The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 4, 2024

The F&F core business of securitizing and guaranteeing loans essentially takes the below-market cost of the funds raised by issuing mortgage-backed securities (MBS), which reflects the implied guarantee, and passes that subsidized cost through to primary market lenders. As an example of their lobbying power, in 2004 and 2005 the George W.

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Human Transit

JANUARY 27, 2022

I remember riding a Santiago bus with Juan Carlos in the bad old days of 2004: Bus drivers raced down the street, cutting each other off in hopes of grabbing the passengers at each stop. All conferences were canceled, including his, because nobody could guarantee the security of visitors.

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NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

MARCH 18, 2022

Officers Michael Mays and Daniel Ledman responded to conduct a residence security check. Plaintiffs Jennifer LeMay and Courtney Livingston owned two pit bulls named Ciroc and Rocko, which were service animals for members of the family. Livingston had accidentally triggered the burglar alarm. Kootenai County , No. 12, 2009); Dziekan v.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 11, 2024

Additionally, a decade later in 1999, legislated changes were made that included broadening the asset types that could be used as collateral to secure FHLB advances. One such asset type was mortgage-backed securities (MBS) issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, collectively known in financial markets as “agency MBS.”

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

MAY 6, 2024

In addition, more than 60 universities teach and research on topics (hazards, risks, disasters, safety, security, etc.) The Civil Contingencies Act of 2004 is of debatable value, as evidenced by the fact that it was in effect abandoned during the Covid-19 pandemic emergency. that are pertinent to the field. Centrism versus devolution.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Since 2004 HeadCount has supported the registration of over one million voters. HeadCount also leverages Vote.org , the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan voting registration and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) technology platform in America, powered by AWS. and Jay Z, Leon Bridges, Trixie Mattel, and Princess Nokia.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 21, 2022

I’ve been a Chief Information Officer and a Chief Information Security Officer. I believe there are still some commercials running, for example, talking about how to make the perfect secure password, for example, and that’s a unicorn. There is no such thing as a secure password. It doesn’t exist.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 23, 2020

No country other than the UK has spontaneously abandoned its basic law on emergency management (in this case the Civil Contingencies Act of 2004). Civil protection, when it works, is a form of participatory democracy, in which the citizen has an active stake in his or her own safety and security.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

I participated in a workshop on the plaza led by Project for Public Spaces and Scenic America in 2004 ( write up ). Later, as part of BicycleSpace, a bicycle facilities system integration firm, I put together a proposal for activation including a water sculpture and multiple forms of secure, special bike parking.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 29, 2024

I first heard this concept expressed by David Barth at a presentation in 2004. Unfortunately now both trees are gone--although I did let willow oaks reseed so we'll see what happens. Streets/street trees as linear parks. North Columbus Avenue, Galion, Ohio, c. 1920s Most cities have urban forestry units.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

APRIL 3, 2025

Most recently as both President Trump and the Secretary of Homeland Security have made remarks that FEMA should be abolished. Most recently as both President Trump and the Secretary of Homeland Security have made remarks that FEMA should be abolished.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Higher density, visible deterioration, decrease in white in-movers, more minority children in schools, mostly rental housing, and problems in securing insurance and financing. The URL is long because at the time I didn't appreciate the need for brevity. Stage 3: Clearly declining. Stage 4: Accelerating decline.

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