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§ The Earl of Onslow
My Lords, as a hereditary Peer, may I make hay while the sun shines and ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper?
The Question was as follows:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their commitment to treat rural businesses affected by foot and mouth disease sympathetically in tax terms is being acted upon adequately.
§ Lord McIntosh of Haringey
Yes, my Lords, but do not just take my word for it. The Rural Task Force and the noble Lord, Lord Haskins, have both acknowledged the positive and sympathetic approach taken by the revenue departments and reported widespread praise for the way in which they have responded. They have now helped more than 22,500 rural businesses, deferring tax, national insurance contributions and VAT liabilities of more than £190 million. No interest will be payable by the businesses concerned for the period of deferral. The revenue departments are well aware that for some the financial difficulties are not over and they are continuing with the programme.
§ The Earl of Onslow
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that quite helpful reply. Is he aware that that is not necessarily the view in the countryside, as expressed by the director of the North West Tourist Board? Does not that add to the general confusion of the whole ghastly saga of foot and mouth and make it even more necessary to have a proper full public inquiry rather than bits and pieces, odds and ends and bits and bobs?
§ Lord McIntosh of Haringey
My Lords, I have read the article in the Sunday Telegraph to which the noble Earl alludes and I have read about the case of a director of the North West Tourist Board. We do not comment on individual cases, but we are making inquiries about those allegations. Our understanding is that the views are those of only a small minority of those who are being satisfactorily helped by the programme. That is the remit of this Question.
§ Lord Harrison
My Lords, I declare an interest as a former deputy chairman of the North West Tourist Board. Does my noble friend recognise that many rural businesses are small firms, often in the hospitality 948 and tourism industries? What more can be done to help them? Does he believe that they are being treated equally in all respects to those in the agricultural sector?
§ Lord McIntosh of Haringey
My Lords, I responded to the Question, which was about tax. There is also the Business Recovery Fund, which has provided £74 million in grants through the regional development agencies. There is also the provision of mandatory rate relief, which we are greatly encouraging in rural areas. All those are contributing to the deserving small businesses in rural areas to which the Question refers.
§ Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
My Lords, does the Minister understand the comments from the UK Competitiveness Index that the rural development agencies are spending too much time on institutional change rather than on the issues in the countryside? Does he agree that they should be pulling together the sort of comprehensive package for small rural businesses that has been developed region by region for farmers whose stock has been culled? Copies are in the Select Committee minutes of the other place. There has been no such package for small businesses.
§ Lord McIntosh of Haringey
My Lords, I assume that the noble Baroness is talking about regional development agencies rather than rural development agencies. That is the context in which I was referring to the Business Recovery Fund. Clearly there are many tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of rural businesses, not all of which are in the same plight. We must remember that at one time 140,000 premises had restrictions, whereas now there are only 1,472. The situation is substantially better than it was.
§ Baroness Sharples
My Lords, the Minister referred to 20,000 rural businesses being helped by the taxation provisions. Can he tell us the total number of rural businesses that have been affected by foot and mouth?
§ Lord McIntosh of Haringey
No, my Lords. The definition of "rural" is not entirely precise. The 22,500 businesses to which I referred are those that came to the revenue departments and asked for help. There is no way of telling from what pool they came.
§ The Lord Bishop of Hereford
My Lords, can the Minister give us assurances about clear and consistent criteria that apply to grants from regional development agencies across the country? In particular, are there significant differences from one region to another? Do some RDAs give grants 10 individual businesses while others do so only for businesses that are committed to working in some new and co-operative way? There are signs of some unease that the criteria are not clear and the grants are not being given consistently across the country.
§ Lord McIntosh of Haringey
My Lords, this is always a difficult issue. The rules are published and are available from local offices and on websites. The scope 949 for poor treatment in certain areas is limited. At the same time, regional development agencies have to have some flexibility when allocating funds. It is not my understanding that flexibility is being applied in an unjust way.


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i found this led badge which is programmable via usb <-> rs232 cable (pl2303 driver). it looks like this (but its probably not the same particular model):
i have a windows program for programming it and can run using WINE, but would like to implement some kind of driver (either user space or kernel module) so i can output current song, temperature, etc. on it.
i am aware that similar projects/drivers exist but none of them worked for me and i would like to learn from doing it.
can please someone point me in a right direction because i'm kinda stuck.
for an example; sending string "AAA" from wine ./LED.exe
1) when sniffing /dev/ttyUSB0 i recieve no data.
2)then i found this: http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/usb/usbmon.txt and i can capture data with command # cat /sys/kernel/debug/usb/usbmon/2t (or even with wireshark...) (it has pretty much data)
3) when sniffing serial port under ms windows, packet looked something like this: 0xFB 0x02 (..add up to 10 numbers here, dont have them right now..) 0x01 0x01 0x01 0xFB
after a bit of experimenting everything had sense: 0xFB would be packet start, 0x02 message number, 0x01 = "A" and so on.
packets are sent one by one, not whole buffer.
made a test python program for that matter which sends exactly same data but with no luck.
i'm sure serial port /dev/ttyUSB0 is opened in right manner (parity, baudrate..)
i compared /sys/kernel/debug/usb/usbmon/2t for both python and wine ./LED.exe and it seems that second one (program that works) sent some additional data between opening device and first byte of packet ('0xFB')
i cannot understand what that might be, and how to transform that numbers into function call.
i plan to implement it using C language if that matters.
can somebody please point me what to do? i can send both test python program and usbmon log when come home..
the thing that got me confused is that "additional data" doesn't look like tcsetattr, read or write. is there some ioctl i am not aware of..?
huh, pretty long post, thanks in advance
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It would help to know the brand and model of the device.
I found this python example
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1196 … z-in-linux
but don't know if it is relevant 'cause I don't know what device you have but it might give you a clue.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7353 is a nice read and might have clues too.
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You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.
Pl2303 is just your usb-serial bridge.
Windows NT had portmon which was good for sniffing serial connections.
If you have a bone-fide serial port available, you won't have to work around the sometimes buggy pl2303 chip.
Or you could use a serial to ethernet program on your win machine, and do whatever to your device from linux connecting to it with socat.
I may have to CONSOLE you about your usage of ridiculously easy graphical interfaces...
Look ma, no mouse.
thanks for replay and links but i need serial, not usb communication.
it turns out my port settings were wrong after all.
when i run it under wine, and then run my program with removed port setting (leaving parameters as they are) it works fine.
so, after wine program port setting are:
$ stty -a -F /dev/ttyUSB0
speed 1200 baud; rows 0; columns 0; line = 0;
intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = <undef>; eol2 = <undef>; swtch = <undef>; start = ^Q;
stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R; werase = ^W; lnext = ^V; flush = ^O; min = 0; time = 0;
-parenb -parodd cs8 -hupcl -cstopb cread clocal -crtscts
ignbrk -brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr -icrnl -ixon -ixoff -iuclc -ixany -imaxbel -iutf8
-opost -olcuc -ocrnl onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0 ff0
-isig -icanon -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echonl noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt -echoctl -echoke
my port initialization in program is following:
tcgetattr(fd, &options);
cfsetispeed(&options, B9600);
cfsetospeed(&options, B9600);
options.c_cflag |= (CLOCAL | CREAD);
options.c_cflag &= ~PARENB;
options.c_cflag &= ~CSTOPB;
options.c_cflag &= ~CSIZE;
options.c_cflag |= CS8;
options.c_cflag &= ~( ICANON | ECHO | ECHOE |ISIG );
options.c_iflag &= ~(IXON | IXOFF | IXANY );
options.c_iflag |= IGNBRK;
options.c_oflag |= ONLCR;
options.c_oflag &= ~(OCRNL|ONLRET|NLDLY|CRDLY|TABDLY|BSDLY|VTDLY|FFDLY);
tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &options);
i've tried setting speed on B1200 but didn't work.
What is wrong in this options?
Device had to be set to RAW mode.
cfmakeraw() did the trick

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The 2010 Ducati SportClassic is enhanced with the 1970s-era style of the GT1000, available in the traditional Ducati red, as well as black with white stripe livery. The Ducati GT1000 is a submodel of the SportClassic, which brings back the classic style of a bygone era of motorcycling. Combining the beauty of the Ducati GT models of the 1970s, together with the attitude and freedom of the 1950s, the Ducati SportClassic is a bike to be ridden with pride.
This motorcycle is for those who love the old look of a more classic bike, with a lot of chrome, spoked wheels cupped in handsome fenders, and classic chrome headlights. The Italian designers have made every effort possible to implement comfort, style, and speed with the Ducati SportClassic line.
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Riders on the Ducati SportClassic are positioned upright on a well-padded, cushiony dual seat that features 'Ducati' printed in white on the back. The rider's foot-pegs are located a little forward, allowing more comfort and safe ground clearance on turns, while the passenger's foot-pegs are consciously placed slightly back, also for ease and comfort. The 2010 Ducati SportClassic is a sport bike built for two, allowing two riders to share equally in the glory of the ride.
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The Modern Library has changed from a book container to a space that reflects and supports the needs of the citizens. The building offers opportunity to add a new story about community building and knowledge sharing to the city history. The Library space is an innovative melting pot where man meets the idea. The Library enables citizens to relate to each other, to society and to the rest of the world.
Knud Schulz has been the manager of the Main Library in Aarhus since 1987. He is an educated librarian with a supplementary Masters degree in Public Management (MPM) from 2003. During the past years, The Main Library in Aarhus has focused on transforming routine library services from being staff driven into carrying a high level of user self-service. The library development strategy on staff competencies is the support of user processes and development of the interactive library supporting both lifelong- and experience based learning. Currently, the Main Library is working with transforming from the familiar library in the building from 1934 to the Urban Mediaspace, which will be ready by the end of 2014. He is Networks Chairman for Litteratursiden.dk and Member of the library advisory board at the Danish Agency for Libraries and Media Board member of "Mediehus Aarhus" Halmstadgruppen – Nordic Conference Group Idea house of the Masterclass in library building. Links www.aakb.dk/profil/azkba10, www.urbanmediaspace.dk/en


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"Education should not limit itself to seeking new methods for a mostly arid transmission of knowledge: its aim must be to give the necessary aid to human development …. If 'the formation of man' becomes the basis of education, then the coordination of all schools from infancy to maturity, from nursery to university, arises as a first necessity: for man is a unity, an individuality that passes through interdependent phases of development. Each preceding phase prepares the one that follows, forms its base, nurtures the energies that urge towards the succeeding period of life."
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Vets from the National Institute of Elephant Research tested ten elephants in Trang to determine if they being misclassified or not.
It is believed that some scrupulous people are classifying wild elephants as working elephants, so they can remove and sell their tusks on the black market.
Wild elephants are also more likely to attack and injure people they come in contact with.
So far, 53 elephants have been tested in Trang, which is home to 100 domesticated animals. These are used mainly for pulling timber or in the tourism trade.
Eleven provinces in the south are regularly checked, to prevent the illegal trading in ivory.
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Scrapbooks. Invitations. Photo collages. Storify-like visual stories. Birth announcements. Desktop wallpapers. Email stationary.
GoodTimes helps you use your own photos to create these kinds of things and so much more, with style, simplicity, and a great sense of fun. With simple drag-and-drop techniques, you can package a collection of photos in a beautiful presentation, to share with family, friends, and your favorite social networks.
With 39 pre-made templates to choose from, there's something in GoodTimes to suit almost any need. Once you've picked a template that works for you, you can insert your photos by clicking on the predetermined spots. Some of these spots will have frames around them, others are just highlighted areas of the template. Everything is rendered in high-res, photo-realistic detail, be it the picture frames, backgrounds, or the real-world objects that add style and flavor to your creations. The app even makes recommendations on what kinds of pictures will work best in each photo spot: individual shots, group shots, and so on.
Developer TheKeptPromise specializes in helping people capture and share memories, so their attention to the smaller details is exceptionally high. You'll find all sorts of little flourishes — including conditional grid lines, Mountain Lion gestures, dynamic rendering, Instagram-like photo filters, built-in video tutorials, and much more — that show just how much TheKeptPromise cares about making your photo collections look their very best. And the enormous library of 3D objects that comes with the app can add greatly to your creations. Although as big as this library is, I can't help wondering if TheKeptPromise plans to add more objects, templates, frames, and backgrounds to the app in the future.
Once you're happy with what you've created, share it with your friends on Facebook, Tweet it to your followers, or post it to Flickr, all from inside the app. Or you can just save it as an image file and do with it what you will.
GoodTimes is a smart, well-made productivity app for making fun, practical presentations out of all those digital photos taking up space on your hard drive. I can't imagine anyone being unable to find good uses for it.


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Thanks for all your services, Raj…. The guests enjoyed the venue, arrangements, and food.
We would certainly reach out to you for our future events.
Thanks once again…
Thanks for all your services, Raj…. The guests enjoyed the venue, arrangements, and food.
We would certainly reach out to you for our future events.
Thanks once again…
Dear Raj,
Once again you showed that how much you care for our association. We are fortunate to have built up a nice and cordial relationship. We are thankful for your all the care and looking after our needs to the smallest aspects. Your hall staffs were also so considerate and cooperative. We took care in planning the event for timing etc. Your staff served appetizers and dinner on time with smile. We received so many compliments regarding the delicious food. I like to pass on to you. Please let the staff know our appreciation.
Thanks and Regards,
Shamim H.
Hi Raj:
Woodbine Banquet Team,
I cannot thank you enough for creating an engagement ceremony for us that far exceeds our expectations. I could not have dreamt a more beautiful ceremony. Words truly cannot express how happy we were with your services! All of our family and friends are still talking about how much fun they had. Thank you to you and your team on behalf of my family, you are all truly the best at what you do!!
Fatima Masood
Hello Raj,
We all enjoyed yesterday's my daughters 16th birthday at woodbine hall. Thanks for the lighting, hall arrangement and food. Great hall with great management. Will love to have many future programs at you place.
Once again thanks.
Suresh Jambhale.
Dear Raj,
I wish to Thank you and staff of Woodbine Banquet Hall for the Excellent service that was provide at Hanif/Munira Sangeet function on July 4th. Food was to the satisfaction of our guests.
Warmest regards
Firoz Kanji
On behalf of our families, we would like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude for the excellent experience and service we had from all of you, including the staff. Our special thanks to Ali for always being there and looking after our needs with a smile. The food was excellent and the service was great! We hope to see you in the future soon for booking another event and will recommend you to our families and friends. Thank you for making this day superb!
Hi Raj,
Pete and I are just back from our honeymoon. We wanted to say a big thank you to you and your staff for making our wedding day on September 21st so memorable. There were lots of compliments about the hall and especially how wonderful and abundant the food was.
Thanks again,
Deb & Pete
Hello Raj:
Ron and I wanted to take the time out to say thank you very much for making our July 7 wedding day fabulous. You were so gracious, friendly and professional when we met you. You insured me that everything will be fine and not worry about anything, and you certainly handled everything. The food was great and your added touch made it even better. You were walking around and checking in with me to see if everything was ok, that made me feel so comfortable knowing you cared about us and our guests.
My family and friends were impressed with the hall and your friendly staff. Please thank them for us for being so kind and attentive to all our needs. Also, thank you for recommending the Woodbine Hotel where a few of my family member stayed. For any event, I will definitely recommend your banquet hall.
May God bless and keep you,
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts
Dear Raj:
With this note, I on behalf of my family would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for the service you and your team provided to celebrate our son's wedding reception on the 29th June at the South Hall; the food, and other services were above and beyond our expectations and we sincerely do acknowledge your leadership and professionalism. We wish you all the success in your business in the days to come.
Thanks again for everything you have done for us; it has been a pleasant experience dealing with you.
Take care,
Best regards,
Hi Raj,
Just wantd to say Thank you for the great food and arrangements done by you and your staff...for my wedding.
Received a lot of compliments on how tasty the food was.
Again, thank you for all your help.
Hello Raj,
this is Abdul and Hanan we had our wedding reception couple weeks ago at your venue on Sept 29, 2012.
Our guests were very very impressed with the venue, food and the absolutely excellent first class service from your staff.
Thanks you again for your efforts on the preparations of our wedding, truly the best banquet hall in Toronto, we will be advocating your hall to all our friends and families for future
Best Regards,
Abdul, Hanan, & Wedding Guests.
Dear Raj,
Sometimes we get lucky when we come across good, honest and professional people like you who take pride in their work.
My wife, family and I would like to thank you for the excellence in business standards demonstrated on the evening of Saturday, March 30, 2013 when I celebrated my wife's 60th birthday.
There were 73 adult guests and all of them had the highest praise for you and your team. The quality of service was exceptional.
Thank you, Raj and good luck in 2013.
Dear Raj, Hi.
On behalf of University of Karachi Alumni association, I wish to extend thanks for the facilities you provided for our Annual Reunion on Fri. Sep 21st 2012.
The arrangements were appreciated by all present at the event. The staff was courteous as well.
Our best wishes to you and the staff of Woodbine Banquet Hall.
Shamim H.
UKAA Committee Member
Dear Raj
A quick note to thank you and your staff for a wonderful experience at your Banquet Hall. I would have no hesitation in recommending you, and your team to prospective customers.
I am sorry that in error a table cloth was brought home in between the gifts, I will wash it and try to bring it back to the Hall before I go on vacation on Thursday. If I don't have the time I will ask my daughter/son to do so.
Thanks again.
Best Regards
Hello Raj,
I wanted to take a moment to thank you for a wonderful event last night. The staff and management were efficient and organized and the food was excellent. Thank you also for accommodating our many (sometimes last minute) requests. We will most certainly be recommending Woodbine Banquet to family and friends and will definitely use you for our future events.
All the best.
Dear Raj:
It was nice meeting you, and thank you for your professionalism inhandling our meeting today and ensuring our satisfaction. I am very pleased with my decision.
I have one additional request, can you add chicken curry to our menu? As I was driving back I realized there are a few people who do not eat lamb.
Please let me know,
Best Regards,
Dear Raj,
I take this opportunity to thank you and congratulate you for the wonderful arrangement on my daughter's marriage ceremony held in north hall on July 4th, 2011. The food was delicious & tasteful and the service was prompt and right on . The feedback from all our guests was amazing. I thank you once more for your cooperation in making this event successful.
Hi Raj
I just wanted to thank you for amazing service on may 24. You helped us alot.
Thanks so much
Hi Raj,
This e-mail is sent to you not from the UAE committees point of view but from the perspective of an individual that is Ron.
First and foremost may I say that I was impressed at the very onset of meeting you for the first time at the banquet hall.
Seeing you on your fours getting the stage ready for the event is a yomen act as you have displayed leadership among your peers and staff. Kudos to you.
On a different note, as was promised by you that the hall would be ready by 16:00 hours, we had hit the panic button (seeing the hall in disarray) since there was so much left to be done to achieve the time target of 18:00 hours when we expected the first guest to arrive but you proved your mettel.
As one of our committee members Derrick, and who met you at the meeting earlier mentioned that you had made a precise statement and to quote "leave it to my professionalism and experience and that I will deliver".
Deliver you did and on time too. Thank you.
We have had quite a number of shows at your venue in the past, but this one takes the cake.
The quality of snacks was not only tasty and fresh but plentiful to the end.
The buffet was set out on time and did "pass all my expectations". It was delicious, sumptious and the layout was classy.
The bar personnel were ever pleasing and on their toes to serve the ever thirsty "drinkers" at all times.
The sales guy for the bar tickets had displayed a smile always and no doubt anyone receiving cash would surely do.
The servers were well dressed and clean and very attentive to the needs of the guest.
On the flip side, and people who are never seen in public and the ones who should be recognised are the Chef and his helpers.
Without them and their dedication of cooking to please the different palets of guests for their taste, and who are the "Flagship of Success" that flies within your administration would not be possible.
There is a saying that if you want to judge the cleanliness of a house, then you should judge it by visiting the washrooms.
Yes the washrooms were clean and well maintained.
I must reiterate that I am also a critic to healthy criticism, but on this occassion I didn't find any.
My score card for the occassion on a scale of 1 : 10 for you and your achievements would be " 9 ".
Thank you Raj once again and you can be assured that I will promote your banquet hall and its service to my friends without hesitation.
God Bless


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How Kansas DOT Got a Better Smart Work Zone for an Order of Magnitude Less Money
The Department of Transportation in Kansas let two smart work zones in 2016. One which you'd call "typical" and one that was very different. In this post we look at how changing your approach to smart work zones can be a net positive for your state.
The Number One Reason More Work Zones Are Not Smart Work Zones is Because They Are Expensive
According to the district engineer, Southern Illinois spent an average of $640,000 per smart work zone in 2014/2015.
If a smart work zone costs between half a million and million dollars, its no wonder more states don't do it. It's no wonder states are hesitant to specify them in on more projects. And it is certainly no wonder why every work zones isn't a smart work zone…at least at those kinds of prices.
It was the same in Kansas, earlier this year. There was a letting on February 17th of 2016, a 20 million dollar project that would have a major impact on traffic in Wichita. Five bridges would be rehabbed along I-235, the major ring road of the city, and preliminary analysis suggested that significant queues would form. To mitigate risk of rear end collisions, and to help inform the motorists of delays, they included a smart work zone with end of queue warning and travel time automation.
Kansas DOT reached out to us and wanted to turn smart work zones on their head. They saw the trend of half+ million dollar projects and wanted to do something different. We advised them on the same things we wrote about earlier this week, that smart work zones are easy.
Any PCMS can be a "Smart" PCMS. Let the local guys place their own signs.
Use your permanent infrastructure. AKA use what you already have.
Use what is safe.
Get innovative with how you pay for it.
Use Local
To recap, PCMS are commodity hardware. A "smart board" PCMS is simply a sign with a modem on it for remote communications. Nothing more. You know what you already pay for these signs – just look at your past bid tabulations. That is what we did in Kansas and came up with a very accurate estimate of the signs. Traffic control companies all have message boards already – there's no need to bring in any kind of "special" message board. They own, maintain, and setup these message boards every day.
Use What You Have
We utilized the permanent KCScout sensors in the area to reduce the sensor cost. The data flows freely to our server and we use it in the calculations to automate the message boards. Its a one-time integration that took about a week. After that there is zero cost. Many states and counties already have some traffic sensors used for traffic studies – those too can be put to work on a smart work zone, saving you tens of thousands of dollars.
Use What is Safe
There's no need to place obstacles in the lead up to your work zone. We used break-away posts that are crash tested to mount our sensors. Oftentimes you can mount them on the posts for advanced warning signs that would be there any ways for the normal maintenance of traffic!
Re-Think Your Payment Model
We've seen what the low-bid process leads to when it comes to smart work zone "packages". A half million dollar "thing" that is hard to quantify and even harder to justify for anything but the most major of projects. We want to change that. To that end, we recommend you use the low-bid process on commodity items like PCMS, and have the contractor place them. It works great. For the non-commodity items, like the traffic sensors, you can utilize the micro-payments route for sole-sourcing a competent vendor. And the same goes for the software that ties all the disparate pieces together into a cohesive system.
All Said and Done
KDOT maximized efficiency on this smart work zone by implementing the above measures. The results were drastic. The bid tabulations of the 119th Street Bridge project tell the story. A $58,500 lump sum deployment vs a $570,000 deployment for the 5 Bridges "typical" smart work zone. It is also cheaper to maintain for the contractor, so the each-day payment for upkeep was only $130 each day vs $146. By changing their approach, and partnering with a software vendor on the front end, KDOT achieved an order of magnitude cost savings on this project. A partnership can leads to a very different, much better working relationship versus the low-bid environment. Is this what you want from your next smart work zone? Give us a call today if you'd like to learn more.
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"In civil wars, those who are internal to the civil conflict fight for their lives, necessarily. Those who are external have a responsibility, if they get involved at all, to fight for the outcome. That outcome must be one that improves the chances of long-term peace and reconciliation."
On 29th August 2013, the House of Lords was recalled to take note and debate the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd and Rt Hon. Justin Welby, spoke during the debate. He urged that all intermediate steps before opening fire should be taken and expressed concern that intervention from abroad would declare open season on Christian communities in the country and wider region, which have already been devastated. He argued that such a consequence needed to be balanced against the consequences of inaction and that intervention would have to be effective in preventing any further use or promotion of chemical weapons and make it more possible for Syria and the Middle East to be places without millions of refugees.
The Archbishop of Canterbury: My Lords, I welcome very much the opportunity to speak later in this debate because of the extraordinary quality of many of the contributions that have been made and how much one can learn by listening to them. Like many noble Lords I have some experience in the region, partly from this role that I have and from recent visits and contact with many faith leaders of all three Abrahamic faiths, and through 10 years of, from time to time, working on reconciliation projects.
I do not intend to repeat the powerful points that have been made on international law, which is itself based on the Christian theory of just war. That has been said very eloquently. However, I want to pick up a couple of points. First, it has been said, quite rightly, that there is as much risk in inaction as there is in action. In a conflict in another part of the world—a civil conflict in which I was mediating some years ago—a general said to me, "We have to learn that there are intermediate steps between being in barracks and opening fire". The reality is that, until we are sure that all those intermediate steps have been pursued, just war theory says that the step of opening fire is one that must only be taken when there is no possible alternative whatever under any circumstances. As the noble Lord, Lord Alli, just said very clearly and very eloquently, the consequences are totally out of our hands once it has started. Continue reading "Archbishop of Canterbury speaks during debate on use of chemical weapons in Syria"


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Day Two and I can tell you that "This is a fabulous experience"! This morning we thought we had our alarm set for 6 a.m. to get up and go for a walk on the beach before breakfast. It went off at 5 a.m.! YIKES! My room mate got up and did her morning preparations....when she came out of the washroom she said "Aren't you getting up to go for a walk?" I said "it's only 5:00...it's still dark out" and buried myself in my bed covers again! She looked out the window and promptly got back into bed as well. The clock alarm went off again in 15 minutes....Don't you just hate "snooze" when you don't expect it?! The alarm on my phone, which is the one we had set, finally went off at the prescribed 6 a.m. and we got up and headed out to the beach. It was wonderful to watch the sunrise, the birds, the waves.....and then we got to quilt all day!!!
There are so many great teachers here and so many friendly people. I'm not surprised actually, every quilting conference I've ever gone to is like that. Everyone is welcoming, lots of teasing about being from Canada, and the teachers mingle with the students at meals and spare time. The program is incredibly well organized, keeping us busy and entertained every minute of the day! Check this out: Empty Spools, Asilomar, California.
The first class you see listed is the one I'm taking. Portraits with Esterita Austin. She is a delightful teacher, great sense of humour, really knows her stuff, and is very enouraging. Today we sketched our photographs into patterns, had them enlarged and got started cutting fabric. I have a feeling I may be re-cutting tomorrow, but here's a look at what I've started.
The photos I brought were not considered acceptable as they didn't have the right amount of light/dark exposure or shadows so Esterita took my photo herself, ran it through photoshop last night, and this morning we all got started working up our designs. Great things are expected for tomorrow....like sleeping IN!


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Investing.com - Wall Street opened lower on Thursday after a one-day hiatus as the arrest of a top executive at Chines company Huawei Technologies sparked worry over Sino-U.S. trade tensions.
The S&P 500 fell 45 points, or 1.69%, to 2,654.53 as of 9:30 AM ET (14:30 GMT), while the Dow decreased 417 points, or 1.67%, to 24,609.65 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 135 points, or 1.90%, to 7,022.75.
Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer at the Chinese smartphone company Huawei was arrested in Canada on an an extradition request by the U.S. The U.S. has been investigating whether or not she violated sanctions against Iran.
The arrest happened just one week after President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to a 90-day trade truce. Investors fear the arrest could derail any potential trade talks between the two countries.
"In general, we all have the same questions we did on Tuesday," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley FBR in New York. "The news on Huawei throws another level of uncertainty on our ability to actually come to some agreement with China."
Market sentiment was also dampened by disappointing ADP (NASDAQ:ADP) payrolls data and higher than expected jobless claims.
Technology suppliers were among the hardest hit, with Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) down 1.36%, while semiconductor company Micron (NASDAQ:MU) slumped 4% and Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD) fell 0.86%. Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) slipped 2%, while Boeing (NYSE:BA) decreased 3%. Kroger (NYSE:KR) inched down 0.24% after the supermarket chain's same-store sales for the quarter missed estimates.
Meanwhile, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) dipped 0.60% after news that the automaker's Chinese factory is starting production in the second half of 2019.
In commodities, gold futures rose 0.45% to $1,248.20 a troy ounce and crude oil decreased 1.85% to $51.91 a barrel. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, lost 0.38% to 96.64.
-- Reuters contributed to this report
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The Socialist Popular Alliance Party will participate in Wednesday's protests against the loan Egypt is seeking from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Several popular powers had called for protests to express their rejection for the $4.8 billion loan Egypt is striving for.
A delegation from the fund is expected to arrive in Egypt on Wednesday for talks with the government on reviewing the country's need for funds.
Egypt and the IMF had reached a preliminary agreement last November but the process was put on hold due to domestic political turmoil.
In a statement it issued today, the party reaffirmed its rejection for the economic policies of Prime Minister Hisham Kandil's cabinet.
The party claimed that these policies lead to Egypt's economy being a satellite of Western international funding institutions, chief among them the IMF which is known for laying the burden of the crisis on the poor, the Middle East News Agency reported.
The party also added that it previously warned against the risk of the government's resorting to borrowing from the IMF.
In conjunction with the arrival of the IMF delegation for negotiations, the Ministry of Supply raised on Monday the prices of subsidized cooking gas by 60 percent, the statement said.
The Muslim Brotherhood's government insists on following the same economic policies used during Mubarak's era, the party added.
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by Crystal deGoede*
Retargeting – when online targeted advertising is delivered to consumers based on previous Internet actions that did not result in a past conversion – has become more importunate (persistent) as we continue to increasingly use the Internet to shop, order food, book travel, monitor the news or for pretty much anything you want to do without leaving the house.
It is also becoming more widely used within the advertising arena. With so many similar brands in the market it is hard to differentiation yourself from the other guy, and this form of remarketing can help to successfully convert those lost opportunities.
This past week Michael Learmonth, digital lead at Advertising Age expressed his creepy experience with Zappos, and "The Pants That Stalked [Him] on the Web."
Oddly enough, after reading Learmonth's post I was having dinner with my friend Nancy who was "weirded out" by a similiar experience. Ever since she booked a room at Loews Hotel ads for the hotel began appearing on every website that she visited. She is a sales trader so PPC (pay-per-click), Twitter, retargeting, and cookies are not really in her vocabulary. So I thought it would be interesting to research if retargeting is as effective as marketing and advertising professionals believe and how it actually works.
According to Criteo, a company that specializes in scalable personalized retargeting, more than 90 percent of website visitors leave before converting (i.e., making a purchase, downloading a white paper, etc.) Other research has shown that it can take at least seven follow-up emails or phone calls with prospects to actual convert them to a sale. If we are only tracking those visitors that convert on our physical websites, we are simply losing out on a possible sale down the road. Websites these days are optimized for search and have the technology to place cookies on each visitor's computers to measure the site's true audience size, but that is only capturing IP addresses most of the time. Then they have us, until we remove all our cookies and empty our cache.
So how do these retargeting customized ads work? When a prospect/client browses your website they become tagged with a snippet of code, which tracks which products they have shown interest in. When they leave the website and begin visiting other pages that's when the retargeting begins. Banner ads customized to their search on your site start appearing on sites all over the web, from news, social networks, blogs, etc.
Companies that are using retargeting firms, such as Fetchback, in their marketing strategy have seen a 592 percent increase in ROI and conversions up by 94 percent. There are many other benefits to this form of behavioral marketing. It helps streamline all of your campaigns and the frequency of the ads helps keep your brand on the top of prospects minds. (Most services have an integrated feature that allows you to place a limit on the frequency at which the ads appear, so you don't bomb your potential clients and "creep" them out because everywhere they go they see you.)
Plus, your ads are not static on a particular site related to your industry, which usually does not yield a lot of traffic because that market is already saturated and are either already your clients or know who you are. With retargeting your ads you are only reengaging with new prospects that have already shown interest in your brand; you can focus on what their needs are and manage your ROI.
In short, retargeting helps build your brand and online presence, while increasing the chances of reengaging your audience. It is not going to convert all on its own and has to be used with traditional marketing tactics to be effective. So don't eliminate your current strategies. It is also important to measure the effectiveness of your retargeting campaigns, ensuring it is worth the investment and that your conversion rates are higher.
This article from Inc. Magazine highlights a retargeting success story involving Scottevest and its partnership with firm AdRoll.
There is one downside to the growing popularity for converting leads more efficiently via retargeting and that is the possibility that people may have the choice to opt-out (a do not call list for the Internet) of all behavioral targeting ads. What does that do for brands that are following the rules and not hunting down prospects on the web? We lose the opportunity to generate qualified leads for our sales team and revenue for the company. If you do use retargeting make sure you limit your reach frequency because when people begin to feel harassed and stalked by brands they will opt-out; I would.
Is your organization taking on the strategy of retargeting advertising? If so, how successful have you been with campaigns and reengaging lost prospects? Do you think we should have the right to opt-out of all behavioral targeting ad campaigns or just the irritating ones? Please share your thoughts and ideas with me and the BurrellesLuce Fresh Ideas readers.


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The Halloo system enables you to provide voice services for everyone in your organization. Each person will have an individual voice mailbox, individual forwarding preferences and extension identifiers.
Each extension is identified by a 2-digit number (00-99), to enable convenient dialing within your organization. Larger plans may have 3- or 4-digit extensions. An extension may be one of the following types:
Sign in to My Halloo as an administrator to manage the extensions in your account. You will have the ability to add and delete extensions, as well as configure options for each one.
Select the All Extensions link at the top of the My Halloo page. Here you will see a list of the extensions in your account. Every extension has a local extension number. Some will have direct inward dial (DID) numbers assigned, which are public toll-free or local numbers which route directly to the extension they are assigned to.
To add new extensions to your account click on one of the New buttons at the top of the page (e.g. New User…). For more information please refer to Adding User Extensions.


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Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. – Fund Commentary and Portfolio Statistics
Fort Dearborn Income Securities, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE:FDI) is a closed-end bond fund managed by UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. The Fund invests principally in investment grade, long-term fixed income debt securities. The primary objective of the Fund is to provide its shareholders with:
- A stable stream of current income consistent with external interest rate conditions; and
- A total return over time that is above what they could receive by investing individually in the investment grade and long-term maturity sectors of the bond market.
Fund Commentary for the third quarter 2014 from UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. ("UBS Global AM"), the Fund's investment advisor
Market review
The fixed income market largely treaded water during the third calendar quarter. However, there were periods of volatility over the three month period, as investor sentiment was impacted by mixed global economic data, questions regarding future central bank monetary policy and an increasing number of geopolitical issues. The yield on the two-year Treasury rose from 0.47% to 0.58% over the quarter, as expectations for Federal Reserve Board (the "Fed") rate hikes increased. In contrast, the yield on the 10-year Treasury declined slightly from 2.53% to 2.52%, partially driven by several periods of risk aversion. As expected, the Fed announced that it would further taper its purchases of longer-term Treasuries and agency mortgage-backed securities at its meetings in July and September. In each case, the Fed stated that it planned to pare its purchases (quantitative easing) by a total of $10 billion per month. Quantitative easing concluded in October 2014. In its official statement following its September meeting, the Fed stated, "it likely will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends, especially if projected inflation continues to run below the Committee's 2% longer-run goal, and provided that longer-term inflation expectations remain well anchored." All told, the overall US bond market, as measured by the Barclays US Aggregate Index,1 gained 0.17% during the third quarter.
Many US spread sectors2 posted negative returns during the third quarter. Spread sectors were impacted by the aforementioned issues driving investor sentiment. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities ("TIPS"), high yield corporate bonds and emerging market debt generated weak results.
Performance review
During the third quarter of 2014, the Fund posted a net asset value total return of -0.80%, and a market price total return of -1.82%. The Fund, on a net asset value total return basis, underperformed the Barclays US Aggregate Index (the "Index") which, as previously stated, returned 0.17% during the quarter.
In contrast to the first six months of the year, the Fund's spread sector exposure detracted from performance during the third quarter. In particular, security selection and a substantial overweight allocation to investment grade corporate bonds were negative for returns. This largely occurred in September as investor risk aversion increased. Within the investment grade space, the Fund's exposures to metals and mining, energy and banks were a drag on performance. The Fund's overweight to high yield corporate bonds detracted from results, as did an overweight to commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS").
On the upside, the Fund's yield curve positioning was additive to performance during the quarter. Our yield curve flattening bias was beneficial, as we had an overweight to the long end of the curve and an underweight to the short end of the curve.
There were no significant changes made to the Fund's sector positioning during the quarter. That said, we tactically managed the Fund's duration and actively bought and sold various corporate credits. We also adjusted the Fund's CMBS and collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") exposures.
In our view, the US economy has enough momentum to continue expanding, although the pace will be far from robust. We expect the Fed to begin the process of normalizing monetary policy in 2015, and we believe it will do so in a gradual and measured fashion. Economic growth in Europe remains weak, and the European Central Bank is expected to remain accommodative as it looks to stimulate growth and ward off deflation. Elsewhere, we are closely monitoring China's economy given signs of a more modest expansion.
Turning to the fixed income market, geopolitical and global growth concerns have driven down US Treasury yields and pushed credit spreads wider. We currently have a neutral to somewhat positive outlook for the credit markets. In particular, we continue to find attractive opportunities given relatively more attractive spreads.
Portfolio statistics as of September 30, 20143
|Top ten countries4
Percentage of total portfolio assets
|United States
|United Kingdom
|Cayman Islands
Portfolio composition
|Corporate bonds
|Asset-backed securities
|Commercial mortgage-backed securities
|Collateralized loan obligations
|Mortgage & agency debt securities
|Municipal bonds
|US government obligations
|Non-US government obligations
|Common stocks
|Preferred stocks
|Short-term investments
|Options purchased
|Cash and other assets, less liabilities
|Credit quality5
|Percentage of total portfolio assets
|US Treasury6
|US Agency6,7
|CCC and Below
|Cash equivalents
|Other assets, less liabilities
Net asset value per share8
Market price per share8
NAV yield8
Market yield8
|6.16 yrs
Weighted average maturity
|9.97 yrs
|The Barclays US Aggregate Index is an unmanaged broad-based index designed to measure the US dollar-denominated, investment grade, taxable bond market. The index includes bonds from the Treasury, government-related, corporate, mortgage-backed, asset-backed and commercial mortgage-backed sectors.
|A spread sector refers to non-government fixed income sectors, such as investment grade or high yield bonds, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), etc.
|The Fund's portfolio is actively managed, and its portfolio composition will vary over time.
The Fund does not take active currency risk; as of September 30, 2014, the Fund's holdings in foreign fixed income securities were predominately denominated in US dollars.
|Credit quality ratings shown in the table are based on those assigned by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a part of McGraw-Hill Financial, ("S&P") to individual portfolio holdings. S&P is an independent ratings agency. Rating reflected represents S&P individual debt issue credit rating. While S&P may provide a credit rating for a bond issuer (e.g., a specific company or country); certain issues, such as some sovereign debt, may not be covered or rated and therefore are reflected as non-rated for the purposes of this table. Credit ratings range from AAA, being the highest, to D, being the lowest, based on S&P's measures; ratings of BBB or higher are considered to be investment grade quality. Unrated securities do not necessarily indicate low quality. Further information regarding S&P's rating methodology may be found on its website at www.standardandpoors.com. Please note that any references to credit quality made in the commentary preceding the table may reflect ratings based on multiple providers (not just S&P) and thus may not align with the data represented in this table.
|S&P downgraded long-term US government debt on August 5, 2011 to AA+. Other rating agencies continue to rate long-term US government debt in their highest ratings categories.
|Includes agency debentures and agency mortgage-backed securities.
|Net asset value (NAV), market price and yields will fluctuate. NAV yield is calculated by multiplying the current quarter's dividend by 4 and dividing by the quarter-end net asset value. Market yield is calculated by multiplying the current quarter's dividend by 4 and dividing by the quarter-end market price.
|Duration is a measure of price sensitivity of a fixed income investment or portfolio (expressed as % change in price) to a 1 percentage point (i.e., 100 basis points) change in interest rates, accounting for optionality in bonds such as prepayment risk and call/put features.
Any performance information reflects the deduction of the Fund's fees and expenses, as indicated in its shareholder reports, such as investment advisory and administration fees, custody fees, exchange listing fees, etc. It does not reflect any transaction charges that a shareholder may incur when (s)he buys or sells shares (e.g., a shareholder's brokerage commissions).
Disclaimers Regarding Fund Commentary – The Fund Commentary is intended to assist shareholders in understanding how the Fund performed during the period noted. The views and opinions were current as of the date of this press release. They are not guarantees of performance or investment results and should not be taken as investment advice. Investment decisions reflect a variety of factors, and the Fund and UBS Global AM reserve the right to change views about individual securities, sectors and markets at any time. As a result, the views expressed should not be relied upon as a forecast of the Fund's future investment intent.
Past performance does not predict future performance. The return and value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Any Fund net asset value ("NAV") returns cited in a Fund Commentary assume, for illustration only, that dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested at the NAV on the payable dates. Any Fund market price returns cited in a Fund Commentary assume that all dividends and other distributions, if any, were reinvested at prices obtained under the Fund's Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Returns for periods of less than one year have not been annualized. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund dividends and other distributions, if any, or on the sale of Fund shares.
Investing in the Fund entails specific risks, such as interest rate, credit and US government securities risks as well as derivatives risks. Further information regarding the Fund, including a discussion of principal objectives, investment strategies and principal risks, may be found in the fund overview located at http://www.ubs.com/closedendfundsinfo. You may also request copies of the fund overview by calling the Closed-End Funds Desk at 888-793 8637.
(c)UBS 2014. All rights reserved.
The key symbol and UBS are among the registered and unregistered trademarks of UBS.
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As a gateway community to Texas Hill Country and Lake Travis, Lake Pointe is in an ideal location. Just 12 miles west of all the employers, entertainment, and cultural opportunities of downtown Austin, Lake Pointe is a carefully planned community that has just been built in the past 10 years or so. Developed near Highway 71 and Bee Cave Road, Lake Pointe is able to boast a great location as well as homes that are both more spacious and more affordable than many of the properties available within the city boundaries.
Lake Pointe has always been popular with families who want plenty of space and clean, safe living while also enjoying all the amenities of Austin. Families also adore the fact that Lake Pointe is part of the prestigious Lake Travis School District. In fact, one of the schools that Lake Pointe students attend, Lake Pointe Elementary, consistently is awarded an exemplary rating from Texas's education agency.
It's not just families that gravitate towards Lake Pointe, however. Young professionals and singles with a love of the outdoors and the other active lifestyles also love this community. Lake Pointe is close to Lakeway, which is known as a golfer haven. The many prestigious golf courses that this community offers are all within easy reach of Lake Pointe homeowners. Plus, Lake Pointe has easy access to several boat launches and several beaches, which allow Lake Pointe residents to easily access the famous Lake Travis. A short 15 minute commute takes Lake Pointe homeowners to beautiful local parks such as Hamilton Pool and Reimers Ranch, both of which are ideal for bicycling, games of Frisbee, or just hiking.
Thanks to the fact that Lake Pointe has become immensely popular among savvy home buyers, the region has acquired a number of new amenities, which just make life here more convenient. However, at the same time, Lake Pointe has been careful to maintain its rural charm and impeccable record of safety and cleanliness. Nearby Village of Bee Cave has added new shopping centers that offer new convenience for Lake Pointe home owners. The local music venue The Backyard has an impressive listing of famous acts playing, while nearby restaurants offer plenty of delicious dining choices, ranging from the down home to the exotic. Lake Pointe itself has a private pool for local homeowners only, as well as many areas for hiking and biking. Whether you're looking for great place to raise a family, or just a great place to live yourself, Lake Pointe offers you all the choices you could want.


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This Week's Good and Bad: April 30, 2011
This week's bad…
What do you do when you're 19-years-old and a complete jerk? You eat at McDonald's and then purposely run over ducklings with your hummer, like Dillon Robert Pearce of Ann Arbor, Michigan, according to police.
Peace was arraigned on Tuesday on a charge of killing an animal. Magistrate Thomas Truesdell set bond at $5,000.
(via Obscure Store)
This week's good…
The headline says it all: Child builds tiny cart for Joe the paraplegic bunny
Prepare for the unbearable cuteness:
(Via Mary Martin)


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Single-trip vs multi-trip travel insurance — What's the best policy for travelling abroad?
Antony Jacob
Indians love travelling. The thought of exploring new places, learning new cultures and tasting local cuisines is both exciting and enthralling. But in that excitement, many of us generally forget to secure oneself from any unexpected events one can face during their travel. These can range from loss of baggage, flight cancellation, accidents, etc. Conclusion: One needs to have a forceful travel insurance policy in place before they board their flight, regardless the kind of trip they are taking.
So, the next steps involve doing a thorough research on the various policies available in the market vis-à-vis one that meets your requirements to the closest. Broadly, there are two types of travel insurance policy available in the market for travellers travelling abroad: single and multi-trip travel insurance policy. But first let's understand the basic difference between the two:
Single trip travel insurance
As the name suggests a single trip travel insurance policy provides coverage for one domestic or international trip. Even if one is on a single trip, they can visit multiple destinations or multiple countries, and that is still considered a single trip while you are away from your home. The policy will last until one returns home from the trip.
The policy cover starts from the time one flies from the home country to the foreign destination and remains in force till the date of the return/ end of policy (whichever is earlier). The insurance policy comes with an extendable facility and quick claim resolving option. Single trip insurance can be bought as soon as one plans to leave. Such policies generally cover hospitalisation expenses, emergency dental treatment costs, loss of checked-in luggage, among others.
Those who travel occasionally and for a long duration, single trip travel insurance is an appropriate choice. It is also cost-effective as one needs to pay only for the exact length of the trip.
All insurance companies have a cap on the number of days that are to be counted as a single trip. Normally, a single trip plan provides cover for a period of around 180 days.
Multi-trip travel insurance
Multi-trip travel insurance plans are generally purchased on an annual basis. The policy term, which will be in force for a period of 12 months, begins from the date on which it is bought. All trips one makes during the year will be covered under the same policy. Multi-trip travel insurance policies generally cover loss of passport, emergency medical expenses, trip cancellation among others.
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The cover is basically set for 365 days, wherein a person can fly abroad as many times as he wants under the same insurance policy. If one goes on multiple official trips in a year or believes in exploring the world, then this is the best option for you. That said, some multi-trip plans do have a limit on the duration of travel which may vary from 30-70 days per trip. Hence, reading the fine print is always advisable.
To be eligible for a multi-trip travel insurance one should hold a domestic health insurance policy in the country of their origin.
The differentiator
Single trip insurance policies are designed for people who only take one or two holidays a year, whether that is a short trip to Singapore or a three-week jaunt in Europe. Multi-trip policies, on the other hand, are for those lucky enough to enjoy more than two journeys a year. These policies are often better value for money than buying single trip cover for each separate holiday. Multi-trip policies allows one to make unlimited journeys in a year. Moreover, most policies will limit the length of each trip (usually between 31 and 45 days), but double-check for any restrictions before you buy.
Things to keep in mind
Whatever policy one decides to opt for, there are certain things one must cross-check. Key ones being destination, duration of stay, possible medical expenses, (including sports/activity-related injuries in case your focus is thrill or adventure travel), the cash and valuables you will be carrying, trip cancellations in case of multi-trips and policy limits and exclusions.
Destination is crucial as most insurance companies have separate cover for Europe and the rest of the world. Some worldwide policies even exclude the US, Canada and the Caribbean. The level of cover and feature varies from country-to-country and plan-to-plan.
Though every policy offers basic medical cover for unexpected or new injuries and illnesses, one must ensure that they are covered for all medical emergencies. All existing medical conditions must be declared before the purchase of the policy, otherwise there are chances of denial.
The cancellation cover must be enough to encompass the pre-paid cost of the trip(s). The cost of emergency items of clothing should also be accounted for in case the luggage is misplaced and damaged by the airline.
In nutshell
Both plans have different uses and advantages. The choosing criteria is solely based on one's requirements and policy options. A single or multi-trip travel insurance policy makes your journey worthwhile and provides you complete peace of mind in a foreign territory.
(The writer is CEO, Apollo Munich Health Insurance)


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Saturday, April 7, 2012
Mad coyote Joe's Blah Blah Blog: Tabouli Salad with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce and Grill...
Tabouli Salad with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce and Grill-roasted Babaganouj
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Mad coyote Joe's Blah Blah Blog: Early Spring Minestrone
Mad coyote Joe's Blah Blah Blog: Early Spring Minestrone
Mad coyote Joe's Blah Blah Blog: Early Spring Minestrone
Early Spring Minestrone
Looking out my window at the sky, I realize that even though it's still chilly in the mornings, winter's back has finally been broken. The ground is moist and ready to come alive with another beautiful spring here in the Sonoran desert. So I'll get the weeds out of my yard and then till the garden. I love going over to the Home Depot and buying the little packs of baby peppers, tomatoes and so on. I garden just for the fun of it. If my mind gets occupied with other tasks I let the garden go long before I reap its rewards. My sister is a true master gardener. Which brings me to my point… Fresh Produce!
I was pleased to drop by a farmers market last weekend. I wish the readers could have seen the freshness and variety of greens and vegetables. I stop by on a regular basis. I like to see what's available and then build a meal around those fresh vegetables. The Farmers Market is a fantastic resource for a community. Yes, I shop at my local grocery store for produce the rest of the week, but on Saturday morning it's so nice to walk through the market. I get a cup of coffee, and then shop and chat with old friends and neighbors. Then I'm back home working out a meal plan using my fresh produce. Several years ago I came up with this recipe for a light variation on minestrone.
Early Spring Minestrone
I know Italian food purists will argue with this recipe. But there is a school of thought out there that says regional dishes follow the seasons. Winter minestrone is heavy with medium sized pasta and a beefier feel. As spring approaches, with so many fresh vegetable choices, I wanted to make a lighter and yet very comforting soup. This delicious recipe is a starting point rather than a strict road map. The flavors are based around the fennel, onions, garlic and pesto, with the other vegetables and pasta. Use whatever is fresh and whatever you have on hand. Serve with fresh bread, which is also available at the farmers market.
1 fennel bulb, stems and core removed and chopped fine
1 bunch scallions, chopped fine
2 cloves garlic, minced
5 Tbl. Extra virgin olive oil
8 to 10 cups of chicken broth (enough to cover by a few inches)
½ head cauliflower, cut into small pieces
6-8 stalks asparagus, woody stems removed and cut into 1-inch pieces
4 or 5 baby zucchini cut in half
4 or 5 baby crooked neck squash, cut in half
A handful of green beans cut into bite sized pieces
4 or 5 baby carrots
a handful of sugar snap peas
4 or baby corn
(I just walk through the market and get a little of what ever looks fresh)
1 14oz. Can redi-cut tomatoes
4 or 5 ounces of dried spaghetti or angle hair pasta broken into quarters
a pinch of good Greek oregano
Black pepper to taste
Over medium heat, in a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven, sauté the fennel, onion and garlic, slowly until soft but not browned. Add the chicken broth and then all other vegetables and the pasta, oregano and black pepper. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Serve in big soup bowls with a dollop of fresh pesto (don't you dare use the store bought stuff).
Serves 6 to 8
Fresh pesto
Also use this amazing condiment or fresh bread, homemade pizza, over pasta and with grilled meats, poultry and fish!
¼ cup pine nuts
2 cloves garlic, Minced
2 tsp. Kosher or sea salt
a grind or two of fresh black pepper
4 oz fresh basil leaves
1/3 of a cup of extra virgin olive oil
1/3 of a cup of fresh grated Parmigiano Reggiano
Pulse the pine nuts, garlic, salt and pepper in a food processor, until it forms a coarse meal. Add in the basil leaves and oil and pulse until it forms a coarse paste. You will need to scrape down the sides of the food processor a few times in the process. Remove from food processor to serving bowl and stir in the parmigiano reggiano.
Make about 2 cups
Mad Coyote Joe


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SAVE THE DATE: Daughters of Norway's 'Bit of Norway' will be Nov. 11
SAVE THE DATE: Daughters of Norway's 'Bit of Norway' will be held at Our Savior's Lutheran Church on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017!
Guests can enjoy a taste of Norwegian heritage right here in Burien From 10 am- 2 pm on November 11, 2017 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, South 168th and Ambaum Blvd. South, just one block east of First Ave.
The Daughters of Norway Solveig Lodge #31 bid you Velkommen to their bazaar, cooking demonstrations and Kaffestue (Coffee Shop). It only happens once a year so you won't want to miss your chance to feast on homemade lefse, julekake and other Norwegian specialties.
In addition, many "daughters" dress in traditional costume and offer interesting insights to Norwegian tradition and heritage. Take a look at photos from past events, and mark you calendars or you'll be saying "Uff-da!" that you missed all the fun and good food.
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church is located at S. 168th and Ambaum Blvd. SW: