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Saving language or theme preferences
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Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
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What device, browser, or location the user is from
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User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
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Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
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Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
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Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
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For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
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In accordance with Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, please address the below public record request within a reasonable time period. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, could you please contact me with information about when I might expect copies of the requested records.
We understand you're invested in Real Estate funds. Please provide the below metrics for all fund investments.
Metrics:
• Vintage year
• Commitment
• Funded Commitment
• Unfunded Commitment
• Distributions
• Market Value
• IRR (Net/Gross)
• PIC
• DPI
• RVPI
• TVPI
Further, as of the last reporting period we believe you were not invested in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Private Debt, Real Assets/Infrastructure. Please provide the same information for any new/undisclosed private market funds you may have committed to in the last month/quarter.
FOI #22-321 (09-9-22, 12:15 pm) - Subject - UConn-XL agreement
Name - Daniel Brechlin
Affiliation - Hearst Connecticut
I am requesting the most recent agreement between UConn and the CRDA for use of the XL Center covering any basketball and/or hockey games that covered the 2021-22 school year and seasons. I am also requesting the agreement between UConn and the CRDA for use of the XL Center for any future seasons if a new agreement has been executed. If it has not, please consider that portion a standing request until the agreement has been completed.
FOI #22-319 - Subject - UCONN Gant Building Renovation
Name - Hope Redding
Affiliation -
We are requesting certified payroll records submitted by the contractors listed below for work performed on the UCONN Gant Building Renovation project. I’ve attached an FOIA letter for your records. We can continue accepting the responsive records electronically. If you have questions or have trouble opening the attachment, please let me know.
• Ferguson Electric PHASE 1 for Wk ending 7.2.22 through to the present
• Ferguson Electric PHASE 2 for Wk ending 7.2.22 through to the present
• Southern New England Electrical Testing for Wk ending 7.17.22 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 1 for Wk ending 7.2.22 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 2 PLMB for Wk ending 7.2.22 through to the present
• Ferguson Mechanic PHASE 2 HVAC for Wk ending 7.2.22 through to the present
• Scholar Painting PHASE 1 for Wk ending 6.11.22 through to the present
• Scholar Painting PHASE 2 for Wk ending 6.11.22 through to the present
FOI #22-318 (09-7-22, 2:05 pm) - Subject - Gambling
Name - Joshua Caplan
Affiliation - Capital News Service, Maryland
This is a news media public records request by the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism, the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism and Capital News Service. Under Conn. Gen. Stat. Secs. 1-200 to 1-242, I am requesting that the following information from Connecticut be provided to me:
• Any policies of the university currently in effect with regard to gambling by students, including gambling on college and professional sports contests and fantasy sports contests. This includes any mandatory education and training programs.
• Any policies regarding the advertising or promotion of gambling or gaming products and services on campus, including in athletic facilities.
• Any contracts or agreements between the university or any affiliate of the university and any entity that provides, sponsors or promotes gambling or gaming, including online fantasy sports.
If the responsive documents are maintained in an electronic format, we request that you provide the documents in that format. If documents that match this request are already available online, I would appreciate links to those documents.
-- the current memorandum of understanding (MOU) between UConn Health and the Connecticut Department of Correction for Correctional Managed Health Care, and
-- the three most recent Correctional Managed Health Care annual reports.
FOI #22-313 - Subject - Men's Basketball employee Contracts
Name - John Gabriel
Affiliation -
I am requesting an opportunity to obtain copies of the following public records— the most updated employment agreements and all subsequent amendments for the men's basketball employees:
Kimani Young, Tom Moore, Luke Murray, Gavin Roberts, Mathew Johnson, Mamadou Diarra, Dan Hurley
If a contract does not exist, I am requesting to obtain a MOU/LOA/Term Sheet/Offer Letter/etc and 2022-23 salary information.