1-866-799-1272. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Start Printed Page 31772
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the person or team listed under Accessible Format in section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this program.
Page Limit: We strongly recommend that applicants limit their responses in each applicable narrative section to two pages. The narrative should be double spaced using a 12-point font or greater. The page should have a margin that is one inch or greater.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: June 4, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 6, 2010.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-Application) available through the Department's e-Grants system. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer to section IV.7. Other Submission Requirements of this notice.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact the person listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII of this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 3, 2010.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions: Except for applicants with no practical capacity to issue bonds, as defined in 34 CFR 222.176, an eligible applicant's award amount(s) may not be more than 50 percent of the total cost of an approved project(s) and may not exceed four million dollars during any four-year period. See 34 CFR 222.193. While applicants may submit multiple applications, the Department may limit awards for a single applicant based on factors specified in 34 CFR 75.217, including the applicant's performance and use of funds under a prior award. Unallowable costs are specified in 34 CFR 222.173. Grant recipients must, in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws, use emergency grants for permissible construction activities at public elementary and secondary school facilities. The scope of a selected facilities project will be identified as part of the final grant award conditions. A grantee must also ensure that its construction expenditures under this program meet the requirements of 34 CFR 222.172 (allowable program activities) and 34 CFR 222.173 (prohibited activities).
We reference additional regulations outlining funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification Number, and Central Contractor Registry: To do business with the Department of Education, (1) you must have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN); (2) you must register both of those numbers with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR), the Government's primary registrant database; and (3) you must provide those same numbers on your application.
You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number can be created within one business day.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service. If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a new TIN, please allow 2-5 weeks for your TIN to become active.
The CCR registration process may take five or more business days to complete. If you are currently registered with the CCR, you may not need to make any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated with your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business days to complete.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program, CFDA number 84.041C, must be submitted electronically using the e-Application system available through the Department's e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
- You must complete the electronic submission of your grant application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept an application for this competition after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application process.
- The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, Washington, DC time. Please note that the system is unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DC time, for maintenance. Any modifications to these hours are posted on the e-Grants Web site.
- You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your application in paper format.
- You must submit all documents electronically, including all information you typically provide on the following forms: The Application for Discretionary Construction Program under Section 8007(b) and all necessary Start Printed Page 31773signature pages. The cover page and the independent certification may be sent either by facsimile or by e-mail. All additional narrative documents must be attached to the application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password protected file, we will not review that material.
- Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may wish to print a copy of it for your records.
- After you electronically submit your application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgment that will include a PR/Award number (an identifying number unique to your application).
- By 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date, you must fax or e-mail a signed copy of the cover page and the emergency certification form for the Application for Discretionary Construction Program under Section 8007(b) to the Impact Aid Program after following these steps:
(1) Print a copy of the application from e-Application for your records. You should print these forms in landscape page orientation to ensure the entire application is printed correctly. To print using the landscape orientation: (1) Open the application in e-Application, (2) Go to the forms page, (3) Click the printer icon next to the form link in e-Application, (4) Go to File on your Internet browser menu, (5) Select page set up, (6) Select the Landscape under page orientation, (7) Click "OK," and (8) Print page.
(2) Have the applicant's Authorized Representative date and sign the cover page. The local certifying official must sign the certification for an emergency application. These forms must be submitted by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date in order to be considered for funding under this program.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the hard-copy signature page of the Application for Discretionary Construction Program under Section 8007(b).
(4) Fax or e-mail the signed cover page and independent certification for the Discretionary Construction Program under Section 8007(b) to the Impact Aid Program to 1-866-799-1272 or by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. These forms must be submitted by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date in order to be considered for funding under this program.
- We may request that you provide us additional signed forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application System Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because the e-Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if—
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2) (a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under For Further Information Contact (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the e-Application system is unavailable due to technical problems with the system and therefore the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all registered users who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the Department's e-Application system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application through the e-Application system because—
- You do not have access to the Internet; or
- You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to the Department's e-Application system;
- No later than two weeks before the application deadline date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Kristen Walls-Rivas, Impact Aid Program, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3C155, Washington, DC 20202-6244. FAX: 1-866-799-1272.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Impact Aid Program, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.041C), Room 3C155, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-6244.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application.
The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original and two copies of your application, by hand, Start Printed Page 31774on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Impact Aid Program, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.041C), Room 3C155, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-6244.
The Impact Aid Program accepts hand deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department—
(1) You must indicate on the envelope—if not provided by the Department—the CFDA number, including suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your application; and
(2) The Impact Aid Program will mail to you a notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive this grant notification within 15 business days from the application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Impact Aid Program at (202) 260-3858.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are from 20 U.S.C. 7707(b)(4) and (b)(6), and are further clarified in 34 CFR 222.183 and 222.187 and described in the following paragraphs. The Secretary gives distinct weight to the listed selection criteria. The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses. Within each criterion, the Secretary evaluates each factor equally, unless otherwise specified. The maximum score that an application may receive is 100 points.
(1) Need for project/severity of the school facility problem to be addressed by the proposed project. (up to 30 points)
(a) Justification that the proposed project will address a valid emergency, and consistency of the emergency description and the proposed project with the certifying local official's statement.
(b) Impact of the emergency condition on the health and safety of the building occupants or on program delivery. Applicants should describe the systems or areas of the facility involved, e.g., HVAC, roof, floor, windows; the type of space affected, such as instructional, resource, food service, recreational, general support, or other areas; the percentage of building occupants affected by the emergency; and the importance of the facility or affected area to the instructional program.
(2) Project urgency. (up to 28 points)
(a) Risk to occupants if the facility condition is not addressed. Applicants should describe projected increased future costs; the anticipated effect of the proposed project on the useful life of the facility or the need for major construction; and the age and condition of the facility and date of last renovation of affected areas.
(b) The justification for rebuilding, if proposed.
(3) Effects of Federal presence. (up to 30 points total)
(a) Amount of non-taxable Federal property in the applicant LEA (percentage of Federal property divided by 10); (up to 10 points)
(b) The number of federally connected children identified in section 8003(a)(1)(A), (B), (C), and (D) of the Act in the LEA (percentage of identified children in LEA divided by 10); (up to 10 points)
(c) The number of federally connected children identified in section 8003(a)(1)(A), (B), (C), and (D) of the Act in the school facility (percentage of identified children in school facility divided by 10); (up to 10 points)
(4) Ability to respond or pay. (up to 12 points total)
(a) The percentage an LEA has used of its bonding capacity. Four points will be distributed based on this percentage so that an LEA that has used 100 percent of its bonding capacity receives all four points and an LEA that has used less than 25 percent of its bond limit receives only one point. LEAs that do not have limits on bonded indebtedness established by their States will be evaluated by assuming that their bond limit is 10 percent of the assessed value of real property in the LEA. LEAs deemed to have no practical capacity to issue bonds will receive all four points. (up to four points)
(b) Assessed value of real property per student (Applicant LEA's total assessed valuation of real property per pupil as a percentile ranking of all LEAs in the State). Points will be distributed by providing all four points to LEAs in the State's poorest quartile and only one point to LEAs in the State's wealthiest quartile. (up to four points)
(c) Total tax rate for capital or school purposes (applicant LEA's tax rate for capital or school purposes as a percentile ranking of all LEAs in the State). If the State authorizes a tax rate for capital expenditures, then these data must be used; otherwise, data on the total tax rate for school purposes are used. Points will be distributed by providing all four points to LEAs in the State's highest-taxing quartile and only one point to LEAs in the State's lowest-taxing quartile. (up to four points)
2. Review and Selection Process: Upon receipt, Impact Aid program staff will screen all applications to eliminate any applications that do not meet the eligibility standards, are incomplete, or are late. Applications that do not contain a signed cover page and a signed independent certification received by the Impact Aid Program by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date are considered incomplete and will not be considered for funding. Program staff will also calculate the scores for each application under criteria (3) and (4). Panel reviewers will assess the applications under criteria (1) and (2).
(a) Applications are ranked based on the total number of points received during the review process. Those with the highest scores will be at the top of the funding slate.
(b) While applicants may submit multiple applications, the Department may limit awards for a single applicant based on factors specified in 34 CFR 75.217, including the applicant's performance and use of funds under a prior award.
(c) For applicants that request funding for new construction and that are selected for funding, the Impact Aid Program will request a feasibility of construction study prior to making an award determination. The independent third party study should demonstrate that the area upon which the construction will occur is suitable for construction and will be able to sustain the new facility or addition. This study should include information to show that the soil is stable, the site is suitable for construction and the existing infrastructure can serve and sustain the new facility.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notification (GAN). We may notify you informally, also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also incorporates your approved Start Printed Page 31775application as part of your binding commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. In general, grantees must comply with applicable reporting requirements in 34 CFR parts 75 and 80. In addition, grantees will be required to provide periodic performance and financial reports, as specified in individual grant award conditions and 34 CFR 222.195. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The Department has established the following performance measure for this program: an increasing percentage of LEAs receiving Impact Aid Construction funds will report that the overall condition of their school buildings is adequate. Data for this measure will be reported to the Department on Table 10 of the application for Impact Aid Section 8003 Basic Support Payments.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Kristen Walls-Rivas, Impact Aid Program, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3C155, Washington, DC 20202-6244. Telephone: (202) 260-3858 or by e-mail: email@example.com.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII of this notice.
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"'Platforms: Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3."'
Taking a well established series in a new direction always has its risks. You can confuse or even alienate the fans, lose identity or simply muck up whatever it is that has made your series special. For every series reboot that has worked – Resident Evil 4, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Tomb Raider: Legend, Medal of Honor: Airborne – there are plenty that haven't. Did anyone out there like Need for Speed: ProStreet's new direction? How about Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness or the last Alone in the Dark?
Arguably the Burnout series is even more sensitive to change than most. Barring the deliberate backwards step that was last year's Burnout: Dominator, the Burnout games have continually evolved with each new instalment, adding new features and new game modes and making dramatic changes to the gameplay every time. In each case, some fans have cried foul. Not everyone liked Burnout 3's emphasis on offensive driving, while Burnout: Revenge's over-egged 'traffic checking' system was hugely divisive. In a game where weaving in and out of traffic is a major part of the rush, making the player able to hit 90 per cent of cars with impunity was maybe not the smartest move.
Luckily, Criterion's new spin on Burnout is a triumph. Paradise takes the series to a whole new level, yet the core experience is still recognisably Burnout through and through. Some hardcore Burnout fans are bound to disagree, but for me it's an instant classic, both in context of the series and in terms of the arcade racing genre as a whole.
The biggest, boldest move, of course, is the decision to shift away from courses, leagues, career ladders and competitions to a single, coherent open world. Fears that Paradise City might be some homogenous urban sprawl are blown away within the first hour or so of play, as it soon becomes apparent that, with its various downtown, harbour, industrial, suburban and mountain districts, Paradise equals any Burnout to date in terms of the variety of its locations. While there are comparisons to be made with the approach taken by EA in Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Paradise simply does it better.
It will take you days of solid play before you've worked out half of the shortcuts, major routes and side-roads that link any one location to another, Crucially for a game in which stunt runs are a big part of the challenge, it may be even longer before you know every ramp, bank and jump opportunity in the city. What matters here isn't the size of the city but its density – every road, street, district and backway is packed with things to discover.
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Dr. Manfred GerstenfeldThe writer has been a long-term adviser on strategy issues to the boards of several major multinational corporations in Europe and North America.He is board member and former chairman of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and recipient of the LIfetime Achievement Award (2012) of the Journal for the Study of Anti-Semitism.
"Christian identity in Western Europe is associated with higher levels of negative sentiment toward immigrants and religious minorities. On balance, self-identified Christians – whether they attend church or not – are more likely than religiously unaffiliated people to express negative views of immigrants, as well as of Muslims and Jews."
This is a key conclusion of a major new study by a leading US-based research organization, the Pew Research Center. The study, titled Being Christian in Western Europe, covers 15 countries, which represent almost all of Western Europe. Besides Christian positions, the report also contains information about attitudes of the general population.
From this important report, it can be seen that participation levels in Christianity have greatly decreased in the past decades. Ninety one percent of the Western European population have been baptized and 81% were raised Christian; however only 71% self-define as Christians while only 22% attend at least one service monthly.
There are now far more religiously unaffiliated people than church-attending Christians in Western Europe. In one country, the Netherlands, the 48% religiously unaffiliated even exceeds the combined number of church-attending and non-practicing Christians, 41%.
Christianity has been the moving force behind what can be called the Thousand-Year Empire of European anti-Semitism. It has laid a huge long-lasting theological infrastructure of hatemongering toward Jews. On this basis, Germany was able to promote its Nazi ideology and carry out the Holocaust.
Against this background, it is interesting to analyze what remains of Christian hostility toward Jews in Western Europe and what other facts can be gleaned regarding Christian attitudes toward Jews from the study.
The study found that "Christians at all levels of religious observance are more likely than religiously unaffiliated adults to be unwilling to accept Jews in their family." They are also "somewhat more likely to agree with anti-Semitic statements about Jews, such as: 'Jews always pursue their own interests and not the interests of the country they live in'."
Another important finding is that there is a partial overlap between those Christians who express negative attitudes toward Muslims and those who have such attitudes toward Jews.
In all countries surveyed, the percentages of those who personally know a Muslim are substantially higher than those who know a Jew.
The Pew study also mentions the attitudes of the general population in Western Europe toward Jews. This issue was previously investigated in the major ADL GLOBAL 100 study. Its research was updated in 2015 covering eight of the countries included in the new Pew study.
From the latter study among the 15 countries surveyed, only in two, France and the UK, did more than half of the general population – both 55% -- say they personally know someone who is Jewish. These are the two Western European countries where the number of Jewish citizens is highest. In Switzerland, 50% of the population say that they personally know someone who is Jewish. In all countries surveyed, the percentages of those who personally know a Muslim are substantially higher than those who know a Jew. This is not surprising as the Muslim population is far greater than the Jewish population in all countries surveyed. With the exception of Norwaym a significant majority of the population in all other countries say that they know "not too much or nothing at all about Judaism."
There are still substantial numbers of Western Europeans who are unwilling to accept Jews as members of their family. A rough estimate is that this is the case with more than 50 million adults in the countries surveyed. The highest percentage figures are found in Italy with 25%, the UK with 23% and Austria with 21%. On the other hand, in the Netherlands and Norway the percentage is 3%. Among Church-going Christians in Western Europe the figure is 14%, among non-Church- going Christians it is 19% and among the non-religiously affiliated it is 7%
The general population was also polled as to whether they would be willing to accept Jews as a neighbor. Surprisingly, the figures are highest in some countries where Jews are less than 1/10th of one percent of the population. Starting with Italy where 12% of the general population is not willing to have a Jew as a neighbor, followed by Portugal and Ireland at 10%.
Anti-Semitic prejudices are still widespread in Western Europe. One question asked by pollsters was whether people agree with the statement "Jews always pursue their own interests and not the interests of the country they live in." Approximately 50 million Western Europeans agree with this claim. In Portugal the prejudice is highest, There 36% of the population agree. This was equal to the number of those who disagree. In all other countries, the percentage of those who disagree with this statement is higher than the percentage that agrees. Yet in Spain this is barely so, 32% agree and 34% disagree. There is no country in Western Europe where less than 13% of the population agrees with this anti-Semitic prejudice.
In addition, the prejudice that Jews "always overstate how much they have suffered" is held by tens of millions of Western Europeans. In each of the countries investigated the percentage of those disagreeing with the statement is substantially higher than those agreeing. Yet in Italy 36% hold this prejudice, 33% in Portugal, while in Spain the figure is 30%.
Additional insights in yet another anti-Semitic attitude comes from an earlier ADL research. A 2005 poll asked citizens of some West-European countries whether Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus. Nineteen percent of Belgians, 21% of Danes, and 19% of Swiss polled answered affirmatively.
A 2012 ADL poll asked the same question in various other countries. It found that among those polled, 18% of Austrians, 14% of Germans, 38% of Hungarians, 15% of Italians, 16% of Dutch, 19% of Norwegians, 46% of Poles, 21% of Spaniards, and 18% of the citizens of the United Kingdom believed this fallacy.
Agreeing with this statement is a stereotypical example of anti-Semitism. The figures are the more shocking as one would assume that the significant percentages of non- religiously affiliated do not hold this belief.
The European Union claims that it is fighting anti-Semitism. If it were serious about this issue it would order a major study on the extent of anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism in its 28 member states. It would also investigate how the resulting figures break down between Christians, Muslims and religiously non-affiliated.
To tackle the anti-Semitism issue seriously, one would also have to obtain insights into the attitudes of supporters of the extreme right and the extreme left.


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Having travelled all over the world with the Galaxy, it still surprises us when we receive receptions like we did today upon arriving at training.
There were approximately 10,000 schoolchildren at the stadium for today's training session and just like last year, they made constant noise from start to finish, cheering on the players at every turn.
To add an extra level of excitement for a few of the kids, six children, three boys and three girls, all from different schools, were brought down onto the field to run through the warmup alongside the guys, instantly making them heroes to their schoolmates.
Additionally, it looked like Bruce was playing starters against the reserves in this one so we should have the starting lineup for you guys tomorrow morning.
After training all of the guys went to sign autographs for some of the kids while also doing a series of interviews for the local media that was in attendance.


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Over $2 million in critical funding from donors supported the construction of a new $13.8 million Health and Sport Centre. The Centre is now home to a wide variety of programs within the disciplines of Psychology, Biomedical Science, Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, and Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Its facilities include specialised teaching and research space, including a simulated home environment for the delivery of new programs such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and paramedic science. The Centre also features a fitness centre and café for students, staff, and community use.
The state-of-the-art facility takes teaching and research to a new level in our region, with a promise to attract world-class staff and students, and deliver the very finest knowledge, education and innovation to the Sunshine Coast.
Community Impact
This year, seven out of the ten most popular academic programs pursued by USC students are headquartered in the new Health and Sport Centre, which the campaign supported.
Just as these students will benefit from the state-of-the-art teaching and training facilities, the Sunshine Coast region will enjoy a greater number of better trained professionals, and world class research in the fields of health and sport.
Top 10 most sought-after USC programs in 2009:
1. Bachelor of Nursing Science*
2. Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics*
3. Bachelor of Paramedic Science*
4. Bachelor of Science (Sport & Exercise Science)*
5. Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)*
6. Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)/Human Services
7. Bachelor of Business (Tourism, Leisure & Event Management)
8. Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Science*
9. Bachelor of Occupational Therapy*
10. Bachelor of Education/Science; and Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
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A woman was robbed at gunpoint on a street in Hillcrest Saturday morning, police confirmed.
Officer Frank Cali said the robbery happened on Cleveland Avenue just after 10 a.m.
A female employee from the Check N Go located at 1264 University Ave. was working with a male co-worker on Cleveland Avenue, on their way to Bank of America. The woman was carrying a money bag.
Police say a man passed the pair and a few seconds later, he ran behind the woman and pushed her to ground, grabbing the money bag.
The two struggled and during their scuffle, the suspect brandished a silver handgun.
The woman gave up the money bag and the suspect fled eastbound on Cleveland. He was last seen possibly getting into a black VW Jetta, police said.
The woman was not injured.
Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man in his 20s with tattoos on his neck. He was wearing a black baseball cap, black hooded sweatshirt and jeans during the robbery.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact police.


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|Onkyo Launches New Amp and Preamp
|Thursday, 27 January 2011
Like Onkyo's new CD player, the C-7000R , the company's new amplifier and preamp are designed with a late 80's aesthetic. They're black, they're sharp, and they're equipped with a minimum of subtly designed front controls.
The M-5000R power amplifier uses Onkyo's AWRAT amp design and three-stage inverted Darlington circuitry. It also boasts a brand new Quad Push-Pull design that uses an extra pair of transistors per channel. You can pick up the 5000R this month for $2,499.
The matching preamp is the P-3000R which, like the rest of Onkyo's new components, boasts DIDRC circuitry to help eliminate unwanted distortion. Getting rid of that distortion means the prevention of audio interference that could ruin your listening experience. The 3000R can be had for $1,699.


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Gold prices have dropped for a second day on the market this past Thursday, creating a stir of demand and disappointment with deliberations on monetary policy for central banks diversifying their assets. The price dropped $3 or .3 percent for the December delivery, the most active contract, to $1,190.90 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier this month the price had sunk down to its lowest in 4-1/2 years at $1,131.85. The sways in price for the rare metal have set a precedent for many countries to invest as a diversification of their assets.
The two-day price drop triggered the interest of Asian buyers who have been sensitive yet observant of the recent activity. The interest peaked when prices came down to $1,175 according to dealers. Director of metals trading at brokerage Vision Financial Markets in Chicago, David Meger, made a statement on the high demand for gold lately. He attributed the physical demand for the rare metal due to a two-week aggressive sell off.
On Wednesday, economists noticed a drop in bullion due to a poll from Switzerland showing weaker support among the Swiss voters for a referendum that would force the central bank to diversify their assets to holding one fifth of their reserves in gold. The initiative is known as "Save Our Swiss Gold" and was organized by the right-wing Swiss People's Party. They say that measures are to hold 20 percent of the nation's $550 billion in assets in gold. The SPP have gathered 100,000 signatures in order to hold the referendum, which will provide instructions to the parliament to draft a law governing the holdings of the Swiss National Bank.
The SNB has held 30 percent of its assets in the past with gold, but has now gone down to a low 7.7 percent. Many have come against the referendum, including a member of the Swiss central bank, Fritz Zurbruegg. Mr. Zurbruegg called the initiative "unnecessary and harmful." He gave a speech in Geneva on Thursday which delved into the reasons as to why. "Price stability and the stability of the Swiss franc are not determined by the share of gold in the SNB's balance sheet, but by its monetary policy," he said.
The referendum also called on the SNB to be banned from selling its gold and would give the central bank a five-year time frame to acquire the amount. The amount needed would be 1500 tons by 2019. Zurbruegg also voiced his views against this part of the proposal, as to how it would not properly be utilized as a reserve asset in the face of future economic hardships. "We may even go so far as to say that gold which cannot be sold in a crisis no longer meets the definition of a reserve and thus offers no security at all," he exclaimed.
As the vote for the referendum approaches, the Swiss Federal Council and Parliament members from both houses have recommended voters to reject the motion. The SPP stands for their initiative and state that the SNB's policy of capping the franc has left their balance sheet full of euros. Euros, which they believe, have been immensely devalued since the wake of the financial crisis.
The World Gold Council has announced in a recent report, many central banks have increased their reserves in the precious metal. The report points to a range of factors, but mainly diversifying funds away from the U.S. dollar and the backdrop of ongoing tensions in the geopolitical world. Over half the metals added to central bank reserves were acquired by Russia (55 tons of approximately 96 metric tons) in the third quarter, the World Gold Council stated. Bank of Russia Chairwoman, Elvira Nabiullina, announced that the country's central bank this year had bought up 150 metric tons of gold to date.
One of the main buyers as prices drop is Russia's central bank, which has been able to diversify its reserves in massive amounts of cheaper priced gold with its income of selling oil, according to William Rhind, CEO of World Gold Trust Services, during CNBC's Closing Bell. The "elephant in the room" Rhind explained, was how much China was buying, which is only speculated as Beijing has not published these figures. What is known though is that exports to China from Swiss have more than tripled in the last month to 42.5 metric tons.
By Abdirahman R. Mohamed
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National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team's MX1 racers Matt Moss and Kade Mosig absorbed everything thrown their way to finish second and fourth overall at an action-packed fifth round of 2016 MX Nationals at Wanneroo, Western Australia.
At the iconic deep-sand track, multi-time Australian champion Matt Moss put his 2016 KX450F on the podium for the first time since the series opener at Horsham, with an emphatic second overall result.
After finishing fifth in Super Pole, 27-year-old Moss charged around the ever-increasingly difficult track to a solid third and a fourth in the two opening races.
Despite a big crash in final race of the day, Moss crossed the finish line in second place, but was penalised 20 seconds for accelerating too soon after a yellow flag. The time penalty dropped him back to fourth in the race, but he still maintained a hard-earned second overall for the day.
"I really felt like I got my mojo back in that last race," Moss described. "I was penalised, had a big crash and had some tough battles, but it really brought out the best in me.
"I'm happy with the result, although I felt like I could have gained better placings in the first two races. It's good to bounce back with a podium for the whole team and go into this mid-season break on a positive note."
Just behind Moss, National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team's Mosig improved each outing and shone brighter the rougher the track got.
After clawing his way back from an opening lap crash to finish ninth in the first race, Mosig placed fifth in moto two before a coming into his own during the drama-packed third race on his way to second position. His 9-5-2 result earned him fourth overall for the day.
"I came into this round prepared and believing in myself as I love riding sand, but I was disappointed I made a mistake on the opening lap of the first race," Mosig explained. "I regrouped for the second race and got up front and had some good battles on my way to fifth, which was solid, but not where I really want to be.
"The last moto was chaotic and I just tried to hang in there and tick my laps off. It's encouraging to finish the first half of the season on a good note, but I feel a little frustrated with how it's gone as a whole. We'll reset, reassess and make some improvements before the second half of the championship swings into action."
Moss continues to sit in fourth position in the MX1 championship points chase, while teammate Mosig remains in fifth position in the MX1 points.
In the MX2 class, National Pump Monster Energy Kawasaki's KX250F pilot Jake Moss had a challenging day. Moss finished eighth and 15th in his first two outings before crashing heavily early in the final race and pulled out with three fractured ribs.
"Today was the worst day of racing I've had this year," Moss mused. "It's disappointing as Wanneroo is one of my favourite tracks in Australia and I came in prepared and confident of a good result.
"I'm pretty sore after my crash, but this five-week break has come at a perfect time, I'll be working hard to ensure I'm back to full health before round six."
Moss's tough day in the sand sees him positioned in seventh in the MX2 championship hunt before the sixth round of the 2016 MX Nationals will be held at Nowra, New South Wales, on 3 July


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Hotel Farini - Rome
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What's around Hotel Farini - Rome
- In Rome City Centre
- Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore - 4 min walk
- Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - 5 min walk
- Via Nazionale - 7 min walk
- Via Veneto - 16 min walk
- Colosseum - 16 min walk
- Roman Forum - 18 min walk
- Via del Corso - 19 min walk
Getting around
- Rome (CIA-Ciampino) - 19 min drive
- Rome Termini Station - 5 min walk
- Rome Tuscolana Station - 4 min drive
- Rome Tiburtina Station - 5 min drive
- Vittorio Emanuele Station - 7 min walk
- Repubblica - Opera House Station - 8 min walk
- Laziali Station - 9 min walk
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 10 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 1 floor
- Check-in time 8 AM-8 PM
- Check-out time is 10:30 AM
- Express check-in
Required at check-in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Children stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets allowed
- Restrictions apply *
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- No parking
Payment types at the property
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Room service
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built - 1994
- Elevator
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Television in common areas
- Chinese
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Bidet
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Plasma TV
- Digital TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Refrigerator
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport.
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check-in or check-out:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3 per person, per night
Optional extras
Late check-in after 8 PM can be arranged for an extra charge of EUR 6.00
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
Recent reviews
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Great location and friendly staff. Area right next to the Maggiore very worth visiting
It was an ideal quick overnight stay, close to Termini for an early morning train. Nothing fancy but did the job.
Very central accommodation for a reasonable price. Friendly reception people that could speak English. Large room although slightly dated.
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We booked 2 rooms 3 nights for 4 people. One room is perfect, the other has problem with AC during 3 days. Except this problem, everythings is good.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S. military says it has reached an agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a plan for gradually pulling out American forces from an eastern province where the Afghan government says they have been behind egregious human rights abuses.
The international military coalition said in a Wednesday statement that commander Gen. Joseph Dunford agreed with Karzai to remove troops first from Nerkh district of Wardak province and then later from other districts. The statement says international forces and members of a government-backed militia force will be replaced with Afghan army and police.
Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Gen. Zahir Azimi confirmed that there has been a deal in a news conference in the capital.


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Security guard duties, whether front line or behind the scenes, may involve working for longer hours and at times being in environments that are highly unsafe – as the core duty of any security guard officer is to protect valuable possessions and people. For example, security guards on premises, at airports, or banks, to mention but a few, are required to stay alert for arguably long hours.
Being a security guard means taking up a lot of responsibility. It means handling power and authority and this is not something inexperienced individuals can do. This is exactly why there is a list of requirements which need to be taken into consideration before a person can become a security guard.
Person specification
Companies are very particular about the security guards they hire, which is why any sort of criminal background might severely limit your chances of getting a job in a security company. Background checks are a must when it comes to security companies in the UK and they take these things very seriously.
Being physically fit, a good healthy condition and general wellbeing are important.
Good vision, hearing, having a healthy emotional condition and mindset are important as well.
Keeping your record clean is also vital. Upon hiring, whether working for the government or a privately run security firm, frequent and random checks for drugs and possession of illegal narcotics are carried out. Termination of employment can occur if one is found in possession. Moreover, a minimum age of 18 years is required of applicants by the laws also in the UK.
Personality and skills
There are certain qualities that UK security companies look for in security guards and one of these include alertness. A security guard should possess skills which will help him spot anything wrong in the place instantly and put an end to it. For example if he sees an argument taking place between two men, he will interfere quickly so that it doesn't lead to something else and cause violent chaos.
Also strong communication skills matter a great deal in this job. Many people tend to dodge security, or argue with security guards over certain matters to get their way. This is why a security guard should be someone who possesses strong communication skills which will help him establish himself as a strong personality.
The level of fitness required
This level is pretty high because of several reasons. Firstly, a security guard needs to be physically fit as he will need to remain constantly active on his job. This means that he will need to be in shape and laziness is something which can severely affect his chances because of his inability to be quick and get things done on time.
Excellent oral skills are required because sometimes security guards deal with a lot of people. They need to talk in a manner in which people will listen to them, and not be offended at the same time, which is why the attitude a security guard has at work matters greatly because it will influence the way people treat him.
Background checks
This is one thing every potential security guard should be prepared for.
Companies almost always run background checks to find out if prospective security guards have been involved in any criminal activity which is on their file.
Your chances of getting a job might be considerably reduced if your criminal offence was a serious one, or even a moderately serious one. Companies are hesitant to hire people who have been involved in bad decisions before because becoming a security guard requires a person to make decisions which might be pretty quick at times, but one that suggest sensibility.
Security Guard Training UK includes all of this information and it is completely accessible for free of charge, unlike many other training organizations. Although this website will not issue you a certificate, there is a very high chance that you will get to learn a lot, which will mean that you will enter this profession an informed person who will know what he is doing.
Becoming a security guard will require you to join an approved training institution in UK that offer programs in related courses to security and criminology. Security Industry Agency (SIA) in the UK is a nonprofit organization that offers the SIA training to the applicants. This training is important and only upon acquiring an SIA licence, is one authorized to fully operate and perform his or her security guard duties lawfully. Licensing adds credibility to a security guard as he or she would have already gone through some validation process prior to hire and training in a specific security guard job.
Training does not just mean physical training, it actually includes other things as well which will help a security guard. These include ranging knowing how to perform CPR and first aid in case of emergencies, lawfully detaining and arresting the accused or criminals when it is absolutely necessary and when the police cannot make it in time.
It also includes teaching them how to do paper work. Although security guards do not have to do a lot of paper work, every job differs from each other which is exactly why some might involve a lot of paper work and some might have very little to do with it, but since it falls in the job description, it would be prudent to know how it's done and to consider it to be of importance.
Credentials, just as in any job requirement, are essential. Security firms would want to have highly qualified persons who are "fit" for the job, as they would want to maintain a strong reputation in the security industry. A certificate, diploma, or a degree in any field related to security would be an added advantage.
The more educated and skilled you are the greater the pay you can anticipate receiving. In general, the more demanding and potentially dangerous the security guard job is, the more education and training are required for qualification for the position. For instance, for armed security guard, a more intensive training would be required in the handling of fire arms before one can obtain a security licence.
Additional SIA security guard training may also include fast response in disasters, as security guards are often the first responders on the scene in such situations. Training in first aid, tracking, and operation of surveillance cameras would be an added advantage. Having a valid driver's licence also gives an upper edge, especially to those whose work will entail patrolling of car parks and grounds.
In becoming a security guard, one of the most important quality or skill needed – above all, is the ability to respond and make immediate decisions in time of crisis.
Good luck in your pursuit to become a security guard.


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I have never been tagged. Earlier this week I found out that it's very flattering and at the same time very intimidating. The meme itself is fun, but the tagging of others is nerve wracking! How well do I have to "know" a blogger before tagging them? Is it equivalent to asking someone to help you move OR is it more like asking someone to meet you and some friends for coffee? So for my first meme I think I am going to humbly thank Matt for including me in his "5" but not tag anyone else because I am a chickenshit.
Here are the rules:
* Post a similar post like this one and add a link back to the person who tagged you.
* List down 5 reasons why you blog about the things you blog on your blog.
* Choose your 5 tag 'victims' and tag them nicely :)
* Write a comment on their blog letting them know that you tagged them.
Five reasons why I blog about the things on my blog:
5. It started out as a way to keep track of all the weirdness I expected that would result during the process of buying a home. But I started too late, and so most of the really weird stuff got lost in my procrastination. Now I don't know why I keep it up.
4. I like to write, but I'm a procrastinator. Even though there is no "deadline" for blog posts (at least not for MY blog anyway) there is a self imposed expectation that something new should appear on these pages somewhat regularly. So This New Condo provides some tacit encouragement to be creative on a semi-regular basis.
3. I like to get comments. It's always interesting to read other people's reaction to a post. Interesting too to see how people interpret what I wrote. Sometimes I will write something I think is hysterical, and people will write very empathetic replies telling me not to worry and that everything is going to be OK. I'm slowly learning how to TYPE the correct emotion, but a lot CAN get lost in the text to "voice in your head" translation.
2. I like that it's kind of sneaky. No one in my real life knows about it... or at least they are not telling me. So it's a cool little personal outlet where I can be pretty honest about things I could not be as honest about in person.
1. Lastly, this is an outgrowth of reading all of YOUR blogs. Every day I read something interesting - unusual - dirty (NSFW) - funny - scary - informative - or weird in your blogs and it seemed like a cool opportunity to add my text to the conversations. So really, It's all your fault that I blog about the things I blog on my blog.
This is where I'm supposed to "tag" 5 other bloggers... but since I have no spine, I'll just put out the offer... You are all invited to be tagged, just RSVP and I'll make it official!
Have a great weekend Y'all!
This started out as a blog about buying my first place... but now I'm not sure what it is... for now... the name stays just because.
Friday, May 25, 2007
A Meme from Matt
Posted by CondoBlogger at 3:52 PM
3 comments:
- kevin said...
Dont you just hate being tagged.
I hope you have an interesting weekend planned over in Atlanta.
Kev in NZ
- May 26, 2007 at 3:50:00 AM EST
- mist1 said...
I love reading why people blog.
I don't know why I do this. I need a hobby.
- May 26, 2007 at 8:34:00 AM EST
- Maddog said...
Your reasons very much echo my own. I started for one reason and it's become somthing totally different. But I'm glad you are out there. It's nice to hear what you've been up to.
- May 31, 2007 at 8:08:00 PM EST
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Yellowstone National Park(1872)
- Idaho, Wyoming, Montana
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed
into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national
park located primarily in Wyoming, though it also extends into
Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone was the first national park in the world,
and is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features,
especially Old Faithful Geyser.
Sequoia National Park(1890) -
Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra
Nevada, east of Visalia, California. It was established on September
25th, 1890.The park is famous for its Giant Sequoia trees, including
the General Sherman tree, the largest tree on Earth. The General
Sherman tree grows in the Giant Forest, which contains five out of
the ten largest trees in the world.
Yosemite National Park(1890) -
Yosemite National Park overs an area of 761,268 acres and reaches
across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain in
California. Over 3.7 million people visit Yosemite each year and
spend most of their time in Yosemite Valley. Yosemite is
internationally recognized for its spectacular granite cliffs,
waterfalls, clear streams, Giant Sequoia groves, and biological
Mount Rainier National Park(1899)
- Washington
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located
in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington
state. It was one of the US's earliest National Parks, having been
established on March 2, 1899. Mount Rainier is circled by the
Wonderland Trail and is covered by several glaciers and snowfields
totaling some 35 square miles.
Crater Lake National Park(1902)
- Oregon
Crater Lake National Park is located in southern Oregon. This park
was established on May 22, 1902. This park encompasses the Crater
Lake caldera, which rests in the remains of a destroyed volcano and
the surrounding forestland. This is the only National Park in
Oregon. The lake is 1,949 feet deep, which makes it the deepest lake
in the USA.
Wind Cave National Park(1903) - South Dakota
Wind Cave National Park is located 10 miles north of the town of Hot
Springs in western South Dakota. Established in 1903 by President
Theodore Roosevelt, it was the first cave to be designated a
national park anywhere in the world. The cave is notable for its
displays of the calcite formation known as boxwork. Approximately 95
percent of the world's boxwork formations are found here.
Mesa Verde National Park(1906) - Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park is located Montezuma County, Colorado. The
park occupies 81.4 square miles near the Four Corners and features
numerous ruins of homes and villages built by the ancient Pueblo
people known as the Anasazi. The Anasazi made these stone villages
their home in the 1200AD. It is best known for several spectacular
cliff dwellings.
Glacier National Park (1910) - Montana
Glacier National Park is located in Montana, bordering the Canadian
provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The park encompasses over
1,000,000 acres and includes parts of two mountain ranges, over 130
named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants and
hundreds of species of animals. Glacier National Park were
designated as the world's first International Peace Park in 1932.
Rocky Mountain National Park(1915) - Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park is located in north-central Colorado.
It features majestic mountain views, a variety of wildlife, varied
climates and environments—from wooded forests to mountain tundra—and
easy access to back-country trails and campsites. The park is
located northwest of Boulder and includes the Continental Divide and
the headwaters of the Colorado River.
Haleakala National Park(1916) - Hawaii
Haleakalā National Park is located on
the island of Maui in the state of Hawaiʻi. The park covers an area
of 30,183 acres.It was originally created as part of the Hawaii
National Park along with the volcanoes of Mauna Loa and Kilauea on
the island of Hawaiʻi in 1916. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was
made into a separate national park in 1961.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park(1916) - Hawaii
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
National Park was established in 1916. It displays the results
of hundreds of thousands of years of volcanism, migration, and
evolution—processes that thrust a bare land from the sea and
clothed it with complex and unique ecosystems and a distinct
Ancient Hawaiian culture. Kīlauea, one of the world's most
active volcanoes.
Lassen Volcanic National Park(1916) - California
Lassen Volcanic
National Park is in northeastern California. The dominant
feature of the park is Lassen Peak; the largest plug dome
volcano in the world and the southern-most volcano in the
Cascade Range.


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Some husbands whose wives refuse to perform oral sex on them complain that other women do this for the men they love and if their wife really loved them they would do it; but some women are not comfortable with oral sex, whether to give it or receive it. If you're absolutely not willing to perform oral sex on your spouse your spouse should be able to accept how you feel about it and not try to pressure you or guilt-trip you. Oral sex is like the countless sex positions that have been invented. It is not a necessary part of the sexual experience. It might enhance the sexual experience but lack of it won't result in bad sex unless someone chooses to make it that much of an issue.
More on the Discussion
One of the most common remarks made in the comments below by husbands complaining that their wives refuse to perform the above mentioned sex act is that their wives loved doing it before they got married but as soon as they got the ring on their finger then all of a sudden they stopped doing it and changed their tune as far as how they felt about the act.
If a woman loves performing oral sex she loves performing oral sex. Getting married will not suddenly result in her no longer loving any particular sex act that she loved before she got married. If your wife seemed to love doing it while you were dating then started saying she hated doing it after you got married, it is more likely that your wife never loved doing it in the first place. Otherwise, if she really did enjoy it and now acts suddenly repulsed by it, something is going on that is making the act repulsive to her. Like some people commented below, if you care enough then try to work with your wife to identify and resolve the issue.
Has something about you changed and could that be why your wife's reaction to you has changed?
More often than not when we're dating we go above and beyond to make sure everything is just right as we prepare for intimate times; but when we get married we take a lot of things for granted. Both men and women do this. Many of us don't continue to go the extra mile. We're only too glad to be in a position where we don't have to work nearly as hard; and again this is not only true for women in marriage. It is also true for men. We slack off because there's nothing we're trying to win anymore and eventually we get into a pattern of living where we take each other for granted. Where we once saw each other as someone to work extra hard to please in order to win, we reach a point of not seeing each other as someone to work extra hard to please in order to keep. So we stop doing the extra stuff particularly when it comes to keeping up with the things that create and maintain attraction. People like to say that as long as a woman feels loved and secure she will open up sexually. It's important for a woman to feel loved and secure, but she also needs to still be attracted to you or at the very least (or is this the most important point?) she can't find you physically repulsive and still happily welcome your penis anywhere near her much less in her mouth. And it doesn't have to be that you got fat or ugly. It could be your smell even. Whatever the source of the repulsion, only women who get paid for sex in some way usually have the ability to still perform despite it.
So are you in some way repulsing your wife? Since we're talking about wives with aversions to performing oral sex, maybe your penis smells bad? There's a possibility your smell might have changed due to not going the extra mile with preparing for intimacy like you did during the dating stage. And sometimes when that means you put your penis in your wife's face one too many times while it has a smell that's repulsive to her, you can kill what's left of her attraction to you. The same way a scent can be powerful in attracting people to you, it can be equally effective in its power to repulse people and make them recoil from you. It would certainly to be worth it to talk to your wife and rule this out as a possible reason or identify it as a contributing factor.
Whether your wife was pretending to love giving you oral, or she did love it but something changed and she stopped wanting to do it on you, it's not impossible to change the situation to your liking if you and your wife truly care about each other. You can be sure if your wife truly cares about you she's not happy about the situation either because she does want to please you. She does want to make you happy in any way she can; but for her this is not just a simple matter of deciding not to have a problem and proceeding to blow your mind after making that decision.
You can be sure that approaching your wife with some of the below attitudes won't result in her overcoming whatever aversion she has to the act. And what is it that you most want? Is it comradery with other angry, disgusted fed up husbands whose wives aren't giving them blow jobs or an improved relationship with your wife that sees you having better sex and getting what you want out of your intimate encounters with her? How can that happen if your feelings towards her are so ugly that you would rather simply trash her here or elsewhere online than go to her and talk with her honestly, openly, respectfully about your feelings and desires and your concerns that her neglect as you perceive it could cause major problems for the two of you and possibly end your marriage?


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Terra Naomi, new song "You for Me" and new websiteNovember 25, 2008
Terra Naomi posts new song "Happy Story" on YouTubeOctober 1, 2008
Terra Naomi sings at Joe's Pub in NYCSeptember 27, 2008
Up Here
Say It's Possible
What we do
Terra Naomi, "the drugs don't work"August 23, 2008
Amazing, enchanting rendition by Terra Naomi. She is amazing.
Terra Naomi – Johnny Cash "Blue Train"May 9, 2008
Terra Naomi headlines launch of YouTube RussiaDecember 11, 2007
December 11 marks the launch of YouTube in Russia. Terra Naomi will be performing at the opening in Russia. Amazing.


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Hart, previously City's established number one, was dropped from the team in October after making a string of high-profile errors, which included mistakes in the 3-1 home loss to Bayern at the Etihad Stadium earlier that month.
If he faces the German side again on Tuesday, it will be only his second appearance in the Blues' last 10 games.
It has been a worrying time for the England international this season, building up to next summer's World Cup.
And Pellegrini has no doubt about the potential significance of the contest at the Allianz Arena for Hart.
Manuel Pellegrini: "For him it is a very important game.
"I am not thinking about the past, just thinking about the future. I trust in him."
"I don't think this press conference is for talking about Joe Hart.
"I have said in other weeks what I think about him and his performances. Today is not the day to analyse this."


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Not sure about SYNORIO, do you mean SYNON?
SYNON was a company that created a CASE (Computer Assisted Software Engineering) tool called Synon/2e many years ago. In it you basically described your database, relationships and validation rules and it would generate the bulk of the programs you needed. You could then add your own code to the generated programs through "user points".
Synon were eventually bought out by Sterling Commerce and the name of the product has undergone a number of name changes. Currently it is owned by Computer Associates and goes under the name of CA 2E at the moment.
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I am very delighted to share my experience with "Pie in the Sky" Bakery for the past 4 years. Pie in the sky have been a source of sharing sweet moments with friends and family every year on different occasions especially my lovely daughter's birthday. However, like every year when I approached pie in the sky management to take order for my daughter's birthday they refused to take order with great regret because my daughter birthday fell on 2nd Day of Eid ul Azha. And they were not taking the customized cake orders during the Eid days.
I was quite upset and searched for other bakeries who do fondant cakes and will deliver during Eid holidays. Although, I found some alternatives, mainly home based bakers, but I was not sure to proceed. Therefore, I contacted the Pie in the sky management through their Facebook page. And, upon sharing my past experiences with them, they agreed to take the order and also guide me to place the order through my nearest outlet. The person contacted me and took my other with all the details.
Me and my husband decided to get Frozen's Elsa themed cake and picked some samples from internet to show to them. And to my surprise, they said yes to every design and said it can be done easily. We choose chocolate fudge cake and finalized the best design with little tweaks and hoped for the best.
And here what we got on time with exact design, colour and details.
I would like to thank Pie in the Sky management and staff that they consider my request and regardless of their strict Eid order policy they took my order and delivered the happiness as always and as promised. I am very grateful to the management for their gratitude towards their customer and wish them luck to more and more success in future.


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The Making of the Mayor: Chicago, 1983
William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a first edition of Holli and Green's contemporary study of the historic 1983 Chicago mayoral election that put the great Harold Washington, Chicago's first African-American mayor, in office. Signed by Holli on flyleaf. More


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Innovation and entrepreneurship are undoubtedly the hot-shot words of the decade with innumerous startups changing the face of our markets today. At a point where our IT infrastructure and technology is touching the heights of success we are always tempted to ask, "What next?"
We are living in an age where education is accessible to most of our generation, but there will soon come a time when there will not be enough job opportunities for all of us. What would then be our next step? How would we contribute to the growth of our economy? How would we sustain ourselves? It is a massive challenge that lies right in front of us and needs due attention.
Coming from a university that lays special emphasis on science and technology, I believe creativity in research and innovation are our key strengths. With creativity itself being a very difficult concept to imbibe, it is an exceptionally demanding task to accommodate creativity in a traditional education system.
When I look at the mechanism by which our education system runs, I have this feeling that we are merely being moulded in a "better way" to eventually work for companies, under somebody else. But what if we could thrive by working for ourselves, with all our passion? What if we could make a product of our own and see them reaching the masses, adding an element of efficiency in the way our world runs today? What if we could leave behind something to be used by future generations and etch our names in the pages of history forever?
Startups have revolutionized the world in a way like never before and have encouraged young and agile minds to take up risks to establish their own businesses in a cutthroat market. Job creation and job destruction are two processes that take place simultaneously and add a balance to our business ecosystem. According to the Kauffman Foundation Research Series, existing firms lose more jobs than they create jobs because they have to continuously regulate their finances and cut costs to keep themselves alive in the cruel market. On the other hand, startups have the ability of creating new jobs because they do not have to experience gross job destruction in their year of initiation. In fact, the study highlighted that firms in their first year of existence added an average of three million jobs per year, in the United States.
Most of us at KAIST today will be working in different fields, contributing to the world economy; but let's think, "What could be something that could set us apart from being just employees under a boss?" Maybe we could be our own bosses with our own startups and venture companies! What we need is the courage to be able to convert our thoughts into actions, an idea into execution. Every day of our lives, ideas come to our minds, but we have learnt to live by ignoring them every single time. What if we could come up with something new, something dynamic to cater to the existing need for that new something? Who would then stop us?
How can we as university students achieve this? As the oft-heard saying goes, "Every drop fills up to make an ocean." A small step at an individual level could go on to become something trend-breaking. If you have always wanted to have a club of your own, which might not be present on campus, make efforts to build that club on your own! Spend time on something you are really passionate about, and see it change your life.
The only thing that stops most of us from venturing out is the fear of failure. But even those moments of failure can become the greatest teachers of our lives, helping us to build courage and the confidence to achieve greater things in the future. If Edison was demotivated and halted his experiments, we wouldn't have the light bulb today! Usually, we end up giving up right before achieving our dreams. So do not give up, hold on to your dreams, and turn them into reality!
This just reminds me of the poem The Road not Taken by Robert Frost:
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference."
So which road will you take? And what difference will you make?


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