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With the promotion, McFall will be traveling from Manhattan, Kansas to Nairobi, Kenya's capital city. There, McFall will be responsible for logistics development, distribution, and inventory, and will also be working to solidify Engrain's presence throughout the region.Engrain believes that having an Engrain Manager on the ground will make it easier to serve local clients face to face. Magnus Baumann, President of Engrain Eastern Holdings, shares, "As Engrain continues to stock growing numbers of enzyme and fortification products in Mombasa, McFall will ensure that our logistics in Kenya, East Africa, and the surrounding areas are responsive to our customers' specific requirements."
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FORT WORTH - Costco Wholesale is under contract to buy 17 acres in the Presidio Junction development in far north Fort Worth.
Once infrastructure is completed, construction will begin on the $11 million, 153,847-sf store at 8900 Tehama Ridge Pkwy. Construction is expected to last four months, with the store opening in late spring 2014.
Located in Presidio Junction on the west side of I-35W and south of N. Tarrant Pkwy., the store will be Costco's fourth Tarrant County location and will have about 200 employees, about half of which will be full time.
Presidio Junction is a 300-acre master-planned community being developed by LNR, which bought the land in 2007. LNR has planned 1 million sf for shops and restaurants, 1,300 apartments and 750,000 sf for a hotel, a fitness center and Class A office space.
LNR has developed the Wyatt at Presidio Junction apartment community and sold land to Lowe's Home Centers in 2008.
Our twice-weekly e-newsletter provides a quick overview of Texas real estate markets. Because your time is valuable.

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LOWER PLENTY - Real Estate
Lower Plenty - A Perfect Blend of Modern Life and Nature
Lower Plenty is a scenic Melbourne suburb located just 20kms from Melbourne's CBD. Formerly a part of Eltham, the town gets its name from the Lower Plenty Toll Bridge, which was built in the 1860's to collect toll from vehicles moving across the Plenty River. It belongs to the local government area of the City of Banyule and has a population of nearly 4,000. It is bounded by the intersection of the Plenty River (which closes its eastern flank) and the Yarra River (which closes its southern flank).
The area is classified as a low density urban suburb and contains large expanses of unfettered ecosystems. Within the vicinity are easily accessible trails and hiking paths like the Main Yarra Trail and the Plenty River Trail, which can bring people closer to nature without being too far from the city. It is a perfect marriage between convenience and a delightful suburban ambience.
Living in Lower Plenty
There are all kinds of real estate in Lower Plenty. Property for sale in Lower Plenty ranges from the extremely affordable (around $300,000) to the high-end (over $4,000,000), according to sold results.
Within its vicinity are growing neighborhoods complete with schools, business centers, sports clubs, and town halls. For families looking for a house for sale in Lower Plenty or singles looking for a temporary property for rent in Lower Plenty, there are a variety of attractive options suited to any lifestyle. For those looking to build their own houses, there are a handful of options that offer land for sale. The locale offers a generally laid back lifestyle, while also accommodating a diverse range of activities.
If you decide to search for a house for sale in Lower Plenty, it is important to contact a local real estate professional to help. When looking for real estate agents in Lower Plenty, you can't go past Morrison Kleeman Estate Agents who have earned the reputation of being the 'Lower Plenty' specialists. They have the knowledge and expertise on properties for sale in Lower Plenty and are the best team to guide you through the purchase process.
Lower Plenty is home to many hiking paths and bike trails, including the main Yarra Trail and the Plenty River Trail. Residents can enjoy unbridled access to the natural landscapes nearby, as there are many maps that outline the different trails and attractions throughout Lower Plenty's vicinity.
For those who prefer to stay within the suburb, there are a variety of options as well. Close to the town centre are the Heidelberg Golf Club, the Rosanna Golf Club, the Christian Amberley Retreat Centre, and the Lower Plenty Hotel.
Sports enthusiasts can get their share of the action as well. The Lower Plenty Football and Cricket Clubs are located just a stone's throw away at the Montmorency Park on Para Road, while the Baseball Club can be found at Glenauburn Reserve. In terms of physical activities and recreation, there are a myriad of options available.
The suburb has wide networks of off-road access which are connected to its main roads. People looking to get around can utilize the public transportation network, although biking and walking are made convenient as well. The nearest railway stations are located at Eltham and Greensborough about 4-5kms away.


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Bonus Issue 2018 Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities
This annual issue focuses on the Readers' Choice Awards in about 19 different categories. In the category "Favorite S&C article" my article in the January 2017 issue on ETF Sector Investing received an honorable mention
April 1, 2017 Our website is now downloadable to mobile devices.
September 2016 Effective with this issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities Magazine (TASC), I became the ETF columnist for the magazine on ETFs which published my column every two months since then..
July 2016 Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities Magazine Product Review
My review of StockCharts.com was published on pages 40-43.
May 2016 Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities Magazine Quick Scan
My review of THE WIZARD software is presented on pages 42 to 45. This is an updated review of I wrote for this magazine in June 2011. If you to go www.thewizard.com look for the blog link you'll find a link to the reprinted article.
Bonus Issue 2016 Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities Magazine
This annual issue focuses on the Readers' Choice Awards in about 19 different categories. In the category "Favorite S&C article" my interview in the March 2015 issue (mentioned below) came in as a Finalist.
March 2015 Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities Interview
I was interviewed in the March 2015 issue which focused on the BDH strategy. Subscribers to the magazine can see the article in their monthly issue or online. The magazine does not permit a link to their magazine, as they consider it copyrighted material. Paid subscribers to stockcharts.com can go to a link on the site to pull up the magazine issue.
June 18, 2013
Investor's Business daily published an interview with me about ETF investing on page A10. The link is below:
December 14, 2012
Chartmill.com has posted a version of the Buy Don't Hold V2 strategy on its website with the link provided above. This is updated as necessary.
The BDH V2 strategy was modified by this site's owners. They include Indicator#1 which I no longer use. They use short selling which I don't use. They use the S&P 500 to track the results compared to the NASDAQ Composite which I use. And they don't use a confirming MACD indicator on Indicator #8. However, it is interesting to see their results and their description of the model.
2012 Second Quarter
AAII's Computerized Investing publication provided a synopsis of my Version2 Dashboard:
December 3, 2011
I recently wrote a review of www.ETFreplay.com for Technical Analysis of Stock & Commodities:
August 18, 2011
Interview on Sound Investing Podcast
I was interviewed by Paul Merriman on his show which was made available on August 18. Here is the link:
June 2011 Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities Product Review
I reviewed THE WIZARD software program.
May 10, 2011
Buy DON'T Hold was ranked #1 today on Amazon's Mutual Fund Best Seller List.
April 2, 2011
I'm pleased to announce the publication of two books that have been listed on Amazon recently. The first one is a 34-page ebook titled Profiting from ETF Rotation Strategies in Turbulent Markets selling for $7.19. This book is not published in hardcopy, so you need a Kindle or similar device or you can download it to your PC with free software from Amazon. This book provides two back-tested strategies using a universe of 15 ETFs that focus on high relative strength and a moving average, respectively. Each month the portfolio is reviewed for changes and is invested 100% of the time. There are equity and fixed income ETFs in the portfolio to allow for changing market conditions. These strategies are for those who are looking for a more active investing approach than is offered in Buy DON'T Hold.
The next book is All About Market Timing 2nd Edition (selling for $12.27 hard cover and $9.99 Kindle) that I substantially updated from its first printing in November 2003. There are five stand-alone strategies that can be used to time the market that have worked well over time. For those of you looking for another way to invest, this book will provide additional options to consider.
Either book can be purchased by clicking on the links on the right sidebar which contains the cover of each of the book. Hit the "Amazon" link to be directed to the site.
Also, Buy DON'T Hold is ranked #1 today on Amazon's Mutual Fund Best Seller List.
October 29, 2010
The recently published Stock Trader's Almanac 2011 has named Buy DON'T Hold one of 2010's "Top Investment Books."
July 28, 2010
Larry MacDonald reviewed the book on SeekingAlpha.com. Here is the URL:
It was also published on Canadian Business online:
As of this morning Buy DON'T Hold is #1 Best seller in Amazon's Mutual Fund category, as it has been on and off for past three months.
May 19, 2010
#1 AMAZON Best Seller List for Mutual Funds
Buy DON'T Hold hit the top of the Mutual Fund Best Seller Category as of today May 19, and many days in May and early June since then. It is even ahead of a recent book writen by the well-known mutual fund expert John Boge, founder of the Vanguard Funds, and co-author David Swensen.
May 4, 2010
Mebane Faber, the best selling author of The Ivy Portfolio, mentioned on his website www.mebanefaber.com that he is reading my book.
There have been a number of very favorable reviews posted on AMAZON regarding the book. Here is one review:
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book about investing with ETFs, April 29, 2010
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Buy–DON'T Hold: Investing with ETFs Using Relative Strength to Increase Returns with Less Risk (Hardcover)
If you want to invest using ETFs and you are willing to spend a few minutes every week reviewing the conditions of the market and performing a relative strength ranking for 66 ETFs, this book is for you. I have read several other books on investing using ETFs, but none of them are as practical or cover all the key points like this book does. In this book, the author describes in detail a 6 step approach which includes key items such as determining your risk level, assessing the market's condition, ranking the ETFs, and using stops. The book includes specific instructions on how to perform each of these steps using free web sites where you can implement this approach. He has asset allocation recommendations for 4 types of investors based on your risk tolerance. If you no longer believe in the "buy and hold" approach, you owe it to yourself to read this book.
The following individuals were provided advance copies of the books and provided a quote:
"Masonson is a master Almanac Investor. In Buy–DON'T Hold, he shows investors and traders how to buy and sell the right ETFs at the right time with proven strategies, technical tools, and indicators."
—Jeffrey A. Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief, Stock Trader's Almanac
"Masonson not only shows you when to be in and out of the market, but also which ETFs to buy and when to sell them. This is a complete investing program that all investors can benefit from. I expect the vast majority of readers will agree with me that this book is a 'Strong Buy.'"
—Price Headley, CFA, CMT, Founder of BigTrends.com
"The author provides investors with a step-by-step investing plan that focuses heavily on protecting principal, while at the same time offering a systematic approach that will help investors meet their goals and stay on the right side of the market. Buy–DON'T Hold offers an effective strategy that can make a huge difference in an investor's bottom line."
—Paul Merriman, Founder of Merriman, a Seattle-based investment advisory firm; Editor of Fundadvice.com and the Sound Investing podcast
"Masonson is a highly regarded stock market researcher who provides investors with his discerning perspective on an ETF investing strategy using relative strength. In this succinct and sharply focused book, Masonson develops a logical and easy-to-use strategy with all the necessary steps to maximize returns while ably managing risk."
—Nelson Freeburg, Editor of Formula Research, a financial newsletter that develops systematic investment models for stocks and bonds
"My 40 years of experience has convinced me that relative strength is one of the very best methods of managing portfolios. Exhaustive research shows that investments that have demonstrated the highest price strength over a significant past period are likely to outperform the market going forward. Buy only the strongest investments and hold these as long as they stay strong. Masonson's easy-to-read book shows you a workable way to execute this winning method."
—Robert W. Colby, CMT, Chairman of Robert W. Colby Asset Management, Inc.; author of The Encyclopedia of Technical Market Indicators, Second Edition


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The Cultural Department of the Québec Government Office in London is happy to announce the publication of the latest edition of the Québec culture brochure for the UK, Ireland and the Nordic countries!
As usual, the brochure provides a large amount of information concerning a wide selection of Québec cultural events taking place across an array of artistic sectors throughout the UK, Ireland and Nordic countries.
This is the 51st edition of the cultural brochure, and also the first published under our new Agent-General, Mr. John A. Coleman, who took up his post in October.
From an economic perspective, the cultural sector is of great significance for Québec, contributing 14.5 billion Canadian dollars annually to Québec's GDP. Perhaps even more importantly, as Mr. Coleman has stressed, culture is a key component of a kind and enlightened society.
In addition to our ongoing cooperation with the British Council, we recently launched a call for projects with the Nordic Council of Ministers. Applications from the fields of culture and innovation will be accepted until mid-February.
Also featured in the brochure are a number of exciting Québec artists who will be taking up residency in our territory in the coming months – please see pages 12 and 13 for more information.
As further testament to the importance of culture within our work at the Québec Government Office in London, last summer we had the opportunity to reinforce our Department and welcome new team members. Further details are on page 1 of the brochure.
We hope that this brochure will inspire, challenge and entertain you. Please feel free to contact the Cultural Team to discuss any current, future or potential cultural projects involving Québec.
Click here to view the brochure.


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|Mafuyu Shiina
|Mafuyu Shiina
|椎名 真冬
|Shiina Mafuyu
|Hair Color
|Eye Color
|Dark Blue
|Personal Status
| Minatsu Shiina (big sister)
Kasumi Shiina(mother)
|Treasurer of Student Council
|First Appearance
|Light Novel Debut
|Volume 1
|Anime Debut
|Episode 1
| (Japanese) Yuki Horinaka (first season)
Iori Nomizu (second season)
(English) Xanthe Huynh
Mafuyu Shiina is one of the main female protagonist in Seitokai no Ichizon.Mafuyu is the treasurer of the 32nd Student Council.She has a deep interest in BL and video games.Her nickname in her class is Goddess.
Like the season she represents, she's extremely passive and keeps a lot to herself, but she will show her real self and her real feelings if she feels comfortable.Therefore as she grew closer to Ken, more and more of her true character under the shy,sickly,weak appearance.She is actually a rather big fujioshi where she fantasize about Ken and other men(mostly Nakameguro ) and a big gamer. Mafuyu also has a strong personality contrary to her looks being able to voice mature comments and actions.She even managed to tell Ken that she will choose Ken if she had to choose between Ken and Minatsu. She usually plays RPGs but is willing to give it up for things she sees as more important such as to comfort a young boy.
She acts as a bridge between her sister Minatsu and their mother after Minatsu and their mother's relationship grew awkward.Mafuyu grew up listening to how bad men are from Minatsu that she even entered an all girl school during her middle school years.This cause her to have a huge fear of man and cannot stand any man touching him saying that it makes her feel uncomfortable.She runs a website called 'Internal Organs Explode' selling BL which is a big hit.
Ken first met her on the internet under the name 'Yuki' where she trained him to become a better man in her own way.However,it was due to her training that Ken became the shameless person he is now where she made him do embarassing things such as having an Afro or go to a tsundere cafe where the waitress are 100% tsun and 0% dere that Ken questioned why he had to pay to be scolded.Later,Mafuyu first met Ken in the real world when Ken was about to faint from over working where she tried to help him despite her fear of man.From there Ken learned what strength really means.
Mafuyu is the only first year in the 32th Student Council.She can be usually found holding a game console. Mafuyu is the treasurer but like the others is rarely shown to be doing her duties.During meetings,she will usually give suggestions that are either related to video games or BL.She even openly writes BL rather openly(usually involving Ken).Ken had thought her as the easiest character to get and she really turned out to be the first member of the Student Council to confess to Ken.However,by that time Ken fears her and sometimes even more than Chizuru as she tends to write BL with Ken as one of the characters.Mafuyu was first thought to have no friends in her class except her virtual 'friends' in the games she is playing.Ken was even worried that she was being bullied.However,this is in fact far from the truth as she is in actual fact the idol if her class.The class even hold quizes on her and have stalking missions to ensure she is safe that nearly everyone in the class joins. She is completely unaware of their doings until she overhears a fight with nearly the entire class against Haro .
- The second Kanji in her first name Mafuyu means winter.
- According to Seitokai no Zukan,
- her birthday is on 22th February
- her blood type is A
- her favourite food is hamburger(without pickled cucumber)
- she dislikes eating fish with a lot of bones


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CBS and Kieran's set up All-Kilkenny final
The battle for hurling's Croke Cup will come down to a shoot-out between two top class Kilkenny schools.
The county will provide the post-primary senior hurling champions for 2014 after Kilkenny CBS and St Kieran's College beat Limerick opponents in Saturday's semi-final double header.
St Kieran's were the first team to book their spot in the decider, coming from behind to see off a tricky Ardscoil Ris by 4-10 to 1-12 in Templemore.
Trailing by the odd point in seven at the interval (0-4 to 0-3), Kieran's took to the goal trail as they swung the game their way. Two in little over 60 seconds turned the tide, Conor O'Carroll and Robbie Donnelly rattling the net in quick succession to push their side five points clear (2-5 to 0-6).
Ardscoil were rocked by those goals and never recovered. Tadgh O'Dwyer hurt them even more when he netted a third goal, with the unfortunate Paraic O'Loughlin piling on the misery when he turned the sliotar into his own net in injury-time.
SCORERS: St Kieran's College - Robbie Donnelly (1-3, 0-1 free); Tadhg O'Dwyer (1-2); Conor O'Carroll, own goal (1-0); Conor Murphy (0-2, frees); Liam Blanchfield, Kevin Blanchfield, Eoin Walsh (0-1 each). Ardscoil Ris - Ronan Lynch (1-6, 0-5 frees), Conor Fitzgerald (0-3), Charlie McCarthy (0-2), Ian Galvin (0-1).
Kilkenny CBS showed their opponents no mercy as they blasted past Doon to make it an all-Kilkenny final.
Led by a two-goal blitz from Andrew Gaffney, the Leinster champions were too sharp in the opening half and went in with a five-point lead (2-3 to 0-4).
Two swift points after the restart from Gaffney and the industrious Robbie Buckley widened the gap for Doon. Led by Colin Ryan, the Limerick side chased hard but couldn't get close enough to trouble their rivals, who marched to a 2-9 to 0-10 win.
While the final is scheduled to be played in Semple Stadium, it is expected that Kilkenny GAA County Board will pitch to have the game moved to Nowlan Park.
SCORERS: Kilkenny CBS - Andrew Gaffney (2-2, 0-2 frees); J.P. Treacy (0-2, 0-1 free); Robbie Buckley (0-2); Luke Scanlon, Huw Lawlor, Matthew McWey (0-1 each). Doon - Colin Ryan (0-9, 0-8 frees), Dean Coleman (0-1).


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I am currently working my way through Chapter 7 of Everitt's book, which deals with the topic of God and morality. In the previous post I covered the Kantian moral argument, which suggests that God is presupposed in moral reasoning.
In this post I tidy-up some loose ends by looking at a quasi-Kantian argument from Keith Ward and something similar from Illtyd Trethowan. In case you would like to know: Ward is an Anglican theologian and Trethowan was (he is now dead) a theologian and Catholic convert from Anglicanism.
Ward's Argument
Ward offers a type fused Kantian and Divine command "argument". The scare quotes are to indicate that it is, once again, not an argument from morality to God, but rather an argument from God to morality. Ward has two aspirations for his argument:
- He wants to show how God gives morality its objective meaning and validity.
- He wants to show how moral prescriptions are dependent on God's will, without being arbitrary.
As it turns out, Ward's arguments are pretty weak, which make me wonder why Everitt chose to consider them at all (Ward is a big fish in the Anglican pond, so that might explain it). Let's see how weak they really are by considering each aspiration in turn.
1. God gives morality its objective meaning and validity
This is the Kantian component of Ward's morality. There is no real argument to describe here, just a bunch of intuitions and assertions. Ward is claiming that the finite nature of human life and human justice strips moral commitment of its meaning. Only a supreme being who can ensure ultimate justice makes moral commitment meaningful.
I dealt with this manner of thinking in the post on Kant's argument. The problem with it is that finite justice does not make moral commitment any less meaningful: a world with partial justice is still better than a world with none.
2. Morality is Dependent on God's Will in a non-arbitrary way
One of the great fears for the proponent of a divine-command metaethics is the potential arbitrariness of the command. If God is omnipotent, then it would seem he could deem anything to be morally acceptable. Murder, rape, genocide; you name it.
Ward shares this fear. He wants morality to be dependent on God's will, but in a non-arbitrary way. To bring this about, he offers two strange arguments.
The first is his claim that God has created us with a certain nature. In accordance with this nature, certain types of conduct contribute to our flourishing while others detract from it. It is this God-imbued nature that provides us with moral guidance.
As is obvious, this argument makes human nature -- whatever its source may be -- the source of morality. If God created us, well and good; if he didn't, we still have a genuine morality.
The second argument used by Ward is that moral prescriptions are necessarily true. In other words, moral prescriptions can only be one way because they must appeal to our rationality. At this point, Ward has turned into the intellectual equivalent of Wile E. Coyote: he has run off the cliff, but doesn't seem to have looked down yet.
The problem is this: If there are many possible ways for something to be (e.g. designs of a house), and if only one of them is realised, then there are good grounds for supposing that the willful act of someone is needed to explain the possibility that has been realised. But if there is only one possible way for something to be, then there is no need to posit the willful act of someone to explain why it is as it is.
Ward is claiming that moral prescriptions could only be one way, and that God's will is needed to explain why they are that way. This will not fly. It's like saying God is needed to ensure that 2+2=4.
Trethowan's Mystical Apprehension
Trethowan espouses a far more mystical doctrine than the analytical philosophers with whom we have been dealing. Yet, there is something vaguely Kantian about what he says. He asserts that the awareness of moral obligations is a direct awareness of God.
Let's be clear about what this means. He is not saying that awareness of obligations supports or increases the probability of God's existence. He is saying that awareness of obligations and awareness of God are equivalent experiences.
To which we respond "Mere assertion", for that is all it is. We may as well say that the awareness of obligation is an awareness of Zeus, or Santa Claus, or indigestion.
Okay, that's enough. In the final post on God and morality, I will look at the argument from supervenience.


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Good Morning and my apologies for not sharing for such a long time!!
So Yesterday I made this clock to put up in my craft room.
First I printed the Peek-a Boo Geisha image onto a A4 sheet of Stamping card and coloured with Copic pens.After cutting her out I then mounted the image on to the first layer of Kraft card. Once cut out I repeated this onto the second sheet of card. (one sheet isn't quite study enough) After the last cutting out I coloured the bare edges black to tidy up the edges.
after this I added gems at each of the segment lines and to the centre of each flower and glitter glue to the branches and hair pins. Once dry I punched the hole for the clock movement using a crop-a-dile Big Bite and fit using the instructions and .........Voila!!!
There you have a cool and unique clock!
Copic Marker's Europe ~ Anything Goes!
Charisma Cardz ~ Pink & brown.
Oozak ~ Anything Goes pink & Bling.
Through The Craft Room Door ~ Anything Goes!
Fussy & Fancy ~ Circles.
Inspire Me Friday & Make It Monday ~ Anything Goes!
Toff ~ Glitter.
Crafty Catz ~ Anything But a Square.
Peek-a Boo Geisha Digital stamp set from Bombshell Stamps
1 A4 sheet of stamping card.
2 A4 sheets of 1.5mm thick kraft card.
Gem's & Gold glitter glue.
Clock work movement kit.


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I thought and thought and thought and eventually came up with this for starters.
Made up of pieces sent to me by Nancie V and Nann in the 2011 and 2012 Worldwide Swaps.
It grew a bit bigger and then I started slashing.
This is what resulted.
Umm - needs something else - a bit of Chartreuse Green perhaps?
I forgot how much fabric stretches when slashed. Nothing matches! That's liberated for you!
Looking forward to the next round.


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The CIA personnel were sent in to contact opponents of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and assess their capabilities, two U.S. officials said...Likewise, the New York Times [on March 30] quoted U.S. officials as saying that "small groups of C.I.A. operatives have been working in Libya for several weeks as part of a shadow force of Westerners that the Obama administration hopes can help bleed Colonel Qaddafi's military..."
One U.S. government source familiar with Libya policy said the Obama administration is considering plans under which U.S. special forces personnel experienced in training anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan would work with CIA officers in efforts to organize and train Libyan opposition fighters.
American spies are meeting with rebels to try to fill in gaps in understanding who their leaders are and the allegiances of the groups opposed to Colonel Qaddafi, said United States government officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the classified nature of the activities.Some intelligence experts are questioning why the aforementioned classified information was leaked to the press:
They question whether the Obama Administration was putting the President's political ambitions ahead of America's national security.Incidentally, the New York Times, also reported the following eye-opener:
A former senior CIA official speculated that "there was not one but a multitude of sources that leaked this information and it was done to prove they were tough."
Another former CIA official went further and stated that, "They should have kept their big flapping mouth shut, and they said exactly the wrong thing. They said the CIA is there to collect information on the opposition to determine who the rebels are which makes the operatives job harder." A former operative angrily noted that those officers on the ground have been compromised and now have to explain to the rebels that they are not collecting information about them...."
[One] former CIA official sarcastically noted "what part of covert doesn't the administration understand?"
Several weeks ago, President Obama signed a secret finding authorizing the C.I.A. to provide arms and other support to Libyan rebels, American officials said Wednesday. But weapons have not yet been shipped into Libya, as Obama administration officials debate the effects of giving them to the rebel groups.


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Have you heard of the story of LaVena Johnson?
LaVena Johnson was a soldier who enlisted in the Army in 2003. She was the first woman from Missouri to die in Iraq. What happened to this young black woman was appalling. She was found in her tent with a gunshot wound to the head, a broken nose, black eye, loose teeth, acid burns on her genitals, and a trail of blood leading away from her tent. What's even more appalling is the Department of Defense has officially ruled her death a suicide.
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This week I introduced in the House of Representatives a bill—the American Business Competitiveness Act (ABC Act)—that will reform the business tax code. Actually, my bill doesn't reform the code as much as it totally abolishes it and replaces it with some clear, simple rules that everyday, small-business owners can actually understand without help from accountants and lawyers.
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Separately, I watched President Obama's State of the Union speech this week in disbelief as he tried once again to put a smiley face on our deteriorating national security situation. Personally, I don't believe his plan to take in thousands of refugees from ISIS-infested Syria is in our national interest, and I don't think Iran's recent seizure of American sailors was a U.S. diplomatic victory that warranted top U.S. officials thanking Iran for its supposed cooperation. You can read my statement on the State of the Union here.


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On Thursday –what's supposed to be a happy Valentine Day, –the19 Congolese 'suspects' arrested in South Africa nearly 2 weeks ago for allegedcoup plot against the government of Kinshasa appeared at the Magistrate courtagain.
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Under a blazing 20+ degree centigrade Pretoria sun, came hundreds of men and women in support of their fellow community members wrongly accused of would-be "putschists" in their second court appearance. However things didn't start smoothly at first when security guards tried to block dozens of angry and noisy supporters who filed the corridor, from entering the court room. A brief scuffle with the guards forced the South African Police's Tactical Response Team (TRT) to intervene and forcefully drove out of the court "rebels'" strong crowd of sympathisers.
"Let me inside!," shouted a pregnant woman to the guards "my husband is among the arrested, I want to see him", she then was taken inside after she was indeed confirmed to be a spouse of one of the men arrested as family members only were allowed.
Out on the main passage drama continued when a colossal man was forcefully removed from chamber 16 –where proceeding was taking place, "Why am I being pushed?!," exclaimed a man wearing a Tshisekedi branded fabric shirt.
"In a political sense, this trial is a conspiracy, cabal and assassination against the people of DRC." said another protester to the media "We are united in the goal of overthrowing Hypolite Kanambe alias Joseph Kabila the usurper. Our final goal is to establish Dr. Etienne Tshisekedi Wa Mulumba the elected President of the DRC gain power through revolution."
Later, a court official spoke to Gael-On-Media on condition of anonymity, he said, the man was being pulled away for an "obvious reason", and the state which accuses the men of being involved in rebellion activities might contradict itself if the alleged suspects are to be associated with the image of a Congolese populist political leader, such as Etienne Tshisekedi. The 300,000+ Congolese exile community in South Africa are undeniably strong supporters of the charismatic eternal opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, who rejected the results of an internationally criticised 2011 presidential election and subsequently 'sworn-in' as the country's new president. They do believe that South African government which they again accuse of inheriting imperialist 'foreign policy on the Congo' act in command of mineral resource- hungry westerns willing to keep Joseph Kabila in power at any cost for their interests. Sentiments echoed by many Great Lake region analysts, who in their turn also consider the Zuma's administration as not just a strong ally of the controversial Congolese government but a rather 'unconventional' mutual benefits.
Outside the court, a massive crowd of demonstrators chanted anti-Kabila songs and displayed placards which contained antagonistic message to the South African government and President Jacob Zuma himself. Under a cheerful crowd the suspects were being driven back to Pretoria Central prison where they have been detained –without trial –for 10 days now.
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Unexpectedly the prosecuting authority –which failed again to provide evidence against the suspects –is either confused or incompetent, asked for two more weeks instead of one week as expected. Shaun Abrahams, the state prosecutor asked the regional magistrate Maryke de la Rey for final postponement until 27 February for the state to "prepare" its case in the bail application.
A strong presence of police officers were caught off-guard when the group of approximately hundred of anti-Kabila demonstrators marched in the middle of busy Francis Baard Street toward the Congolese embassy before being forced off the side-walk. A fight broke in front of embassy between protesters and a man who seemed not to politically agree with the crowd, eventually the police dispersed the demonstrators as it was considered an illegal rally, one man was arrested and taken to Sunny side police station.


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Calls are mounting which ask Boris Johnson to rethink his cuts to neighbourhood policing after new research from the Met reveals almost half of Londoners don't believe the Met have visible presence in their area.
Labour London Assembly member Fiona Twycross joined Headline London to explain why she wants Mr Johnson to reverse his decision to reduce the numbers of policing teams on the street. Under the current Conservative government, there are 43,000 less officers and PCSOs on the streets than there once were.
Ms Twycross feels this is disingenuous, given the Mayor is supposed to be increasing the public's confidence in policing. She says he will miss his target.
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- Hocking Hills Gardener said...
I have fallen in love with your Sylvistris anemone. So pretty and I like that it blooms in the spring rather than the fall. I bet your dianthus smells so good.
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Such beautiful soft colors in your gardens.
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I love your gardens. You have so much going on there. The neighbors lilac is stunning and so is the Muscari. Have a nice weekend.
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Hi Lona, I used to have several along that strip but now I only have one. So, I am not sure how hardy this Anemone is, or maybe it is too hot.
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i love all the colors and flowers coming out in your garden today especially the peek a boo lilacs from the neigbhor
thanks for sharing this today
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Fifth Sunday after Easter (C)April 25, 2013
Text: John 16:12-22
He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
"You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy" (John 16:20; ESV). You can take Jesus' Word for it. Both parts of the promise. He promises that you will have sorrow. You will have sorrow because this is a fallen world, because you are a sinner, because you live in the midst of sinners who will sin against you, because the wages of sin is death and you are dying, and so is everyone else, including those you love. You will have sorrow because you will have sickness and pain. You will have sorrow because the world hates Jesus, and so the world hates Jesus' disciples and the Word of Jesus you confess. You will have sorrow. You can bank on it. But your sorrow will turn into joy. You can bank on that, too. Because Jesus has taken your sorrow into Himself. He is the man of sorrows for you (Is. 53:3). There, on the cross, He bears your sorrow to death, to be buried forever in His tomb. And He is risen, victorious over your sorrow. Your sin, your death, your condemnation, all of it came to an end when our Lord spoke from the cross, "It is finished" (John 19:30). Now we are left with an empty tomb and a living Lord Jesus and the new life He gives us in the means of grace. Rejoice, dear Christian. Sing unto the LORD a new song, for He has done marvelous things (Ps. 98:1). Even now, in the midst of your sorrows, be glad and sing for joy. For you can live now in the reality that your Lord Jesus Christ has finally made everything that is wrong right again, as it will be revealed on the Last Day, and you have eternal life in Him.
Your sorrow will turn into joy. Jesus originally speaks these words to His disciples before His crucifixion. "A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me" (John 16:16). What does this mean? The disciples don't know. They discuss among themselves what Jesus might mean. Jesus knows they want to ask. But they are afraid. In this original context, Jesus is talking about the reality of what He's about to go through. He will be betrayed by one of His own disciples into the hands of the Jewish authorities and delivered to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. The disciples will be scattered. In their fear, they will flee. He will be nailed to the cross for the sins of the world, for their sins, for their fear, for your sins, for your fear. And they will have sorrow. He will be buried, and for a little while, they will see Him no longer. But then, on Sunday morning, and again and again for the next forty days, they will see Him, risen from the dead. Their sorrow over His crucifixion will turn into joy. Alleluia.
But what is true for the disciples is also true for you and for me and for the whole Church of God. "A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me." After those forty days in which Jesus was appearing to His disciples, proving that He is bodily risen from the dead, He ascended into heaven. Ever since, He has been hidden from the physical eyes of believers. As He went up, He was hidden by a cloud. It is not that Jesus went away. It is not that He's somewhere up there and not here with His people. Remember His promise? "And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age" (Matt. 28:20). Jesus is always with His believers. He's always with you, to the very end of the age. But ever since He ascended into heaven, He's been hidden from our eyes. Present, but hidden. And so we have sorrow. We wish we could see Him. Not just by faith, but by sight. We wish we could see Him and touch Him and hear His voice and ask Him questions and receive clear answers. We know that He will come again visibly, on the Last Day, to raise the dead and to judge all people and to give eternal life to us and to all believers in Christ. That is what the angels said to the apostles after the Ascension: "This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven" (Acts 2:11). He will return visibly, on a cloud. Then we will behold Him with our own eyes. But not now. Now, for a little while, we have sorrow.
Yet, Jesus does not leave us on our own in this sorrow. He has sent us His Holy Spirit. This is the Spirit He promises His disciples in our text, the Spirit who will lead them, lead us, into all truth. This is the Spirit that comes upon the Church at Pentecost, which we will celebrate again in a few short weeks. How does the Spirit guide the Church into all truth? How does the Spirit operate? How does He glorify Jesus and take what belongs to Jesus and declare it to the Church (John 16:13)? Well, He doesn't do it by zapping us, or by giving us a feeling in the pit of our stomach, or a burning in our heart, or voices in our head. He does it in the Word, by the Prophets and Apostles, the Word of God recorded in Holy Scripture, preached in the Church, confessed by God's people in your vocations. He takes what belongs to Jesus, the Gospel, Holy Absolution, the proclamation of sins forgiven and eternal life with Christ, and He declares it in Word and Sacrament. For in the Word of God, you see Jesus and hear His voice. In the Sacramental Word you touch Him, His true body and blood, given and shed for you, placed in your mouth. You speak to Him in prayer and petition, and He gives you answers in His holy Word. The Lord Jesus is hidden in these means, delivered by the Spirit. That's how the Spirit does His work. And as the Spirit does His work, what happens to your sorrow? It turns into joy. Not that you don't still live in a fallen world, as a sinner among sinners who sin, with sickness and pain and all the causes of your sorrow. But you know that this sorrow is temporary. The joy, though… The joy that is the risen Lord Jesus, that joy is eternal. What that means is that you can live with joy in the midst of sorrow… even profound sorrow, even the sorrow of death. Really, only Christians can do this. Because only Christians can sit with Job in sackcloth and ashes, having lost everything and everyone, without a friend in the world, and still confess: "I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another" (Job 19:25-27). This as Job, and as you, dear Christian, pour out your heart to God in weeping and lamentation. Actually, only a Christian can truly mourn, because only a Christian can totally relinquish control, give it all into the hands of God, in faith that God will take that sorrow and turn it into joy. How do you know? Because Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. Even as you weep, rejoice!
Because here is what is coming. We heard it in our second lesson (Rev. 21:1-7). On the Last Day, when Jesus comes, there will be a new heaven and a new earth, a resurrection heaven and earth. The first heaven and the first earth will have passed away. The old order of things is done. Jesus Christ has made all things new. And what marks that new heaven and that new earth is nothing but joy. The new Jerusalem, the holy Church, you, beloved, come down out of heaven as a Bride adorned for her Husband, the Lord Jesus. God Himself will dwell with you. Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, with you. You will see Him, touch Him, hear His voice, and ask Him questions and receive clear answers. Not by faith, but by sight. No longer hidden, but revealed. You will be His people. And your sorrow? It is finished. It will be turned to joy as God wipes away every tear from your eyes, and death is no more. No more mourning or crying or pain. It is done. So, knowing that is the reality, what do you do, dear Christian, even in the midst of sorrow? You sing. At the Lamb's High Feast, you sing, for here your Lord gives you the proof that all of this is true: His risen body and blood, Himself the Host and the Meal. Easter triumph, Easter joy. And here is the promise of the risen Lord Jesus to you: "I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one," and nothing, not even death, not even the devil, not even hell… "no one will take your joy from you" (John 16:22). For He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia! In the Name of the Father, and of the Son (+), and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.


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Federal Government must commit to train service improvements on northern line
Independent Member for Indi, Cathy McGowan AO, has issued a challenge to Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Jamie Briggs: to accompany her on a train trip.
Ms McGowan is calling on Mr Briggs to re-visit Indi to experience firsthand how the train service on the Wodonga-Melbourne line needs improving.
"The last time Mr Briggs visited Indi he committed much-needed funding for roads; I would welcome a similar commitment for a business case to fix the train service," she said.
Public Transport Victoria is conducting a significant community consultation phase to help develop the Regional Network Development Plan. Ms McGowan believes the Federal Government should be providing input to the Plan and increasing its commitment to help lift the standard of the service.
"I will be calling on the Government to put a submission to the Regional Network Development Plan," Ms McGowan said.
"I welcomed the recent commitment from Premier for Victoria, Daniel Andrews, to give a greater consideration to improving the train service. Having met with the Premier about this issue, I am confident the State Government is taking this matter seriously and is genuine in wanting to solve the problems."
In late June, Ms McGowan and Member for Murray, Dr Sharman Stone, met with Deputy Prime Minister, Warren Truss, to discuss the improvements needed on the northern line.
"We need all levels of government on board to solve these problems once and for all," she said.
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When installing any late model Epson printer - you
may be given an option to register for
automatic driver updates, somewhere during the printer setup
process. If you tick or click 'accept driver updates' (or similar
button), the printer software will download and install the latest printer driver (via internet),
every time one is released by Epson. In other words...you are giving Epson a permission to periodically
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Before the start of each financial year the Council will send a business rates bill to everyone who the Council has on record as being responsible for paying a non-domestic rate. This bill will show the net amount due after any reductions have been applied. Details of possible reductions can be found on the reducing your rates bill page.
You can pay your bill annually, six monthly or by monthly instalments, over either 10 or 12 months and you will be given at least 14 days notice before the first payment is due.
If you choose to pay by Direct Debit you have a choice of three instalment dates, 1st, 15th or 25th of the month and the option to pay in 10 or 12 monthly instalments.
If you have not expressed a preference the instalments, displayed on your bill, will be due on the first of each month payable over 10 months between April and the following January.
If you disagree with the bill, please contact us to discuss, giving your reasons. If you disagree because of a change in liability the Council will issue an amended bill , usually within 14 days of receiving the new information. If you disagree because of a valuation matter you must follow the appeals procedure to take your complaint to the Valuation Tribunal. While you are following this procedure, you will still be expected to pay the instalments when they are due.
How are Business Rates calculated?
Business rates payable on each property are based on the rateable value of that property. Rateable values are assessed at five yearly intervals. The valuation officer of the Valuation Office Agency sets the rateable value for each business property.
This rateable value is multiplied by a multiplier (expressed as a poundage) which is set by the government each year to determine the amount of business rates you have to pay. The multipliers are adjusted in line with the retail price index (RPI) as at the preceding September each year. So for 2018-19 this would be the RPI in September 2018.
The multipliers for 2018-19 are 0.493 for the non domestic rating multiplier and 0.480 for the small business non domestic rating multiplier.
The Council then calculate your reliefs and exemptions.
Explanatory notes
Non-Domestic Rates - The non-domestic rates, or business rates, collected by local authorities are the way that those who occupy non-domestic property contribute towards the cost of local services. Under the business rates retention arrangements introduced from 1 April 2013, authorities keep a proportion of the business rates paid locally. This provides a direct financial incentive for authorities to work with local businesses to create a favourable local environment for growth since authorities will benefit from growth in business rates revenues. The money, together with revenue from council tax payers, revenue support grant provided by the Government and certain other sums, is used to pay for the services provided by Borough of Broxbourne Council. Further information about the business rates system, including transitional and other reliefs, may be obtained at www.gov.uk.
Rateable Value - Apart from properties that are exempt from business rates, each non-domestic property has a rateable value which is set by the valuation officers of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), an agency of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. They draw up and maintain a full list of all rateable values, available on their website: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency. The rateable value of your property is shown on the front of this bill. This broadly represents the yearly rent the property could have been let for on the open market on a particular date. For the revaluation that came into effect on 1 April 2017, this date was set as 1 April 2015.
The valuation officer may alter the value if the circumstances change. The ratepayer (and certain others who have an interest in the property) can appeal against the value shown in the list if they believe it is wrong. Full details on your rights of appeal are available from the VOA or at www.gov.uk/business-rate-appeals. Borough of Broxbourne Council can only backdate any business rates rebate to the date from which any change to the list is to have effect.
Further information about the grounds on which appeals may be made and the process for doing so can be found on the www.gov.uk website or obtained from your local valuation office.
National Non-Domestic Rating Multiplier - Borough of Broxbourne Council works out the business rates bill by multiplying the rateable value of the property by the appropriate multiplier. There are two multipliers: the standard non-domestic rating multiplier and the small business non-domestic rating multiplier. The former is higher to pay for small business rate relief. Except in the City of London where special arrangements apply, the Government sets the multiplier for each financial year for the whole of England according to formulae set by legislation. The current multipliers are shown on the front of this bill.
Business Rates Instalments - Payment of business rate bills is automatically set on a 10-monthly cycle. However, the Government has put in place regulations that allow businesses to require Borough of Broxbourne Council to enable payments to be made through 12 monthly instalments. If you wish to take up this offer, you should contact Borough of Broxbourne Council as soon as possible.
Revaluation 2017 and Transitional Arrangements – All rateable values are reassessed at a general revaluation. The most recent revaluation took effect from 1 April 2017. Revaluations make sure each ratepayer pays their fair contribution and no more, by ensuring that the share of the national rates bill paid by any one ratepayer reflects changes over time in the value of their property relative to others. Revaluation does not raise extra money for Government.
Whilst the 2017 revaluation did not increase the amount of rates collected nationally, within this overall picture, the majority of ratepayers received a reduction or no change in their bill whereas some ratepayers saw increases.
A £3.6 billion transitional relief scheme limits changes in rate bills as a result of the 2017 revaluation. To help pay for the limits on increases in bills, there are also limits on reductions in bills. Under the transitional scheme, limits continue to apply to yearly increases and decreases until the full amount is due (rateable value times the appropriate multiplier). The scheme applies only to the bill based on a property at the time of the revaluation. If there are any changes to the property after 1 April 2017, transitional arrangements will not normally apply to the part of a bill that relates to any increase in rateable value due to those changes. Changes to your bill as a result of other reasons (such as changes to the amount of small business rates relief) are not covered by transitional arrangements.
The transitional arrangements are applied automatically and are shown on the front of your bill. Further information about transitional arrangements and other reliefs may be obtained from Borough of Broxbourne Council or the website www.gov.uk/introduction-tobusiness-rates.
More information on the 2017 revaluation can be found at www.gov.uk/introduction-to-business-rates/revaluation.
Unoccupied Property Rating - Business rates will not be payable in the first three months that a property is empty. This is extended to six months in the case of certain industrial properties. After this period rates are payable in full unless the unoccupied property rate has been reduced by the Government by order. In most cases the unoccupied property rate is zero for properties owned by charities and community amateur sports clubs. In addition, there are a number of exemptions from the unoccupied property rate. Full details on exemptions can be obtained from Borough of Broxbourne Council. If the unoccupied property rate for the financial year has been reduced by order, it will be shown on the front of this bill.
Partly Occupied Property Relief - A ratepayer is liable for the full non-domestic rate whether a property is wholly occupied or only partly occupied. Where a property is partly occupied for a short time, Borough of Broxbourne Council has discretion in certain cases to award relief in respect of the unoccupied part. Full details can be obtained from Borough of Broxbourne Council.
Small Business Rate Relief - Ratepayers who occupy a property with a rateable value which does not exceed £50,999 (and who are not entitled to other mandatory relief or are liable for unoccupied property rates) will have their bills calculated using the lower small business non-domestic rating multiplier, rather than the national non-domestic rating multiplier.
In addition, generally, if the sole or main property is shown on the rating list with a rateable value which does not exceed £15,000, the ratepayer will receive a percentage reduction in their rates bill for this property of up to a maximum of 100%. For a property with a rateable value of not more than £12,000, the ratepayer will receive a 100% reduction in their rates bill.
Generally, this percentage reduction (relief) is only available to ratepayers who occupy either;
(a) one property, or
(b) one main property and other additional properties providing those additional properties each have a rateable value which does not exceed £2,899.
The rateable value of the property mentioned in (a), or the aggregate rateable value of all the properties mentioned in (b), must not exceed £19,999 outside London or £27,999 in London on each day for which relief is being sought. If the rateable value, or the aggregate rateable value, increases above those levels, relief will cease from the day of the increase.
The Government has introduced additional support to small businesses. For those businesses that take on an additional property which would normally have meant the loss of small business rate relief, the Government has confirmed that they will be allowed to keep that relief for a period of 12 months.
Where a ratepayer meets the eligibility criteria and has not received the relief they should contact Borough of Broxbourne Council. Provided the ratepayer continues to satisfy the conditions for relief which apply at the relevant time as regards the property and the ratepayer, they will automatically continue to receive relief in each new valuation period.
Certain changes in circumstances will need to be notified to Borough of Broxbourne Council by a ratepayer who is in receipt of relief (other changes will be picked up by Borough of Broxbourne Council). The changes which should be notified are;
(a) the ratepayer taking up occupation of an additional property, and
(b) an increase in the rateable value of a property occupied by the ratepayer in an area other that the area of Borough of Broxbourne Council.
Charities and Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) Relief - Charities and registered CASCs are entitled to 80% relief where the property is occupied by the charity or the CASC, and is wholly or mainly used for the charitable purposes of the charity (or of that and other charities), or for the purposes of the CASC (or of that and other CASCs). Borough of Broxbourne Council has discretion to give further relief on the remaining bill. Full details can be obtained from Borough of Broxbourne Council.
Relief for Local Newspapers – The Government is providing funding to local authorities so that they can provide a discount worth up to £1,500 a year for 2 years from 1st April 2017, to office space occupied by local newspapers. This is up to a maximum of one discount per local newspaper title and per hereditament, and up to state aid limits. The relief will be delivered through local authority discretionary discount powers (under section 47(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988). Eligibility criteria for this relief is set out in a guidance note: "The case for a business rates relief for local newspapers", which can be obtained at www.gov.uk/government/consultations/the-case-for-a-business-rates-relief-for-local-newspapers
Spring Budget 2017 Relief Scheme: Supporting Small Business – Ratepayers losing Small Business or Rural Rate Relief as a result of the 2017 revaluation will have their increases limited to the greater of either (i) a cash value of £600 per year, or (ii) the matching cap on increases for small properties in the transitional relief scheme. This relief will run for 5 years to 31st March 2022 and ratepayers will receive the relief until this date or they reach what their bill would have been within the relief scheme, whichever is first.
This relief will be delivered through local authority discretionary discount powers (under section 47(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988). Further information can be obtained from Borough of Broxbourne Council.
Spring Budget 2017 Relief Scheme: Discretionary Scheme – The Government is providing £300 million of funding to local authorities over 4 years to 31st March 2021 to provide discounts to ratepayers in their area on a discretionary basis. Each authority has been allocated a share with which to design and implement a scheme to deliver targeted support to ratepayers. The £300m will cover the 4 years from 2017/18: £175m in 2017/18; £85m in 2018/19; £35m in 2019/20 and £5m in 2020/21.
Local authority allocations can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/discretionary-business-rates-relief-scheme
This relief will be delivered through local authority discretionary discount powers (under section 47(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988). Further information can be obtained from Borough of Broxbourne Council.
Spring Budget 2017 Relief Scheme: Support for Pubs – The Government is providing funding for local authorities to provide a £1,000 discount to pubs with a rateable value of below £100,000. This was to run for 2017/18 only; at Autumn Budget 2017, the Government extended the scheme for an additional year. Pubs with a rateable value of below £100,000 will also receive a £1,000 discount for 2018/19.
This relief will be delivered through local authority discretionary discount powers (under section 47(3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988). Further information can be obtained from Borough of Broxbourne Council.
Local Discounts - Local authorities have a general power to grant discretionary local discounts. Full details can be obtained from Borough of Broxbourne Council.
State Aid – The award of such discounts is considered likely to amount to state aid. However it will be state aid compliant where it is provided in accordance with the De Minimis Regulations EC 1407/2013. The De Minimis Regulations allow an undertaking to receive up to EUR 200,000 'de minimis' aid over a rolling three year period. If you are receiving, or have received, any 'de minimis' aid granted during the current or two previous financial years (from any source), you should inform Borough of Broxbourne Council immediately with details of the aid received.
Hardship Relief - Borough of Broxbourne Council has discretion to give hardship relief in special circumstances. Full details can be obtained from Borough of Broxbourne Council.
Rating Advisers - Ratepayers do not have to be represented in discussions about their rateable value or their rates bill. However, ratepayers who do wish to be represented should be aware that members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS - website www.rics.org) and the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV - website www.irrv.org.uk) are qualified and are regulated by rules of professional conduct designed to protect the public from misconduct. Before you employ a rating adviser, you should check that they have the necessary knowledge and expertise, as well as appropriate indemnity insurance. Take great care and, if necessary, seek further ad-vice before entering into any contract.
Rate Relief for businesses in rural areas - Certain types of properties in rural settlement with a population below 3000 may be entitled to relief. The property must be the only general store, the only post office or a food shop and have a rateable value of less than £8,500, or the only public house or the only petrol station and have a rateable value of less than £12,500. The property has to be occupied. An eligible ratepayer is entitled to relief at 50% of the full charge whilst Borough of Broxbourne Council also has discretion to give further relief on the remaining bill. The 2016 Autumn Statement confirmed the doubling of rural rate relief from 50% to 100% from 1 April 2017. Borough of Broxbourne Council will be expected to use their local discount powers to grant 100% rural rate relief to eligible ratepayers from 1 April 2017. Full details can be obtained from Borough of Broxbourne Council. Details can be found at https://www.broxbourne.gov.uk/business-business-rates/rural-rate-relief
To obtain Hertfordshire County Council's council tax information you can: - Read and download it online at: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/counciltax; request a copy by email from: firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also write to Hertfordshire County Council, PO Box 153, Stevenage, Herts, SG1 2GH or telephone on: 0300 123 4040.


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