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Q: Timeout expired error in mysql with C# in my asp.net web application? I have developed one asp.net application with mysql database connection.Some times i am facing the timeout error when looking at the pages.i also set the connection time. but still am receiving the same error dynamically.I couldn't able to figure it out about in which situation it has occurred.
This is the complete error message that i received...

error connecting: Timeout expired.  The timeout period elapsed prior
  to obtaining a connection from the pool.  This may have occurred
  because all pooled connections were in use and max pool size was
  reached.

What are all the parameter i have to monitor to solve this error?
Please guide me to solve this...

A: Did you close the connection after you open it..?
try
{
     conn.Open();
     someCall (myConnection);
}
finally
{
     myConnection.Close();
}

In MSSQL you can check connection by using this "sp_lock, sp_who" ..
Check this site: http://www.xaprb.com/blog/2006/07/31/how-to-analyze-innodb-mysql-locks/
for equivalent in mysql

A: It means that you are running out of the connections available in the connection pool. You can increase that in the connection string the max pool size. But it is recommendedthat you check why are you not closing the connections after you have used them.


SDShare is a protocol for the syndication of resource descriptions. It defines how a RESTful service can publish a series of feeds that list snapshots and changes to collections of resources. This protocol also defines how a client should process those feeds and the linked resource descriptions so that a local store can be kept in sync.
RFC 2626, HTTP 1.1. September 2004.
RFC 4287, The Atom Syndication Format. December 2005.
Resource Description Framework (RDF): Concepts and Abstract Syntax, W3C Recommendation, February 2004.
RDF Test Cases, W3C Recommendation, 10 February 2004.
RDF/XML Syntax Specification (Revised), W3C Recommendation, 10 February 2004.
RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels, IETF, March 1997.
This specification describes how one RDF system can maintain a local copy of master data contained in another RDF system. The master data will change over time. This protocol defines how the master data server can publish the changes to the resources it manages and how a client can consume them to ensure it is in sync.
SDShare also specifies how a client should interpret and process these feeds in order to consume the resource descriptions. A client that wishes to maintain a local resource collection in sync with one held on the server first fetches the most recent snapshot for the required collection. It then subscribes to the update feed for that collection. This feed lists the resources whose state has changed in the underlying resource collection. A client can retrieve the RDF for a updated resource and update its local collection.
A server is a node which exposes feeds so that other nodes can observe and retrieve the state of the data being exposed by the server.
A client is a node which subscribes to one or more feeds and implements the update semantics defined in this protocol. It is possible for the same node to be both a server and a client at the same time.
An SDShare server exposes a set of collections. A collection is a coherent data set, defined by the server in any way it sees fit. When exposing an RDF data store via SDShare, a natural set of collections to use is to let each graph be a collection, but any set of collections is allowed.
A snapshot is a complete representation of a collection as it existed at some point in time.
A resource description is a complete representation of a single resource that exists in a collection.
A fragments feed exposes a list of the resources that have been modified in the collection.
An overview feed which lists the collections of resource descriptions that the server exposes.
A collection feed for each collection of resource descriptions that each links to a corresponding snapshots feed and a corresponding fragments feed.
A snapshots feed for each collection. Each snapshot represents the state of a collection at point of time.
A fragment feed for each collection. Each feed entry exists to reflect that the referenced resource has been updated.
An SDSshare server SHOULD also provide resource descriptions and snapshots when requested. Note that these MAY be provided from a different node.
The overview feed lists all collections exposed by the server. It MUST contain exactly one entry per collection. Each entry MUST contain a link element with a link relation of http://www.sdshare.org/2012/core/collectionfeed, type set to application/atom+xml, and an href whose value links to the collection feed for that collection.
To conform with the Atom specification the link must also be duplicated with link relation alternate.
<!-- an entry follows for each collection being exposed.
A collection feed lists exactly two entries, one entry linking to a snapshots feed and one to a fragments feed.
The Atom feed MUST contain exactly two entries, one that links to a snapshot feed for the collection (the link relation is http://www.sdshare.org/2012/core/snapshotsfeed), and another to the fragment feed of the collection (the link relation is http://www.sdshare.org/2012/core/fragmentsfeed). To conform with the Atom specification both links must be duplicated with link relation alternate.
The snapshots feed lists all the snapshots of a collection that are exposed by a server. Each entry in the feed represents a single snapshot. The entry MUST contain at least one link element with a link relation of http://www.sdshare.org/2012/core/snapshot and a type attribute specifying the format of the snapshot. It must also have an href attribute that links to the data for the snapshot. The entry's updated element MUST reflect the time when the snapshot was taken. To conform with the Atom specification the link MUST also be duplicated with link relation alternate. Every link referring to a snapshot MUST have a type attribute.
In cases where the snapshot is very large the server MAY expose an additional link to a chunked snapshot feed, with link relation http://www.sdshare.org/2012/core/chunked-snapshot and type application/atom+xml. The chunked snapshot feed will contain a list of atom entries where each one links to part of the data.
<!-- an entry follows for each RDF snapshot being exposed.
The chunked snapshot feed contains links to all the chunks that comprise the snapshot. It is up to the server to decide the amount of data in each chunk.
Each entry in the feed represents a subset of the snapshot. The entry MUST contain at least one link element with a link relation of http://www.sdshare.org/2012/core/snapshot-component and a type attribute specifying the format of the snapshot. It must also have an href attribute that links to the data. To conform with the Atom specification the link MUST be duplicated with link relation alternate. Every link referring to a snapshot chunk MUST have a type attribute.
<!-- an entry follows for each snapshot chunk.
The fragments feed is an Atom feed listing resources that have changed in a given time period. The order of the entries is undefined.
The Atom content contains an entry for each updated, deleted, or created resource. Each entry contains one or more links to the fragment and the updated element contains the time at which the resource was updated. Links to the fragment must use the http://www.sdshare.org/2012/core/fragment link relationship, and can be in different formats identified with the type attribute, allowing clients to choose their preferred format. To conform with the Atom specification the link MUST be duplicated with link relation alternate. Every link referring to a fragment MUST have a type attribute.
This protocol introduces one new Atom extension element called resource in the namespace http://www.sdshare.org/2012/core/. The resource element indicates to a client which resource is being updated from all those present in the fragment. This element MUST occur exactly once as a child element of each entry.
The fragments feed service MUST accept an optional request parameter called since. This parameter is be used to specify that the client only wishes to see entries for fragments produced, modified or deleted after the time given in the parameter. The effect of this parameter is to remove from the response body entry elements with timestamps in the updated element older than the given time. The value of the parameter is a datetime value matching the format specified in section 3.3 of the Atom specification.
Note that links to the service in the collection feed will not include this parameter. Clients must therefore add it to the URL themselves should they wish to use it.
As the number of changes made to the collection grows, the number of entries in the fragment feed can become very large. To avoid returning excessively long responses, the server MAY page the fragment feed, using the conventions defined in RFC 5005. If the feed is paged, each page except the last MUST contain one link element with the next relation type. Other link types MAY also be provided.
Include in S all statements in G in which R is the subject.
For all statements in S where the object is a blank node B, find all statements with B as the subject, and add those statements to S. Repeat recursively with all B's statements.
This section describes the most common operations performed by SDShare clients, and some minimal requirements for client behaviour. This specification does not restrict what clients may do with the data they retrieve.
The client generally updates a local collection with data from a remote collection using the SDShare feeds. A local collection is typically considered to be an RDF graph but can be some other local data store such as a relational database or archiving system. The client often starts off with no local data, and would then typically begin by retreiving a snapshot and loading that into the local collection. Thereafter, the client waits for resources to appear on the fragments feed. When an entry appears on the fragments feed, the local representation of that resource is deleted and the new representation offered by the server is loaded in its place.
While processing, the client MUST keep track of the time of the last update it has seen, called t. Initially, t is not set.
To process a snapshot, the client should first delete the local copy of the collection (if it has one). The snapshot can then be downloaded from the server, and written into the local collection.
If the server exposes a chunked snapshot feed, the client should use it. For each entry in the feed the client should use the approperiate link to retrieve the snapshot chunk and load it into the local collection.
Once a snapshot has been processed successfully, t MUST be set to the time in the updated element of the snapshot entry that was processed.
The chunked snapshot feed and the complete snapshot data MAY be produced asynchronously by the server. If this is the case, the server may return an HTTP 202 response code, in which case the client MUST wait, and retry the same request until it receives an HTTP 200 response.
A client wishing to update its local collection as new changes occur on the server, should process the fragments feed for the appropriate collection. For each fragment, the clients should delete its local copy of the fragment, and then replace it with the new fragment from the server. Section 5.2.3 describes a simple update algorithm for RDF data stores.
In the case where the fragments feed is paged, as described in Atom Specification 3.3, then the client should follow the next links to find the rest of the fragments.
Once all fragments have been successfully processed, the client MUST set t to the highest (that is, latest) value observed in the updated element of any fragment entry. If t has a value when fragment processing begins, the client MUST pass it in the since parameter described in section 5.1.4.
Each Atom entry contains a resource element, which identifies which resource is to be updated. We call this resource R.
The Atom entry provides a set of links with link relation http://www.sdshare.org/2012/core/fragment referring to different representations of the resource. It is up to the client to choose which link to follow, based on the type attribute.
The link is used to retrieve a set of RDF statements that are the new representation of the resource R. We call this set of statements S. These statements are to be written to a graph G, where G is determined by the client.
Follow the fragment generation algorithm in section 5.1.5 for R in G, and call the resulting set of statements S'.
Delete all statements in S' from G.
Insert all statements in S into G.


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Home Editorial Address by the president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN)
Address by the president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN)
Pharm. Ahmed I. Yakasai, FPSN, on the occasion of a courtesy visit to his excellency President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, on Thursday, 7 April, 2016
It is my privilege and honour to lead this delegation of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria to your office on this auspicious occasion. On behalf of my colleagues, I wish to thank you immensely for granting us this audience.
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria was founded in 1927 and registered under Section 21 of the 1922 Companies Act. It is the umbrella body of all the registered pharmacists in Nigeria with a vision to be recognised as a society whose members are accessible health care professionals responsible for the provision and rational use of safe, effective and affordable medicines, pharmaceutical care and the promotion of public health and quality of life.
This visit affords us an opportunity to interact with you and share our humble perspectives on the role that the pharmaceutical sector can play in national development, when carefully harnessed.
We shall also bring to your notice our thoughts on some contemporary issues, especially as it relates to healthcare delivery. These include:
The continued instability in the health sector and the National Health Act 2014.
Critical issues affecting Nigerian pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Implementation of Pharm.D (Doctor of Pharmacy) programme.
Implementation of NHIS.
Reconstitution of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria and Boards of Teaching/Specialist Hospital.
Welfare of health workers in Nigeria.
For a comprehensive, coordinated, safe health system that is responsive to the needs of the population, efficient use of resources, increased job satisfaction, with reduced stress and burnout of health professionals, we need collaborative practice, based on trust and mutual respect amongst the health care team.
Internationally, the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA) brought together the International Pharmaceutical Federation, the World Medical Association, the International Council of Nurses, the World Dental Federation and the World Confederation for Physical Therapy for collaborative practice. It is possible to achieve the same goal in Nigeria when the federal government plays its much expected stabilisation role by insisting each player restricts his latitude to his area of due competence. Government must insist on allowing the rule of law to take roots by showing the way on how the law rules at all times.
Again, the full implementation of the National Health Act (NHA) 2014 will go a long way in stabilising the health sector. It is important to put on record that the NHA 2014 is probably the only statute that attracted the attention of a wide spectrum of stakeholders in health and the larger society.
Some pressing challenges in the health sector which have lingered for so long compel a dire need to appeal to Your Excellency to urgently look into the problems.
Non employment of graduates of Pharmacy into federal tertiary hospitals as intern pharmacists or as registered pharmacists. Even federal health institutions in the catchment areas where pharmacy graduates are trained often times refuse to employ them.
The attitude of the management in some of the federal health institutions is a major let down. Often times the Drug Revolving Funds which is a creation of the Essential Drug Act are decapitated because the funds are diverted to other endeavours, which is a violation of the Drug Revolving Funds manuals and guidelines in the enabling statute.
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The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria finds it necessary to inform you on the viability of well-managed Drug Revolving Funds in public health institutions, as witnessed in public health facilities like the Pharmacy Department at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos.
The federal government should make conscious effort to adhere to enabling statutes of various regulatory agencies in the health sector to avoid stress junctions and other disruptions in equilibrium.
At this point, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria must seize the discourse to specially congratulate Your Excellency for your disposition to shun privatisation/commercialisation of public health facilities which would have derailed good and impactful health care in Nigeria.
Critical Issues affecting Nigerian pharmaceutical manufacturers
The critical areas where Nigerian pharmaceutical manufacturers need robust engagement with the government aggregate in three main areas. These include:
Priority status
The PSN wishes to commend the efforts of the Federal Ministry of Health in initiating a Drug Distribution Guideline for the country which offers a major opportunity in sanitising the chaotic drug distribution channels and by extension curtail the problem of fake and counterfeit pharmaceutical products in our system. The PSN, PCN, NAFDAC and FMOH have worked maximally on this project and we strongly urge the government to sustain the spirit in the current dispensation.
We urge government to issue a policy directive for all government health care establishments to patronize pharmaceutical products manufactured in Nigeria for all Essential Medicines' tenders and purchases. The Nigeria Drug Policy provides that 70 per cent of government purchase should be sourced from local manufacturers.
We also humbly request the payments of longstanding debts owed to the industry, to reverse the current negative impact on the industry.
Ecowas Common External Tariff (CET)
The implementation of ECOWAS CET which allows finished pharmaceutical products to be imported at zero percentage duty is a good gesture and same should be extended to raw and packaging materials which now attract a duty percentage ranging from five per cent to 20 per cent. This means that locally manufactured pharmaceutical products have become uncompetitive. The fall out is an imminent closure of all Nigerian pharmaceutical plants. We urge government to intervene on this critical issue.
Your Excellency, the draft Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) document for the Pharm. D degree which is clinical pharmacy as patient-oriented degree, is currently receiving final inputs at the National Universities Commission for eventual consideration of the Federal Executive Council through the Honourable Minister of Education. The FEC's blessing of the document will bring the pharmacy training to same standards with what generally obtains all over the world, which is patient-centric.
Implementation of NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (NHIS)
In the spirit of the broad spectrum of reforms, there is no reason why for six years now the NHIS encourages unlawful payment mechanisms, dubbed global capitation, while HMOs also capitate secondary and tertiary facilities which utterly disrupts the equilibrium of the health system.
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We demand that the Federal Government direct the board and management of the NHIS to immediately adopt lawful payment mechanism to wit, capitation for primary providers and fee for service for secondary and tertiary providers.
Government must also redress the capitation modes by embracing international global best practices on what constitutes a primary facility for capitation in Nigeria.
Reconstitution of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria and Boards of Teaching/Specialist Hospital
Your Excellency, we do not wish to bore you with all the tragedies associated with the constitution and operations of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria in a particular dispensation, specifically between 2009 and 2011.
In the short time we have had to run without a governing council, we have tried very hard to sustain the ideals of pharmacy practice in Nigeria. Fundamentally, disciplinary matters and accreditation of pharmacy facilities for training suffer in the absence of Council.
We urge Your Excellency to approve the immediate reconstitution of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria. The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria is the regulatory agency of the federal government that regulates and controls pharmacy practice in all its aspects and ramifications in Nigeria. This gives it a specific approbation in law to register all cadres of premises where drug endeavours take place. Our concern remains that anything that disrupts full implementation of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria mandate makes consumers of health vulnerable to the fake drug syndrome.
In the same vein, it is pertinent that we inform Your Excellency about the lopsidedness of appointments on the boards of teaching and specialist hospitals, as well as federal medical centres. In the last dispensation, pharmacists were represented on only five of the well over 55 boards of these federal health institutions. Our experience confirms that this lopsided appointment format affects health care plans and ultimately overall output. We therefore reiterate our previous appeal that at least one pharmacist be appointed on each of the boards of our federal health institutions.
Welfare of Health Workers in Nigeria
It is pertinent to mention that we have valid court judgments, collectively bargained agreements, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and even circulars signed with government which have remained implemented on a haphazard or discretionary basis by the federal health institutions, such as the following:
Implementation of the spirit of the existing circular on promotion of our members from CONHESS 14 to 15 as directors which places premium on the need to sanction defaulting hospital managements.
Specific steps must be taken by the Head of Service of the Federation to ensure the expedited issuance of an enabling circular authorising consultancy cadre for health professionals that have adhered to due process, to be vested with consultancy status, as a prelude to inculcating this cadre into the schemes of service of these health professionals. This must be worked out with the Federal Ministry of Health in line with the spirit of the circular on consultancy and specialist allowances Ref. SMH.491/S.2/VOL II.221 of 29 March, 1976, which authorises consultancy status for all health professionals, and the condition precedent of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) that provides for a nod of the Federal Ministry of Health for the appointment of consultants.
The PSN conference and the burden of extension
iii. Payment of arrears of specialist allowances to qualified hospital-based health professionals, with effect from January 1, 2010, should be ensured.
Full payment of arrears of the skipping of CONHESS 10 which remains outstanding since the year 2010.
Release of the circular on adjustment of salary since January 2014 and immediate payment of at least two months arrears, while the balance is accommodated with proven evidence in the 2016 budget. This particular subject matter has lingered for some time, with threats of strike by health workers which was averted by the skills of Late Barrister Ocholi, the former Minister of State for Labour. Your Excellency, I appeal that in tandem with your progressive change mantra, that you facilitate immediate approval of this request.
Sponsoring an amendment bill to correct the anomalies in Decree10 of 1985 (CAP U15 463) LFN 2004, especially in the following areas:
(a) LOPSIDED COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
(b) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFERS (CEOs) OF FEDERAL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
(c) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (C-MAC)
(d) APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY CHAIRMAN MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (C-MAC)
(e) TRAINING OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
(f) REMOVAL OF THE BORDERS OF RESTRICTION ON PERMANENT STAFF OF FEDERAL HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
Lastly, we find it imperative here to appeal to Your Excellency to redress the defects in the appointment of the Director General of NAFDAC in the immediate past dispensation. For the records, Your Excellency, the condition precedent to be appointed as Director General of NAFDAC is that eligible candidates must have a good knowledge of Pharmacy, food and drugs. Pharmacy is globally rated as a frontline profession. It is therefore logical to conclude, like the Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice did in 2001, prior to the appointment of Late Prof. Dora Akunyili, that only a registered pharmacist can meet the provision in Section 9 of the NAFDAC Act which unambiguously spells out the eligibility criterion for a prospective Director General of NAFDAC.
Your Excellency, we wish to convey our appreciation for your approval of this courtesy call. We have followed your progressive stride which is a flow of your rich antecedents and have no doubt that the ship of the state is headed for the right direction. We assure Your Excellency that we shall strive to evolve an invincible bilateral consortium with this administration in its march to reposition Nigeria in the comity of decent nations.
Thank you and may God bless Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- England -- Early works to 1800
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19 Items that share the Concept Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- England -- Early works to 1800
A discourse written by Sir George Downing : the King of Great Britain's Envoy extraordinary to the states of the Vnited Provinces : vindicating his royal master from the insolencies of a scandalous libel, printed under the title of [An Extract out of the Register of the States General of the United Provinces, upon the Memorial of Sir George Downing, envoy, &c.] and delivered by the agent, De Heyde for such, to several publick ministers : whereas no such resolution was over communicated to the said envoy, nor any answer returned at all by Their Lordships to the said memorial : whereunto is added a relation of some former and later proceedings of the Hollanders, by a meaner hand, (electronic resource)
A justification of the present war against the United Netherlands : wherein the declaration of His Majesty is vindicated, and the war proved to be just, honourable and necessary, the dominion of the sea explained, and His Majesties rights thereunto asserted, the obligations of the Dutch to England, and their continual ingratitude : illustrated with sculptures : in answer to a Dutch treatise entituled, Considerations upon the present state of the United Netherlands, by an English man, (electronic resource)
A proclamation, : for publishing the peace between His Majesty and the States General of the United Netherlands, (electronic resource)
A proclamation, for publishing the peace between His Majesty and the States General of the Vnited Netherlands., (electronic resource)
An exact relation of the entertainment of His Most Sacred Majesty William III. : King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland; hereditary stadtholder of the United Netherlands, &c. At the Hague. Giving a particular description of His Majesty's entry there, Jan. 26. 1690/1 and of the several triumphant arches, pyramids, pictures, &c. with the inscriptions and devices. Illustrated with copper plates of the whole solemnity, exactly drawn from the original., By an English Gentleman, (electronic resource)
Articles of peace, between the most serene and mighty prince Charles II. by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. and the high and mighty lords, the States General of the United Netherlands; : concluded at Westminster the 9/19 day of February, 1673/4. Published by His Majesties command, (electronic resource)
By the King. A proclamation for publishing the peace between His Majesty and the States General of the United Netherlands, (electronic resource)
By the King. A proclamation for publishing the peace between His Majesty and the States General of the United Netherlands., (electronic resource)
Certain propositions sent by the States of Holland, to the lords embassadors of the common-wealth of England: : wherein, they desire, that the ancient amity may be continued between both states; and that they may be aiding and assisting to each other, against all persons whatsoever, that shall be disturbant to them. Also, a discovery of several plots of divers English and Scotch Cavaliers; and their intentions to murther the Lord St John, Mr Fairfax, and young Dorislaus. With, the States of Hollands message to the Queen of Bohemia; concerning the uncivil behaviour of her son, Prince Edward, towards the lords embassadours and their followers: and the States Order he should be tried by a court of justice. Together with an exact diurnal of each days progress and preceedings, from the last of March, to the sixth of April. 1651. Published according to order, (electronic resource)
Declaratie van het Parlament van Engelandt : aende Hoge ende Mogende Heeren De Herren Staten Generael Vande Verenigde Nederlanden : belangende hare laeste Ambassade in Engelandt : herren Staten Generael Vande Verenigde Nederlanden : belangende hare laeste Ambassade in Engelandt, (electronic resource)
His Majesties most gracious speech together with the Lord Chancellors, to both Houses of Parliament, : on Monday, October 27. 1673. By his Majesties special command, (electronic resource)
Saturday April 22. 1654. By the Council at White-Hall. Whereas a peace is made, concluded, and ratified, between His Highness the Lord Protector, and the States General of the United Provinces of the Low Countries. ..., (electronic resource)
Secrets discovered. In Englands complaint or outcry against the high and mighty Lords, the States Generall of the United Provinces, for their perfidious, deceitfull, and unthankfull proceedings against the welfare of this kingdom. : Clearly laid open in a letter transmitted to a Friend who is a subject to the said states of Holland. Wherein is declared several acts of state, not onely between them and the Queene of England, but also betweene the said states and this present Parliament, by way of answer to our Parliaments severall declarations. Likewise, a discovery that notwithstanding their firme resolutions and promises to the representative body of this kingdome, concerning their neutrality, have made use of the first opportunity to strengthen the enemy against us, and suffered our Queen (not only in the time she was there) to transport... Translated out of a Dutch printed copy into English, to undeceive this Kingdom, (electronic resource)
The articles of alliance, between England & Spain, signed the 10th day of June, 1680 : Also articles of alliance between England & Holland signed the 3d day of March, 1677[/]8, (electronic resource)
The declaration and resolution of the States of Holland, touching the Parliament and common wealth of England. : With their calling of a general councel at the Hague, and their proclamation and proceedings concerning the last great sea fight upon the Downs. Together, with a perfect narrative thereof, sent to the Parliament, and one hundred sail of men of war to be forthwith sent out for the preservation of States, (electronic resource)
The declaration and resolution of the States of Holland, touching the Parliament and common-wealth of England : With their calling of a general councel at the Hague, and their proclamation and proceedings concerning the last great sea fight upon the Downs. Together, with a perfect narrative thereof, sent to the Parliament, and one hundred sail of men of war to be forthwith sent out for the preservation of the States, (electronic resource)
The frog, or, The Low-Countrey nightingale, sweet singer of Amsterdam : The Old Exchange to the New Stat-House hoping fair acceptance, a speedy and handsome return, this true fable dedicates, (electronic resource)
The peace-maker. : Being a letter sent from J.W. in London to N.C. his friend and countrey-man in Holland, to be communicated unto others for publique good wherein is set forth the state of the last treatie: and what advantage it will be to the Netherlanders, to accept the offer which the Councell of England then made to their messengers. Being according to the Dutch copie, (electronic resource)
Context of Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- England -- Early works to 1800
A discourse written by Sir George Downing : the King of Great Britain's Envoy extraordinary to the states of the Vnited Provinces : vindicating his royal master from the insolencies of a scandalous libel, printed under the title of [An Extract out of the Register of the States General of the United Provinces, upon the Memorial of Sir George Downing, envoy, &c.] and delivered by the agent, De Heyde for such, to several publick ministers : whereas no such resolution was over communicated to the said envoy, nor any answer returned at all by Their Lordships to the said memorial : whereunto is added a relation of some former and later proceedings of the Hollanders, by a meaner hand
A justification of the present war against the United Netherlands : wherein the declaration of His Majesty is vindicated, and the war proved to be just, honourable and necessary, the dominion of the sea explained, and His Majesties rights thereunto asserted, the obligations of the Dutch to England, and their continual ingratitude : illustrated with sculptures : in answer to a Dutch treatise entituled, Considerations upon the present state of the United Netherlands
A proclamation, : for publishing the peace between His Majesty and the States General of the United Netherlands
A proclamation, for publishing the peace between His Majesty and the States General of the Vnited Netherlands.
An exact relation of the entertainment of His Most Sacred Majesty William III. : King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland; hereditary stadtholder of the United Netherlands, &c. At the Hague. Giving a particular description of His Majesty's entry there, Jan. 26. 1690/1 and of the several triumphant arches, pyramids, pictures, &c. with the inscriptions and devices. Illustrated with copper plates of the whole solemnity, exactly drawn from the original.
Articles of peace, between the most serene and mighty prince Charles II. by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. and the high and mighty lords, the States General of the United Netherlands; : concluded at Westminster the 9/19 day of February, 1673/4. Published by His Majesties command
By the King. A proclamation for publishing the peace between His Majesty and the States General of the United Netherlands
By the King. A proclamation for publishing the peace between His Majesty and the States General of the United Netherlands.
Certain propositions sent by the States of Holland, to the lords embassadors of the common-wealth of England: : wherein, they desire, that the ancient amity may be continued between both states; and that they may be aiding and assisting to each other, against all persons whatsoever, that shall be disturbant to them. Also, a discovery of several plots of divers English and Scotch Cavaliers; and their intentions to murther the Lord St John, Mr Fairfax, and young Dorislaus. With, the States of Hollands message to the Queen of Bohemia; concerning the uncivil behaviour of her son, Prince Edward, towards the lords embassadours and their followers: and the States Order he should be tried by a court of justice. Together with an exact diurnal of each days progress and preceedings, from the last of March, to the sixth of April. 1651. Published according to order
Declaratie van het Parlament van Engelandt : aende Hoge ende Mogende Heeren De Herren Staten Generael Vande Verenigde Nederlanden : belangende hare laeste Ambassade in Engelandt : herren Staten Generael Vande Verenigde Nederlanden : belangende hare laeste Ambassade in Engelandt
His Majesties most gracious speech together with the Lord Chancellors, to both Houses of Parliament, : on Monday, October 27. 1673. By his Majesties special command
Saturday April 22. 1654. By the Council at White-Hall. Whereas a peace is made, concluded, and ratified, between His Highness the Lord Protector, and the States General of the United Provinces of the Low Countries. ...
Secrets discovered. In Englands complaint or outcry against the high and mighty Lords, the States Generall of the United Provinces, for their perfidious, deceitfull, and unthankfull proceedings against the welfare of this kingdom. : Clearly laid open in a letter transmitted to a Friend who is a subject to the said states of Holland. Wherein is declared several acts of state, not onely between them and the Queene of England, but also betweene the said states and this present Parliament, by way of answer to our Parliaments severall declarations. Likewise, a discovery that notwithstanding their firme resolutions and promises to the representative body of this kingdome, concerning their neutrality, have made use of the first opportunity to strengthen the enemy against us, and suffered our Queen (not only in the time she was there) to transport... Translated out of a Dutch printed copy into English, to undeceive this Kingdom
The articles of alliance, between England & Spain, signed the 10th day of June, 1680 : Also articles of alliance between England & Holland signed the 3d day of March, 1677[/]8
The declaration and resolution of the States of Holland, touching the Parliament and common wealth of England. : With their calling of a general councel at the Hague, and their proclamation and proceedings concerning the last great sea fight upon the Downs. Together, with a perfect narrative thereof, sent to the Parliament, and one hundred sail of men of war to be forthwith sent out for the preservation of States
The declaration and resolution of the States of Holland, touching the Parliament and common-wealth of England : With their calling of a general councel at the Hague, and their proclamation and proceedings concerning the last great sea fight upon the Downs. Together, with a perfect narrative thereof, sent to the Parliament, and one hundred sail of men of war to be forthwith sent out for the preservation of the States
The frog, or, The Low-Countrey nightingale, sweet singer of Amsterdam : The Old Exchange to the New Stat-House hoping fair acceptance, a speedy and handsome return, this true fable dedicates
The peace-maker. : Being a letter sent from J.W. in London to N.C. his friend and countrey-man in Holland, to be communicated unto others for publique good wherein is set forth the state of the last treatie: and what advantage it will be to the Netherlanders, to accept the offer which the Councell of England then made to their messengers. Being according to the Dutch copie

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Keeping It Simple – Respect & Honesty in Polyamory
By Mina Gorey on July 18, 2012 The Poly Pornographer
Joe and I like kissing. A lot. By this (in addition to the joys of rampant face-suckery), I mean the old saw: Keep It Simple, Stupid.
Upon deciding to follow through with non-monogamy, the question of how came up. The two most important factors were also the most obvious: respect and honestly. These go without saying and should be the foundation of any relationship, especially one with the potential complications of non-monogamy. Love is not enough. We've all seen toxic couples who can't get along for 10 minutes but also can't bear to be apart. They can't stand each other but can't live without each other. They can't communicate and often can't even be honest with themselves about what they need, let alone their partners.
Having the respect and honesty foundation already in place was half the battle for us; the rest was detail. We opened with the question of what our goal in attempting non-monogamy was. Why do this, if everything is so great? Well, because we both believe that it's one fuck of a heavy load, being someone's reason to live and only means of affection and companionship and had reached the point of being capable of admitting to ourselves and each other that yes, we were intrigued by the idea of opening ourselves to the world and exploring new social connections, be they romantic or otherwise. Releasing each other from the restrictions of monogamy and stating plainly "I trust you to always value and respect our relationship and home life" was the most logical way to go about doing so.
Recognizing the potential for problems, not the least of which would stem from the massive step of allowing ourselves to open emotionally to others, we hypothesized for weeks. We blue-skied. We played "What If?" trying to anticipate what could set off negative triggers.
What we came to realize is that any of the potential problems we were trying to anticipate in advance could happen whether we remained monogamous or not. What if we stay together 15 years and then suddenly meet a new "love of our life" at the goddamn grocery store? What if Joe hires someone he clicks like with, spends 5 days a week working with and then he decides he's done with me and runs off with her? What if one of us ends up in a random conversation, then finds ourselves wildly attracted to each other and start texting and calling each other? Oh, wait. That's already happened.
Was locking up each others genitals and forbidding contact with the opposite sex going to insulate us from any of this? Oops, except wait: I'm bisexual. So we'd also have to lock me away from every other member of my own gender because yeah, I could totally fall for a chick, make friends, fall in love and run off with her.
Mind….blown.
The modern model of monogamy believes social and romantic isolation will ensure faithfulness and enduring love. Except it doesn't fucking work. For every time monos loftily claim "most open relationships end in breakups because it's just wrong" (and they're always 100% certain of this even though they've never tried it) I could baldly state the same for monogamy: most end in breakups too. Or cheating. Or misery. For every five mono couples most of us know, two are probably cheating, two will divorce and the other will simply endure in hatred, waiting only for any offspring to grow up and leave the nest so they can then leave each other.
How is this model of relationship any more successful than the totally subversive idea of admitting to each other honestly and respectfully that "Yeah, you know what? I love you but am sometimes still attracted to others and would enjoy the company of new, interesting people. But at the end of the day, I'm going to come home and crawl into bed with you, curl up on your chest and sleep happily and contentedly and still love you in the morning"?
How the fuck else do we explain the all-too-common case of the married cheater who is out there messing about, with no idea how it happened, but still validly and genuinely in love with his or her spouse and family? This social meme is so common it's no longer even a joke. What it is, is a sad situation for people who are usually still basically good but are fumbling about trying to fulfill some need they hardly know how to identify. We hear of this. It happens.
And before you cry out for numbers or statistics, fuck off. Use some common sense and think about it. YOU KNOW PEOPLE WHO DO THIS. Right now. So do I.
The idea of polyamory to us was simple. So we kept the details simple. Currently our only real non-negotiable guideline prohibits overnights, and even that may someday end up on the table. Our time together is our time together remains valued and happy. Our home is our place. We don't see our lovers here, where we reconnect and strengthen our bond or sometimes just do weird, mundane household crap that in itself ends up strengthening our bond because it's OUR boring, mundane crap. It all has meaning because it's all ours.
This applies to our polylovers as well. When we're with them, we and employ the same respect, focus and privacy. There is no voyeuristic aspect in this for Joe and I. Nobody's running home to spew of who did what to where and how great it was. Joe's time with L and my time with A is private. Sure, we talk about how things are and will sometimes share an anecdote but rarely more than that.
Honesty and respect for everyone in our lives and all our relationships. I cannot fathom the stories and dramas I see on the web on forums and in discussion communities about how "complicated" it all is. The only complications we've encountered stemmed from time management issues: somebody ended up getting less attention and care because the effort to be fair and respectful slipped. Maybe a text conversation ran late when we should be snuggling in bed. Maybe one or the other or both of us ended up a too distracted by the allure of New Relationship Energy: those early days in a romance when things are going so constantly, amazingly perfectly well and you can hardly bear to think of anything else.
All this can trigger jealousy and abandonment fears. And if it happens, we take our fears to each other, comfort each other and work harder to remain conscious of the fact that while our polylovers are fascinating, sexy people we value, we remain the biggest part of each others lives. When all is said and done and these people perhaps move on (as they almost certainly will), he and I will still be there for each other. Simple. Between us lies years of connection, commitment and history. This remains the earth beneath my feet, simplifying all else despite the joys and temptations of polyamory.
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Mina Gorey is a polyamorus pornographer who shares her sex life with fiancé Joe via her websites, and their personal life via spycams. That was all cool and boundary-broadening, so then she went polyamorus, and now she and Joe share other stuff, with other people. She shares a lot of that with the web, via a blog.


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Battersea Power Station Community Group's Objection letter
Posted on January 30, 2010 by BabyLonDon
Below is Battersea Power Station Community Group's objection to the planning applications.
You might find this useful reference when making your objections. The deadline for objections is 31 January. Please try and register your objection.
Battersea Power Station Community Group
16 DRCA Charlotte Despard Avenue
London SW11 5HD
Mr Bob Leuty
Wandsworth Town Hall
You Ref: 2009/3575/3576/3578
Dear Mr Leuty
I am writing to add comments to my original objection about Battersea Power Station and Battersea Water Pumping Station and the surrounding land.
Development of the surrounding land will be far too dense and completely obscure Battersea Power Station from views from the south of the building, especially by the application for all of the residential blocks around the Power Station being planned for up to 56 metres in height.
The buildings have the real effect of crowding the Power Station and not allowing the listed building the dignity of protected views. Battersea park road / Nine Elms Lane and Queenstown Road will be blocked off by the high buildings.
None of these buildings should be higher than the parapet of the Switch Houses of Turbine Halls A & B.
Views from the railway into Victoria Station will be obscured.
There is no indication about the percentage of homes that will be "affordable" We propose that this figure should be 50%.
The development is so dense with over 3000 flats that it is pure greed that there are plans to build more flats as penthouses on the Boiler House and Switch Houses. This adds further insult to the Listed Grade II* building one of the top landmarks of London. We oppose the development of structures and extensions connected to the building to provide accommodation which will ruin the silhouette of the building
The proposal for a roof top swimming pool was only ever to divert criticism from the plan to build the original, monstrous, Vinoly tower. For this to be given credibility will show the whole scheme to be discredited.
All water features are on the land are irrelevant. The Thames flows past and Battersea Park has extensive lakes. The water just serves to make the land unusable by people who might want a place to walk and sit and the water further restricts movement around the site because most of the gardens will be denied to the public as they will be private gardens for the residents.
There should be public open space/park equivalent to the open space/park on the Riverside on the south side of the power station.
The Battersea Water Pumping Station should not be demolished. It is Grade II listed, older than the power station 1860 and a unique example of the London Water supply with the Largest Cornish engine ever built (no longer existing) The Pumping Station is a compliment to the Power Station.
Nearby are the railway arches used by A.V. Roe to build the Bulldog plane, the first plane to fly, and the gasworks where balloon flight became the prelude to powered flight. It is a shame that this industrial heritage is not protected because there is the same relevance as the Iron Bridge museum right here in Battersea.
The Water Pumping Station should have the protection of a condition that it can only be demolished when the detailed plans for new buildings are approved and there is a contract in place to build the new building on the site of the Pumping Station.
The riverside walk should be built as soon as it is possible to do so.
The report by Stuart Tappin and George Ballard shows that the chimneys can be repaired and that the proposal to demolish is not proved. Don Bianco of English Heritage agrees that the chimneys should not be demolished. Mr Bianco is the EH inspector who regularly checked the building every six months and abseiled from the top outside and inside the chimneys.
The previous owners claimed to have entered into an irrevocable letter of credit that guaranteed the funds to rebuild the chimneys in the event that they were unable to do the rebuilding. Parkview promptly left and there was no evidence that such a document existed.. Without this guarantee of sufficient funds from the current owners we believe that once the chimneys are demolished they will never be rebuilt leading to the eventual demolition of all of the building to be replaced by luxury flats.
Internally the proposal to remove to the switch gear in Annex B to a new location is opposed and should be kept in the original location with Control Rooms A & B open free to the public.
It appears that the listed status of Grade II* is being ignored by the proposal to create windows in the walls. It is a characteristic of the listing that the large areas of brick are integral to the building and by making more windows the whole effect will be changed to the detriment of the Power Station.
The plans for the tube extension from Kennington are at best confused and at worst "Humbug" as described by the Minister for Transport, Sediq Kahn.
There seems to be 4 different routes proposed but there is no intersection at Vauxhall tube.
Whereas the Waterloo and City Line taken towards Clapham Junction would allow a direct connection between the City and The Junction and reduce the load on Waterloo Station with many passengers seeking to travel in the direction of the Junction.
The Waterloo and City Line could easily reach Vauxhall helping to relieve some crowding on the Victoria Line. It would also relieve crowding on the Main Line and the City branch of the Northern Line, from Waterloo to Clapham Junction and Elephant and Castle to Stockwell.
Historically there have been three routes through SE London proposed as extensions for various lines:-
Through Bricklayer's Arms and Lewisham to Hayes/Bexleyheath
Through Herne Hill and West Norwood to Crystal Palace and Beckenham
Through Camberwell, Denmark hill and Dulwich to Streatham and Croydon.
The Victoria Line is built to the Crystal Palace alignment and its proposed extension to Herne Hill is along it. The Bakerloo Line was originally built to an alignment towards Bricklayer's Arms. The Northern Line's Charing Cross branch naturally faces the Camberwell route.
There are 3 lines and 3 routes for extensions to traverse.
Sendeng the Northern Line to Battersea would remove the future possibility of some part or all of at least one of the above routes through the South East being served.
Finance for the listed buildings
If the buildings were in a development trust they would be eligible for grants from the Sport and Heritage Lottery Funds.
Yours sincerely Brian Barnes MBE
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Historic listed Pump House to be demolished
English Heritage have given their blessing for the Victorian Battersea Water Pumping House, on the site of Battersea Power Station and which once housed a 112 inch Cornish engine, one of the largest steam engines ever built, to be demolished.
Neglected and scheduled for demolition the listed Battersea Water Pump Station
The current planning application submitted by Real Estate Opportunities ( Opportunities for them no doubt) includes plans to delist and demolish Battersea Water Pumping House. In fact in all their models and plans the building has been swept away- pre-empting the permission. It is outrageous that English Heritage have swallowed, hook line and sinker, REO's argument that one listed building ( The Pump House) needs to be demolished in order to save another ( The Power Station). English Heritage know nothing of business and should be a little bit savvy about the tricks of property developers who nearly always want to rid themselves of any listed buildings that interfere with maximising profits.
Listed building consent for the demolition of the building was previously given in 1997 and renewed in 2002. Battersea Power Station Community Group made objections on both occasions and also 1n 2002 opposed the demolition (on spurious "health & safety" grounds) of the boiler house of the pumping station.
Since 2002, Parkview's scheme has collapsed and there is a different developer, with a new scheme. The justifications given in 1997 and 2002 that the loss of the pumping station as a necessary sacrifice in order to achieve the greater good of saving Battersea Power Station has therefore been proved to be false.
The pumping station is of great interest, in particular in terms of its industrial archaeology. It is quite clear therefore that the pumping station should be incorporated within the current masterplan for the site. The Historic Building Record prepared by CgMs consulting on behalf of Parkview, the then developers of the whole Battersea Power Station site (Document JL/3184) show there is a "void" beneath the Pump station up to 20 feet deep. CgMs suggested that this need not be be further investigated and it was back filled, however research by members of the Battersea Power Station Community Group of drawings held at the London Metropolitan Archives suggest the giant 112 inch Cornish engine (or remnants of the smaller engines) may still be in this void.
If REO/Treasury no longer requires the building, then it should be transferred to a trust. PPG 15 requires trust ownership be considered before an application for listed building consent to demolish can be given.
The Battersea Power Station Community Group will be very happy to take on ownership of the building if REO/Treasury no longer requires it. We would be able to raise funds to repair the building, using the Heritage Lottery Fund and other sources. There are any number of socially useful purposes to which the building could be put, such as a boating club or an annex for the Kew Bridge Steam Museum?
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ISP Workshop. Qur'an Plus: Holy Scripture and Its Creative Expressions
Ünver Rüstem, Johns Hopkins University; Walid Saleh, University of Toronto; and Travis Zadeh, Yale University
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Ünver Rüstem, assistant professor of Islamic art and architecture, Johns Hopkins University
Walid Saleh, professor of Islamic studies, University of Toronto
Travis Zadeh, assistant professor of religious studies, Yale University
This workshop features scholars whose work sheds light on the range of cultural, visual, material, and aural cultures that have emerged from and are associated with the Qur'an in various Islamic registers in different places and times. The workshop will conclude with a manuscript viewing.
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While many of our English translations will render this, "our citizenship is in heaven," to do so requires a degree of inference. Literally, Paul writes that "our country" or "our homeland" is in heaven. The language paints a picture of a group of colonists living in a land that is not their own. One must recognize that in Paul's era, this was a common experience. Rome was expanding its borders and oftentimes Roman citizens would relocate to newly expanded territories for economic reasons and thus found themselves as strangers in a strange land.
Some of our translations, then, infer the language of citizenship to emphasize the permanent connection to where the people of the church belong. This world is not our home. Peter describes us a sojourners (1 Peter 2:11), the author of Hebrews says that we await the permanent city to come (Hebrews 13:14), and Paul contrasts the Jerusalem above with the Jerusalem below (Galatians 4:21-28). Satan is referred to as the prince of the power of the air (Ephesians 2:2 — often used as a reference to this world but also a reference to idolatry — vanity of vanities says the Preacher!). Like Abraham, we are travelers amongst a people who are unlike us.
How are they unlike us? Go to the previous verses. They are those whose end is destruction, who revel in their sin and seek to satiate their bellies. They are those who will not follow the model of Christ but who pursue the things of the flesh. In contrast, we live a different lifestyle, pursuing the pattern of behavior that we have observed in Paul and in other faithful believers before us.
I find it interesting that when I travel, everyone knows that I am an American even before I open my mouth. Perhaps it is the cowboy boots and the blue jeans, perhaps it is the way I carry myself, whatever it is, when I travel it is as if I carry a neon sign over my head that says, "American." And note that I am not complaining about that reality; I am grateful to have been born in this great nation. I simply make an observation that should carry back to Paul's language here. By the way we live, the people of this world (unbelievers) ought to recognize that we don't belong to this world. Sadly, for many professing Christians, that is a stretch.
But Paul does not stop with the idea of belonging to a different country. He also speaks that while we are colonists here in this world, we are awaiting the coming of a Savior — the Lord Jesus Christ — the Prince of Heaven who will return to this world in glory and call all his citizens to himself. Therein lies our hope. Our hope is not in simply returning to heaven in spirit after our death, but it is in the physical resurrection, like Christ's resurrection, that will come when our Savior returns from the homeland to claim his own people. That is our hope. Sadly, too, it seems that many professing Christians do not have this hope in sight either.
Like Abraham before us, we are sojourners and aliens in a land not our own. Like the Israelites in the wilderness, we are a church moving through the wilderness on the way to the promised land…but we are not there yet. Yet, let our lifestyles reflect the land to which we belong.


A new Opportunity Zone program to encourage investment in low-income community business was included in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. New rules in the code allows taxpayers to defer capital gains on the sale of stock, business assets, or any property (whether or not the asset sold was located or related to a low-income community). These gains, for purposes of this article, are referred to as "rollover gains." To qualify for deferral, the taxpayer must invest the rollover gains in an Opportunity Fund or "O-Fund." In addition, to qualify for deferral, at least 90% of the fund assets, directly or indirectly, must be located in certain low-income communities designated as Opportunity Zones.
Opportunity Zones. The Governor of each state (and the Mayor of the District of Columbia) had until March 21, 2018 to nominate up to 25% of the qualified census tracts as Opportunity Zones in each state. States that missed the March 21, 2018 deadline were provided a 30-day extension. The Secretary of the Treasury had 30 days to certify the Governor-nominated qualified census tracts (QO-Zones). The designation of these QO-Zones is effective until December 31, 2028.
Opportunity Fund. An Opportunity Fund consists of any corporation or partnership that self-certifies that it shall invest at least 90% of its assets in QO-Zone businesses. The process for self-certification is yet to be determined. The statute does not provide requirements for the "certification." However, regulatory requirements may follow the New Market Tax Credit Program (NMTC). It is likely that the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) will assist the Treasury Department in certifying the Opportunity Fund (QO-Fund). Although it is a NMTC requirement under certifications for the Community Development Entity (CDE), the statute does not specify who may sponsor or manage a QO-Fund. The CDFI assisted the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with QO-Zone nominations. While there is currently no IRS guidance, it is expected by mid-summer 2018. The IRS updated their 2017-2018 Priority Guidance Plan in February 2018 specifically adding Opportunity Zone guidance to the list of new guidance projects in connection with the Act.
Qualified Opportunity Zone Stock (O Zone Stock) is stock of any domestic corporation that: (a) is acquired by the QO-Fund after December 31, 2017, at original issuance solely in exchange for cash; and (b) which, at the time such stock is issued and during substantially all of the QO-Fund's holding period, is a Qualified Opportunity Zone business. Should the corporation be newly formed, it does not need to constitute a Qualified Opportunity Zone Business on the date the stock is issued, but the corporation must be organized for the purpose of being a Qualified Opportunity Zone Business. The stock does not qualify as O Zone Stock if the issuing corporation redeemed a significant amount of its stock within the two-year period beginning one year before the issuance of QO-Fund or redeemed any stock from the QO-Fund or any party related to the QO-Fund within a four-year period beginning two years before the issuance of the QO-Fund.
Qualified Opportunity Zone Business Property (O Zone Business Property) Qualified Opportunity Zone Business Property is tangible property used in a trade or business that: (i) is acquired by purchase (within the meaning of §179(d)(2)) after December 31, 2017; (ii) the original use of which in the QO-Zone commences with the O Zone Business, or the O Zone Business substantially improves the property; and (iii) "substantially all" of the use of which is in the QO-Zone. The property is substantially improved for this purpose if, during any 30-month period following acquisition of such property, there are additions to basis (iv) that equal the adjusted basis as the beginning of such 30-month period.
Any taxpayer (individual, corporation, or trust, whether foreign or domestic), can elect to defer an unlimited amount of capital gain for the sale or exchange of any property to an unrelated person by investing part or all of the proceeds, the rollover gain, in a QO-Fund. As mentioned above, such rollover gain can come from stock, business assets, personal assets, or any other property. Such property does not need to be located in an Opportunity Zone – only the rollover gain needs to be invested in an O-Fund that has 90% of its assets located in a designated Opportunity Zone.
How is the rollover gain executed?
To defer the tax on the rollover gain, the taxpayer must invest the rollover gain within 180 days, beginning on the date of the sale or exchange, in an amount equal to the gain to be deferred. The rollover gain is taxable when the investment in the O-Fund is sold or on the date of December 31, 2026, whichever occurs first. Only rollover gain realized in sales or exchanges on or before December 31, 2026, can be deferred under this program. The amount of rollover gain subject to tax is generally the entire amount of such gain. However, if the QO-Fund investment is sold at a loss, only the actual gain realized would be taxable. To accomplish this, the following amounts would be taxed: (i) the lesser of the amount of deferred gain (rollover gain) or the fair market value of the taxpayer's investment in the QO-Fund on the date of gain recognition minus (ii) the taxpayer's basis in the QO-Fund. For this purpose, the taxpayer's basis in the QO-Fund is deemed to be zero, except as adjusted as follows: it is presumed that the rollover gain would then be taxed in the same manner as it would have been taxed at the year of sale or exchange (e.g. as capital gain from the sale of a business asset, capital gain that constitutes "net investment income" pursuant to §1411, "unrecaptured §1250 gain". The rollover gain would be taxed at the rate in effect for the year of gain recognition (i.e. the year in which either the taxpayer's interest in the QO-Fund is sold or December 31, 2026, whichever occurs first). The taxpayer's basis in the QO-Fund is increased by the amount of rollover gain included in income, so the gain is recognized in 2026. However, should the taxpayer continue to hold the property after 2026, such gain will not be taxed again when the taxpayer sells its interest in 2028.
To receive such partial forgiveness treatment, the taxpayer would hold an investment in the QO-Fund for at least 5 years and the taxpayer's basis in the QO-Fund would be increased (from zero) by 10% of the amount of the rollover gain, so that on the sale of the QO-Fund investment, 10% of the deferred gain is permanently forgiven. A similar provision increases the taxpayer's basis by an additional 5% (total of 15%) for a QO-Fund investment held for at least 7 years. Because all the rollover gain would be taxable on 2026, the 10% or 15% basis increase could not offset rollover gain. However, it appears that (in theory), there would be a step-up in the basis of the QO-Fund. Therefore, this could result in the taxpayer offsetting gain from appreciation (if any) on the sale of the QO-Fund interest.
For example, assume that on July 15, 2018, a taxpayer was in a partnership that sold a property for $17MM and received gain in the amount of $10MM having an original tax basis of $7MM. Presume all of the rollover gain of $10MM was invested in a QO-Fund and then the taxpayer was liquidated out of the QO-Fund on August 30, 2023 (the 5th Year). This would result in only $9MM of the gain being subject to tax. If taxpayer was liquidated out of the QO-Fund on August 30, 2025 (the 7th year), only $8.5MM would be subject to tax.
Is There an Opportunity for Forgiveness of Future Gains?
Included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provision is the ability for the investor who has held an investment basis in a QO-Fund for 10 years to have an investment basis equal to the fair market value of the investment on the date on which the investment is sold. In continuance of the example above where the taxpayer made an investment in a QO-Fund on July 15, 2018 and held that investment until August 30, 2028: On that date, the taxpayer sold its interest in the fund for $11.5MM, so the taxpayer's basis would be stepped up from $10MM to $11.5MM, and the taxpayer would recognize no gain on the sale. Recall that in the 7th year, the taxpayer included $8.5MM in income, so the effect of the 10-year provision is to entirely exclude tax on appreciation.
What Is The 90% Test?
The 90% requirement is determined by the average of the percentage of Qualified Opportunity Zone property held by the QO-Fund as measured by the following: (a) on the last day of the first six-month period of the taxable year of the QO-Fund; and (b) on the last day of the taxable year. The statute does not specify whether the percentage is to be determined by reference to the adjusted tax basis or fair market value of the Qualified Opportunity Zone Property held by the QO-Fund. We anticipate receiving further guidance from the IRS on this issue.
What if the Qualified Opportunity Fund Fails the 90% Test?
Upon failure to meet the 90% test in any year, the QO-Fund is not disqualified, but is required to pay a penalty for each month it fails to meet the requirement in an amount equal to: (a) the excess of (i) 90% of the aggregate assets, over (ii) the aggregate amount of Qualified Opportunity Zone property held by the QO-Fund; multiplied by, (b) the underpayment rate under §6621(a)(2). It is important to note that if the QO-Fund is a partnership, it appears that each partner is required to separately pay a proportionate share of the penalty. There is a provision that allows the QO-Fund to demonstrate that its failure to meet the test was due to a "reasonable cause". This is also an area that we anticipate the IRS will provide further guidance as the statute is not specific on how assets are to be valued for this penalty purpose (i.e. by adjusted tax basis, FMV, or some other method). The rules do not provide clarity on how a penalty can be determined and applied on a monthly basis when the 90% test is said to be determined annually.
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IRC Code §1400Z-1 and §1400Z-2 were added by §13823 of the 2017 Tax Act, effective beginning on December 22, 2017.
 A census tract where the poverty rate is 20% or higher or has a median income that does not exceed 80% of the area median income of the metropolitan area or statewide median income.
 §1400Z-2(d)(2)(D)(ii). It is believed that under this provision Acquisition/Rehabilitation of Multi-Family projects may be precluded from using investment proceeds from QO-Funds since the investment in the basis must equal the substantial improvement made within 30 months.
 The Act is unclear on whether the taxpayer could contribute the property received in an exchange to an Opportunity Fund (or if the Opportunity Fund could accept such contribution), or if the taxpayer would need to contribute cash equal to the value of the property received.
 §1400Z-2(f)(1). §6621(a)(2) indicates the underpayment rate is the short-term rate determined under §1274(d) plus 3% points. The April 1 2018 underpayment rate is 5%.


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Time to Get Tougher on Assad
Some of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad's closest allies are now leaving him to fend for himself as pressure from the international community to end the violence against his own people intensifies.
I commend the Administration for imposing sanctions on Assad's regime early on, but since the bloodshed continues to get worse, it is time to get tougher and implement further sanctions on his regime.
That is what 67 of my colleagues are advocating in a letter we sent President Obama last week. The letter urges President Obama to "work swiftly to identify and implement additional sanctions—including on Syria's banking sector—to send a clear message to the Syrian government that its behavior will not be tolerated."
The following is the full text of our letter:
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Dear Mr. President:
We write to urge you to immediately implement additional sanctions on the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. While we appreciate the measures you have taken to date—including imposing sanctions on President al-Assad, his family, and associates—we believe it is time to significantly increase pressure on the regime. No government should be allowed to inflict such suffering on its people without a harsh rebuke from the United States and from the broader international community.
Specifically, we request that you implement a number of key sanctions outlined in P.L 108-175, the Syria Accountability & Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003. As required under this law, President George W. Bush implemented two of the available sanctions—a ban on exports to Syria other than food and medicine, and a ban on Syrian aircraft landing in or overflying the United States.
We are pleased that you have maintained these sanctions, but seek further implementation of the law, including a ban on U.S. businesses operating or investing in Syria, restrictions on travel by Syrian diplomats in the United States, and blocking transactions of property in which the Government of Syria has an interest. We also request that you work swiftly to identify and implement additional sanctions—including on Syria's banking sector—to send a clear message to the Syrian government that its behavior will not be tolerated.
In addition, we ask that you engage with our European allies and European energy companies on ceasing the purchase of Syrian oil and investment in Syria's oil and gas sectors, and that you work to encourage the European Union to sanction the Commercial Bank of Syria, as the United States did in 2004.
We share your stated strong concern that the Syrian government has responded with unconscionable brutality and violence to calls for real political reform. According to available figures, an estimated 1,600 Syrians have lost their lives and thousands more have been injured. In addition, thousands of refugees have fled to Turkey.
The Syrian people deserve a government that represents their aspirations, and respects their basic human rights. It is clear that President al-Assad is not committed to pursuing the reforms that would meet these goals. As such, the United States and the international community must hold the regime accountable, and pressure them to change course. Implementing additional sanctions would show the Syrian people that we stand with them in their struggle for human rights and a more representative government, while also making it clear to the Syrian regime that it will pay an increasing cost for its outrageous repression.
Thank you for your continuing concern and we look forward to your response.
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