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National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, transfers ownership of Pablo Picasso's "Head of a Woman" to the heirs of Nazi Victim and Prominent Jewish Berlin Banker Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

The heirs of Nazi victim and Jewish Berlin banker Paul von Mendelssohn-Bartholdy announce that the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC has transferred ownership to them of Pablo Picasso's Blue Period pastel entitled "Head of a Woman"




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Spice House Restaurant Opens it's Second Location January 11, 2020 in the City of Stonecrest Georgia introducing Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian, Cuban, Caribbean, Bahamian Dishes

Restaurateur and serial entrepreneur Lino Joseph is proud to announce the Opening of his second SPICE HOUSE restaurant location at 2617 Panola Rd in Lithonia, GA (formerly known as The Blue Room).




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VIP Pre-Grand Opening of Atwell by Pardee Homes A Stunning Success; New Homes from the High 200,000s in Banning Debut by Appointment Only

With two neighborhoods to choose from, Atwell provides an unparalleled opportunity to buy a brand-new home in a new master planned community where the homes are thoughtfully crafted to optimize well-being and harmonize with nature and neighborhood.




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Worried your bank will make you pay your delayed mortgage bills all at once? Here's what to do

Many homeowners struggling financially in the coronavirus pandemic worry mortgage servicers will require them to repay mortgage bills all at once.





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Can these 13 retailers survive coronavirus? Permanent store closings, bankruptcies coming

Retailers that were already ailing before the coronavirus are beginning to crumble as the crisis raises the threat of store closings and bankruptcy.





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New And Notable: Sprawl Repair Manual, Republic Of Drivers & Urban Mass Transit's Life Story

There is a wealth of research and literature explaining suburban sprawl and the urgent need to retrofit suburbia. However, until now there has been no single guide that directly explains how to repair typical sprawl elements.


Sprawl Repair Manual demonstrates a step-by-step design process for the re-balancing and re-urbanization of suburbia into more sustainable, economical, energy- and resource-efficient patterns, from the region and the community to the block and the individual building. (Even more information can be found at the Sprawl Repair Manual website).


Author Galina Tachieva asserts in this exceptionally useful (and exceptionaly handsome) book that sprawl repair will require a proactive and aggressive approach, focused on design, regulation and incentives.


The work provides much-needed, single-volume reference for fixing sprawl, incorporating changes into the regulatory system, and implementing repairs through incentives and permitting strategies. It draws on more than two decades of practical experience in the field of repairing and building communities to analyze the current pattern of sprawl development, disassemble it into its elemental components, and present a process for transforming them into human-scale, sustainable elements.


The techniques are illustrated both two- and three-dimensionally, providing users with clear methodologies for the sprawl repair interventions, some of which are radical, but all of which will produce positive results.


Rising gas prices, sprawl and congestion, global warming, even obesity—driving is a factor in many of the most contentious issues of our time. So how did we get here? How did automobile use become so vital to the identity of Americans?


Republic Of Drivers: A Cultural History Of Automobility In America looks back at the period between 1895 and 1961—from the founding of the first automobile factory in America to the creation of the Interstate Highway System—to find out how driving evolved into a crucial symbol of freedom and agency.


Author Cotten Seiler combs through a vast number of historical, social scientific, philosophical, and literary sources to illustrate the importance of driving to modern American conceptions of the self and the social and political order.


He finds that as the figure of the driver blurred into the figure of the citizen, automobility became a powerful resource for women, African Americans, and others seeking entry into the public sphere.


And yet, he argues, the individualistic but anonymous act of driving has also monopolized our thinking about freedom and democracy, discouraging the crafting of a more sustainable way of life.


As our fantasies of the open road turn into fears of a looming energy crisis, Seiler shows us just how we ended up a republic of drivers—and where we might be headed.


In Urban Mass Transit: The Life Story Of A Technology, the history of mass transit is vividly illustrated as the technological and social struggles that have accompanied urbanization and the need for an efficient and cost-effective means of transportation in cities.


From the omnibus and horsecar in the 1830s to the renaissance of urban mass transit at the turn of the 21st century, author Robert C. Post depicts mass transit as a technological system that provided an essential complement to industrialization, urbanization and, ultimately, to the rise of consumer culture.


At the heart of the story is the streetcar, a conveyance that played a central role in the development of U.S. cities and towns. Once dominating the urban landscape, the streetcar has all but disappeared. Post traces its evolution and demise, debunking the urban myth that the downfall of the electric streetcar was directly attributable to the corporate malfeasance of General Motors and others from the automotive world.


Post concludes with a meditation on the prospects for mass transit in a postmodern society that must face up to the contradictions of privatized mobility and the reality of dwindling natural resources.






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Recent Research: Urban Congestion Trends, High-Speed Rail Lessons & Travel Assistance Device Deployment


Is traffic congestion getting better or worse? The Federal Highway Administration collects various statistics each year to help us understand whether traffic is improving or increasing.

We wanted to take a closer look at a document titled 2009 Urban Congestion Trends: How Operations Is Solving Congestion Problems (8p. PDF).

Of course, we need to understand what we're looking at. Congestion is defined as the amount of time when freeways operate below 50mph. The FHA statistics show that "whatever the day of the week, whatever the time of day, mobility has improved -- almost across the board." When looking at the three primary performance measures,, improvement can be seen in at least one of them in 20 of 23 monitored regions.

But...how much? And why?

First off, there is less traffic on the road. Whether people are using public transit, telecommuting, combining trips, spending more time with family, consciously lowering their fuel consumption or are simply out of work, we see fewer cars on the roads travelling shorter distances.

Additionally, the economic downtown of the past few years has also played a role in congestion reduction in the United States.

Finally, traffic operations are playing a role in congestion management. The document contains a number of success stories detailing how state and local agencies reduced the effects of congestion in their locales.

As America moves toward construction of new high-speed rail networks in regions throughout the country, we have much to learn from experiences abroad.

In A Track Record Of Success: High-Speed Rail Around The World And Its Promise For America (53p. PDF), the U.S. PIRG Educational Fund reports on the wealth of information about what the United States can expect from high-speed rail and how we can receive the greatest possible benefits from our investment.

They base their report on
the track record of high-speed rail lines that have operated for more than 45 years in Japan and for three decades in Europe -- with some exciting conclusions.

Indeed, the experience of high-speed rail lines abroad, as well as America’s limited experience with high-speed rail on the East Coast, suggests that the United States can expect great benefits from investing in a high-speed passenger rail system, particularly if it makes steady commitments to rail improvements and designs the system wisely.

High-speed rail systems in other nations have been able to dramatically reduce the volume of short-haul flights between nearby cities and significantly reduce inter-city car travel.

Some particularly interested examples include:

The number of air passengers between London and Paris has been cut in half since high-speed rail service was introduced.

High-Speed rail service between Madrid and Seville reduced the share of car travel between the two cities from 60% to 34%, and service between Madrid and Barcelona, once the world's busiest passenger air route, has been cut by one-third.
The ability to travel where and when one desires is a basic requirement for independent living that most people take for
granted.

To travel independently, a transit rider practices at least 23 skills including finding the route, arriving at the correct stop on time, and determining when to exit at destination.

The University of South Florida's National Center for Transit Research has published Travel Assistance Device Deployment To Transit Agencies (103p. PDF) which discusses the successful deployment of devices assisting those with cognitive challenges in these tasks.

Travel trainers who provide one-on-one instruction on public
transportation, report that recognizing a landmark near the desired bus stop, requesting a stop at the proper time, and exiting the bus at the destination stop are among the most challenging skills to master for individuals with cognitive disabilities.

Parents/guardians are often reluctant to encourage the use of fixed-route transit due to their own hesitations about a person's abilities and well being.

Prior studies by the research team developed the Travel Assistance Device (TAD)
mobile phone software application that addresses these challenges and supplements the trainer’s instruction.

TAD provides various informational prompts including the audio messages “Get ready” and “Pull the cord now!” and vibrates to alert the rider to pull the stop cord. These prompts are delivered to the rider in real-time as he or she rides the bus using the embedded global positioning system (GPS) technology in off-the-shelf cell phones.

TAD’s real-time location of the rider can be viewed by the travel trainer or family member through a Web page.

This document reviews how the TAD application has been successfully deployed in the Hillsborough (FL) Area Regional Transit (HART) bus system.




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Call For Entries – Global Banking And Finance Awards 2020

Financial organizations and corporate entities are invited to participate in the 10th annual Global Banking & Finance Awards




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David S. Hagen, has been recognized as an Expert in Bankruptcy Law by the International Association of Who's Who

David S. Hagen, of Encino, California, is honored by the International Association of Who's Who as an Expert in Bankruptcy Law for his outstanding contributions within the field of Law.




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Saving Banks from the Bankers

Sallie Krawcheck, former president of Bank of America Global Wealth & Investment Management and author of the HBR article "Four Ways to Fix Banks."




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Email: Is It Time to Just Ban It?

David Burkus, author of "Under New Management", explains why some companies are taking extreme measures to limit electronic communication. Burkus is also a professor at Oral Roberts University and host of the podcast Radio Free Leader.




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Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11




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Bangladesh apparel exports down 5.53% in July-Feb FY20




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Banking on the Blues: How the St. Louis Economy Could Benefit from the Stanley Cup Finals

The St. Louis Blues are in the midst of a historic run toward Lord Stanley’s Cup. This is especially exciting for St. Louisans as the Blues were in dead last in the NHL as 2018 turned to 2019 with talk… Read More

The post Banking on the Blues: How the St. Louis Economy Could Benefit from the Stanley Cup Finals appeared first on Anders CPAs.




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Bedding, textile company Northwest files for bankruptcy




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RCBC Bankard improves fraud detection with voice biometrics

Faster authentication can reduce contact center costs, help eliminate the need for security questions, and contribute to an enhanced customer experience




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Alliance Bank improves CX with Ephesoft?s intelligent capture solution

Financial services organizations typically have high-volume, high-value documents, which can be manually intensive if processes are not automated




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Deutsche Bank selects NetDocuments

Native cloud platform vital to bank's global digital strategy




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City of Burbank heightens address accuracy with Melissa data quality tools

With better address data, the city added more than 300 missing addresses to the Census file provided by the federal government




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In India, the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), a subsidiary of the RBI was set up under an Act of the Parliament for the purpose of insurance of deposits and guaranteeing of credit facilities.




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Do not seek help from strangers to complete payment transactions. Do not download apps, except recommended by seemingly-helpful people. ET Wealth unravels the modus operandi involved and tells you how to avoid being taken for a ride.




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Yes Bank crisis: RBI puts a cap on large withdrawals




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Using your payment cards during coronavirus




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Which bank is giving automatic loan moratorium and which is not: Here's the list

To pay this additional interest, you may get an option to either increase your loan tenure without increasing your EMI amount or increase your EMI amount without increasing your loan tenure or make a one-time payment of the interest in June month.




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IDBI Bank loan EMI moratorium: Terms and charges

If you are an IDBI Bank customer, here are the details of the bank's EMI moratorium facility. These details are as per the bank's website.




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Bank of Baroda launches personal loan for customers to tackle coronavirus related liquidity issues

According to the bank, "The objective of this loan is to provide ease to tide over the liquidity mismatch to existing customers." The customer can approach their existing branches to avail this personal loan up to a maximum limit Rs 5 lakh




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Should you take loans linked to benchmarks other than repo rate? Which banks offer these?

According to the RBI Monetary Policy Report, 36 banks out of 62 banks have adopted repo rate as an external benchmark whereas six banks have adopted the market-based benchmarks such as CD rate, 3-month treasury bill etc.




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Yes Bank moratorium: RBI Board Member explains why it took so much time

Yes Bank moratorium: RBI Board Member explains why it took so much time





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Coronavirus impacts: No crisis within the banking system, says SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar

Coronavirus impacts: No crisis within the banking system, says SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar





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3 deals in 3 weeks: Mukesh Ambani’s plans on track to make Reliance debt-free despite COVID-19 pandemic

3 deals in 3 weeks: Mukesh Ambani’s plans on track to make Reliance debt-free despite COVID-19 pandemic





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Kotak Mahindra Bank vs RBI: Bank to withdraw court case, pare promoter stake to 26%

Kotak Mahindra Bank vs RBI: Bank to withdraw court case, pare promoter stake to 26%





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SBI prepares Rs 20,000 cr bailout plan to rescue Yes Bank

SBI prepares Rs 20,000 cr bailout plan to rescue Yes Bank





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Why Udacity wants employees to remix Taylor Swift, do one-armed push-ups, or play 'Rock Band' blindfolded

Over the past few years, the company has had meditation sessions, K-pop dance routines, and puppy tricks punctuate its weekly, Wednesday-afternoon meeting.




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30,000 signs up for app-only UK bank Atom

To open an account, customers must register online. Once they reach the front of the queue they are sent a code that allows them to unlock the app and open an account.




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Housing for all: HC proposes ban on NRIs from buying houses in India

The court has directed them to answer a series of questions including as to how many families have basic amenity of housing in India as well as in Tamil Nadu, population and housing ratio in the country and in the state, when 'Housing for All' mission of the central government would be achieved.




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Poke Me: The Budget ignores urban India, where two-third of India's GDP is generated

As per the new Budget, the profit-linked income tax exemption for promoters of affordable housing with a 30 sq m limit will apply only to the four metropolitan cities.




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Covid-19 will have unprecedented effect on migrant economy: Dilip Ratha, World Bank

Millions of migrant workers toiling in the Gulf countries are facing a crisis due to Covid-19 and the fall in oil prices.




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ICICI Bank customers can withdraw cash at ATMs sans debit card. Here's how

The offering of ‘Cardless Cash Withdrawal’ from iMobile enables customers to withdraw cash securely and conveniently for everyday usage and purchases, all from the convenience of their mobile phone. Here is a look at how you can use this facility.




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Mega PSU bank mergers come into effect from April 1. 5 things a bank customer should know

You would have given your bank account numbers and IFSC codes for various financial transactions. Unless these accounts are seamlessly merged into the financial system of the anchor bank, you would be required to change the details of your bank account.




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ICICI Bank moratorium on debit card EMIs: All questions answered

ICICI Bank, along with issuing details on availing the moratorium on loans and credit card dues, also issued a set of FAQs on moratorium for equated monthly instalments (EMIs) taken on debit cards.




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Kotak Mahindra Bank moratorium on credit card dues: What are the terms and conditions

If you have a credit card from Kotak Mahindra Bank, here are some of the details of its three-month moratorium facility.




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How to use ICICI Bank's voice banking services on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant

To get the benefit of the voice banking offering, customers need to download the Alexa / Google Assistant and link their ICICI Bank account through a secure two-factor authentication process.