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Title 22. FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
Chapter 7. INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC.
Subchapter XVI. UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
Section 287e. Authorization of appropriations; payment of expenses
22 U.S. Code § 287e. Authorization of appropriations; payment of expenses
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually to the Department of State, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for the payment by the United States of its share of the expenses of the United Nations as apportioned by the General Assembly in accordance with article 17 of the Charter, and for all necessary salaries and expenses of the representatives provided for in section 287 of this title, and of their appropriate staffs, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, without regard to the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; travel expenses without regard to the Standardized Government Travel Regulations, as amended, subchapter I of chapter 57 and section 5731 of title 5 and, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe, travel expenses of families and transportation of effects of United States representatives and other personnel in going to and returning from their post of duty; allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, as authorized by section 5912 of title 5; cost-of-living allowances for personnel stationed abroad under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe; communications services; stenographic reporting, translating, and other services, by contract; hire of passenger motor vehicles and other local transportation; rent of offices; printing and binding without regard to section 501 of title 44; allowances and expenses as provided in section 287r of this title, and allowances and expenses equivalent to those provided in section 4085 of this title; the lease or rental (for periods not exceeding ten years) of living quarters for the use of the representatives provided for in section 287 of this title serving abroad and of their appropriate staffs the cost of installation and use of telephones in the same manner as telephone service is provided for use of the Foreign Service pursuant to section 1348 of title 31, and unusual expenses similar to those authorized by section 5913 of title 5, incident to the operation and maintenance of such living quarters abroad; and such other expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State; all without regard to section 6101 of title 41.
(Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, § 8, formerly § 7, 59 Stat. 621, renumbered and amended Oct. 10, 1949, ch. 660, § 6, 63 Stat. 736; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title II, § 202(2), title XI, § 1106(a), 63 Stat. 954, 972; Pub. L. 86–707, title III, § 311(b), Sept. 6, 1960, 74 Stat. 797; Pub. L. 96–465, title II, § 2206(a)(2)(B), Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2161; Pub. L. 97–241, title I, § 119, Aug. 24, 1982, 96 Stat. 280; Pub. L. 100–459, title III, § 304(a), Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2207.)
References in Text
Article 17 of the Charter, referred to in text, is article 17 of the United Nations Charter.
In text, "chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5" substituted for "the Classification Act of 1949" on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, which Act enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
In text, "subchapter I of chapter 57 and section 5731 of title 5" substituted for "the Travel Expense Act of 1949, and section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1933, as amended [5 U.S.C. 73b]" on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, which Act enacted Title 5.
In text, "section 5912 of title 5" and "section 5913 of title 5" substituted for "the Act approved June 26, 1930 (5 U.S.C. 118a)" and "section 22 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended by section 311 of the Overseas Differentials and Allowances Act [5 U.S.C. 3039]", respectively, on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, which Act enacted Title 5.
In text, "section 501 of title 44" substituted for "section 11 of the Act of March 1, 1919 (44 U.S.C. 111)" on authority of Pub. L. 90–620, § 2(b), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1305, which Act enacted Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.
In text, "section 1348 of title 31" substituted for "the Act of August 23, 1912, as amended (31 U.S.C. 679)" on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, which Act enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.
In text, "section 6101 of title 41" substituted for "section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5)" on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.
1988—Pub. L. 100–459 inserted "serving abroad" after "use of the representatives provided for in section 287 of this title", inserted "abroad" after "such living quarters" and struck out at end "Any payments made by United States Government personnel for occupancy by them of living quarters leased or rented under this section shall be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account utilized by the Secretary of State for such lease or rental or to the appropriation, fund, or account currently available for such purpose."
1982—Pub. L. 97–241 substituted "use of the representatives provided for in section 287 of this title and of their appropriate staffs" for "use of the representative of the United States to the United Nations referred to in subsection (a) of section 287 of this title" and inserted provision that payments made by United States Government personnel for occupancy of living quarters leased or rented be credited to the appropriation, fund, or account utilized for such lease or rental or to the appropriation, fund, or account currently available for such purpose.
1980—Pub. L. 96–465 substituted reference to section 4085 of this title for reference to section 1131 of this title.
1960—Pub. L. 86–707 substituted "and unusual expenses similar to those authorized by section 5913 of title 5, incident to the operation and maintenance of such living quarters" for "and the allotment of funds, similar to the allotment authorized by section 1132 of this title, for unusual expenses incident to the operation and maintenance of such living quarters, to be accounted for in accordance with section 1133 of this title."
1949—Act Oct. 28, 1949, substituted "Classification Act of 1949" for "Classification Act of 1923".
Act Oct. 10, 1949, which renumbered section as section 8 of act Dec. 20, 1945, from section 7, authorized lease or rental, for periods not to exceed 10 years, of a residence for our representative to the United Nations, and clarified references to the civil service and classification laws, subsistence allowances, and travel expense.
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–459 effective July 1, 1989, see section 304(c)(1) of Pub. L. 100–459, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under section 287e–1 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–465 effective Feb. 15, 1981, except as otherwise provided, see section 2403 of Pub. L. 96–465, set out as an Effective Date note under section 3901 of this title.
Act Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, cited as a credit to this section, was repealed (subject to a savings clause) by Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, § 8, 80 Stat. 632, 655.
Annual Appropriations
Annual appropriations to meet the obligations of membership in various international organizations were contained in acts listed in a note set out under section 269a of this title.
Taxation of Internet or International Currency Transactions
Pub. L. 107–77, title IV, § 404, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 789, provided that:
"Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the United Nations may be used by the United Nations for the promulgation or enforcement of any treaty, resolution, or regulation authorizing the United Nations, or any of its specialized agencies or affiliated organizations, to tax any aspect of the Internet or international currency transactions."
Similar provisions were contained in the following appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 106–553, § 1(a)(2) [title IV, § 405], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2762, 2762A–96.
Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(1) [title IV, § 406], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–45.
Refund of Excess Contributions
Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title I, § 113(e), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1359, provided that:
"The United States shall continue to insist that the United Nations and its specialized and affiliated agencies shall credit or refund to each member of the organization or agency concerned its proportionate share of the amount by which the total contributions to the organization or agency exceed the expenditures of the regular assessed budget of the organization or agency."
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior authorization act:
Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, § 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title I, § 106(g)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A–416.
Reduction in Appropriations for Contributions to International Organizations If Official Status, Accreditation, or Recognition Is Granted to Organization Seeking Legalization of Pedophilia
Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 102(g), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 389, as amended by Pub. L. 103–415, § 1(o), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4301, provided that:
"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds authorized to be appropriated for the United Nations and its affiliated agencies in 'Contributions for International Organizations' shall be reduced in the amount of $118,875,000 for fiscal year 1995, and for each year thereafter, until the President certifies to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate that no United Nations agency or United Nations affiliated agency grants any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia, or which includes as a subsidiary or member any such organization."
[Functions of President under section 102(g) of Pub. L. 103–236, set out above, delegated to Secretary of State by Memorandum of President of the United States, July 26, 1994, 59 F.R. 40205, set out as a note under section 2370a of this title.]
Membership of Palestine Liberation Organization in United Nations Agencies
Pub. L. 101–246, title IV, § 414, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 70, provided that:
"(a) Prohibition.—
No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or any other Act shall be available for the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof which accords the Palestine Liberation Organization the same standing as member states.
"(b) Transfer or Reprogramming.—
Funds subject to the prohibition contained in subsection (a) which would be available for the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof (but for that prohibition) are authorized to remain available until expended and may be reprogrammed or transferred to any other account of the Department of State or the Agency for International Development to carry out the general purposes for which such funds were authorized."
Probable Exemptions to United Nations Employee Hiring Freeze
Pub. L. 100–204, title VII, § 701, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1383, as amended by Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 163, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 676, provided that:
"(a) Findings.—The Congress makes the following findings:
In April 1986, the Secretary-General of the United Nations adopted a freeze on the hiring of personnel within the United Nations Secretariat.
The conditions of the freeze were such that, as the terms of office for the personnel expired, replacements would not be recruited or hired to fill the vacant positions, with minor exceptions.
The freeze was designed to reduce United Nations personnel by 15 percent over three years, as recommended by the Group of High-Level Intergovernmental Experts to Review the Efficiency of the Administrative and Financial Functioning of the United Nations (commonly referred to as the 'Group of 18 Experts').
On May 5, 1987, the Secretary-General reported to the Department of State that he was considering granting 156 exceptions to the hiring freeze.
Of these 156 probable exceptions, 104 would be Soviet and Soviet-bloc nationals currently employed in the United Nations Secretariat—of 298 Soviet and Soviet-bloc nationals currently employed in the United Nations Secretariat—who would be replaced over the next 18 months.
According to a report from the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate on 'Soviet Presence in the United Nations Secretariat' (Senate Print 99–52, May 1985), approximately one-fourth of the Soviets in the United Nations Secretariat are intelligence officers, many more are co-opted by the Soviet intelligence agencies, and all Soviets in the United Nations Secretariat must respond to KGB requests for assistance.
Other United States intelligence authorities estimate that as many as one-half of the Soviet and Soviet-bloc nationals in the United Nations Secretariat are officers of the KGB or the GRU.
If the Secretary-General's probable exemptions are adopted, the Soviet Union will be allowed to replace retiring Soviet and Soviet-bloc personnel with new, highly skilled and well-trained intelligence officers of the KGB or the GRU.
The Secretary-General's proposed exceptions would thus provide the Soviet Union with the capability to rebuild its intelligence apparatus within the United States, which was devastated in recent years when the United States ordered severe reductions in the size of the Soviet mission to the United Nations, the Soviet Embassy in Washington, District of Columbia, and the Soviet Consulate in San Francisco, California.
Article 100 of the United Nations Charter calls for the establishment of an international civil service whose members are neutral and loyal only to the United Nations.
Section 3 of Article 101 of the United Nations Charter calls for the appointment of individuals who are professionally qualified for the positions they are to fill and maintains that due regard shall be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.
As of September 1985, 442 of 446 Soviet nationals employed throughout the United Nations system are 'seconded', that is, serve on short, fixed-term contracts.
Through the abuse of short, fixed-term contracts, the Soviet Union has maintained undue influence and control over major offices of the United Nations Secretariat, thereby effectively using the United Nations Secretariat in the conduct of its foreign relations, in clear violation of Articles 100 and 101 of the United Nations Charter.
The Secretary-General's proposed exceptions to the hiring freeze (as described in paragraphs (1) through (5)) would continue the gross violations of Articles 100 and 101 of the United Nations Charter described in paragraph (13).
The Secretary-General's proposed exceptions to such hiring freeze would be clearly inconsistent with the terms of the United Nation's self-imposed reform program.
The United Nations has not yet achieved its reform goals and there is no indication that the United Nations can afford to make such large exceptions to such hiring freeze.
"(b) Sense of the Congress.—It is the sense of the Congress that—
the President should take all such actions necessary to ensure compliance with the hiring freeze rule, including withholding all assessed United States contributions to the United Nations, and denying United States entry visas to Soviet and Soviet-bloc applicants coming to the United States to replace Soviet and Soviet-bloc nationals currently serving in the United Nations Secretariat;
the President, through the Department of State and the United States mission to the United Nations, should express to the Secretary-General of the United Nations the insistence of the American people that the hiring freeze continue indefinitely, or until the United Nations has complied with the Group of 18 recommendations and can thus afford to make exceptions to the freeze;
the Secretary-General should revoke all exceptions to the hiring freeze rule, excepting those member-nations which have 15 or fewer nationals serving in the United Nations Secretariat, or those positions not subject to geographical representation, such as those of the general service category;
the long-term, flagrant violations of Articles 100 and 101 of the United Nations Charter and the abuse of secondment by the Soviet Union and Soviet-bloc member-nations are reprehensible;
the United Nations should adopt the recommendations of the Group of 18 (as referred to in subsection (a)(3)) that no member-nation be allowed to have more than 50 percent of its nationals employed under fixed-term contracts;
"(6) the Soviet Union is hereby condemned for—
its refusal to adhere to the principles of the United Nations Charter calling for an international civil service,
its abuse of secondment, and
its absolute disregard of the solemn purpose of the United Nations to be an international civil service; and
if the Soviet Union and the Soviet-bloc intend to remain member-nations of the United Nations, they should adhere to Articles 100, 101, and all other principles of the United Nations Charter to which every other member-nation must adhere.
"(c) Definition.—
For the purposes of this section, the term 'Soviet-bloc' means the countries of Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Nicaragua, North Korea, Poland, and Romania."
Housing Allowances of International Civil Servants
Pub. L. 100–204, title VII, § 703, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1389, provided that:
"(a) United States Policy.—
It is the policy of the United States to seek the implementation by the United Nations of the recommendation by the International Civil Service Commission to deduct from the pay (commonly referred to as a 'rental deduction') of an international civil servant the amount of any housing allowance or payment which is provided by any member state to that international civil servant, in accordance with Article 100 of the Charter of the United Nations and regulations thereunder.
"(b) United States Ambassador to the United Nations.—
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations shall seek to promote the adoption of the recommendation described in subsection (a)."
Reform in Budget Decision-Making Procedures of United Nations and its Specialized Agencies
Pub. L. 103–236, title IV, § 409(a)–(d), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 454, as amended by Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title IV, § 405(b)(2), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1391, provided that:
"(a) Assessed Contributions.—
For assessed contributions authorized to be appropriated for 'Assessed Contributions to International Organizations' by this Act [108 Stat. 382, 388], the President may withhold 20 percent of the funds appropriated for the United States assessed contribution to the United Nations or to any of its specialized agencies for any calendar year if the United Nations or any such agency has failed to implement or to continue to implement consensus-based decisionmaking procedures on budgetary matters which assure that sufficient attention is paid to the views of the United States and other member states that are the major financial contributors to such assessed budgets.
"(b) Notice to Congress.—
The President shall notify the Congress when a decision is made to withhold any share of the United States assessed contribution to the United Nations or its specialized agencies pursuant to subsection (a) and shall notify the Congress when the decision is made to pay any previously withheld assessed contribution. A notification under this subsection shall include appropriate consultation between the President (or the President's representative) and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
"(c) Contributions for Prior Years.—
Subject to the availability of appropriations, payment of assessed contributions for prior years may be made to the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies notwithstanding subsection (a) if such payment would further United States interests in that organization.
"[(d)
Repealed. Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title IV, § 405(b)(2), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1391.]"
[Functions of President under section 409 of Pub. L. 103–236, set out above, delegated to Secretary of State by Memorandum of President of the United States, July 26, 1994, 59 F.R. 40205, set out as a note under section 2370a of this title.]
Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 162(a)–(d), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 675; repealed by Pub. L. 103–236, title I, § 139(21), title IV, § 409(e), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 399, 454, as amended by Pub. L. 103–415, § 1(aa), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4302.
Pub. L. 101–246, title IV, § 405, Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 65, provided that progress had been made in formulation and implementation of budget reforms by United Nations and its specialized agencies but that limitation on United States assessed contributions would continue until President made specific determinations on continued implementation of decisionmaking procedures on budget matters, elimination of abuse of secondment in United Nations Secretariat, and reduction in staff of United Nations Secretariat, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 162(e), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 676.
Pub. L. 99–93, title I, § 143, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 424, as amended by Pub. L. 100–204, title VII, § 702(b), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1386, provided for limitation on assessed contributions of United States until reform in budget decisionmaking procedures of United Nations and its specialized agencies had been formulated and implemented as determined by President and reported to Congress, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 162(e), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 676.
Employees of the United Nations
Pub. L. 99–93, title I, § 151, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 428, provided that:
"(a) Initial Report.—
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 16, 1985], the Secretary of State shall report to the Congress on whether, and the extent to which, international civil servants employed by the United Nations, including those seconded to the United Nations, are required to return all or part of their salaries to their respective governments. The Secretary shall also include in this report a description of the steps taken by the Department of State and by the United States Representative to the United Nations to correct this practice.
"(b) Report on Steps to Correct Practice.—
The Secretary of State shall determine and report to the Congress on whether substantial progress has been made by June 1, 1986, in correcting the practice of international civil servants employed by the United Nations being required to return all or part of their salaries to their respective governments.
"(c) Reduction in Contribution if Substantial Progess [sic] Not Made.—
If the Secretary of State determines pursuant to subsection (b) that substantial progress has not been made in correcting this practice, the United States shall thereafter reduce the amount of its annual assessed contributions to the United Nations by the amount of that contribution which is the United States proportionate share of the salaries of those international civil servants employed by the United Nations who are returning any portion of their salaries to their respective governments.
"(d) National Taxation.—
This section does not apply with respect to payments made for purposes of national taxation in accordance with formal treaty reservations concerning such taxation by a member state of the United Nations."
Restrictions Relating to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the South West Africa People's Organization
Pub. L. 98–164, title I, § 114, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1020, as amended by Pub. L. 99–93, title I, § 144, Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 424; Pub. L. 100–204, title VII, § 705, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1390, provided that:
"(a) Funds appropriated for any fiscal year for the Department of State for 'International Organizations and Conferences' may not be used for payment by the United States, as its contribution toward the assessed budget of the United Nations for any year, of any amount which would cause the total amount paid by the United States as its assessed contribution for that year to exceed the amount assessed as the United States contribution for that year less—
25 per centum of the amount budgeted for that year for the Committee on the Exercise for the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (or any similar successor entity); and
25 per centum of the amount budgeted for that year for the Special Unit on Palestinian Rights (or any similar successor entity);
25 percent of the amount budgeted for that year for the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories (or any similar successor entity);
25 per centum of the amount budgeted for that year for projects whose primary purpose is to provide benefits to the Palestine Liberation Organization or entities associated with it or to the South West Africa People's Organization;
25 percent of the amount budgeted for that year for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination;
25 percent of the amount budgeted for any other United Nations agency or conference whose sole or partial purpose is to implement the provisions of General Assembly Resolution 33/79; and
25 percent of the amount budgeted for the General Assembly-approved $73,500,000 conference center to be constructed for the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.
Funds appropriated for any fiscal year for the Department of State for 'International Organizations and Conferences' may not be used for payment by the United States, as its contribution toward the assessed budget of any specialized agency of the United Nations for any year, of any amount which would cause the total amount paid by the United States as its assessed contribution for that year to exceed the amount assessed as the United States contribution for that year less 25 per centum of the amount budgeted by such agency for that year for projects whose primary purpose is to provide benefits to the Palestine Liberation Organization or entities associated with it or to the South West Africa People's Organization.
The President shall annually review the budgets of the United Nations and its specialized agencies to determine which projects have the primary purpose of providing benefits to the Palestine Liberation Organization or to the South West Africa People's Organization. The President shall report to the Congress on any such project for which a portion of the United States assessed contribution is withheld and the amount withheld.
Subsections (a)(3) and (b) shall not be construed as limiting United States contributions to the United Nations or its specialized agencies for projects whose primary purpose is to provide humanitarian, educational, developmental, and other nonpolitical benefits."
Annual Review for Projects Providing Political Benefits to Palestine Liberation Organization; Report to Congress on Withholding of Assessed Contribution
Section 104(c) of Pub. L. 97–241 provided that:
"The President shall annually review the budgets of the United Nations and its specialized agencies to determine which projects have the primary purpose of providing political benefit to the Palestine Liberation Organization. The President shall report to the Congress on any such project for which a portion of the United States assessed contribution is withheld and the amount withheld."
[Functions of the President under section 104(c) of Pub. L. 97–241, set out as a note above, delegated to the Secretary of State, see Ex. Ord. No. 12374, July 28, 1982, 47 F.R. 32903, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12408, Feb. 23, 1983, 48 F.R. 8035.]
Limit on Payments to United Nations and Affiliated Agencies
Pub. L. 103–236, title IV, § 404(b)(1), (2), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 447, as amended by Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title IV, § 402(a), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1388; Pub. L. 110–161, div. J, title I, § 113, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2288; Pub. L. 111–8, div. H, title VII, § 7051, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 111–117, div. F, title VII, § 7051, Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3378, provided that:
"(1) Fiscal years 1994 and 1995.—
Funds authorized to be appropriated for 'Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities' for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 shall not be available for the payment of the United States assessed contribution for a United Nations peacekeeping operation in an amount which is greater than 30.4 percent of the total of all assessed contributions for that operation, notwithstanding the last sentence of the paragraph headed 'Contributions to International Organizations' in Public Law 92–544, as amended by section 203 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1976 (22 U.S.C. 287e note).
"(2) Subsequent fiscal years.—
"(A) In general.—
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), funds authorized to be appropriated for 'Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities' for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1995 shall not be available for the payment of the United States assessed contribution for a United Nations peacekeeping operation in an amount which is greater than 25 percent of the total of all assessed contributions for that operation.
"(B) Reduction in united states share of assessed contributions.—Notwithstanding the percentage limitation contained in subparagraph (A), the United States share of assessed contributions for each United Nations peacekeeping operation during the following periods is authorized to be as follows:
For assessments made during calendar year 2001, 28.15 percent.
For assessments made during each of the calendar years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, 27.1 percent.
For assessments made during calendar year 2010, 27.3 percent."
[Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title IV, § 411, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2905, provided that during fiscal year 2005, section 404(b)(2)(B) of Pub. L. 103–236, set out above, would be administered as though the final clause read as follows:
["(v) For assessments made during calendar year 2005, 27.1 percent."]
Pub. L. 103–236, title IV, § 410, Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 454, provided that:
"The United States shall not make any voluntary or assessed contribution—
to any affiliated organization of the United Nations which grants full membership as a state to any organization or group that does not have the internationally recognized attributes of statehood, or
to the United Nations, if the United Nations grants full membership as a state in the United Nations to any organization or group that does not have the internationally recognized attributes of statehood,
during any period in which such membership is effective."
Pub. L. 92–544, title I, § 101, Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1110, as amended by Pub. L. 94–141, title II, § 203, Nov. 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 762; Pub. L. 103–236, title IV, § 404(b)(3), Apr. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 447; Pub. L. 107–228, div. A, title IV, § 402(b), Sept. 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 1389, provided that:
"Subject to section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 [Pub. L. 103–236] (22 U.S.C. 287e note), after December 31, 1973, no appropriation is authorized and no payment shall be made to the United Nations or any affiliated agency in excess of 25 per centum of the total annual assessment of such organization. Subject to section 404(b)(2) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note), appropriations are authorized and contributions and payments may be made to the following organizations and activities notwithstanding that such contributions and payments are in excess of 25 per centum of the total annual assessment of the respective organization or 33⅓ per centum of the budget for the respective activity: the International Atomic Energy Agency, the joint financing program of the International Civil Aviation Organization, and contributions for international peacekeeping activities conducted by or under the auspices of the United Nations or through multilateral agreements."
United States Assessed Contribution to the United Nations
Pub. L. 92–226, pt. IV, § 410, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 36, provided that:
"The Congress strongly urges the President to undertake such negotiations as may be necessary to implement that portion of the recommendations of the Report of the President's Commission for the Observance of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations (known as the 'Lodge Commission') which proposes that the portion of the regular assessed costs to be paid by the United States to the United Nations be reduced so that the United States is assessed in each year not more than 25 per centum of such costs assessed all members of the United Nations for that year."
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Sadly, my 23 year old son received a GFE on a coop purchase and based on that he plopped down $21,000 as a down payment. The bank he was dealing with reneged on the original GFE saying his outstanding obligations were too high even though they had his credit report prior to issuance of GFE. The bank changed the terms of the mortgage 3x and it went beyond the 45 day commitment period and now the seller wants to keep his down payment. What are our legal rights to getting his money back?
I always enjoy meeting new people online and trying to help them with their mortgage questions.
The situation you are describing really disturbs me. Things like what you are experiencing is the entire reason for this website.
First of all, the lender who created the original GFE, is who you should be dealing with for the mortgage part of the transaction. A GFE is a Good Faith Estimate. So what they are telling you is that at the time of application, based on the details provided by your son, this is an estimate of what the closing costs should be.
Normally, just prior to closing, a closing statement (HUD-1) is provided which would show the exact cost to close the mortgage. The numbers on the GFE would be slightly adjusted based on the day it will close. These numbers should be very close to the original GFE. They may vary some but not usually more than a few hundred dollars plus or minus.
The fact that the lender required a down payment to be paid, this confuses me. A down payment is not usually collected until the closing of the mortgage.
So, what you are calling a down payment, could it be a deposit on the real estate contract? If it's a deposit, then your real estate agent should be able to better answer you regrading the refund of it.
So I see two major issues here, 1) a lender who was not really doing a good job, 2) a real estate agent who did not do much to protect their client.
Now please realize there are many facts unknown to me. I can only answer based on what details you provided me. I'm sure there is much more to this.
I have seen things change just before closing because the borrower went out and made a major purchase just prior to closing. This changed their DTI (debt to income ratio) and made it where they could not close. In this case, the sellers returned the deposit.
In New York, if I recall, they also have lawyers who are involved in real estate transactions. You did not mention this. If there is not one involved, then you may need to get one.
The real estate contract needs to be reviewed and also your son's rights according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act may need to be examined.
Here are a few links to offer you more information.
Hopefully you will find this information helpful and things will work out for you.
Seldom have I ever seen a seller be allowed to keep a deposit even though they may have a legal right to do so.
I cannot say for sure, but there may be some serious issues here that need to be handled.


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ISBN : 1101874082 (ISBN13: 9781101874080)
From the book blurb
The book Adultery portrays the story of an independent woman Linda, in her 30s, who has an almost perfect life; a content and stable marriage, a caring husband, sweet little kids and a rewarding journalism career. Through the regular everyday life, she starts to question the dullness and boredom of her passing days. She tends to be dissatisfied with her life, until she meets her high-school boyfriend, Jacob, who is a successful politician now.
With him, she revives the zeal and craze that were previously missing in her life. They get involved into an affair which she knows can lead her to difficult circumstance, yet, she finds the affair to be really exciting. With this transformation, she is standing at a life-altering turn of her life.
The book was originally written in Portuguese, Coelho's native language. The English edition was published in August 2014.
Paulo Coelho, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, is one of the bestselling and most influential authors in the world. The Alchemist, The Pilgrimage, The Valkyries, Brida, Veronika Decides to Die, Eleven Minutes among others, have sold 150 million copies worldwide.
What is a perfect life? Caring spouse, loving children, challenging career and enough money to meet not only the basic necessities but also to indulge in some occasional luxury? Well, isn't perfect life a very subjective term, considering the fact that grass is always greener on the other side? Well, don't single men and women crave for a partner and committed people desire space? In a way, that's the beauty of life and the root cause for most of the problems in life. Often, these problems may not even be real, but a mere byproduct of overthinking and needless to say, loneliness, After all, the worst form of loneliness is to be surrounded by people, yet feel like an isolated island with no one to talk to! Paulo Coelho's Adultery deals with this very aspect of life. It dissects monotonous life into simple and smaller figments and explains how it can affect a person's life.
As the book blurb rightly describes, Linda is a married woman with two kids. Her kids loves her. Her husband adores her. She enjoys cooking and taking care of the family. She likes her job. In short, for any onlooker her life is perfect – both personally and professionally. However, she feels void from within. She feels stressed and frustrated and craves for some adventure and fun; similar to the days when she was young and single. She tries recreating the lost spark and forces her to understand that the husband is none other than the person she had once loved so dearly. But she miserably fails at it until she meets her childhood sweetheart under professional set-up; and a clandestine affair follows. Although she is aware of the fact that such adultery could ruin not only her life but also the lives of her children and husband, she finds it difficult to resist. The rest of the book is about Linda's journey of self-discovery in which she understands the basics of life.
As usual, Paulo Coelho's words swims through our mind, reaches to our heart and touches our soul. The words flow with rehearsed ease and it is surely an assured page-turner. Most of the sentences convey truth and provokes thoughts. Linda becomes relatable. However, her husband emerges as the hero; not only a perfect gentleman but also a sweetheart!
Well, Adultery deals with a very sensitive topic which is often viewed as a taboo. But the author has handled it so aesthetically that it hints the reason for the same:
"What kills a relationship between two people is precisely the lack of challenge, the feeling that nothing is new anymore. We need to continue to be a surprise for each other."
The above quote perfectly summarizes the feelings of Linda and several married people and also couples in long term relationships. As the years pass, people start taking each other for granted and fail to make small efforts to surprise one another. They tend to assume that it is not quite necessary to reiterate love for the better half. Adultery emphasizes that the heart has to stay young; no matter how old you are. It says that it is alright to share sweet nothings just like a teenager experiencing first love!
On the flip side, the book explores adultery only in the form of physical intimacy; it would have been remarkable if emotional adultery was also included.
In short, Adultery is the answer for many who try to understand what is wrong in their life or in their relationship!
Go for it!!!
Some words that stole my heart
© Beware when making a woman cry. God is counting her tears.
© We are the ones who create the messes in our heads. It does not come from outside.
© YOU don't choose your life; it chooses you. There's no point asking why life has reserved certain joys or griefs, you just accept them and carry on.
© When we release our dark side, it will completely overshadow the best in us.
© Buddhists say that a fixed smile, however false, lights up the soul.
Blogoratti July 19, 2017 12:26 am
Coelho is a brilliant author and I'm sure the book is a great read. Nice review and thank you for sharing!
Ashutosh Mishra July 20, 2017 1:54 pm
Liked reading your thoughts about the book. Feel like picking it up.
Ashutosh Mishra
Author - Happiness is ALL We Want!
Aaditi Joshi July 23, 2017 11:51 am
Paulo is best.. adding this to my list..

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About Burlington Civic Music
Burlington Civic Music celebrates its 91st year of providing a series of outstanding and varied programs to entertain, enrich, and educate audiences from Southeast Iowa and Western Illinois. Opening its first concert October 1924, artists first appeared in churches and schools. With the newly opened Burlington Memorial Auditorium in 1984, BCM found its new home venue.
Incorporated as a 501(c)3 in March 1984, the now non-profit association continued its original mission to popularize good music in the community, further artistic advancement in the community, find funding to present great concerts to the community and ensure permanency in the concert series.
The 1,700 facility on the banks of the picturesque Mississippi continues to roll in tune with keeping live music on the river alive and well.
1929 – 1938 The first 10 seasons offered three or four performances per season. Performances were held at local churches and schools. Highlights were:
Pianist Jose Echanis
Soprano Claudia Muzio
Tenor Jose Mojica
1939 – 1960 44 performances occurred, including:
Arthur Rubenstein and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Robert Shaw Chorale
Van Cliburn
1961 – 1970 Highlights:
Roger William
Henry Mancini and his 40 piece orchestra
Ballet West
Minneapolis Orchestra
American Ballet II
Simon Estes
The Dallas Brass
1991-2001 Highlights:
The U of Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Warsaw Soloists
The Ahn Trio
Tony Sandler and Friends
Mikhail Petukov, classical pianist
Jazzing the Classica, violin and piano team
Glen Miller Orchestra
2011 – 2019 Rick Benjamin's Ragtime Orchestra/"Steamboat Bill", silent screen with Buster Keeton
Jeri Sager
Moscow Festival Ballet…Cinderella
The Texas Tenors
Melissa Errico
Winter Dance Party
Wind Sync
Dallas String Quart: DSQ
Burlington Civic Music
Email: BurlingtonCivicMusic@gmail.com
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Copyright © 2019 Burlington Civic Music. All rights reserved.
Our header photo was shot by Holly Carpenter who was born and raised in Burlington. She started doing photography in the early 2000s with what, a the time, was a very familiar camera: the point and shoot. Shortly after she upgraded to the SLR. In 2008, she joined the world of digital. And without any formal classes or training, Holly began pursuing a career as a photographer. Her learning process included reading tons of books, a lot of trial and error and, too many Youtube videos to count during which she discovered a love for night photography. The header image is just one example of her passion and discovery of the beauty that can be found in the night that surrounds us. If you want to see more, Holly sells her work every year at the Annual Craft Show held at Memorial Auditorium the first full weekend in December. Stop by to say hello.
All of Holly's photographs are available for purchase. You can see more of her work @ https://pixels.com/profiles/holly-carpenter.


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-These are those books you meant to read in 2016 or 2015 or 2014 and never got around to. Those books that have been sitting on your TBR for a while, and you really want to get to. These aren't upcoming 2017 releases; these are older books that need your love too!
One of my goals for 2017 is to read all of the books I have had on my shelves for years. I'm thinking of doing the challenge where you only buy one new book for every 3 books you read.
This book has been on my TBR shelves for years now, but I'm scared to pick it up because of its size. I have heard great things about it, and I think I would love this book too. I really need and want to read it in 2017.
This is also a series that I have heard great things about. I really want to read this series. It sounds really interesting, and the covers are beautiful.
I have owned a copy of this classic for a long time. I have planned to read it many times, but I always forget about it. It is a short and small book so it gets lost besides the bigger books on my shelves.
I bought a box set with The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings a couple of years ago. I read The Hobbit, but didn't read the other books. It is time to finally read The Lord of The Rings.
I read first books in the series back in 2014, and the second in 2015. I actually bought book 5-10 yesterday. I bought them used from a guy on Facebook, so now I have to continue with the series.
Oooh I love all those. Well except the Jim Butcher because I haven't read it. But Patrick Rothfuss … must read!
I know, I have to read it 🙂 It's just so daunting because of its size. I don't know why I think like that, because it isn't really that big.
The third book, I read A Wise Man's Fear as soon as it came out, and I've been waiting since. Hopefully the last book will be a masterpiece beyond measure when we finally receive it.


This paper presents a finite-element (FE) simulation study of a planar contactless battery charging platform for portable consumer electronic equipment. Magnetic field plots of the charging platform are generated under no-load and loaded conditions so that the field distribution of the planar charging platform can be visualized. Three working modes of the platform have been investigated and compared, including full excitation and two forms of selective excitation. With new results arising from this FE simulation study and practical experiments, the theory of the magnetomotive force (mmf) generation of the multilayer planar printed-circuit-board winding array structure can be further understood. The results obtained in this paper provide a foundation of understanding for future design and optimization of planar contactless charging platforms. In addition, it has been confirmed that an electromagnetic shield structure that has been applied to coreless planar transformer applications, can work equally well for the planar charging platform.


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Home / AnimalsIntimate Photos of Madagascar's Wildlife Captures Glimpse of Its Beautifully Diverse Creatures
Intimate Photos of Madagascar's Wildlife Captures Glimpse of Its Beautifully Diverse Creatures
By Jessica Stewart on May 7, 2019
While in Madagascar, testing out a new camera for Olympus, photographer Ben Simon Rehn was able to capture some incredible photos of the country's wildlife. This beautiful island in the Indian Ocean is teeming with endemic animals, many of which are endangered. Madagascar is home to a wealth of wildlife, from chameleons and geckos to a wide variety of lemurs.
Rehn documents and pays homage to a host of unique animals that call the island home. Through his photography, he hones in on the tones and textures of each animal, particularly the reptiles. He captures the vivid green hues of their rough skin and, taken at close range, the portraits give a dynamic look at the personality of each creature—some are solemn, others are curious. The curiosity of the animals is matched only by that of Rehn, who seized the opportunity to soak in the local culture and get ideas for future projects.
Prior to turning his attention to photography, Rehn was a high-performance athlete. The German photographer, who now lives in Iceland, brings the same dedication and tenacity he used in sports to his creative work. Always ready to push himself to the limit, he's built a specialization in landscape and wildlife photography in remote and hostile environments.
Hoping to spread awareness about environmental issues and how humans are impacting the planet, Rehn's in continual search of experiences that will assist him in this goal. His rich, cinematic photos of Madagascar's wildlife are certainly a step in the right direction. Rehn's collection of portraits helps reveal the beauty of these diverse creatures to the public in a respectful manner, as non-invasive pieces of art.
Ben Simon Rehn's portraits of animals in Madagascar brings to life the island's rich wildlife population.
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SPORTS Yang Binyu claims speed skate gold at Winter YOG
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Yang Binyu in the women's mass start race at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics on January 16, 2020 at Lake St. Moritz, Switzerland. (Photos: Xinhua)
China's speed skater Yang Binyu claimed first place with 30 points in the women's mass start race at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics at Lake St. Moritz, Switzerland on January 16, 2020.
China's speed skater Yang Binyu claimed first place with 30 points in the women's mass start race at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics at Lake St. Moritz, Switzerland on January 16, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)
The women's mass start race, at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics at Lake St. Moritz, Switzerland on January 16, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)
Chinese speed skater Yang Binyu (second from right) competes in the women's mass start race at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics on January 16, 2020 at Lake St. Moritz, Switzerland. (Photo: Xinhua)
Gold medalist Yang Binyu (middle) stands on the medal podium at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics on January 16, 2020 at Lake St. Moritz, Switzerland. (Photo: Xinhua)
Yang (right) celebrates with her coach after the at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics at Lake St. Moritz, Switzerland on January 16, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)
The women's mass start race at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics at Lake St. Moritz, Switzerland on January 16, 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)
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Daft Punk's 'Homework' celebrated with Teachers mix on 25th anniversary: Watch
CK303 has shared a new short film (clocking in at exactly 9:09) via DJ Mag, celebrating the Chicago roots of Daft Punk on the 25th anniversary of their seminal 1997 album 'Homework'
New Daft Punk book, After Daft, will explore the duo's career and cultural impact
Including the influence of their famous 'Teachers', the rise of subgenres like blog house, and the eventual split
Rare Daft Punk 'Discovery' vinyl sells for $2,380
It was one of the most expensive records sold on Discogs in February
Watch Daft Punk's 'Around The World' being played using Tesla Coils
Electronic artist Fabricio H. Franzoli uploaded the video to Youtube
Daft Punk album sales increase 2,650% after break-up
Earlier this week it was announced that Daft Punk's 'Homework' and 'Alive 1997' would see a vinyl reissue
Daft Punk's 'Homework' and 'Alive 1997' to get vinyl reissue this month
The news comes just days after the duo announced their split
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We asked our readers for their all-time favourite Daft Punk tracks
Daft Punk's Alive 2007 live show has been recreated in VR: Watch
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French duo Daft Punk, made up of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, have called it quits after 28 years
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Q: Select products by data attribute in Magento I have created a new product with a custom data attribute.
$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product');
$product->setStatus(Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Status::STATUS_ENABLED);
$product->setVisibility(Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Visibility::VISIBILITY_BOTH);
$product->setName('name');
$product->setDescription('description');
$product->setPrice(1.24);
$product->setData('lid', 123);
$product->save

Now I want to query for this product using Mage::getModel('catalog/product').
How can I query for products with 'lid' 123?
How can I query for products where 'lid' exists aka not null?
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Error log when performing query with addAttributeToFilter.
( ! ) Fatal error: Call to a member function getBackend() on boolean in /Users/asdf/Sites/magento19.dev/app/code/core/Mage/Eav/Model/Entity/Abstract.php on line 816
Call Stack
#   Time    Memory  Function    Location
1   0.0002  249016  {main}( )   .../index.php:0
2   0.0024  514024  Mage::run( )    .../index.php:87
3   0.0085  1433456 Mage_Core_Model_App->run( ) .../Mage.php:684
4   0.0729  7141088 Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Front->dispatch( )  .../App.php:354
5   0.0776  7404488 Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Router_Standard->match( )   .../Front.php:172
6   0.0825  7941968 Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Action->dispatch( ) .../Standard.php:250
7   0.1205  10859488    Asdf_Sync_Adminhtml_SyncbackendController->indexAction( )   .../Action.php:418
8   0.1535  13447744    Asdf_Sync_Adminhtml_SyncbackendController->performSync( )   .../SyncbackendController.php:18
9   0.1542  13504568    Asdf_Sync_Helper_Data->pushProducts( )  .../SyncbackendController.php:33
10  0.3723  17554640    Mage_Catalog_Model_Resource_Product_Collection->addAttributeToFilter( ) .../Data.php:67
11  0.3723  17555008    Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Collection_Abstract->addAttributeToFilter( )  .../Collection.php:1438
12  0.3723  17555360    Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Collection_Abstract->_getAttributeConditionSql( ) .../Abstract.php:321
13  0.3723  17555472    Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Abstract->isAttributeStatic( )    .../Abstract.php:1379

A: For create attribute run this script in your magento root directory (You can edit it by your requirements)
<?php

require_once('app/Mage.php');
 Mage::app()->setCurrentStore(Mage::getModel('core/store')->load(Mage_Core_Model_App::ADMIN_STORE_ID));

$installer = new Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Setup('core_setup');
$installer->startSetup();

$installer->addAttribute('catalog_product', 'lid', array(
             'label'             => 'LId',
             'type'              => 'int',
             'input'             => 'text',
             'backend'           => '',
             'frontend'          => '',
             'global'            => Mage_Catalog_Model_Resource_Eav_Attribute::SCOPE_GLOBAL,
             'visible'           => true,
             'required'          => false,
             'user_defined'      => false,
             'searchable'        => false,
             'filterable'        => false,
             'comparable'        => false,
             'visible_on_front'  => true,
             'visible_in_advanced_search' => false,
             'unique'            => false
));
$installer->endSetup();

?>

Now your attribute is created see i have created
Then set value you want see
Try This for filter product by Attribute.
$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')
    ->getCollection()
    ->addAttributeToFilter('lid', 123);

foreach ($product as $products) {
    echo '<pre>';
    print_r($products);
}

Get product with Lid Exist
$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')
    ->getCollection();

foreach ($product as $products) {
    if($products->getLid()){
       echo $products->getName().'-->'.$products->getLid().'<br>';
    }
}

A: In theory you can filter a product collection:
$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')
    ->getCollection()
    ->addAttributeToFilter('lid', 123);

foreach ($product as $products) { /** @var Mage_Catalog_Model_Product $product */
    // Product Collection Here
}

A: If there is only one product can be loaded with
$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')->load(123,'lid')

If you need to load a collection
$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')
    ->getCollection()
    ->addAttributeToFilter('lid', 123);

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We're not going to give you hard and fast rules.
Design and structure will depend on the context you work in.
in their requirements from structural engineering workbooks.
Accountants will have different priorities and conventions from data analysts.
whether it is designed to be used by a whole team of people.
always take a moment to consider your business environment carefully.
What do you need to achieve with your spreadsheet?
And who is going to be using it?
that you have to increasingly rely on your judgment and experience.
there are some principles that should always guide your decision-making.
First and foremost, our workbooks must be accurate.
making sure that those formulas are both correct and auditable.
We also need to aim for flexibility.
A flexible workbook will respond well to change.
we can ensure that our workbooks remain flexible despite future changes.
Closely related to this is that our spreadsheets need to be responsive.
we want that to automatically appear in our drop-down lists.
we want that to automatically be picked up by any of our calculations.
it's also about the workbook responding to user changes.
Our workbooks should be easy to maintain.
A good rule of thumb is to keep it simple.
maintain, especially if the original programmer has moved on to a new job.
So try and explore the simplest path to a solution for your problems first.
Make sure the formulas are transparent so they can be understood by others.
And finally, your spreadsheet must be user friendly.
Think about who is going to use the workbook after you've created it.
as one of those users six months down the track.
Let's take a look at this week's case.
a real estate agent in Melbourne.
can be done on pen and paper.
perhaps take a moment to sketch out what your inputs are going to be.
What kind of calculations are you going to do?
And consider any assumptions you make and what the output will look like.
The sales report would be based on sales data that is manually entered into Excel.
user friendliness is a key consideration.
this is generally not a good idea.
Keep your raw data separate.
you don't end up damaging it, which can easily happen.
that is your input, your calculations and your output and your presentation.
So coming across to the left here, we have our raw data.
labeling everything is one of those steps we need to take.
It's important to use a simple and meaningful description.
In our case, we will name the sheet, Data.
We often see spreadsheets where the data starts in cell A1.
advanced filters, summary calculations, or even something as simple as a heading.
For now we're going to enter a heading in here, which is Melbourne Sales.
It's important to keep related data in a continuous table.
powerful features like Pivot Tables and the subtotaling feature.
So let's take a closer look at the data we have here already.
We want to make sure that every column has a sensible and unique heading.
Again, these heading names should be descriptive and meaningful.
We also want to ensure in each column that we only have one piece of information.
if you can avoid it, as this will limit what you can do with the data later on.
it is critical that you don't mix numerics with text where possible.
may want to perform calculations on.
if you don't know what the sale price is, just leave the cell empty or put a zero.
Don't put something like a question mark, as that is going to cause problems later.
that similar information stays together.
you can see here that the address information appears in separate places.
From a data entry point of view, this is likely going to cause confusion.
So let's move them together.
drag and then choose Shift+Right and move.
Now, there are a few things we want to avoid when we're working with data sets.
Don't put any blank rows or columns inside a single data set.
as this will inevitably become problematic down the track.
you can use an option called Center Across Selection.
as we will here at the top, and just as you would when merging cells.
Then right-click, select Format Cells.
Click the Horizontal drop-down arrow and select Center Across Selection, and OK.
actually you have maintained each individual cell.
But the value in the right hand cell is now centered across the selection.
are going to include newly added values.
So really good practice with raw data is to put it into a table.
is that the tables will automatically grow as your data set grows.
important when we start working with our calculations.
So Ctrl+T, make sure you have ticked that your data has headers, and OK.
you can clear it altogether, or you can go for something a little bit simpler.
I'm just going to go for a slightly simpler one, turn off the banded rows.
And importantly, name your table.
tbl_ followed by the name.
we're able to distinguish them from other named ranges.
we want to make sure our processes are as efficient and reliable as possible.
Sale, or another drop-down for the type of property.
This will help prevent errors and speed up the data entry.
we also want to save the users from having to type in information they don't need.
So, for example, a suburb will always belong to the same region.
So we shouldn't have to type the region in.
we're going to create our first lookup.
Note that I just pasted the values, so we don't pull the table across.
we can't automatically look that up.
when there is a one-to-one correspondence between lookup value and return value.
This is the kind of assumption you need to be sure of.
we are sure that a suburb falls always within a certain region.
So here we go, and we get rid of the council.
And then we're going to quickly use our data tab to remove any duplicates.
Before we move on, I'm going to name this data.
Using named ranges has a number of advantages.
Formulas become easier to read and understand when we use named ranges.
a table and the named range extends automatically with the table.
So we're going to name both of these ranges.
Let's select all the data.
And then I'm using my Formulas tab to Create From Selection just the top row.
And I'm going to name both of those columns using the heading.
So now I have a named range called Suburb and a named range called Region.
And then having done that, I'm going to create another table.
of responsiveness in case we need to add a suburb or region in the future.
let's quickly name it, tbl_suburbs.
which we will do in the next video.
let's take a quick look at what our report will look like.
So we're going to click here and we're going to just call this Report.
And once again, we want to go through a bit of a wire framing exercise.
You can just use some shapes to get an idea of placement.
And then later on, you will replace these with your charts or actual values.
So just a quick exercise as we go and grab a few shapes.
we're going to see a heading, and then I need another shape.
And then we'll probably have a kind of a chart, giving an overview.
So this is going to be a chart showing trends.
And then a slightly different colored shape over here.
a couple of different charts, which maybe show us something a bit different.
what your outputs are going to be and how you're going to lay them out.
some of the correct choices to make in the process.


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What is the Purpose of this SEPA Review?
The Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) is a process (not a permit decision) intended to ensure that environmental values are considered during decision-making by state and local agencies. These decisions may be related to issuing permits for private projects, constructing public facilities, or adopting regulations, policies or plans. Information provided by project applicants during the SEPA review process helps agency decision-makers, applicants, and the public understand how a proposal will affect the environment. This information can be used to change a proposal to reduce likely impacts, or to condition or deny a proposal when adverse environmental impacts are identified.
In most cases, one state or local agency will be designated as the "SEPA lead agency." The lead agency is responsible for evaluating the proposal and determining if the proposal is likely to impact the environment. For most private projects, the SEPA lead agency will be the city or county responsible for permitting the project. For most public projects, the proponent agency is the lead agency.
Who Issues this SEPA Review?
What Activities Require this SEPA Review?
Any proposal that requires a public agency action (decision) to license, fund, or undertake a project, or the proposed adoption of a policy, plan, or program can trigger environmental review under SEPA. However, there are numerous categories of projects that are exempt from SEPA. The lead agency determines if an exemption applies.
How Much Will this SEPA Review Cost?
Filing fees for agency SEPA review of private projects vary by jurisdiction because each agency determines how much they will charge for SEPA review.
There is not an application. This is a public agency review process. This environmental review for private projects usually starts when an applicant applies for a permit from a state or local agency. A completed environmental checklist (available from the lead agency) is usually submitted with a permit application to the lead agency. The checklist often includes attachments such as a site plan, vicinity map and any technical reports or studies that have been prepared for the project. The standard checklist form with technical guidance for each question is available on the SEPA website listed under the links section below.
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An environmental checklist may be required by the SEPA lead agency. Contact the lead agency for more information on what forms to fill out.
How Long is my SEPA Review Valid?
What is the Appeal Process for the SEPA Review?
An Administrative appeal process is an option that agencies may choose to offer for SEPA decisions. Judicial appeals related to SEPA compliance is always consolidated with the underlying action. They are filed when at Superior Court when an agency's decision is final and the administrative appeal process is either not available or has been exhausted.
For additional information on the State Environmental Policy Act, go to https://ecology.wa.gov/regulations-permits/SEPA-environmental-review.


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"Paw says the country needs more skilled mechanics for our national defense. Says a fellow should start young, too. Well, I'm sorta young, and by gum I'm willin'!" says Herbert Dean Sunderman.    Story on page 15.
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Sunrise II is a priority registration phase for local government, public institutions and trademark holders whose marks are not registered or not eligible to be registered in the TMCH and marks that are registered in the TMCH but generate no valid labels. Holders of trademarks in non-ASCII scripts, regional collective marks and other rights holders are also eligible to apply during this phase.
Where there are multiple applications for the same domain, priority will be given first to applications from local government and public institutions. Multiple applications for the same domain thereafter will result in an auction.
* No supporting documentation is required on submission of an application, however the registry may require such documents to be submitted, eg a trademark certificate. Validation may take up to 10 days from the date of an application and no domains will be allocated prior to completion of the validation process.
* Where non-ASCII characters are contained in the mark, it is possible to apply for domains that are an ASCII transliteration.
* Where both ASCII and non-ASCII characters are contained in the mark, it is possible to apply for domains containing all textual elements of the trademark (or other eligible qualification) with non-ASCII transliterated into ASCII characters.
* Where a trademark certificate includes representations of the same mark in multiple scripts, the corresponding domain may be registered in ASCII characters.
* Where a trademark contains one or more hyphens, these may be omitted, provided that the domain meaning is not altered.
* Company or organisation identifiers (eg INC, KK, etc) may be omitted.
* Trademarks registered in Japanese characters may be transliterated in accordance with Japanese government or global (ISO3602) standards or other generally accepted systems such as the Hepburn system.
* Trademarks registered in scripts containing diacritical marks, such as the German umlaut or Spanish tilde, may be registered in ASCII characters with marks omitted or using conventionally accepted spelling (eg "ae", etc).
* Domains may be registered for 1 year during the Sunrise II Phase.
recognised by International or Spanish legislation.
If more than one applicant as submitted an application for the same name within this category, the successful applicant will be determined by auction.
This category (pending ICANN approval) allows relevant Public Authorities in the Greater area of Paris (Région Îlede- France) to register (i) their own names (including any clear variations and abbreviations thereof and other terms in common use to describe them); (ii) names of public services for which they have specific responsibilities; and (iii) geographical names for any subdivision of the Greater area of Paris (e.g. departments, districts, neighborhoods cantons, streets…), local landmarks, and other locally-relevant and iconic names over which they are the relevant authority.
Limited registration period for holders of (i) corporate names, trade names and DBA names, including clear variations and/or abreviations thereof, of corporations with legal seat or place of business in the Greater area of Paris (Région Île-de-France); and (ii) registered names, including clear variations and/or abreviations thereof, of non-for-profit legal entities with legal seat or place of business in the Greater area of Paris (Région Île-de-France).
• the 1901 Law Associations established in Corsica (departments 2A and 2B).
• The variants, variations and abbreviations recognized previously mentioned names.
Requests for names registered by la Collectivité Territoriale de Corse will have priority over those submitted by other Public Authorities.
Are eligible for registration of a domain name in .corsica all other brands which are not listed on the TMCH.
• company name, trade name, brand, company logo, for organizations located in the 2 Corsican departments (2A Corse du Sud, 2B Haute Corse).
These applications will be accepted and will be processed simultaneously on the basis of date and time of arrival and with no order of priority.
The domain name registrant must abide to the provisions of "Chinese Internet Domain Name Management Regulations", in order not to violate the Chinese laws and regulations. All domain name registered during Pioneers Period shall be registered through an ICANN-Accredited Registrar and on a first come-first served basis.
Landrush& Auction Period is the third phase of the Top Level Domain ".网络" (xn—io0a7i) for their open registration, and the second subphase of the limited registration. Domain registration in this period will open to global users, prior to General Availability Period. During this period, CNNIC will conduct Claim Service in accordance with ICANN's mandatory trademark claims process.
This category gives holders of TMCH-validated marks in Arabic-based scripts (such as Arabic, Jawi, Kurdish, Pashto, Persian and Urdu) the opportunity to submit an application for registration of the corresponding domain name in the بازﺯاﺍرﺭ TLD. If there is more than one Sunrise application for an identical domain name, the successful applicant will be determined by auction.
For holders of non TMCH-validated trademarks in Arabic-based scripts (such as Arabic, Jawi, Kurdish, Pashto, Persian and Urdu) registered in at least one of these countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, India Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, State of Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
For holders of trademarks in Latin script who wish to register its transliteration/transcription into an Arabic-based script language such as Arabic, Jawi, Kurdish, Pashto, Persian and Urdu.
For Public Authorities of the "Areas where the Arabic script has some type of official use" (as defined in this Policy), with respect to their own names; names of public services; and geographical names not otherwise reserved by the Registry Operator.
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During this phase, government institutions, companies and organisations established in Belgium may submit an application for 'organisationname.vlaanderen' or 'organisationname.brussels'.
During this phase, all holders of a valid Belgian eID card having the Belgian nationality may lodge an application for 'name.vlaanderen' or 'name.brussels'.
Anybody with a presence in London or an interest in London is able to apply for Dot London domain names. There is a mandatory period for trademark holders in ICANN's Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) to get their registered trademarks.
Where there is more than one application for a name those applicants will be validated by an external validation agent. If, after validation, multiple applicants for the same domain name end up in the highest priority ranking then an auction process will be used to determine who will get the domain name.
recognized by International or UK legislation.
(ii) the same domain names registered by them in other TLDs and effectively used.
This period allows (I) the City of Cologne priority registration - as holder of all rights and title in the TLD designation ".cologne" - or for other public bodies, in particular for the City's subordinate bodies and self regulatory professional organisations and chambers ("Reserved Domain Names") and (II) (future) Domain Holders priority registration of Domain Names if they can demonstrate a special bond to the City of Cologne.
This period allows (i) the City of Cologne priority registration - as holder of all rights and title in the TLD designation ".koeln" - or for other public bodies, in particular for the City's subordinate bodies and self regulatory professional organisations and chambers ("Reserved Domain Names") and (ii) (future) Domain Holders priority registration of Domain Names if they can demonstrate a special bond to the City of Cologne.
Domain name registration pursuant to applications from trademark holders recorded in the Trademark Clearinghouse.
- Founders of the mass media registered under the procedure specified in the laws in effect in the Russian Federation, the output of which is being intended for distribution in Moscow.
For founding members of fTLD to register domains. Founding members are identified with an asterisk at www.ftld.com/endorsers.
Opportunity for the municipal government and other public bodies within the city of Amsterdam to register domain names in the TLD.
Only applications from one predetermined registrar are accepted.
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Whether you use them in a summer soup, salad or with your roast chicken, make the most of sweet and fleshy tomatoes with our best tomato recipes.
This classic Spanish soup made with sweet and fleshy tomatoes is the perfect summer soup. Scatter with cucumber and onions.
Tomatoes work wonderful in a tart and are perfect for feeding a crowd. As the pastry is ready-rolled, you can use it halved, quartered or cut into individual squares.
The perfect light summer salad or dinner party side dish, the sweet tomatoes and fresh basil combine beautifully with the lemon vinaigrette dressing.
This savoury baklava is delicious eaten hot with roast lamb or grilled sardines, or makes an excellent vegetarian main, served with a watercress, olive and caper berry salad. For the best results, make the filling the day before to allow the flavours to infuse.
This is the perfect midweek dinner. It's tasty, cheap and quick to prepare and everyone, including the children, will love it. The succulent chicken combine beautifully with the sweet and juicy tomatoes.
The sweetness of the tomatoes work wonderfully with the creamy macaroni cheese.
This tomato sauce will keep for a few days in a jar in the fridge – just add a film of extra-virgin olive oil to the top. Delicious as a pasta sauce, or eat with chickpeas, cool wilted spinach and tuna.
A beautiful-looking salad because of the colours - red, green and white. You could use basil instead of mint (or a mixture of both). It will look as though you have a lot of tomatoes when you start cooking, but they shrink a lot.
This succulent roast chicken from James Martin is delicious served with the sweet juicy tomatoes – perfect for a family Sunday lunch.
Use these tomatoes to create delicious homemade pasta sauces or add to a platter of tasty morsels as a starter.
These chilli tomato toasts make a tasty snack or starter and is great to snack on while the barbecue warms up.
A kofta was traditionally a meatball, but the vegetarian masses of India soon started to make their own versions. These tasty koftas are light, fluffy and absolutely delicious with this full-bodied, lightly spiced sauce serve them with pilaf or Naan.
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Summer is a very great season for all types of renovations around our house. We have many more strength, days are warmer, so we could spend some time on functions this kind. If you are owning a big, private home, you are the lucky one. Nobody is interrupting you, probably you have a private garden for your own.
Since spring has came, we have a lot more power for each day activities. We're doing renovations in our houses, rearranging the backyard, sometimes even going for a short trip to the Paris. But the most humans begin to exercising. They're going to the gym, practicing Yoga, having nice fun on the tennis court. When you don't have to many time for any tasks like that, but you still like to get in shape, you need to begin to use a bicycle. But not normal one - so design your own bike!
Nowadays, real estate market is really huge. New buildings arrives each year, not only residential, but also appropriate for institutions. People are selling or renting offices, warehouses, sometimes factories.
House renovation needs sacrifices. By the way, if that much? Might we proceed it by yourself somehow simplier?
How well restore the building? Exterior paint to paint the façade of the home should be appropriately picked in order to look nice for a plenty of years. Athward to appearances, this is not a difficult task.
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Why deciding for wall murals instead of other products has become so popular contemporarily?
A demand of most of people according to diverse analyses done by professionals in the field of sociology is related to being original. That's the reason why, we frequently tend to look for various attributes that would rather underline that we differ from each other rather than we are the same. This also explains new trends in the field of building industry, exceptionally in the sphere of interior design.
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If we had to select the bigger revolution in the field of men' fashion within last years, the choice will be pretty obvious. Undoubtedly, it would be the revolution regarding shoes. Namely – the beginning of trend regarding sport shoes.
A short time ago, every men that was wearing sneakers shoes somewhere outside a gym, would be called entirely unfashion.
Would you like to live with panache, stylishly but rationally? Many people dream about it. Unfortunately, most shops offer only dull and dull furnishing accessories. It is truly difficult to select something what is comfy and original. Typically, here are the same types of furniture as in the earlier years but in a various shade. They are typically large, misshapen and are only not adapted to small flats of most American citizens. Moreover, young individuals do not would like to live like their father and grandparents (unless they like vintage). However, if somehow people find the only perfect fittings, it turns out that the thing also has a wonderfully high price or it is not accessible in your town.
Which decorating methods we must use in our houses?
People commonly understands that decorating house is a extremely difficult activity. This truth is commonly connected with huge effort caused by choosing new items of home equipment like furnishings but also with selecting wall tones.
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The John F. Kennedy International Airport Chamber of Commerce was chartered in March 1978 by a group of business people in the JFK Airport area. JFK is the only airport in the nation to have its own Chamber of Commerce dedicated to the airport business community.
Their object was to create an environment in which they could gather together to share their common concerns. They have been successful in enhancing the general welfare of the airport community in terms of fostering better relationships between one another and various governmental agencies at the Federal, State, City and local levels.


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