Internet The Best Way Of Selling Your Home}

Submitted by: Fruzsina Csery

If you’re selling your home, you may consider advertise it on the Internet. The traditional ways of home selling are still may remain another opportunity but it seems that online home selling turned to be the primary source of finding buyers. Why? Firstly, because there are much more information on the Internet.

If you use it, you can add as much information as you like. You can give photos, floor plans, all the important facts about your property from its size, to the number of bedrooms and bathrooms to even extremely detailed information about the cook ware if you want. It won’t cost you more. No matter how long your description is, there are several websites where you can do it for free.

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For example at

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you can sell your home yourself. FSBO means ‘For Sale By Owner’ and it is used to describe home owners who sell their homes themselves and don’t use a real estate company when they sell their homes and land. So the most important aspect of Internet home selling is that you can save on commission fees which are usually not negligible amounts. The website has a complete list of Florida homes to help finding a home or get a sense of current Florida property values. So you can appraise your home alone.

On the whole, the use of the Internet is a money-saving, quick, practical and easy way of selling homes. You can sell your home more quickly as well because you are more motivated to sell the home than an agent, who may be busy with dozens of properties at a time. According to statistics, 80% of buyers are starting their search online. It is mainly because of the same reasons why there are more online sellers: they access to this information faster and from home. It means less time for them, nowadays, when we try to do everything faster. It also gives more independency and control. So don’t hesitate to give a chance and try it.

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30 Day Payday Loans Repay the Loan Amount Easily within 30 Days

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Barnes Dante

Generally lenders of payday loans offer 7 to 14 days to repay the loan amount. If you feel that you need more time to repay the loan amount, you can choose loans with long repayment period. 30 day payday loans can be a good alternate for you because in these loans you can get 30days to repay loan amount to the lenders. If you apply for mentioned loans, you can repay loan amount within 30 days. If you still feel any inconvenience in repaying on pre determined due date, you can get extend your due date by paying a bit higher interest rates.

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To acquire loan amount through the lenders of 30 day payday loans you can fill application form online. Online application can be filled within few minutes because no work has to do manually. As soon as you fill and submit online application form of mentioned loans then accepted amount is wired into your checking account same day or following day. You can easily get loan amount in the ranges of $ 100 to $ 1200 if you have permanent source of income and through which you can earn $ 1200 per month. The lenders of mentioned loans focus on your economical condition only. If the lender is satisfy with your present economic status, he can provide you loan amount in mentioned ranges.

Every loan lender charges personal interest rates in loan industry. Being personal interest rates, it can be different lender to lender. Comparing these interest rates you can choose a loan lending company of your choice and affordable interest rates. For this you can take the help of internet technique. Every loan lending organization has complete information about his product on websites. You can visit these websites personally and can collect information about loan lending company, interest rates, and other features of the loans. To ensure loan amount having real estate, automobile, ornaments and other assets are not necessary. You can get amount in the absence of faxing documents, and paperwork. Being short term loans, the lenders of 30 day payday loans charge additional interest rates in comparison of other loan lending company.

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India discontinues ?500, ?1000 denominations; releases ?2000 and new ?500 bills

Monday, November 14, 2016

On Wednesday, India demonetised ?500 (about US$7.50) and ?1000 notes, announced as a measure to fight corruption, fake notes, and black money. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian citizens late Tuesday, and said 500 and 1000 rupee notes would cease to be legal tender at midnight.

To minimise possible difficulties to citizens, transactions using old 500 and 1000 rupee notes were accepted at government hospitals, railway ticket bookings, government buses, and airports. The notes were also accepted at public-sector petrol-pumps, government-authorised consumer co-operative stores, milk booths authorised by State governments, and cremation grounds till Friday midnight. These shops were obliged to have a record of their stocks and sales.

In his announcement, Modi said, “For your immediate needs, you can go to any bank, head post office or sub post office, show your identity proof like Aadhar card, voter’s card, ration card, passport, income tax PAN card number or other approved proofs and exchange your old 500 or thousand rupee notes for new notes.”

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Modi also announced those who failed to change their currency till December 30 can exchange the notes at Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s office along with a declaration form till March 31. The notes can be exchanged till December 30 at any branch of any bank across India.

By Saturday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said demonetised money equivalent to almost US$30 billion was deposited in banks across India. According to estimate, the old notes accounted for 85% of the total money in circulation. New 500 rupee and 2000 rupee notes are to be issued. Modi said RBI would exercise caution from past experience and limit the circulation of large-value notes.

International tourists could purchase up to 5000 rupees using the old notes at airport exchanges till Friday.

A limit was imposed on cash withdrawal; a maximum of 10000 rupees each day, and 20000 rupees each week, can be withdrawn. Moreover, from Thursday (November 10) till November 24, 4000 rupees can be exchanged in the banks and post offices. The amount is credited to the bank account.

Government workers were informed about demonetising when the announcement was made. Modi announced all banks would remain closed for public work on Wednesday.

In the United States, Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election on Tuesday, immediately after which stock markets dropped globally. Following the US election and demonetising the money, the Indian stock market fell by 1700 points on Wednesday. Sensex lost 1,688.69 points and Nifty lost 111.55 points on the same day. Indian technology sector companies experienced loss. TCS suffered 4.93% loss and Infosys lost 2.74%.

The Indian rupee is also used in the neighbouring countries of Bhutan and Nepal. The border area uses Indian currency for day-to-day transactions. The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA) has announced the exchange of old notes will be facilitated till December 15. RMA governor Dasho Penjore informed Indian news site The Wire, “We do not know exactly how much Indian currency of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 is in circulation in Bhutan. We will get a better idea after the deadline to deposit their amount”. RMA has 30% of its international exchange reserve in Indian rupees. Nepal Rastra Bank directed all Nepali banks to stop conducting transactions using the Indian rupee.

On Thursday, there were long queues in front of ATMs and banks to exchange the old notes and withdraw money. BBC reported some banks ran out of cash. Police were called to some banks to maintain discipline. Banks were open on Saturday and Sunday for money exchange.

Shops did not accept the old 500 and 1000 rupee notes. Some emphasised cash-less transaction as well. BBC reported some traders and small business owners in Delhi threatened to call a strike as this move affected their business.

eRetail websites like Amazon and Flipkart announced they would not accept the old 500 and 1000 rupee notes on Cash on Delivery orders. Amazon also announced 15% discount on gift cards worth 500 or 1000 rupees.

The government ceased all transactions using the old 500 and 1000 rupee notes before Saturday. But a Wikinews correspondent noticed a jeweler shop accepting the demonetised notes on Saturday. When questioned, the jeweler said they were accepting the old notes only on purchase. When the correspondent, who did not identify as a reporter to the shop owners, said the old 500 and 1000 rupee notes were not legal money, they said they will exchange the notes in a bank since there were 50 days to exchange with a new and legal tender. They refused to exchange old 500 rupee notes with change, asserting the customer needs to buy merchandise from their shop.

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Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson dies

Friday, April 10, 2009

Dave Arneson, co-creator of the first roleplaying game, Dungeons and Dragons, died on Tuesday of cancer, at the age of 61.

A close friend of Arneson, Bob Meyer, reported on April 5 that he had taken a turn for the worse and was admitted to a hospital. Family later confirmed that he was in a facility “where we can focus on keeping him comfortable.” Reported at that time, the doctor indicated that he had days to live.

The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design in 1984 inducted Arneson into their Hall of Fame. Pyramid Magazine in 1999 named him as one of The Millennium’s Most Influential Persons, “at least in the realm of adventure gaming”.

Arneson started out as a wargamer including naval games. He soon developed some for his personal use due to the major publishers’ slow release of games. With David Wesley and the other members of the Midwest Military Simulation Association, Arneson developed the basis of modern role-playing games with individual miniatures representing one person and having non-military objectives.

Arneson attended the University of Minnesota as a history student. He was a founder, along with Gary Gygax, of the Castle & Crusade Society as a medieval miniature chapter of the International Federation of Wargamers. With Gygax in 1972, he authored Don’t Give Up the Ship!, a naval wargame.

Arneson’s Blackmoor was the first role-playing game, a genre in which players describe their characters in thorough detail and can attempt almost any action the character plausibly could. Ernest Gary Gygax, then a close friend of Arneson, worked with him during 1972–73 to develop the extensive set of rules (in this case three volumes) that such a game requires. This became the first edition of Dungeons & Dragons. With his experience with David Wesley, Arneson tried it with fantasy miniatures free style calling his game, Blackmoor. He then latched on Gygax’s Chainmail miniature game and Fantasy supplement for resolution of battles. He showed Gygax what he was doing. Gygax got involved and started preparing a set of rules to supplement Chainmail. They shopped the game, Dungeons & Dragons, around to various gaming companies but got turned down. Gygax started a business partnership, Tactical Studies Rules, to publish the game in 1974. The game launched a whole new category in gaming.

Although not involved with rulebooks for later editions of D&D, Arneson did create adventure modules for later editions.

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Woman finds human finger in bowl of chili at Wendy’s restaurant

Thursday, March 24, 2005

San Jose, California — A woman eating a bowl of chili at a Wendy’s restaurant bit into a chewy bit that turned out to be a human finger. She immediately spat it out, warned other patrons to stop eating, and upon recognizing the object as a finger, vomited.

“I’m more of a Carl’s Jr. person,” the 39-year-old Las Vegas woman, Anna Ayala, told Knight Ridder. She said this incident was her first visit to a Wendy’s restaurant. Ayala described how she found the finger, “Suddenly something crunchy was in my mouth,” she continued, “and I spit it out.”

According to Devina Cordero, 20, after Ayala found the finger, she ran up to her and Cordero’s boyfriend and said, “Don’t eat it! Look, there’s a human finger in our chili.”

“We went up to the counter and they told us it was a vegetable,” Cordero continued. “The people from Wendy’s were poking it with a spoon.”

The restaurant is located at 1405 Monterey Highway, just south of downtown San Jose.

Wikinews reporter David Vasquez drove his car up to the drive-thru menu and found that chili was still on the menu, at a price of US$1.19 for a small serving. He also witnessed workers unloading supplies from a semi-trailer truck in the restaurant’s parking lot, and carting them into the back door of the establishment.

According to Ben Gale, director of environmental health for Santa Clara County, the finger did not come from any of the employees at the restaurant. “We asked everybody to show us they have 10 fingers and everything is OK there,” he said. The found portion of the finger likely belonged to a woman because of its long and manicured fingernail, also found in the food.

Officials seized the food supply at the restaurant and are tracing it back to the manufacturer, where they believe the finger may have gotten mixed in with the raw ingredients used to prepare the chili. The restaurant’s operators were later permitted to re-open after preparing new chili prepared from fresh ingredients.

As this story was filed, there was no mention of the incident on the Wendy’s corporate web site. Wendy’s issued a statement through a spokesman.

“Food safety is of utmost importance to us,” said Wendy’s spokesman Joe Desmond. He referred to the incident as an “unsubstantiated claim.”

“We are cooperating fully with the local police and health departments with their investigation. It’s important not to jump to conclusions. Here at Wendy’s we plan to do right by our customers,” Desmond said.

According to county health officials, the unfortunate woman who bit into the finger is doing fine, despite her initial reaction. Officials also noted that the finger would have been cooked at a high enough temperature to destroy any viruses.

The Santa Clara county medical examiner reported that the finger had a solid fingerprint, although investigators did not say if a search of fingerprint databases would be performed to find the owner of the finger.

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70 480 Test Certification}

Submitted by: Brent Fowler

Question: 1

DRAG DROP

You are validating user input by using JavaScript and regular expressions.

A group of predefined regular expressions will validate two input fields:

An email address in a function named validateEmail (for example, firstname@contoso.com)

A nine-digit number that allows optional hyphens after the second and fifth character in a function named validateSSN(for example, 555555555 or 555-55-5555)

You need to use the correct expression to validate the input.

Which expression should you insert into each function? (To answer, drag the appropriate regular expression statement to the correct location. Each regular expression statement may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.)

Answer:

Question: 2

You are developing a customer web form that includes the following HTML.

A customer must enter a valid age in the text box prior to submitting the form.

You need to add validation to the control.

Which code segment should you use?

A. Option A

B. Option B

C. Option C

D. Option D

Answer: D

.val

Return value

A string containing the value of the element, or an array of strings if the element can have multiple values

Question: 3

You are developing a customer contact form that will be displayed on a page of a company’s website. The page collects information about the customer.

If a customer enters a value before submitting the form, it must be a valid email address.

You need to ensure that the data validation requirement is met.

What should you use?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: D

Example:

E-mail:

Reference:

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_form_input_types.asp

Question: 4

DRAG DROP

You are developing a form that captures a user’s email address by using HTML5 and jQuery.

The form must capture the email address and return it as a query string parameter. The query string parameter must display the @ symbol that is used in the email address.

You need to implement this functionality.

How should you develop the form? (To answer, drag the appropriate code segment to the correct target or targets in the answer area. Each code segment may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.)

Answer:

Explanation:

* The serialize() method creates a URL encoded text string by serializing form values.

You can select one or more form elements (like input and/or text area), or the form element itself.

The serialized values can be used in the URL query string when making an AJAX request.

Example: $(“form”).serialize());

* decodeURIComponent

The decodeURIComponent() function decodes a URI component.

Return Value: A String, representing the decoded URI

Incorrect:

Not decodeURI:

decodeURI is intended for use on the full URI.

decodeURIComponent is intended to be used on .. well .. URI components that is any part that lies between separators (; / ? : @ & = + $ , #).

Reference: jQuery serialize() Method

http://www.w3schools.com/jquery/ajax_serialize.asp

http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_encodeuri.asp

Question: 5

You are developing an application that consumes a Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) service.

The application interacts with the service by using the following code. (Line numbers are included for reference only.)

You need to authenticate to the WCF service.

What should you do?

A. At line 11, add the following lines of code.

,username: yourusername

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,password: yourpassword

B. At line 11, add the following line of code.

,credentials: prompt

C. At line 06, replace the code with the following line of code.

url: “http://contoso.com/Service.svc/GetCountry?

Username=username&password=password”,

D. At line 11, add the following line of code. The username and password will be stored in an XML file.

,credentials: credentials.xml

Answer: C

Question: 6

You are developing a web page that enables customers to upload documents to a web server. The page includes an HTML5 PROGRESS element named progressBar that displays information about the status of the upload.

The page includes the following code. (Line numbers are included for reference only.)

An event handler must be attached to the request object to update the PROGRESS element on the page.

You need to ensure that the status of the upload is displayed in the progress bar.

Which line of code should you insert at line 03?

A. xhr.upload.onloadeddata =

B. xhr.upload.onplaying =

C. xhr.upload.onseeking =

D. xhr.upload.onprogress =

Answer: D

Example:

xhr.upload.onprogress = function(evt)

{

if (evt.lengthComputable)

{

var percentComplete = parseInt((evt.loaded / evt.total) * 100);

console.log(“Upload: ” + percentComplete + “% complete”)

}

};

Reference:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3352555/xhr-upload-progress-is-100-from-the-start

Question: 7

You are developing a customer web form that includes the following HTML.

Information from the web form is submitted to a web service. The web service returns the following JSON object.

{

“Confirmation”: “1234”,

“FirstName”: “John”

}

You need to display the Confirmation number from the JSON response in the txtValue label field.

Which JavaScript code segment should you use?

A. $(“#txtValue”).val = (JSONObject.Confirmation);

B. $(“#txtValue”).val (JSONObject.Confirmation);

C. $(“#txtValue”).text = (JSONObject.Confirmation);

D. $(“#txtValue”).text (JSONObject.Confirmation);

Answer: D

Incorrect:

not A, not B: A label object has no value attribute.

Reference:

.text()

Question: 8

HOTSPOT

You are developing a web application that retrieves data from a web service. The data being retrieved is a custom binary datatype named bint. The data can also be represented in XML.

Two existing methods named parseXml() and parseBint() are defined on the page.

The application must:

Retrieve and parse data from the web service using binary format if possible

Retrieve and parse the data from the web service using XML when binary format is not possible

You need to develop the application to meet the requirements.

What should you do? (To answer, select the appropriate options from the drop-down lists in the answer area.)

Answer:

* accepts : ‘application/bint, text/xml’

accepts:’application/bin,text/xml’ to accept only XML and binary content in HTML responses.

* Use the following condition to check if the html response content is binary: If(request.getResponseHeader(“Content-Type”)==”application/bint”

* var request = $.ajax({

uri:’/’,

accepts: ‘application/bint, text/xml’,

datafilter: function(data,type){

if(request.getResponseHeader(“Content-Type”)==”application/bint”)

eturn parseBint(data);

else

eturn parseXml();

},

success: function (data) {

start(data);

}

});

Question: 9

You are developing a customer web form that includes the following HTML.

A customer must enter a value in the text box prior to submitting the form.

You need to add validation to the text box control.

Which HTML should you use?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: A

Definition and Usage

The required attribute is a boolean attribute.

When present, it specifies that an input field must be filled out before submitting the form.

Example

An HTML form with a required input field:

Username:

Username:

Reference: HTML required Attribute

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_input_required.asp

Question: 10

DRAG DROP

You are developing a web page for runners who register for a race. The page includes a slider control that allows users to enter their age.

You have the following requirements:

All runners must enter their age.

Applications must not be accepted from runners less than 18 years of age or greater than 90 years.

The slider control must be set to the average age (37) of all registered runners when the page is first displayed.

You need to ensure that the slider control meets the requirements.

What should you do? (To answer, drag the appropriate word or number to the correct location in the answer area. Each word or number may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.)

Answer:

Box 1-3: The is used for input fields that should contain a value within a range.

Example

Box 4-5: Use the value attribute to set the default value

Box 6: Definition and Usage

The required attribute is a boolean attribute.

When present, it specifies that an input field must be filled out before submitting the form.

Example

Username:

Reference: HTML Input Types

http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_form_input_types.asp

Question: 11

You are developing an HTML5 web application that displays the current temperature whenever a button is clicked. The following code provides this functionality.

When the temperature is loaded, the status property on the loader instance does not change.

You need to ensure that the status property on the loader instance is updated when the temperature is loaded.

Which code segment should you use to replace the Loader function?

A. Option A

B. Option B

C. Option C

D. Option D

Answer: A

Incorrect:

not D: window.status property

The status property sets the text in the status bar at the bottom of the browser, or returns the previously set text.

Question: 12

You are creating a class named Consultant that must inherit from the Employee class. The Consultant class must modify the inherited PayEmployee method. The Employee class is defined as follows.

function Employee() {}

Employee.prototype.PayEmployee = function ( ){

alert(‘Hi there!’);

}

Future instances of Consultant must be created with the overridden method.

You need to write the code to implement the Consultant class.

Which code segments should you use? (Each correct answer presents part of the solution. Choose two.)

A. Consultant.PayEmployee = function ()

{

alert(‘Pay Consulant’);

}

B. Consultant.prototype.PayEmployee = function ()

{

alert(‘Pay Consultant’);

}

C. function Consultant () {

Employee.call(this);

}

Consultant.prototype = new Employee();

Consultant.prototype.constructor = Consultant;

D. function Consultant() {

Employee.call(this); }

Consultant.prototype.constructor = Consultant.create;

Answer: B, C

* Object.prototype.constructo

Returns a reference to the Object function that created the instance’s prototype. Note that the value of this property is a reference to the function itself, not a string containing the function’s name. The value is only read-only for primitive values such as 1, true and “test”.

* The constructor property is created together with the function as a single property of func.prototype.

Reference: Object.prototype.constructo

Question: 13

You are modifying an existing web page. The page is being optimized for accessibility. The current page contains the following HTML.

Standards-compliant screen readers must be able to identify the links contained within the navigation structure automatically.

You need to create the navigation link structure in the page.

With which container tags should you wrap the existing markup?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: C

HTML Tag

Example

A set of navigation links:

HTML |

CSS |

JavaScript |

jQuery

Reference: HTML Tag

http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_nav.asp

Question: 14

HOTSPOT

You are developing an airline reservation website by using HTML5 and JavaScript. A page on the site allows users to enter departure and destination airport information and search for tickets.

You have the following requirements:

Users must be able to save information in the application about their favorite destination airport.

The airport information must be displayed in the destination text box whenever the user returns to the page.

You need to develop the site to meet the requirements.

Which lines of code should you use? (To answer, select the appropriate options from the drop-down lists in the answer area.)

Answer:

Explanation:

* retrieve localStorage.destination

* store localStorage.destination

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Willian signs contract extension with Chelsea

Thursday, July 14, 2016

On Tuesday, English capital football club Chelsea F.C. announced 27-year-old Brazilian midfielder Willian has signed a four-year contract extension with the club.

Willian joined The Blues three years ago in summer 2013 from Russian club FC Anzhi Makhachkala. Since then, Willian has made 140 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions.

After agreeing to the terms, Willian said, “I’m very happy to sign a new contract with Chelsea. It’s a dream to continue with this club and over the next four years I will try to help the team win more trophies.”

The player has scored nineteen goals for Chelsea, of which thirteen were scored last season.

Under José Mourinho’s management, Willian has won the Premier League title and League Cup in 2014–2015. Last season, Willian was voted the best player in the club by its supporters.

After completing the unsuccessful campaign with Brazil in the Copa América Centenario last month, Willian arrived at the Chelsea F.C. training facility on Monday.

Last week, Chelsea signed 22-year-old Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi.

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New Zealand begins process to consider changing national flag design

Thursday, May 7, 2015

On Tuesday, the New Zealand government announced the start of a public process to suggest designs for a new national flag, and determine whether their citizens would prefer a different national flag over the current one.

The current New Zealand flag is partially based on the United Kingdom’s flag; the new one would be unique to New Zealand. The government’s Flag Consideration Project has planned a number of conferences and roadshows as part of this process, with the first meeting set to take place in Christchurch on May 16. According to the New Zealand Herald, Emeritus Professor John Burrows, the chairman of the project’s panel of twelve, said New Zealand’s flag has never before been open to public choice.

Professor Burrows also said resources and kits would be accessible for schools and communities, “For example, schools can run their own flag discussions and referendums to mirror the formal process as part of their own learning exercise”. People were encouraged to submit their designs online at www.flag.govt.nz and suggest what the flag should mean on www.standfor.co.nz. Names of participants would be engraved, at their option, on a flag pole monument to be built in the nation’s capital, Wellington.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key said he believes redesigning the flag now has a “strong rationale”. Mr Key promoted the campaign for a unique New Zealand flag on Waitangi Day — February 6 — this year. Of the public process, he said, “In the end I’ll have one vote in each referendum just like every other New Zealander on the electoral roll”.

The New Zealand government intends to hold two referendums to reach a verdict on the flag, at an estimated cost of NZ$26 million, although a recent poll found only a quarter of citizens favoured changing the flag. This is a decrease from the year before, when it was forty percent. The first referendum is to be held from November 20 to December 11, selecting a single new flag design out of about four finalists. Voters would then choose between the new flag and their current flag early in 2016.

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