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module Chased
 # Module variable (like class variables but for modules.
 @@ua = ""

 # Func: grua ("Get Random User Agent")
 # Info: Get a random user agent string (UAS) from UserAgentString.com
 # NOTE: The UAS may effect how some pages are processed. YMMV
 # Note: I originally used quite a bit of sed commands to make this work. I just hop gsub works as well
 # Lucky for me, all of this stuff I'm looking for is on the same line.
 # Note: I had to dumb-down this function for my webhost's version of ruby.
 #	There is no Random class in Ruby 1.8.7. Until you upgrade Ruby, use the Kernel version of the functions.
 def self.grua
  # @sprng = Random.new
  srand
  @browsers = %w{Chrome Firefox Opera Safari}		# No Internet%20Explorer (Too many old entries!)
  # @browser = @browsers[@sprng.rand(@browsers.count)]
  @browser = @browsers[rand(@browsers.count)]
  @us = %x{#{%Q{wget -q -O- 'http://www.useragentstring.com/pages/#{@browser}/'}}}
  @us = lp(@us, (@browser =~ /Chrome/) ? "^Chromium is the name" : "^
" )
  [ /
/, /<\/a><\/li>/, /
]*>/ ].each { |re| @us = @us.gsub(re,"\n") }
  [ /
]*>/, /^<.*/, /Windows NT/ ].each { |re| @us = @us.gsub(re,"") }
  @uas = @us.strip.split(/\n/).delete_if{|e| e == "" }
  @uas.shift if(@browser =~ /Chrome/)
  # return  @uas[@sprng.rand(10)]
  return  @uas[rand(10)]

  # This is what the last five lines just did.
  # @us = %x{...}			# Get the data from the website
  # @us = lp(@us, ... )			# Depending on which browser is picked, find the line where the data is kept.
  # @us = @us.gsub(/
/,"\n")	# Replace any breaks with newlines
  # @us = @us.gsub(/<\/a><\/li>/,"\n")	# Replace any ending anchor-list_item combo with a newline
  # @us = @us.gsub(/
]*>/,"\n")		# Replace any beginning unordered_list element with a newline
  # @us = @us.gsub(/
]*>/,"")	# Strip out any beginning list_item-anchor combos
  # @us = @us.gsub(/^<.*/,"")				# Remove all lines that still have HTML in them
  # @us = @us.gsub(/Windows NT/,"")		# Remove any Windows NT listings (These entries are way old.)
  # @us = @us.strip				# Strip out any leading and ending breaks.
  # @uas  = @us.split("\n")			# Split into an array
  # @uas  = @uas.delete_if{|e| e == "" }	# Remove any blank array values
  # @uas.shift if(@browser =~ /Chrome/)		# shift the array to remove the first entry if the browser is Chrome.
  # return @uas[@sprng.rand(10)]		# Return a random entry of the first ten items.

  # @uas = lp(@uasd,"^
").gsub(/^.*
/,"\n").gsub(/<\/a><\/li>/,"\n").gsub(/
]*>/,"\n").gsub(/
]*>/,"").gsub(/^<.*/,"").gsub(/Windows NT/,"").strip.split("\n").delete_if{ |e| e == "" }[0..9]
  # The last line should set @@ua
 end

 def self.ua
  return @@ua
 end

 # Func: wgo (wget -O-)
 # Info: Fetches the text contents. Ideal for grabbing stuff off the Internet and reprocessing it into some other form.
 # TODO: Add the random user agent feature later since some sites assume wget is a webscraper
 # TODO: Find a way to reuse the same ua without running grua constantly.
 # 		Do Modules support class variables?
 def self.wgo(url)
  # @cmd="wget -q -O- '#{url}'"
  # %x{#{@cmd}}
  @@ua = grua if @@ua == ""		# set the user agent string if there isn't one
  %x{#{%Q{wget -q -O- -w 20 --random-wait --user-agent='#{@@ua}' '#{url}'}}}
 end

 # Func: lp (line print)
 # Info: Print a specific line given by a regular expression
 #	 Unlike Enumerable#grep, returns a string and doesn't strip out whitespaces.
 # NOTE: If more than one match is found, the matches are separated by newlines.
 # TODO: You may want to consider returning an array, for now a string is just perfect for what we need.
 # ALTERNATIVELY, file_string.each_line.grep(%r{#{res}})[0] is just as effective but without [0] returns an array.
 def self.lp(file_string,res)
  @out = ""
  file_string.each_line{ |line| @out << line if line =~ %r{#{res}} }
  return @out
 end

 # Func: grep
 # Info: like lp, but uses Enumerable#grep to return an array.
 #	 Any blank lines may be striped out at the beginning and end, since that's what Ruby does.
 def self.grep(file_string,res)
  file_string.each_line.grep(%r{#{res}})
 end

 # Func: rp (inclusive range print)
 # Info: Print the content between a given set of two lines describe by regular expressions including the lines given.
 # TODO: Find a way to have the first characters of the res variables read.
 #	If the first character is "!" use the "!~" operator to exclude the line from the range.
 #		Don't forget to pop (or shift) the "!" from the string!
 #		Consider including an escape character "\!" to ignore this requiest and look for the character "!"
 #	Else use the "=~" operator to include the line in the range.
 # TODO: What if we only had one res? Could we emulate lp?
 # TODO: Find a way to find line number like sed.
 #		If possible find a way that doesn't involve converting the string to an array.
 #		More like count the number of times the record separatore (RS='\n') occurs.
 #		When counting lines, the index starts at 1 not zero.
 # TODO: Put this into a module.
 def self.rp(file_string,res1,res2)
  @out = ""
  file_string.each_line { |line| @out << line if ( line =~ %r{#{res1}} .. line =~ %r{#{res2}} ) }
  return @out
 end

 # Func: xrp (exclusive range print)
 # Info: Print the content between a give set of two lines described by regular expressions, but do not print the lines they are on.
 # Note: The first argument is called file_string because I think it might work with file contents as well.
 # TODO: Put this into a module.
 def self.xrp(file_string,res1,res2)
  @re1 = Regexp.new(res1)
  @re2 = Regexp.new(res2)
  @out = ""
  file_string.each_line { |line| @out << line if (( line =~ @re1 .. line =~ @re2 ) && line !~ @re1 && line !~ @re2 )}
  return @out
 end
end


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Q: Asset not loaded with redirect_to with different layout in rails 5 Currently, I have 2 layouts say 'devise'(For not authenticated pages) and 'application'(For all pages after the login). For some reason after login when redirect_to root_url is executed the dashboard is loaded but any CSS and jQuery is not loaded. After refreshing the page, everything works fine. I am not sure what is causing this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
This is layout my files.
1. devise.html.erb
<head>
  <title></title>
  <%= csrf_meta_tags %>
  <%= csp_meta_tag %>

  <!-- Main css styles -->
  <%= stylesheet_link_tag  'devise' %>

  <!-- Main javascript files -->
  <%= javascript_include_tag 'devise' %>
</head>

2. application.html.erb
<head>
   <title></title>
   <%= csrf_meta_tags %>
   <%= csp_meta_tag %>
   <!-- <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> -->

   <!-- Main css styles -->
   <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'application'%>
   <%= javascript_include_tag 'application' %>
</head>

A: Turbolinks works best when your JavaScript and CSS are consistent across different templates. If you must significantly change your scripts and styles between layouts I recommend that you add data-turbolinks-track="reload" to your asset tags:
<head>
  <title></title>
  <%= csrf_meta_tags %>
  <%= csp_meta_tag %>

  <!-- Main css styles -->
 <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'devise', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>

  <!-- Main javascript files -->
  <%= javascript_include_tag 'devise', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
</head>

<head>
   <title></title>
   <%= csrf_meta_tags %>
   <%= csp_meta_tag %>
   <!-- <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> -->

   <!-- Main css styles -->
   <%= stylesheet_link_tag 'application', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
   <%= javascript_include_tag 'application', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload'  %>
</head>

When Turbolinks notices a difference between a new page and the previous one, it will reload the page. This is also important to ensure that users download the most recently deployed assets.

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This has become something I truly enjoy doing regularly. Because what I've realized is that physically every time I do this practice, I get rid of more stuff that is not serving me. I release emotional or energetic holds on things that aren't healthy or serving or maybe are just simply taking up space.
Removing attachment to physical belongings is so freeing. It's also something I'm having to ease myself into because I was raised and I resided in such a scarcity mindset for so long that I would cling to my physical possessions out of fear of not having what I needed, when I needed it, and the irrational notion that I couldn't get them back again.
My conscious mind now knows that none of that is true, there is always more where that came from, and that I'm capable of getting anything I need, whenever I need it. But it's more about the fact that most of what I thought I "needed", I actually have no use for at all.
It's simply taking up space that our subconscious mind and past beliefs have convinced us we must keep filled.
Clearing space creates space for what you truly desire. It creates space for energy to flow, abundance to surround you, and for your frequency to stay high and calm.
And these days, THOSE are my ultimate goals.
Surrounded by love and abundance.
Keeping my vibes high and my world calm.
Nurturing my relationship with myself.
All while trusting and knowing that this work IS what creates the beautiful reality I have in all areas.
This work allows my relationship to flourish. Hell, it's this work that allowed our souls to connect in the first place. If I didn't do this work, I wouldn't have recognized it, let alone be open enough to let it in and allow it to consume me in love.
This work allows my business to flow in a statement of purpose and connectivity. It allows me to share and operate at a level that energetically attracts my soulmate dream clients.
This work allows my message to flow from me and for my light to shine brighter every day. It keeps me full even when my world needs me to fill them up. It keeps me in check with myself.
This work keeps me balanced. It keeps me moving. It keeps me fueling my body properly. It keeps me focused. It pushes me at the gym. It pushes me to do all of the things I feel called to do in order to continuously unfold the world that is building up around me, the one I've seen in my mind and written in my journal for years.
This work is ALL important. It's all connected.
And if you don't see it, I want you to know that it is ALL INTENTIONAL.
It's all by design. And I wouldn't have it any other way.


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JPEGfix will only work for you if you have mistakenly lost or deleted images from your PC. JPEGfix will not recover or repair anything except images and photos. Anyway, you can fix damaged photo and save the recovered images in jpg format.
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James Cameron turns down OJ Simpson casting for 'The Terminator'
James Cameron is once again denying claims that OJ Simpson originally played the Terminator in his groundbreaking 1984 action movie. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who eventually won the role, ignited the rumor in 2019 after telling The Independent Point Blank that "it was actually OJ Simpson who was the first cast Terminator."
"Somehow [James Cameron] felt he was not as believable for a killing machine," Schwarzenegger said. "So they hired me. That really happened."
Cameron denied Schwarzenegger's story, and doubled down on never wanting Simpson in "The Terminator" on a recent episode of Chris Wallace's HBO Max talk show "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace."
"Is it true that in this case the studio wanted someone other than Arnold Schwarzenegger to play the Terminator?" Wallace asked Cameron.
Cameron responded, "Very early on, one of the big guys at one of the two studios that financed the film had a great idea and he called me and said, 'Are you sitting down?' I said, 'Well, no, I'm not.' He said, 'Are you sitting? OJ Simpson for Terminator!' I said, 'I actually think it's a bad idea.' It didn't go anywhere."
According to Cameron, Simpson's relationship with "The Terminator" began and ended with a pitch to a studio executive. The executive was Orion's Mike Medavoy, as Cameron revealed in a 2019 interview with the Los Angeles Times. Schwarzenegger claims that Cameron has a concept drawing of the Terminator that originally featured Simpson's face. Cameron told The Times that it was "all wrong."
"I did not paint for him. I did the painting for us, for the production, of him as the Terminator," Cameron said. "There's no OJ under that painting… OJ Simpson was never in the mix. It was rejected out of hand before it had any traction."
Watch Cameron's full episode of "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace" on HBO Max.
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The Brexit impact on Japan
Brexit, Current news, Europe, Japan, United Kingdom
Brexit, CEPA, CPTPP, FTA, trade
Brexit not only has a significant impact on the United Kingdom and Europe. The impact is global as well. Even as an independent nation, the UK is a big player in world trade. Another big player is Japan, being the third-largest trade country in 2018. Japan and the UK invest in each other, being in each other's top 6 trading partners. However, Japan has a healthy and sustainable economic relationship with the EU; the EU-Japan Balance sheet is in almost perfect equilibrium. The upcoming years are crucial for Japan to lay the foundation of a new post-Brexit order. Unfortunately for the UK, according to Tokyo Review, the UK is not Japan's highest priority. Nonetheless, the UK and Japan are vocal advocates for free trade and are determined to defend a rules-based international trading system. What are the current opportunities to trade and ensuring that the UK remains the gateway to Europe, or will this be the downfall that causes Japan to relocate their business elsewhere?
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
In 2020, Japan and the UK signed an FTA, namely the CEPA (UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement/日英包括的経済連携協定). This agreement is the first deal the UK has struck as an independent nation. With this deal, the countries wish to overcome the economic challenges surrounding COVID-19. In other words: Lower import and export tariffs.
For the next three years, the UK wishes to secure FTAs with countries covering 80% of the UK trade. Meanwhile, the total UK-Japan trade value is 29 billion GPB (in 2018). A long-term FTA between the UK and Japan could increase the total trade value by 15.2 billion GPB. By removing trade barriers, small and medium-sized enterprises that import and export goods gain benefits. This situation creates the desire for UK-companies to enter the Japanese market and Japanese companies to enter the UK-market as well. The covered areas in the treaty are:
Agriculture, food and drink
Digital and data
Creative industry
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
The CPTPP is one of the world's largest free trade areas, with 13% of the GDP (Global Gross Domestic Product) in 2018. Japan is the largest CPTPP member, representing over 28% of the total trade. The UK wishes to join the CPTPP, with the signing of CEPA being the first step. If the UK joins, the GDP increases to 16%. The UK will benefit from significant long-term trade. The UK will benefit from investment opportunities in business in the Asia-Pacific region, and vice versa.
We all go through uncertain times. It is yet to be seen how Brexit and future trade treaties will unfold for the UK and Japan's trade relationship. If you are unsure of what to do, talk to us, we would love to help. If you would like to read more about CEPA and the UK's future plants to join CPTPP, you can find more in-depth information on the UK Government website. Meanwhile, we summarized benefits and (potential) threats for the UK-Japan trade in an overview below:
Benefits and threats for the UK
Section Benefit Threat
Digital trade The UK's ambitious digital provisions, including the free flow of data between Japan-UK, lead to innovation and development of emerging technologies (blockchain, driverless cars, quantum computing). The estimated trade boost is estimated to be over 15 billion GBP. The UK left the most significant free trade zone of the EU and Japan. Even with the UK's extra focus on digital trade, tariffs could rise nonetheless.
Profession and business services CEPA allows professionals to move more quickly and support recognition of professional qualifications, such as accountancy and the legal profession. The export of businesses from the UK to Japan, including accountancy, engineering, and legal services, is 1.5 billion GBP. Political significance with CEPA is certain, but the economic impact is likely to be very small. This is due to limited improvements compared to the EPA (EU-Japan Economic Partnership).
According to UoS, lawyers worry about subsidy deals being weaker in Japan than in the EU.
Financial services With reduced barriers to cross-border trade and investment and co-operation between UK-Japan on financial regulation, the export of financial services to Japan is estimated to grow. The current export of financial services is 4.1 billion GBP. Whereas CEPA is more potent than EPA, it can have drawbacks. For example, the UK wants to receive quotas for some agricultural products exported with a lower tariff. Instead, the UK can use left-overs from the EU's quota with Japan, potentially putting UK exporters at a disadvantage.
Automotives Cars are one of the UK's top goods exports to Japan, worth around 1.1 billion GBP. By 2026 the British tariffs on Japanese cars are removed. The EU is Japan's biggest car market. If trading between Japan and the UK becomes undesirable, Japan can choose Europe instead. Since 2016, Japan has already postponed or closed some car factories and projects. Critics say that the UK's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is only boosted by 0.07%, a fraction of the lost trade with the EU.
United Kingdom Government – Tokyo Review – University of Sussex – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) – The Japan Times
Brexit: Some pointers for you and your company
Brexit, Current news, Europe, United Kingdom
Brexit, customs, Europe, import and export, trade, United Kingdom
There seems to be no escape: Brexit. Before the news came out that there finally was a deal, December was a month full of nervous waiting. The advice from the Customs, Chamber of Commerce, Tax Authorities, MLNV, the Embassy, and the Task Force VK all sounded the same: Whether there is a deal or no-deal, preparations are necessary! The deal situation has a few advantages (compared to a no-deal), such as facilitating documents of preferential origin and import duties, but this does not mean there is less work to be done.
We have listed a few pointers for you and your company.
1. Prepare your documents
Prepare for custom formalities, supervision of goods traffic, levying of customs duties and excise duties, and the non-tariff trade barriers. Most companies trading with the UK are familiar with these topics. We have listed some necessary documents for you, with a brief explanation.
1.1 Export from the EU to the UK? Take care of the export invoice (excluding VAT), transport documents and export declaration
This situation has a few adjustments. You can no longer make an intra-community delivery when providing the export invoice, which means an export declaration is required. An EORI number is necessary for this export declaration. You must ensure a correctly completed export declaration for the transport documents (CMR, B/L, or AWB) and proof of export. This declaration allows you to claim exemption from VAT with the tax authorities, depending on your Incoterm. Make sure to have your documents ready and stored because the customs can check your documents for up to 7 years.
When importing into the EU from the UK, it goes the other way around: the British supplier provides the export invoice and a British export declaration as proof of the VAT. He also includes transport documents, UK export declaration and, depending on where the goods enter the EU, the transit documents (T1). In the EU, you need an import declaration (AGS or EORI number), payment of import duty, consumption tax and VAT. With your requested VAT code number, according to Article 23 of the Turnover Act, you can reverse charge the VAT. This step is especially crucial for the person who takes care of the logistics for you.
1.2 Pay attention to the UK import declaration
You have to communicate an agreement about the import declaration with the customer. To apply for an EORI number, visit your designated tax authority's website (e.g., if you own a Dutch company, you have to go to the Dutch tax authorities). For a British EORI number, you must go to the British Government website.
1.3 Bringing goods to the UK from the EU through roll on roll off ports?
The British Government has made an overview of preparations for using roll on roll off ports and ferry services. You can view this on their website.
1.4 Arrange the UKCA marking
(Web)shops have to deal with new rules, such as distinguishing between packages worth more or less than 135£. UKCA marking replaces CE marking. The safety requirements remain largely the same, but the UK standard is needed to get your products to the UK market. Some CE markings can still be used in the UK market until 1/1/2022. However, this does not apply to every marking. Therefore, check the UK Government website on how to arrange the UKCA marking.
2. Make sure everyone knows what to do
In matters such as VAT reverse charge, Incoterm costs, import and export declarations, and transport documents, you must continuously communicate with other parties (such as customers and suppliers). The necessary information can be obtained here:
2.1 Check the Brexit Checker
The UK Government has all the essential information. If you do not know what to look out for, you can do the Brexit Checker. We recommend this, even if you have done this scan before, as it updates frequently.
2.2 Check the consequences for public administrations and EU businesses
Do you have questions and uncertainties about excise duties, intellectual property law, and prohibitions and restrictions? The European Commission listed the EU guidelines so that you can keep an eye on these matters.
2.3 Check the UK Government
Changes in, for example, VAT payments can be found on the website of the UK Government. In general, the website provides essential information on the Brexit situation.
3. Select the best Incoterm
As you can see above, there are many Incoterms to choose from, so pick one that suits you best. Who will bear which costs (import duties, customs clearance costs) and transport risk depend on the agreed Incoterm. Pay attention to long-term contracts, EXW and DDP risk factors, risk during loading and unloading, and transport risk. For example, with the FCA Incoterm, the buyer is primarily responsible for the arrival of goods, whereas the DDP Incoterm, the seller is primarily responsible. You have to consider which party should be accountable and where the risk transfer points lie for you. Discuss this with your customer and suppliers.
If you are not sure which Incoterm suits you best, and how to arrange this, go to the UK Government website.
4. Check, check, and check again!
Djoeke Adimi, of the Task Force VK, describes the situation as 'significantly complex.' "If you want to trade or continue to trade with the UK, you have to do your homework." You need to sit down and work for a while, and by this we mean: you have to check everything carefully, down to the details. The complexity depends on which actions you want to perform.
Feel free to talk to us, or visit brexitloket.nl or gov.uk for further details on Brexit matters. Do not be afraid to work together and ask for assistance: Although you need to have your paperwork in order, you certainly do not have to do this alone.
Brexit Loket (Dutch Government) – Dutch Chamber of Commerce – Dutch Tax Authorities – Dutch Customs – UK Government
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M/s. Oswal Agro Mills Ltd. Vs. Punjab State Electricity Board and Others.
[Civil Appeal Nos. 662-663 2013 arising out of S. L. P. (C) Nos. 32975-32976 of 2009]
A. K. PATNAIK, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The facts very briefly are that the appellant owns a sugar mill situated at Phagwara, and the respondent no.1-Board is supplying electricity to the sugar mill. In 1989, the appellant installed a TG Set of 3187.500 KW capacity to meet some of its electricity demand and applied for approval of its TG Set to the respondent no.1. By memo dated 08.12.1992, the Chief Engineer, Commercial of the respondent no.1 granted permission to the appellant for installation of 2 No. TG Sets subject to some conditions. On 09.12.1992, however, the Flying Squad, Jalandhar of the respondent no.1 visited the sugar mill of the appellant and checked the electricity connection at the sugar mill. Pursuant to the report submitted by the Flying Squad, the Sub- Divisional Officer (Suburban), Phagwara of the respondent no.1 issued a demand notice dated 10.12.1992 to the appellant stating inter alia that the TG Set and stand-by load had not been sanctioned by the respondent no.1 and the appellant was liable for an excess unsanctioned load of 4904.127 KW for load surcharge at the rate of Rs.1,000/- per KW, which worked out to Rs.49,04,127/-.
3. The appellant made a representation to the Sub-Divisional Officer (Suburban), Phagwara, and to the Chief Engineer, Commercial of respondent no.1 against the demand of load surcharge of Rs.49,04,127/- .When there was no response from the aforesaid two authorities of the respondent no.1, the appellant filed a Writ Petition CWP No.370 of 1993 before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh challenging the demand of load surcharge of Rs.49,04,127/-.
The Division Bench of the High Court held in its order dated 30.03.1993 that the respondent no.1 could charge for the excess load which was to be the sum of the rated capacities of all the energy consuming apparatus in the consumer's installation, but from the order impugned by the High Court or from the documents filed by the respondent no.1 before the High Court along with its written reply, there is nothing to show that the TG Set having the capacity of 3187.5 KW was an energy consuming apparatus. The Division Bench further held in its order dated 30.03.1993 that for the purpose of charging for the excess load, the load of the stand-by machinery was to be excluded and, therefore, the load to the extent of 2226.330 KW of the stand-by apparatus in the order impugned before the High Court could not be included. For the aforesaid reasons, the Division Bench quashed the demand of load surcharge of Rs.49,04,127/- leaving it to the respondent no.1 to pass afresh appropriate order, if so advised, with liberty to the appellant to challenge the same, if required.
4. Thereafter, by a fresh demand notice dated 01.06.1993, the Sub- Divisional Officer (Distribution), Suburban Sub-Division, Phagwara, raised the very same demand of Rs.49,04,127/- for the unauthorized TG Set load of 3187.500 KW and stand-by load of 2226.330 KW totalling to 6520.155 KW at the rate of Rs.1,000/- per KW. The appellant filed a second Writ Petition CWP No.7299 of 1993 challenging the aforesaid demand. The learned Single Judge, who heard and disposed of the writ petition, held in his order dated 01.04.2009 that the finding of the Division Bench of the High Court in earlier Writ Petition CWP No.370 of 1993 that the stand-by load of 2226.330 KW could not be included in the demand for excess load was binding on the respondent no.1 and hence the demand of excess load on account of the stand-by load could not be raised again by the respondent no.1. Regarding the connected load of the TG Set, the learned Single Judge of the High Court referred to the earlier order dated 21.08.2008 of the learned Single Judge in which it was recorded that the learned counsel for the appellant had very fairly stated that he would accept the decision of the Dispute Settlement Committee of the respondent no.1 and as the Dispute Settlement Committee had decided the matter against the appellant, the addition on account of the load connected on the TG Set could not be faulted with.
Aggrieved, the appellant filed Letters Patent Appeal No.304 of 2009 before the Division Bench of the High Court, but by the impugned order dated 01.05.2009 the Division Bench dismissed the appeal after holding that there was no infirmity in the findings returned by the learned Single Judge on the basis of the statement made by the counsel for the appellant and the report submitted by the Dispute Settlement Committee. The appellant filed a Review Application RA No.6 of 2009 before the Division Bench, but by the impugned order dated 31.07.2009 the Division Bench dismissed the Review Application. Aggrieved, the appellant has filed this appeal by way of special leave under Article 136 of the Constitution challenging the orders of the Division Bench of the High Court in the Letters Patent Appeal and the Review Application.
5. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the only ground on which the learned Single Judge in CWP No.7299 of 1993 declined to quash the demand for the excess connected load of the TG Set was that the learned counsel for the appellant had agreed before the learned Single Judge on 21.08.2008 that he would accept the decision of the Dispute Settlement Committee of the respondent no.1 on this aspect of the matter. He submitted that a reading of the order dated 21.08.2008 of the learned Single Judge would show that the learned counsel for the appellant had only agreed to accept the decision of the Dispute Settlement Committee of the respondent no.1 on the question whether with the aid of a device called a bus coupler, inter-transferability of load could be effected between the TG Set of the appellant and the energy supplied by the respondent no.1.
He submitted that the learned counsel for the appellant, therefore, had not agreed before the learned Single Judge on 21.08.2008 to accept the decision of the Dispute Settlement Committee of the respondent no.1 with regard to the legality of the demand for the excess load on account of the TG Set. He further submitted that it will be clear from the memo dated 08.12.1992 issued by the Chief Engineer, Commercial, that the respondent no.1 had permitted installation of the two TG Sets subject to certain conditions and, therefore, the load of the TG Set had been permitted/sanctioned by the competent authority of the respondent no.1- Board and the appellant could not be charged any load surcharge at the additional rate of Rs.1,000/- per KW for 3187.500 KW connected load of the TG Set under the Commercial Circular No.12 of 1989.
6. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents, on the other hand, submitted that the memo dated 08.12.1992 of the Chief Engineer, Commercial of the respondent no.1 would show that the appellant was permitted installation of 2 No. TG Sets subject to certain conditions which were to be complied with by the appellant and if the conditions were to be complied with, the appellant was liable for prosecution under Section 58 read with Section 43 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 and the unauthorized TG Sets were to be disconnected after giving 24 hours notice and were not allowed to be run till its sanction is obtained from the competent authority of the respondent no.1.
He submitted that the permission was only given for installation of TG Set and not for the bus coupler and yet on 09.12.1992 when the Flying Squad of the respondent no.1 entered the sugar mill of the appellant, they found that the TG Turbo Bus and the supply of the respondent no.1 were electrically connected through LT Bus Coupler and there was inter- transferability of load. He submitted that, therefore, the TG Set of the appellant was found as unauthorized load for which the appellant was liable for load surcharge at the additional rate of Rs.1,000/- per KW. He submitted that the learned Single Judge and the Division Bench of the High Court were, therefore, right in rejecting the challenge of the appellant to the demand of Rs.26,77,797/- towards load surcharge for the TG Set at the rate of Rs.1,000/- per KW.
7. The first question that we have to decide is whether on 21.08.2008 the learned counsel for the appellant had agreed before the learned Single Judge to accept the decision of the Dispute Settlement Committee of the respondent no.1 on the legality of the demand of the unauthorized load of the TG Set and, therefore, the learned Single Judge and the Division Bench of the High Court were right in taking a view that the appellant was not entitled to challenge the demand of load surcharge for the authorized load in respect of the TG Set. The order dated 21.08.2008 of the learned Single Judge in CWP No.7299 of 1993, which records the submission of the learned counsel of the appellant, is extracted hereinbelow: "Present: Mr. Rahul Sharma, Advocate For the petitioner. Mr. H.S. Riar, Advocate with Mr. DPS Kahlon, Advocate for the Respondents. Arguments in part heard.
The dispute in this petition primarily relates to the question, whether with the aid of a device called a bus coupler, inter- transferability of load could be effected between the captive generation apparatus of the petitioner and the energy supplied by the respondent-board. This is a disputed question of fact. At this stage learned counsel for the petitioner has very fairly stated that he would accept the decision of the Dispute Settlement Committee of the respondent-board on this aspect of the matter. Let the Dispute Settlement Committee of the respondent-board, after hearing both the parties, give an opinion on the question whether the bus coupler installed by the petitioner would permit inter- transferability of the load between the Turbo Generator Set of the petitioner and the PSEB. Let representatives of both the parties appear before the Dispute Settlement Committee in this regard on 28.08.2008. The matter is adjourned for two weeks i.e. 8.9.2008. Copy of this order be given to both the learned counsel under the signatures of the Reader of this Court. Sd/- Ajay Tewari Judge August 21, 2008."
8. It will be clear from the aforesaid order dated 21.08.2008 that the learned Single Judge was of the opinion that the dispute between the parties was on the question whether with the aid of a device called a bus coupler, inter-transferability of load could be effected between the captive generation apparatus of the appellant and the energy supplied by the respondent no.1 and he was also of the opinion that this dispute was on a question of fact and accordingly learned counsel for the appellant had stated very fairly that he would accept the decision of the Dispute Settlement Committee of the respondent no.1 on this aspect of the matter.
Hence, learned counsel for the appellant had not agreed before the learned Single Judge of the High Court that he would accept the decision of the Dispute Settlement Committee of the respondent no.1 on the legality of the demand for the extra load on account of the TG Set. In fact, we find from the proceedings of the Dispute Settlement Committee that the Dispute Settlement Committee has also not decided on the legality of the demand for the extra load on account of the TG Set, but has only decided that with the aid of a device called a bus coupler, inter-transferability of load could be effected between the captive generation apparatus of the appellant and the energy supplied by the respondent no.1. In our considered opinion, therefore, the legality of the demand for the extra load on account of the TG Set should have been decided by the learned Single Judge or the Division Bench after taking into account the finding of the Dispute Settlement Committee that with the aid of a device called a bus coupler, inter-transferability of load can be effected between the TG Set of the appellant and the energy supplied by the respondent no.1.
9. The next question that we have to decide is whether the appellant is liable for the demand of load surcharge for the unauthorized load in the notice dated 01.06.1993 issued by the Sub-Divisional Officer of the respondent no.1 keeping in view the finding of the Dispute Settlement Committee of the respondent No.1 that with the aid of bus coupler, inter-transferability of load can be effected between the captive generation apparatus of the appellant and the energy supplied by the respondent no.1 board. The justification of the demand made by the respondent no.1 is given in the demand notice dated 01.06.1993 of the Sub-Divisional Officer of the respondent no.1 in which demand for load surcharge has been raised. Relevant extract from the demand notice dated 01.06.1993 containing the justification of the demand is extracted hereinbelow:
"1. Total load running on PSEB System as checked by enforcement staff on 9.12.92: 1106.325 KW.
2. As agreed by your representative Sh. Ramesh Chand who was present at the time of spot checking, the TG Set load which also includes the running stand bye load which was taken on the basis of details of load given to the Board as per A/A form along with test reports submitted earlier and not on the basis of R.C. Set Capacity: 3187.500 KW Stand by Load on T.G. Set: 2226.330 KW Total: 6520.155 KW
In addition to above, as per checking of enforcement staff on 9.2.92 and your representative Sh. Ramesh Chander Sharma present at the time of checking the total load was accepted so this load is unauthorized. It is also made clear that under PSEB Circular No.12/89 General Condition 14 and as per 8.. of Tariff Schedule, the standby load until sanctioned by the Board is unauthorized. Your attention is invited to your registered letter No.2922 dt. 26.8.89 addressed to Member Commercial, PSEB, Patiala in which you had mentioned that new schedule of tariff for Sugar Mills would tend to increase difficulties and also admitted that keeping this in view approximately Rs.35/40 lacs required to be deposited for running the 4434 KW on T.G. Set, expenses of which are not bearable. Keeping this in view the Board has issued Special instruction to the sugar mills vide Circular No.CC23/90 along with some condition, the compliance of which is not fulfilled by you. As a result of this a load of 4904.127 KW was declared unauthorized after checking by the XEN Enforcement on 9.12.92. Keeping in view the unauthorized load you are requested to deposit Rs.49,04,127/- as per Board Circular No. CC 12/89 clause No.2 C 23/90 @ Rs.1000/- per KW. Since it is your 2nd default you have already deposited Rs.33,347/- on 23.5.91 towards first default."
10. It is apparent from what has been extracted from the demand notice dated 01.06.1993 of the Sub-Divisional Officer of the respondent no.1 that the unauthorized load comprised the TG Set load 3187.500 KW and the standby load of 2226.330 KW. So far as the standby load of 2226.330 KW is concerned, the demand for unauthorized load has been set aside by the learned Single Judge by the order dated 01.04.2009 in CWP No.7299 of 1993 and the order dated 01.04.2009 has not been challenged by the respondents either before the Division Bench of the High Court or before this Court. In fact, we find that the Sub- Divisional Officer of the respondent no.1 has issued a fresh demand notice dated 12.06.2009 to the appellant pursuant to the order dated 01.04.2009 of the learned Single Judge in CWP No.7299 of 1993 restricting the demand of Rs.26,77,797/- for the unauthorized load on account of the TG Set. Hence, we are to examine whether the reasons given in the demand notice dated 01.06.1993 of the Sub-Divisional Officer of the respondent no.1 for the unauthorized load of the TG Set are legal.
11. From the aforesaid extract of the demand notice dated 01.06.1993 of the Sub-Divisional Officer of the respondent no.1, we find that the reason for the demand for unauthorized load for the TG Set is that respondent No.1- Board has issued special instruction to sugar mills vide Circular No.CC23/90 along with some conditions, compliance of which have not been fulfilled by the appellant and as a result the load on account of TG Set was declared unauthorized after checking by XEN Enforcement on 09.12.1992.
We have examined the Circular No.CC 23/90 and we find that by the said Circular issued by the Chief Engineer, Commercial of the respondent No.1, all concerned were informed that respondent no.1 has decided to regularize the load of the sugar mills fed from TG Sets after recovering ACD worked out according to the capacity of TG Sets. In para 3 of the Circular, the working details for regularizing load of sugar mills from the supply of respondent no.1-Board and TG Sets have been given and at the end of the Circular it is mentioned that necessary action for regularizing total load of the sugar mills may be taken accordingly. Pursuant to the said Circular, the appellant applied for regularization of load of two TG Sets and by memo dated 08.12.1992 issued by the Chief Engineer, Commercial of the respondent no.1, the appellant was permitted to install two TG Sets subject to certain conditions.
The memo dated 08.12.1992 issued by the Chief Engineer, Commercial of the respondent no.1 is extracted hereinbelow: "PUNJAB STATE ELECTRICTY BOARD From The Chief Engineer / Commercial, Tariff & Billing Directorate, PSEB, The Mall, Patiala 147001 To, M/s Oswal Agro Mills Ltd. Sugar Divn. G.T. Road, Phagwara (Pb.) Memo No.64192/Com/54/Indl./Jall. Dated 8.12.92 Sub: Permission for installation of 2 no. TG Sets of 3730 KVA & 500 KVA capacity. Reference your letter regarding permission for installation of 2 No. TG Sets. You are hereby permitted to install 2 No. TG sets of 3750 KVA Capacity of make Jyoti Vadodars, 420 Volts of 1500 RPM KVA Tg Set of Crompton make 400 volts & 375 RPM, subject to the following conditions:-
i. All relevant provisions of the I.E. Rules, 1956 shall be complied with by you and test report of the installation shall be furnished.
ii. That the Generating set will be operated whenever called upon to do so by the Pb. State Elecy. Board for meeting your demand or for giving suitable relief to the Board's system by meeting the demand of the other consumers also, depending upon the prevailing situation.
iii. Full proof arrangements to be approved by SE/DS concerned shall be provided to avoid mixing of Board's supply with that to be generated by the generating sets. It shall be ensured that the nature of the PSEB supply is isolated ruing change over to TG sets supply.
iv. That after obtaining receipts of this permission you will give notice not less than 7 (seven) days to the concerned District Magistrate in terms of Section 30 of the Indian Elecy. Act, 1910 intimating the nature and purpose of supply. v. That the separate notice of not less than 7 (days) shall also be given to Chief Electrical Inspector to Govt.
Punjab as laid down in Section 30 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910. Notice shall also be accompanied by the following documents:-
a. Particulars of the Electrical installation and plan thereof.
b. A copy of the notice sent to the District Magistrate.
c. An attested copy of the consent received from the Punjab State Electy. Board.
d. Original Challan of the prescribed inspection fee under the following Head of Account; -043 - Taxes and Duties on Electricity fee under the Indian Electricity Rules."
e. Test report from Licensed Wiring Contractor in token of his having carried out the job and tested the installation for safety.
f. A single line key diagram indicating the arrangement of connecting the generator installation to the existing electrical installation.
vi. That suitable energy meter shall be installed to comply with the requirement of Rule-6 of Punjab Electricity Duty Rules 1958. The meter shall be got tested from the nearest PSEB laboratory. vii. That in case you fail to comply with the above provision you shall make yourself liable for prosecution under Section 58 read with Section 43 of Indian Electricity Act, 1910. The unauthorized T.G. Sets shall be disconnected after giving 24 hours notice and shall not be allowed to run till its sanction is obtained from the competent authority.
In case you do not disconnect the TG Sets or apply for regularization of TG Sets your connection shall be disconnected after giving 24 hours notice in writing for contravening the provisions of the said Act and Clause 19 of the PSEB, abridged conditions of supply. Supply in such cases shall not be restored unless you disconnect the TG Sets and furnish test report for sanction electric installation or comply with the above provisions." Thus, on 09.12.1992 when the Flying Squad, Jalandhar, of respondent no.1 visited the sugar mill of the appellant, the Chief Engineer, Commercial of respondent no.1 had already permitted installation of TG Sets in the sugar mill of the appellant. If the appellant had refused to comply with the conditions mentioned in the Circular No.CC 23/90 for regularization of the load of the sugar mill fed from the TG Sets, the Chief Engineer, Commercial, would not have granted such permission in the memo dated 08.12.1992. Alternatively, even if the appellant had refused to comply with some conditions in the Circular No.CC 23/90, the Chief Engineer, Commercial did not consider such refusal to disentitle the appellant for regularization of the installation of the TG Set and permitted the installation of the TG Sets by the memo dated 08.12.1992.
12. We further find from the aforesaid extract from the demand notice dated 01.06.1993 that for the unauthorized load, a demand has been made at the rate of Rs.1,000/- per KW in accordance with Clause 8-b of the Schedule of Tariff applicable to the sugar mill of the appellant as notified in the Commercial Circular No.12/89. Clause 8-b of the Schedule of Tariff as notified in the Commercial Circular no.12/89 is extracted hereinbelow:
"SCHEDULE OF TARIFF: i. Schedule L.S. - Large Industrial Power Supply 1 to 7. 8. '8-b. If the connected load of a consumer exceeds the sanctioned connected load, the excess load shall be unauthorized load. Such excess of the connected load shall be charged load surcharge at an additional rate of Rs.1000/- per KW for each subsequent default." It will be clear from Clause 8-b of the Schedule of Tariff that if the connected load of a consumer exceeds the sanctioned connected load, the excess load shall be unauthorized load and such excess connected load shall be charged at additional rate of Rs.1000/- per KW for each subsequent default.
If, therefore, any load is sanctioned by the appropriate authority of respondent no.1-Board, such load cannot be held to be unauthorized load or excess load liable to surcharge at the rate of Rs.1000/- per KW. As we have already found, on 08.12.1992, the Chief Engineer, Commercial, has sanctioned or permitted or regularized the installation of two TG Sets and hence the load of 3187.500 KW of the TG Set detected on 19.12.1992 was a sanctioned load and was not an unauthorized load for which the appellant can be charged load surcharge at the rate of Rs.1000/- per KW under Clause 8-b of the Schedule of Tariff.
13. Once we hold that the load of the TG Sets was sanctioned and authorized, the appellant could not be held liable for load surcharge under clause 8-b of the Schedule of Tariff for the load of the TG Set, even if by the aid of bus coupler, inter-transferability of load could be effected between the TG Set of the appellant and the energy supplied by the respondent no.1-Board. For the consumption of energy from the supply of the respondent no.1, the appellant was liable for every unit of energy consumed to the respondent no.1.
For demand of energy, the appellant being a sugar mill was also liable for demand charges with minimum contract demand of not less than the capacity of the distribution transformer(s) installed by the appellant and not 60% of the connected load as stated in the Commercial Circular Nos.12/89 and 23/90. What the learned Single Judge and Division Bench of the High Court failed to appreciate is that the appellant was separately liable for energy charges and demand charges to the respondent no.1 for consumption of energy and demand of energy respectively under the Schedule of Tariff and the levy of load surcharge at the additional rate of Rs.1000/- per KW was only meant for a load of the consumer which was unauthorized or not sanctioned and if a particular load of a consumer is sanctioned or authorized, load surcharge at additional rate of Rs.1000/- per KW could not be levied under Clause 8-b of the Schedule of Tariff.
14. Learned counsel for the respondents vehemently submitted that the permission to install the TG Sets granted by the memo dated 08.12.1992 by the Chief Engineer, Commercial of the respondent no.1 was subject to various conditions mentioned in the memo dated 08.12.1992 and these conditions have not been fulfilled by the appellant. Learned counsel for the respondents is right that since the permission to install the TG Sets was granted by the memo dated 08.12.1992 subject to various conditions, the load of the TG Sets installed could not be said to be sanctioned or authorized if the conditions in the memo dated 08.12.1992 were not fulfilled.
It was, therefore, open to the respondents to treat the load of the TG Set as unauthorized on the ground that the conditions in the memo dated 08.12.1992 permitting the installation of the TG Sets were not fulfilled. But neither in the first demand notice dated 10.12.1992 nor in the second demand notice dated 01.06.1993 of the Sub-Divisional Officer of the respondent no.1 raising the demand for unauthorized load for the TG Set, there is any mention that the demand for unauthorized load was being raised because the appellant had not fulfilled the conditions mentioned in the memo dated 08.12.1992 of the Chief Engineer, Commercial of the respondent no.1.
In the demand notice dated 10.12.1992 of the Sub- Divisional Officer of the respondent no.1, the only reason given for raising the demand for unauthorized load was that the TG Set load "has not yet been sanctioned by the Board". After the High Court quashed the first demand notice dated 10.12.1992 in CWP No.370 of 1993, leaving it to the respondent no.1 to pass afresh an appropriate order, the Sub-Divisional Officer issued the second demand notice dated 01.06.1993, but in this lengthy second demand notice also it has not been stated that the demand for unauthorized load for the TG Set was being made because the appellant has not fulfilled the conditions mentioned in the memo dated 08.12.1992 of the Chief Engineer, Commercial of the respondent no.1. In fact, in the two demand notices dated 10.12.192 and 01.06.1993 no reference at all has been made to the memo dated 08.12.1002 of the Chief Engineer, Commercial of the respondent no.1.
15. In the result, these appeals are allowed. The impugned orders of the learned Single Judge and the Division Bench of the High Court are set aside and the demand raised against the appellant in the demand notice dated 01.06.1993 and the demand notice dated 12.06.2009 for unauthorized load of the TG Set is quashed. The parties shall bear their own costs.
.................................J. (A. K. Patnaik)
.................................J. (Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya)


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using Common.Logging;
using HWRG.Builder;

namespace HWRG
{
    internal class Program
    {
        private static ILog Log { get; set; }

        private static int Main(string[] args)
        {
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                Log = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
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                    var builder = builderFactory.Create();
                    builder.Build(options);
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                    Log.Error(ex.Message);
                    Log.Info("Error occurs. Run sign -help to get more info.", ex);
                    return ex.ErrorCode;
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Massive Early (and Highly Inaccurate) Idaho Territory -- Colored To Show The Slave & Confederate States and Territories
First state of this fine 4-sheet map of North America, published in London by Edward Stanford.
The map provides a fine overview of the United States in the midst of the Civil War, with Confederate States in grey and Union States in green (and territories in yellow).
The most remarkable feature of the map is the massive Idaho Territory, which covers all of Wyoming and a portion of southwestern Montana. Dated July 1, 1863, the configuration is both unique and inaccurate, as the first short lived configuration of Idaho Territory, from March 1863 to the creation of Montana Territory in May 1864, would have covered the area to the north of the present configuration all the way to the Canadian border and would have included a significant portion of the eastern part of what is here shown as Washington Territory.
A fascinating and uniquely inaccurate Territorial depiction of Idaho Territory.
States of the Map and Rarity
The map was issued in a number of variant states between 1863 and 1881, of which this appears to be the first.
We note later states in at least 1864, 1868, 1872, 1875, 1877, 1881, 1891, 1912, 1915. 1920, 1927, and 1945.
The early states of the map are quite rare on the market.
Folding map, dissected and backed on original linen. Separated from, but with the deluxe embossed leather covers. Minor toning around folds, but overall Very Good.
Edward Stanford Biography
Edward Stanford (1827-1904) was a prominent British mapmaker and publisher. A native of Holborn in the heart of London, Edward was apprenticed to a printer and stationer at the age of 14. After his first master died, he worked with several others, including Trelawny W. Saunders of Charing Cross. Saunders oversaw young Edward's early career, ensuring that he became a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Associations with the Society eventually brought Sanders much business and gave him a reputation as a publisher of explorers. As testament to this reputation, the Stanford Range in British Columbia was named for him by John Palliser.
Stanford briefly partnered with Saunders in 1852 before striking out on his own in 1853. He was an agent for the Ordnance Survey, the Admiralty, the Geological Survey, the Trigonometrical Survey of India, and the India Office. He also controlled the maps of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, another lucrative source of income. In 1857, Stanford founded his namesake Geographical Establishment, with Saunders and A. K. Johnston as engravers. Thereafter, Stanford was known for his "library maps", particularly those of Africa and Asia.
Although he had authored many maps, the Harrow Atlas of Modern Geography and a similar volume on classical geography, Stanford is better remembered today as the leader of a successful map business. Ever in search of more inventory, he acquired the plates and stock of John Arrowsmith, heir of the Arrowmsith family firm, in 1874. By 1881 he employed 87 people at his premises at 6 Charing Cross Road, Saunders' old address. As he aged, he phased in his son Edward Jr. to run the business. He died in 1904. The business survived him, and the Stanford's shop is still a prominent London landmark today.
Antique Maps / United States / United States
Antique Maps / United States / Plains / North Dakota
Antique Maps / United States / Plains / South Dakota
Antique Maps / United States / Rocky Mountains / Idaho
Antique Maps / United States / Rocky Mountains / Montana
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Antique Maps / North America / North America
Yellowstone National Park Northern Pacific Railway 1909
Northern Pacific Railroad map promoting travel to Yellowstone National Park from Minnesota and Washington.
A New Map of Our Country Present and Prospective Compiled From Government Surveys and other Reliable Sources. . . . 1856
Fine early wall map of the United States, published shortly after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, published by Charles Morse and Samuel Gaston in New York in 1857. (Though the main title lists the date as 1856, the inset world map is dated 1857, and the publishing partnership post-dates the Johnson and Gaston production of the map.)
Map of the United States of America and Nova Scotia
Interesting map of the US, with a large inset of Oregon, showing a 54-40 or fight border and Texas named, although not yet a separate republic.
Map of the City of Fargo Cass County, No. Dakota
Antique map of Fargo, North Dakota, published by E.J. Henriques in the city in March of 1910.
Striking wash color example of John Pinkerton's scarce map of North America.
Verein-Staaten von Nord-America, Mexico, Yucatan u.A. . . . 1861
With Pencil Notes Projecting Transcontinental Railroad Routes


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Социална политика основно означава препоръки, принципи, законодателство и дейности, които повлияват положително условията на живот на гражданите, с цел постигане на общо социално благоденствие.

Социалната политика е част от управлението на дадена страна, занимаваща се с обществото и със социалните въпроси, като според Центърът за социална политика "Малкълм Винер" на Харвард това са областите "здравеопазване, услуги за гражданите, криминално правосъдие, въпроси по неравенствата, образование и труд."

Социалната политика е от изключително значение е за една страна, тя е пряко свързана с развитието на страната и показва най-добре капацитета на управлението и отношението държава – гражданин.

В различните страни
В съвременните демократични страни социалната политика на отделните държави силно се различава – от най-социално ориентираното управление в някои страни (Дания, Норвегия, Швеция и др.), през либерално-капиталистическите Съединени щати, където здравеопазването е оставено на застрахователни компании, а за висше образование се плащат непосилно високи за голяма част от населението такси, но за сметка на това безработните получават значителни помощи, ваучери за храна  и прочее, до развиващите се страни със свободен пазар, където много често социалните теми са значително пренебрегвани.

Някои държави имат смесен модел – например Франция, където 70% от здравните грижи се финансират от държавата – след задължителна застраховка, а останалите 30% пациентът, ако реши, осигурява с помощта на застрахователна компания, докато образованието се развива едновременно на принципа на социалната и на пазарна политика – в държавните университети се заплаща такса, която обаче не е висока и може да се плати от почти всеки, а частните висши училища сами определят таксите си.

Социална политика в България
В България преди прехода на пазарното стопанство пенсионното осигуряване създаваше пенсионни привилегии /по-ниска възраст на пенсиониране/, но изискваше висока степен на заетост. Следствие и спътник на пазарната икономика е безработицата засягаща правата на човека.
 В България в групата на бедните, т.е хората, които живеят под жизнения и социален минимум са възрастните хора, безработни, ниско платени работници, хронично болни и инвалиди, самотни родители, многодетни семейства, малцинства.

Специалисти от страни с пазарна икономика доказват, че безработицата е социален, а не индивидуален проблем. Освен ограничение в достъпа до потребности на материални блага и услуги, безработицата се характеризира и с лишения на духовните блага, идеологически и морални норми на поведение.
 Социалната работа се стреми към взаимодействие с институциите, работещи с хора в неравностойно социално положение, както и към повишаване към тяхната ценностна ориентация, като личности с цел интегрирането им в обществото.

Здравеопазване
 Основна: Здравеопазване в България
В България гражданите се застраховат към Националната здравно-осигурителна каса. "Касата" изготвя списък с услуги и лекарства, които финансира, като целта е той да се увеличава непрекъснато, макар че от него също така често отпадат услуги и лекарства .

Здравеопазването и здравното осигуряване е цел на социалната политика – здравето е не само отсъствие на болест, а и напълно физическо и психическо благополучие. Правата и отговорностите за провеждането на социална политика са регламентирани в Конституцията на Република България /в Кодекса на Труда/ Законовите и подзаконовите актове.

Вижте също
 Министерство на труда и социалната политика
 Помощи за безработни
 Социално осигуряване

Източници

Външни препратки
 Доц. д-р Н. Радев, Социалната политика през годините на прехода – определение за социална политика

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Q: I can't connect to VPN, NetworkManager says "(nm-tray): Connection lost no longer connected to vpn" on Lubuntu 20.04 How to fix it? I already tried to change openvpn - I was using tunnelbear and now I installed protonvpn. Thanks all who will try to help me. here's the picture of issue:

A: There's an open ticket for Lubuntu 20.04 discussing this very situation for nm-tray, but from the guide it's clear that nm-tray does not support password asking.
I solved switching from nm-tray to nm-applet in Autostart.
Go to Start -> Preferences -> LXQt Settings -> Session Settings -> Autostart. Deselect nm-tray and select Network (that refers to nm-applet). Restart or log-out for the changes to take place. In the taskbar, right-clicking on the Wifi symbol lets you create a new Openconnect connection that asks for your credentials.

A: I figured out how to fix this issue. So, in general the problem was because my network manager didn't ask for a password while I tried to connect to VPN. And basically it's very easy to fix it, you just need to write this command in terminal (from manual):
nmcli con up id <VPN_name> --ask changing <VPN_name>

With the actual VPN-name. Or:
nm-applet

Then you need to reboot your PC and after that try to connect to VPN again, it must ask for a password now.


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What Will You Do on Your Summer Vacation?
Tourism is big business in the U.S., but Americans at leisure are spending overseas
by Carolyn Gray Anderson
One in five U.S. jobs is directly or indirectly related to travel, to the tune of $1.9 trillion in economic activity
The strong U.S. dollar is inducing Americans to vacation internationally, which won't aid the domestic economy
Forecast faculty director Jerry Nickelsburg says uncertainty of Federal Reserve policy decisions is leading to uncertainty in the economy
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, in 2019, 1 in every 20 jobs in the United States was either directly or indirectly supported by travel and tourism, to the tune of 9.5 million American jobs and $1.9 trillion in economic activity.
Naturally, though, the industry was among the U.S. business sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated health and travel restrictions, both domestic and international. The result: Leisure and hospitality lost 8.2 million jobs between February and April 2020 alone.
Now, with the pandemic settling in to an as-yet unsteady "new normal," to what extent is travel spending — and, by extension, support of jobs across the tourism and hospitality sectors — recovering? Is the U.S. economy benefiting or are Americans more inclined to travel abroad? How do continuing pandemic, war in Ukraine and supply chain unpredictability affect travelers' choices and options?
Professor Jerry Nickelsburg, faculty director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, says that while the U.S. added 67,000 payroll jobs in leisure and hospitality in June (about one-third in accommodations), employment in those sectors is still below pre-pandemic levels. In California, he says, "Most of the missing employment is in the coastal cities — Los Angeles and San Francisco — that serve foreign tourists and people who are more subject to remote work." And those foreign visitors, says Nickelsburg, aren't arriving in droves, given the volatile situation in Ukraine and continued travel restrictions from China, in particular.
Meanwhile, the euro recently hit parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time in 20 years. Nickelsburg says this will induce Americans to take their vacation budgets overseas. "Americans seem to be ignoring the continuing pandemic and Ukraine war, and traveling anyway.
"The big uncertainty," he says, "is the economic consequence of Federal Reserve policy. The Fed is in unchartered territory. Will it raise interest rates too fast? That would slow consumer demand but might also induce a recession. There's some indication of commodity prices coming down, which may moderate Fed interest rate policy. But the impact of the Fed's policy decisions is still unknown."
One supply chain issue that is affecting travel is airline passenger capacity. Nickelsburg says that "airlines seem to have under-forecast the capacity they needed to bring online to meet demand. They didn't bring back enough planes and staff. There are also labor shortages at some airports. These are important factors in the many flight delays and cancellations."
Stacy Readal ('05) founded travel company Duma Explorer
Stacy Readal ('05), whose company Duma Explorer arranges trips throughout the East African region, warns of a higher instance of delayed luggage delivery as summer travel picks up, especially in connection with flights going through Europe and the Middle East. "Because of the major uptick in travel, the international airlines are struggling to cope," says Readal. "I have been recommending that people pack their first few days of clothes in their carry-on luggage."
Airports, too, are finding the influx of summer travelers difficult to manage. Witness the recent accumulation of "lost" luggage at London's Heathrow, where airlines have been ordered not to book passengers through that airport until September and where a limit of 100,000 people per day will be admitted.
"Once you arrive in Africa, everything is okay," Readal adds. "Unlike in the USA, most people in East Africa did not leave their jobs in the service industry in 2020. So, once you arrive here, things are very much like they were pre-pandemic. It's a great place to visit right now! In Kenya and Uganda, tourism still seemed slower, but Tanzania is very busy."
Travel marketing expert Lyle Seebeck ('23), co-president of Anderson's Travel and Hospitality Association, is interning at Portland-based Modern Adventure. A certified B Corp founded by Luis Vargas ('09), the company customizes journeys around the world. "There's a big market for curated experiences," says Seebeck, who believes that through those experiences, "travelers have to become much more aware of their effect on places they travel to." His advice for traveling Americans, particularly those heading into volatile regions internationally, is: "Be aware of people locally, and their customs."
Left to right: Paresh Sovani ('23), Lyle Seebeck ('23) and Ahmed Khan ('22) joined a UCLA Anderson spring 2022 trek to Morocco
And if you're not planning to travel so far afield? Forecast economist Nickelsburg says the bright spot in California is Sonoma and Napa Valley wine country, which has bounced back from interruptions in business since lockdown, not to mention wildfire. Arrivals at the regional Santa Rosa airport have reached pre-pandemic levels. And, although the price of gas will shorten the length of many Americans' road trips, it's an incentive to stay closer to home, injecting leisure spending into local economies.


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class Ferbuy_Transaction extends Ferbuy_ApiResource
{
    /**
     * Refund a transaction and return a response object.
     *
     * Sometimes orders are being returned. In case that happens,
     * you can do a refund. This can be a full refund or a partial refund.
     *
     * @param array $params Specific resource parameters which will be send to API
     *   Expected parameters:
     *      transaction_id (int|string) Transaction ID with FerBuy.
     *      amount (int) Refunded amount without decimal point.
     *          For example to refund 20.98 EUR the amount needs to be `2098`.
     *      currency (string) Currency code following ISO 4217 format.
     *          Supported currencies are: USD, EUR, CZK, PLN, SGD.
     *
     * @return Ferbuy_Object Response object containing API's request and response.
     */
    public static function refund($params)
    {
        $requestor = Ferbuy_ApiRequestor::getInstance();

        $post_data = array(
            'command' => $params['currency'].$params['amount'],
            'output_type' => self::OUTPUT_TYPE,
            'site_id' => $requestor->_siteId,
            'transaction_id' => $params['transaction_id'],
        );
        $post_data['checksum'] = $requestor->sign($post_data);

        $response = $requestor->request('post', '/RefundTransaction', $post_data);
        return $response;
    }
}


[Mesa-dev] [PATCH 4/6] egl: Clean up some flow of EGL platform	handling.
Previous message: [Mesa-dev] [PATCH 3/6] egl: Drop the non-builtin-drivers support.
Next message: [Mesa-dev] [PATCH 5/6] egl/main: Convert to automake.
default x11 platform cases in the next commit.
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Q: How to set timeout to graphql-client I'm trying to set timeout with prisma-labs/graphql-request. I've tried the way described here - https://github.com/prisma-labs/graphql-request/issues/103.
const client = new GraphQLClient(config.url, {
  timeout: 30000,
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`
  }
})

My compiler complains as timeout is not directly present in Options interface - https://github.com/prisma-labs/graphql-request/blob/master/src/types.ts#L7.
Should I need to extend the Options interface to use timeout field?

A: if you calling this thru regular api for your service remember it might also timing out on your webserver like express or fastify, try to increase all timeouts there as well e.g
fastify: {
  trustProxy: true,
  connectionTimeout: 15000,
},


Sam closed his eyes and lightly ran his fingers through her hair. It was strange to think that he and Liesel could finally build a life together. They would have a home, and pets, and maybe children. They could live just like everyone else. It was wonderful, but overwhelming.
"What are you thinking about?" Liesel asked after several beats of comfortable silence.
"The future," he said. The future that, for once, he wasn't completely terrified of. Their future. "What about you?"
"Same," she smiled as she said it and cuddled close to him.
Sam smiled back and kissed her temple. "I love you, Liesel."
"I love you, too," Liesel smiled widely.
Sam smiled again and leaned into her, relaxing even more. He hadn't been able to for a long time.
Liesel rubbed his back slowly and gently.
He closed his eyes and sighed softly, his smile never leaving his face.
Liesel leaned into him and then kissed his cheek.
Sam turned to kiss her lips, sliding his hands around her waist.
Liesel kissed him back, wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
Sam slowly lowered himself down onto the bed, pulling Liesel with him. He snaked his arms further around her waist and held her closer.
Liesel peppered soft kisses over his face and neck, holding herself up just slightly.
He sighed happily and tugged at the hem of Liesel's shirt, though the touch was more of a question than a suggestion.


a cassowary killed the man Friday on his property near Gainesville, likely using its long claws. The victim, whose name was not released, was apparently breeding the birds, state wildlife officials said.
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Chris Hemsworth is the Ambassador of Tourism or some such, and his job is to convince tourists that Oz is not out to kill them.


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US » California » Monterey Park
Monterey Park Demographics
California State Demographics
Monterey Park, California Population History 1990 - 2021
Monterey Park Population By Year
2021 59,667 650 -2.2%
2020 61,012 629 0.1%
1990 60,582 401 –
Monterey Park Population Facts
What is the current population of Monterey Park?
Based on the latest 2022 data from the US census, the current population of Monterey Park is 59,667. Monterey Park, California is the 650th largest city in the US.
What county is Monterey Park, California in?
Monterey Park is located entirely in Los Angeles County.
What is the size of Monterey Park, California in square miles?
Monterey Park has an area of 7.7 square miles.
What was the peak population of Monterey Park?
The peak population of Monterey Park was in 2020, when its population was 61,012. In 2020, Monterey Park was the 629th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 650th largest city in the US. Monterey Park is currently 2.2% smaller than it was in 2020.
How quickly is Monterey Park shrinking?
Monterey Park has shrunk 0.8% since the year 2000. Monterey Park, California's growth is extremely below average. 89% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
What is the population density of Monterey Park, California?
Monterey Park has a population density of 7,855.7 people per square mile.
Similarly Sized Cities In California
629 Montebello 61,204 -1.6%
634 San Rafael 60,769 8.2%
635 Pico Rivera 60,764 -4.3%
636 La Mesa 60,721 10.7%
647 Santee 59,703 12.5%
648 Gardena 59,702 3.0%
650 Monterey Park 59,667 -0.8%
657 Petaluma 59,403 8.3%
670 Cupertino 58,622 11.3%
672 Hanford 58,496 39.4%
680 Gilroy 58,101 39.3%
692 Highland 57,159 27.4%
698 Fountain Valley 56,495 2.6%
644 Owensboro, Kentucky 60,011 10.6%
645 Corvallis, Oregon 59,864 21.0%
646 Stonecrest, Georgia 59,863
647 Santee, California 59,703 12.5%
648 Gardena, California 59,702 3.0%
649 Kokomo, Indiana 59,691 27.3%
650 Monterey Park, California 59,667 -0.8%
651 Taunton, Massachusetts 59,600 6.2%
652 White Plains, New York 59,526 11.6%
653 West Allis, Wisconsin 59,484 -2.6%
654 Des Plaines, Illinois 59,459 4.1%
655 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 59,449 63.7%
656 Blue Springs, Missouri 59,430 22.5%
What is the voting age population of Monterey Park, California?
The total voting age population of Monterey Park, California, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 39,066. The voting age population is 46.7% male and 53.3% female.
What percentage of Monterey Park, California residents are senior citizens?
According to the latest census statistics, 21.3% of the residents of Monterey Park are 65 or older.
What are the racial demographics of Monterey Park, California?
The racial demographics of Monterey Park are 65.6% Asian, 16.9% Other, 14.0% White, 1.8% Two or more races, 0.7% Black, 0.5% American Indian and 0.5% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 28.5% of the population identifies as Hispanic.
What percentage of Monterey Park, California residents are below the poverty line?
In Monterey Park, 13.0% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 16.1%. On a per-household basis, 10.1% of families are below the poverty line in Monterey Park.
What percentage of Monterey Park, California residents are in the labor force?
Among those aged 16 and older, 56.8% of Monterey Park residents are in the labor force.
What are the education levels among Monterey Park, California residents?
Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 79.3% of Monterey Park residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 31.8% have a bachelor's degree and 9.5% have a graduate or professional degree.
What percentage of Monterey Park, California residents speak a non-English language at home?
Among Monterey Park residents aged 5 and older, 75.1% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 19.2% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.1% speak an Indo-European language, and 54.5% speak an Asian language.
Monterey Park Income & Labor Statistics
What is the unemployment rate in Monterey Park, California?
The unemployment rate in Monterey Park is 5.2%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.
What percentage of Monterey Park, California residents work for the government?
In Monterey Park, 14.0% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.
What is the median income in Monterey Park, California?
The median household income in Monterey Park is $61,819.
Monterey Park Housing & Rent Statistics
What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Monterey Park, California?
In Monterey Park, 52.1% of housing units are occupied by their owners.
What percentage of housing units are rented in Monterey Park, California?
Renters occupy 47.9% of housing units in Monterey Park.
What percentage of Monterey Park, California housing units were built before 1940?
Of all the housing units in Monterey Park, 7.3% of them were build before 1940.
What percentage of Monterey Park, California housing units were built after 2000?
In Monterey Park, 7.3% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 1,600 units.
What is the median monthly rent in Monterey Park, California?
The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Monterey Park is $1,400.
What percentage of households in Monterey Park, California have broadband internet?
In Monterey Park, 84.6% of households have an active broadband internet connection.


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val p = new Planet(name = "Mercury", description = "small and hot planet", moons = 0)
p.hasMoon is false


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Q: For a relation $R$, what does this notation $R^{\circ}R$, means? For a relation $R$, what does this notation $R^{\circ}R$, means?
Can anybody please help me in identifying this notation?
Actual question is:
 For the Relation $R=\{(1,2),(2,1),(2,3),(5,3),(4,5),(5,4),(5,5)\}$, find $R^{\circ}R$.

A: $R\circ R=\{(a, b): \mbox{ for some $c$, $aRc$ and $cRb$}.\}$
It's the relation version of composition. To see this, suppose I have a function $f$. I can represent $f$ by its graph, the relation $R_f=\{(a, b): f(a)=b\}$.
Then the graph of the composition, $R_{f\circ f}$, is $$R_{f\circ f}=\{(a, b): f(f(a))=b\}=\{(a, b): \exists c(aR_fc\mbox{ and }cR_fb)\}=R_f\circ R_f$$ (namely, take $c=f(a)$).
Since relations can be much more complicated than functions, though, compositions of relations can behave weirdly. However, some basic properties still hold. In particular, composition of relations is associative: $R_1\circ (R_2\circ R_3)=(R_1\circ R_2)\circ R_3$.


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Geithner: Pickpocketing Trillions from the People to Give to the Oligarchy Was "Deeply Unfair," But
Tim Geithner told the Today Show that:
It's "deeply unfair" that some financial institutions that got taxpayer-paid bailouts are emerging in better shape from the recession than millions of ordinary Americans.
Geithner also argued that President Barack Obama had no choice when confronted with a financial crisis.
"As the president has said, we had to do some very unpopular things," Geithner said. "People looked at what had happened.""It's not fair. It's deeply unfair," he said. "He (Obama) had to decide whether he was going to act to fix it or stand back … and that would have been calamitous for the American economy."
There are only a couple of minor inaccuracies in Geithner's statements:
The government hasn't done anything to fix the economy
Geithner's entire approach is wrong, because the economy can't recover until many of the "financial institutions that got taxpayer-paid bailouts [and] are emerging in better shape" are broken up
The government has been anemic in addressing unemployment
Moreover, it is not like their approach fell on them and they couldn't do anything about it. Geithner, Summers, Bernanke and the boys made a conscious decision to side with the oligarchy at the expense of the people.
As Simon Johnson and James Kwak write:
[There was a] point at which the government had to decide if it would defend the financial oligarchy from populist outrage, or whether it would reform the financial system that brought us the financial crisis and severe recession. We do not think it was an easy choice. But ultimately Obama and his advisers chose to bet on the bankers they knew. The result has been even larger banks and an even more concentrated financial sector.
Geithner also told the Today Show that he hopes skeptical voters will note legislation moving through Congress to bring reforms to the financial system.
He's banking, of course, on the fact that many voters won't realize that the legislation is a placebo containing no real medicine.
Geithner ended the interview with this pearl of wisdom:
"What happened in our country should never happen again," he said. "People were paid for taking enormous risks. It was a crazy way to run a financial system." Geithner said, "It's the government's job … to do a better job of restraining that kind of risk-taking."
Indeed … too bad that Geithner and the boys are still encouraging that kind of risk-taking.
Geithner was, of course, largely responsible for much of the failure of the government to restrain risk-taking in the first place.
As William Black points out:
Mr. Geithner, as President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York since October 2003, was one of those senior regulators who failed to take any effective regulatory action to prevent the crisis, but instead covered up its depth.
Geithner was also complicit in Lehman's accounting fraud .
And pushed to pay AIG's CDS counterparties at full value, and then to keep the deal secret.
And as Robert Reich notes today, Geithner was "very much in the center of the action" regarding the secret bail out of Bear Stearns without Congressional approval.
Indeed, the list of Geithner's hinky actions grows longer by the day as new facts emerge. (Washington's Blog, 4.02.2010)


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MacSween Takes Aim at Sydney Port
SYDNEY – Rankin MacSween fired the opening shots in the race for mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality as he took the Cecil Clarke administration to task over the Sydney harbour development issue.
And the longtime head of the Sydney-based community building agency New Dawn Enterprises, brought along some top longshoremen union officials who endorsed the 65-year-old's approach to port development.
"For the past four years we've had an administration that has gone at this project, gone at this development of the harbour in a way that is careless and in a way, that at times, seems desperate," said MacSween, who held a news conference Wednesday at a Sydney hotel.
About two-dozen MacSween supporters joined members of the local media in a small conference room overlooking the harbour, where they heard senior officials with the International Longshoremen's Association praise their man's economic plans for the port he refers to as a "natural asset" and "a gift from the universe."
Michael Vigneron, president of the 65,000-member union's Atlantic Coast District, acknowledged MacSween's position on promoting commercial and commended him for putting a focus on job creation.
"Going back to 2008, Mr. MacSween was fully aboard with taking care of the community, he was for a port that was going to create jobs for the people who live here — he wasn't interested in the corporate interests as much as he was the people of Cape Breton and that's why we're here," said Vigneron, whose union claims to be involved with 99 per cent of all shipping container traffic on the east coast of North America.
Added ILA assistant general organizer James Paylor: "The decision to support Rankin was a no-brainer — it was one of consistency, commitment and dedication and, more importantly, integrity."
For his part, MacSween was especially critical of the Clarke administration's decision in June 2015 to give Harbour Port Development Partners, incorporated by Barry Sheehy and Albert Barbusci, the exclusive rights to market Sydney harbour's port development for a two-year period.
"The two principals in that company have no experience in port development — if I am elected mayor that contract will not be renewed when it expires next June," said MacSween. "Then it will be an open process — there will be a competitive process and developers will be invited to submit their ideas on how to develop this asset on behalf of this community and it will be competitive and it will be transparent."
This is MacSween's second time running for mayor. In the 2012 municipal election, he finished second to Clarke as he garnered 38 per cent (17,847) of the vote compared with the winner's 59 per cent (27,732) share. While there were three other candidates four years ago, this year's mayoral election features just Clarke and MacSween.
See the article here.