CFDs are contracts between a broker and a trader that are based on the difference in value for a particular instrument over a specific period of time. Thus, CFDs are derivatives and not the instruments themselves. For example, if a trader opens a CFD trade on oil, they aren’t purchasing...
Council tax bands were introduced in 1991 and were based on the property's value. However, the system is full of errors and the wrong band assignments are common. You cancheck this guideon how to challenge your band and see if you have been paying too much -- and if you are due a ...
While income tax is based on how much you take home every month, council tax is more of a property tax and levied via household rather than the individual – although those living alone are usually entitled to a 25% discount. How much you pay is roughly based on the size and value of ...
We had a spirited debate about tipping. First, there have been reports that some people are being asked to tip…at the SELF-CHECKOUT LINE!
As councillors we often underestimate the good things that happen in our city. It’s not that we are lazy, but we have a challenging task in moving forward a council that has a budget of about £1.5 billion and just under 10,000 staff. We also tend to be fixed on problems. That ...
to the top of the high, narrow Danqur al-Khazneh valley leading down to the Treasury; the views are stunning, and the sense of isolation is worth the scramble if you’ve already seen the Siq. However, the route is far from clear, relying on worn Nabatean rock-cut stairs, and you’ll...
Having been wrong about the Brexit vote, and then wrong about Trump, I went into last week’s election with a sense of optimism that I knew full well verged on the perverse. I’m now trying to sort out what I based that optimism on, so here are some disjointed thoughts. Continue rea...
Town Council reminds PA, no update to TC Chairman’s (Pritam Singh) email requesting information on 2013 CIPC projects. Informed PA that CCC’s appointed consultant and contractors have shared that they are awaiting approvals from CCC to proceed. Town Council reminds PA that TC Chairman wrote ...
A relevant example of this was the ubiquitous presence of slaves and slavery among the Indigenous peoples on the Americas in their treatment of one another on Turtle Island (i.e., North America). In observing this, we are not excusing the West’s complicity in the slave trade and the ...
同时做3.5个project会是什么样子?这是今后几个月中我会好好体验的东东。ThreatManager算一个,ReaperService算一个,Absolution算半个,rDns算半个,再加上operational oncall duty,这个已经不是加不加油的问题,而是加不加铀的问题。 也许一年前加入了Windows Azure现在会过的更好,but you never know,另一个平行世界...