// JavaScript Document // ============================================== // Copyright 2004 by CodeLifter.com // Free for all; but please leave in this header. // ============================================== var Quotation=new Array() // do not change this! // Set up the quotations to be shown, below. // To add more quotations, continue with the // pattern, adding to the array. Remember // to increment the Quotation[x] index! //34567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 Quotation[0] = "Courtney Agencies was established in 1955 by Richard S. Courtney."; Quotation[1] = "Courtney Agencies is locally-owned and operated."; Quotation[2] = "Courtney Agencies services all industries."; Quotation[3] = "Courtney Agencies can provide service to all industries."; Quotation[4] = "Courtney Agencies is an expert in trade logistics."; Quotation[5] = "Most Courtney staff has either the Certified Customs Specialist (CCS) and/or Professional Customs Brokerage (CB) designation."; Quotation[6] = "Our customs brokerage services allow us to clear your shipments at any port in Canada by any mode of transport."; Quotation[7] = "Courtney Agencies ensures that your foreign exhibitors are moving their tradeshow materials in and out of Canada in a compliant and cost-efficient manner."; Quotation[8] = "Use our Ship's Agency services so we can handle inbound and outbound clearance for vessels calling at the port of Vancouver."; Quotation[9] = "Courtney’s customs consulting services will help steer you through the regulatory requirements for an import/export business."; Quotation[10] = "Courtney Agencies can help you develop customized software solutions to meet your logistics requirements."; Quotation[11] = "Opening a new account is easy. Visit our 'Get Started' page for more information."; Quotation[12] = "NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement."; Quotation[13] = "NAFTA is a free trade agreement among Canada, Mexico and the United States of America."; Quotation[14] = "The North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect January 1, 1994."; Quotation[15] = "The CRA is the Canada Revenue Agency."; Quotation[16] = "The CRA administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories."; Quotation[17] = "According to Albert Einstein (the U.S. German born physicist 1879-1955), the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax."; Quotation[18] = "The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) was created in 2003."; Quotation[19] = "Among other things, the CBSA is responsible for providing integrated border services facilitate the free flow of persons and goods."; Quotation[20] = "As of 2006, the CBSA has a workforce of approximately 12,000 public servants."; Quotation[21] = "The Port of Vancouver has 25 major marine cargo terminals, 67 berths and extensive on-dock rail facilities."; Quotation[22] = "The Port of Vancouver handles more than 70 million tonnes of cargo each year."; Quotation[23] = "The Port of Vancouver aims to increase container-handling capacity to 4.0 million TEUs by 2012."; Quotation[24] = "CBSA = Canada Border Services Agency."; Quotation[25] = "The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) was created in 2003 and operates as an agency under the Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (PSEP) portfolio."; Quotation[26] = "The Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program is a joint Canada–United States initiative involving the Canada Border Services Agency and the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)."; Quotation[27] = "In Canada, FAST builds on the Customs Self Assessment (CSA) program and its principles of pre-approval and self-assessment, as well as on the increased security measures under the Partners in Protection (PIP) program."; Quotation[28] = "PAPS = Pre-Arrival Processing System"; Quotation[29] = "PARS = Pre-Arrival Review System"; Quotation[30] = "CITES = Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora."; Quotation[31] = "CITES is an international agreement between governments that aims to ensure international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival."; Quotation[32] = "The CITES international trade agreement to protect endangered wild fauna and flora came into effect in 1975."; Quotation[33] = "CBP, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, falls under the Department of Homeland Security."; Quotation[34] = "U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is America’s largest uniformed law enforcement organization and is dedicated to providing homeland security by securing U.S. borders. It prevents terrorists and their weapons from entering U.S. and enforces hundreds of U.S. trade and immigration laws."; Quotation[35] = "U.S. Customs and Border Protection screens data and information for all 5.7 million cargo containers arriving in the U.S. each year; and closely scrutinizes and examines all shipments identified as high risk."; Quotation[36] = "U.S. CBP inspectors use full-truck gamma ray and x-ray machines to scan the contents of full-size 40-foot containers in under one minute. Specially trained dogs check for traces of narcotics and currency."; Quotation[37] = "Under PIP, the CBSA has developed strategic partnerships with private industry to secure the flow of low-risk, legitimate goods and travellers across the Canadian border."; Quotation[38] = "Firms participating in PIP provide the CBSA with a self-assessment of their security systems."; Quotation[39] = "PIP, or Partners in Protection, is a Canadian initiative designed to enlist the cooperation of private industry to enhance border security, combat organized crime and terrorism, increase awareness of customs compliance issues, and help detect and prevent contraband smuggling."; Quotation[40] = "C-TPAT = U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism."; Quotation[41] = "C-TPAT is a voluntary U.S. government-business partnership initiative to secure the international supply chain and U.S. border security."; Quotation[42] = "C-TPAT is the U.S. equivalent of the Canadian PIP program."; Quotation[43] = "A licensed customs broker will help get your goods released, prepare necessary documentation, and pay duties on your behalf. A customs broker may also represent you if the CBSA selects your shipment for a documentation review after payment."; Quotation[44] = "ACI = Advanced Commercial Information."; Quotation[45] = "Canada provides trade incentive programs to keep Canadian companies competitive by giving them, under special circumstances, duties relief on imported goods. These programs allow CBSA to either waive (relief), postpone (defer), or refund (drawback), some or all of the duties and taxes that importers have to pay."; Quotation[46] = "NEXUS is a joint customs and immigration family of programs for frequent travellers that both the Canadian and American governments have implemented to simplify border crossings for pre-approved, low-risk travellers."; Quotation[47] = "CSCB = Canadian Society of Customs Brokers."; Quotation[48] = "The CSCB is one of the most authoritative, respected organizations in Canada's international trade community. CSCB represents over 160 corporate members, almost 2,000 Certified Customs Specialists, more than 550 students, as well as associate members who are not brokers, but are actively involved in trade or trade facilitation services."; Quotation[49] = "More than 170,000 importers deal with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) each year."; Quotation[50] = "CSCB's primary task is to represent the interests of members to government departments and agencies, and to work with both government and the trade community to facilitate the international movement of goods."; Quotation[51] = "The education programs developed by the Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (CSCB) to certify customs specialists are now being implemented in other countries."; Quotation[52] = "Paul Courtney joined the national board of CSCB in 2002."; Quotation[53] = "Natural Resources Canada regulates explosives and regulated energy-saving products."; Quotation[54] = "A Certificate of Origin is a document certifying the country of manufacture for goods being shipped. This may allow an importer to apply favorable duty rates where trade agreements have been established."; Quotation[55] = "A Bill of Lading is the document that shows the terms and conditions of a contract between a shipper and a transport company."; Quotation[56] = "A.C.R.O.S.S. is Canada's Accelerated Commercial Release Operations Support System which provides a means for importers and/or brokers to prepare and send electronic invoice and shipment information to CBSA in order to obtain approval for the release of imported goods."; Quotation[57] = "A sufferance warehouse is a privately owned and operated facility licensed by the Canada Border Services Agency for short term storage and/or examination of imported goods prior to customs clearance."; // ====================================== // Do not change anything below this line // ====================================== var Q = Quotation.length; var whichQuotation=Math.round(Math.random()*(Q-1)); function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);} showQuotation();