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The Vindication of Curtis Scott
Posted on September 9, 2020 September 9, 2020 by Dan
By now you've heard that the charges against Curtis Scott have been dropped (as reported by Steve Zemek of the the Daily Telegraph). These charges were incredibly serious, including the assault of a police officer, and they were thrown out by the Magistrate. After a difficult year, Curtis finally has a win, and a pathway to a more stable, and more normal, existence.
We're genuinely happy for Curtis. 2020 has been an absolute shit of a year, for so many reasons. I genuinely can't understand what he would feel like today, but I assume it would be a massive relief. Without wanting to delve too far into pop-psychology, one can't help but think that Curtis' performance on the field, and the seeming cratering of his confidence at different points this season, was affected by this process. How could it not be? When so many days are spent wondering about whether you'll be going to jail, I would think it would take remarkable resilience to focus on anything else, and that includes footy.
While I hope the clearing of his name has an inverse impact on Curtis' on field performance, that feels remarkably secondary at this point. More than footy, this gives Curtis a chance to get his personal circumstances on track. After three-quarters of a year not knowing whether he would (possibly) be going to jail, let alone losing his career as a footballer, he can now actually just go back to doing what normal 20-somethings do (within the quarantine bubble of course!). One may want to speculate what will happen to his form; I wouldn't presume to know. I hope the removal of this dreadful distraction gives him the peace and quiet to pursue his profession.
This will also allow him to finally ingratiate himself as part of the Canberra culture. After the incident, many Raiders' fans were sceptical of Scott. Even in these pages we said the Milk had every right to be angry with him. Turns out we couldn't have been more wrong (our sincerest apologies Curtis, we try not to judge, but we got that wrong). Then his form took a downturn, and things got downright nasty for a bit. He's been in and out of the side since because of injury, and the culmination of factors have prevented some from warming to him.
From the moment the charges were laid, Scott's lawyers were clear about his innocence, and it was pleasing to see Ricky Stuart publicly supportive of him. While some were robust in their defence of his, we as a community should have been more supportive – or at least waited for the legal process to play out. Curtis will be in Canberra for three more years, and maybe now he can begin to become part of the furniture so to speak. I hope Raider nation responds accordingly.
So we're very glad for Curtis. Here's hoping he takes a moment to celebrate; his freedom, his relief, and mostly, the ability to just focus on getting better at footy. The sword of Damocles has been removed, replaced with clear eyes and a full heart. He can't lose.
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Gyenis András SJ (1901-1965) was a Hungarian Jesuit monk, teacher, and historian. He was born in Tamási. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1918. He graduated in Kalocsa, then he studied philosophy in Szeged and theology in Innsbruck. He was ordained as a priest in 1931. He was a teacher in Pécs and Szeged. He founded the Archive of the Jesuit Order Hungary in 1934 and wrote several studies as the official historian of the order about the Jesuits. From 1935, he was a teacher at the Jesuit Academy in Budapest. In 1947, he moved to Buda, then to Szeged. He was deported to Jászberény in 1950. After his release, he had to work at a pipe factory in Budapest, where his health declined. He became a sacristan and tried to subsist by doing translations. He died in Budapest in 1965.
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A high-scoring match between KKR and KXIP on Day 5 of the IPL saw the former prevail at Kolkata. Andre Russell once again produced a match-changing innings, and was adjudged the Man of the Match.
Mayank Agarwal finally crossed 1000 runs in IPL, after making his debut in 2011. He is the second-slowest to the landmark, after getting there in 61 innings. Irfan Pathan took 66 innings to get there.
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Varun Chakravarthy conceded 25 runs in his first over on IPL debut. In his previous breakthrough TNPL, there was only one occasion when he conceded more than 25 runs in his entire spell!
KKR have 2 totals higher than their 218-4 against KXIP yesterday. They scored 245-6 against KXIP last year, and made 222-3 in the first game in IPL history.
Sunil Narine played his 100th IPL game yesterday, against his favourite opponents KXIP. In his 100 games, Narine has taken 112 wickets. He has also scored 652 runs, at an incredible strike-rate of 171.1.


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Where we've been:
Like each of you, we at Villanova Theatre have been scrambling over the past five months to adapt – mentally, emotionally and logistically – to a constantly changing world. We've grieved the necessary cancellation of our farewell production in Vasey Theatre, and of the celebratory opening of the spectacular John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts. We've had to let go of the very notion of a 2020-2021 "season," recognizing that the exciting five-show lineup we'd spent months planning for our new home would not be feasible in a time of contagion.
But then, we've all had to let go of a lot. And mourning the loss of a theatre season is a whole lot easier than mourning the loss of a loved one, which has been the burden of so many during these precarious times.
And so, in the true spirit of improvisation, we have said "Yes, and…" over and over, striving to respond imaginatively to oncoming challenges in order to continue training tomorrow's theatre-makers and keep making art for our audiences, both on campus and off.
As I often tell my students, "Constraint fuels creativity," and the extraordinary constraints placed upon public performance by the Coronavirus have led us to some surprising and exciting solutions that, quite honestly, feel more like opportunities than fallback positions. Because the ground keeps shifting, we'll roll these out one at a time throughout the academic year, as we become confident of our ability to produce work that is adventurous, engaging, emotionally vibrant, intellectually complex – and safe to participate in, for makers and audience members alike.
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When it became clear that we might not be able to open the new Mullen Center this fall with the provocative Greek tragedy BAKKHAI (in a new version by Anne Carson), we hit upon the notion of commissioning five short plays in response to this timeless work, written by alumni of Villanova's MA in Theatre program. These gifted playwrights were charged with creating new pieces that would reflect, refract and interrogate Euripides' original play, AND be able to be realized and transmitted remotely, in order to maintain safe distancing. (Constraints fuel creativity, right?) And boy, did they deliver.
We're very excited, therefore, to announce BAKKHAI VARIATIONS – a collection of five filmed plays that will be streamed both individually and as a unified work in the latter half of October.
James Ijames, Villanova professor and one of Philadelphia's brightest theatrical lights, will direct two of the pieces, with the other three led by a talented trio of visiting directors from within the region. Villanova professor and award-winning filmmaker Hezekiah Lewis will serve the project as Director of Photography, and the creative teams will feature a mix of veteran and emerging professionals, as we foster collaborations between our students and theatrical veterans.
To help place these new works in the context of their ancient predecessor, Villanova Theatre will also present two livestreamed Zoom readings of Anne Carson's BAKKHAI in early October, featuring performers from across the Villanova community. Here are the key release dates and personnel:
BAKKHAI VARIATIONS (all start times 7pm):
10/16: She Makes Knives Now by Mark Costello (MA '10), directed by James Ijames
10/17: The Bakkhai; or I'm trying so hard to be good by Alix Rosenfeld (MA '16), directed by Tai Verley
10/23: Dionté and Khai Do Dinner by Megan Schumacher (MA '18), directed by Malika Oyetimein
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10/31: Bakkhai Variations (full-length film), available through November 8
BAKKHAI by Euripides, in a new version by Anne Carson, directed by Heidi M. Rose
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All of us at Villanova Theatre take our mission to educate, entertain and engage seriously, now more than ever. And we hope you'll join us for some or all of these events in the coming months, as we aim to keep art and ideas at the forefront of our public discourse on campus.
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Blasphemy is on everyone's lips
It seems that everywhere these past days I read a news story which now affords Muhammad a respect and title he had not been given before. We see more and more often in the newspapers and in media the Muslim man named Muhammad called 'The Prophet Muhammad' and not simply Muhammad. They even use a capital P. Entertainment Weekly referred to Muhammad this way. National Public Radio referred to Muhammad this way. The NY Times referred to Muhammad this way. And many others. Obama referred to Muhammad that way just today at the UN. (But 'Jesus Christ' was all our Savior got for a title from Obama, not Messiah Jesus or Savior Jesus or even Prophet Jesus. Only 'Jesus Christ').
Nowadays when Muhammad is referred to in print or video news items, increasingly he is accorded that elevated status and title.
I believe this is significant. (Jude 1:18; 2 Peter 3:3). It signals a shift away from Christ and toward Islam, which is really a prophesied shift away from the true religion toward a coming false one. At the end of the end, there will be a one world religion, and that religion will be worship of the antichrist (really, satan-worship). (Revelation 13:3-4). Worldwide hatred of anything having to do with Jesus will be the order of the day. (Revelation 13:7-8).
Also significant, is the global push for about instituting some kind of restriction of speech about Islam and specifically Muhammad. On Friday, September 21st I'd posted a news blurb about the Muslim call for a global blasphemy law. I'd mentioned that the Muslim nations had successively made that call at each session of the UN but it never had gotten anywhere. The motion had always died. But it has revived with a bang.
If you think for a moment how ridiculous this is and how obviously it betrays Muslim intention to dominate the world. How can a religion pass a law? How would they enforce it? Can a person mot a Muslim even blaspheme a person or object in which they do not believe? Sharia is their goal. Sharia is the moral code and religious law of Islam, governing every aspect of a Muslim's life & is based on the Koran).
Here is one news blurb about the global blasphemy law from today-
Muslim-led nations seek global ban on insults of Muhammad
"As the U.N. General Assembly convenes this week in New York, several leaders of mostly Muslim nations are suggesting that the world body consider sanctions on blasphemy, amid widespread protests against an amateur movie that denigrates Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will focus at least part of his remarks on the film when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday."
It's one thing for people of another religion to lobby for certain rights to the UN, which has no sovereignty over the United States (for now) but it is quite another for citizens OF the United States INSIDE the United states to lobby for the same.
Leaders of Kansas City Muslim group petition Obama to limit free speech of American citizens
"The leadership of the Islamic Society of Greater Kansas City have launched an online petition campaign for President Obama to back a bill to limit the free speech of American citizens they deem offensive."
Back at the UN, "Blasphemy campaign threatens to derail UN"
"The demand for limits on anti-Islamic expression is coming from leading Islamic groups such as the Organisation for Islamic Co-operation, and leaders as diverse as the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Egyptian President, Mohammed Mursi, and the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad."
Hmmm. Interesting leaders it is coming from...Iran-Turkey will form an alliance to attack Israel in the Gog-Magog war of Ezekiel 37-38, and Egypt will participate in the Psalm 83 war against Israel. (I believe the Hagrites referred to in Psalm 83 are Egyptians. Hagar was Egyptian and she got an Egyptian wife for her son Ishmael from Egypt (Gen 21:21).
With all this blasphemy talk on everyone's lips, I could not help but remember the prophecies in Revelation 12 and Daniel 7 & 11. In Revelation 13 the antichrist is given a great mouth to boast blasphemies against God. In Revelation 13:5-6 blasphemy is written three times. In Revelation 13:1 he is also called a blasphemer. Daniel 11:36 prophesies that he will say unheard-of things against the God of gods! Thessalonians 2:4 says he will oppose God and exalt himself and proclaim himself to be God! Blasphemy defines this coming Man of Sin! Blasphemy saturates every moment of the Tribulation!
How is all this significant? I'm not sure of the big picture yet. I feel that this global blasphemy push and the elevated name in print are something though. In one sense, it is significant because it shows how global the ummah really is. Ummah is an Arabic word for nation or community, and of course it means nation or community of Muslims. They truly see themselves as a global community of peoples, not just a local coalition of peoples. That is what Ummah means. Why else would Muslims in Sydney march against a movie made by a US resident and shown in Egypt?
As a matter of fact two days ago the Prime Minister of Pakistan called for the Ummah to unite.
"Time for Muslim Ummah to unite; seek permanent solution to end Blasphemous acts: PM'
Responding to the uprising against the Youtube video about Muhammad ("Innocence of Muslims) the PM said, "Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said the Muslim Ummah needs to stand united and seek a permanent solution to ban hate speech that sows seeds of discord."
He noted the 'blasphemy' also. The word blasphemy is on everyone's lips today but it was on Jesus's 2000 years ago. The Tribulation will be characterized by true blasphemy, against the one true God.
Christian blasphemy is defined at CARM as "speaking evil of God or denying Him some good which we should attribute to Him. It could also be understood to be acting in any impious, mocking or contemptuous way toward any member of the Trinity.1 The word blasphemy comes from the Greek word, blasphemia, meaning "curse" or "vilifying." 2 Blasphemy arises out of pride (Psalm 73:9,11), hatred (Psalm 74:18), injustice (Isaiah 52:5), etc. Christ was often mistakenly accused of blasphemy by Jewish leaders (John 10:30-33)."
Muslim blasphemy is defined as "Blasphemy in Islam is any irreverent behavior toward holy personages, religious artifacts, customs, and beliefs that Muslims revere. The Quran and the hadith do not speak about blasphemy. Jurists created the offence, and they made it part of Sharia. Where Sharia pertains, the penalties for blasphemy can include fines, imprisonment, flogging, amputation, hanging, or beheading. Muslim clerics may call for the punishment of an alleged blasphemer by issuing a fatwā."
One thing all this blasphemy talk is doing is heightening the lost people's sensitivity for holy and unholy speech. We are beyond politically correct or incorrect speech. Now the global conversation is all about holy or unholy speech. The blasphemy talk also frames debates in religious terms.
Here is what the bible says about the coming blasphemy, the real blasphemy!
"And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name." (Revelation 13:1)
"And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names, and it had seven heads and ten horns." (Revelation 17:3)
"But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth." (Colossians 3:8)
I think the blasphemy talk emerging worldwide is important. We are heading toward a dark time when blasphemy against a non-existent god via a pedophile false prophet will likely protected speech but blasphemy against a Sinless and Holy God will be ripe on everyone's lips. And watch for how people from this day forward refer to Muhammad, either verbally in news stories or in print. It's no longer Muhammad but The Prophet Muhammad. The wicked are addicted to blasphemy:
"Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name." (Psalm 74:1)
May the Holy God of Israel and He who is the Light of the World come soon!
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but Christ is Jesus's title it means messiah in Greek......
Elizabeth Prata September 26, 2012 at 5:47 AM
Sigh. I knew someone would come back with that, lol. I know. But I think you get my overall point...
Obama claims he is a Christian yet lifts Prophet Muhammad by title and by action to the same level as Jesus. And does it in front of the whole world.
Great and well done posting Elizabeth on the subtle acceptance of Islam creeping into the West. Ben Stein over at American Spectator has a similar article the other day, noting how the MSM refer to him as THE prophet... ugh.
Jesus the Messiah, Lord of All.
Elizabeth Prata September 26, 2012 at 3:45 PM
Thanks. I love Ben Stein! UGH is right. Muhammad certainly is not THE prophet. I'm so sad over all those whose knee will bow and whose tongue will confess in acknowledgement after the fact. For so many, it will be too late. But they *will* acknowledge THE Prophet Jesus who is and was and is to come!
Your insights are illuminating. 'We can not search the truth. The truth finds us.' In light of that quote fom St. Augustine, please look into a muslim botherhood agenda called The Program. Their desire for a global caliphate and their plans to achieve it are layed out in these documents.
Blessings, jen in pa
Thank you for your courage to share your insights with all! I misspoke in the previous comment. The plan for the caliphate was discovered by our government in documents recovered during a raid in 2001, the name is "The Project." So much has all ready transpired, and we are ignorant of it! Please share this with your readers. This plan must be exposed.
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I love her She is the taller and skinnier version of her sister Dakota and my favorite Young Hollywood actress. She's quite thin, but not a thinspo yet. Then again, she's just 14!
I like Elle muchh better than Dakota too!
I hope she doesn't let her metabolism catch up with her like Dakota..
I feel the same pain as Dakota every time I step out with my sister, can't wait till I'm skinny .
Elle is thinner, but that could just be her age. I think her face is more attractive.
The teen vogue pictures of her are just stunning!
Elle is one of my favorite actresses, especially since she's not just a pretty face and not just jumping off her sister's fame - she's AMAZING at acting. Have any of you seen 'Phoebe in Wonderland'? It was just mindblowing, and she was so little in that film.
It was a great movie and her performance was really outstanding.
Oh, I do ADORE Elle. She is so lovely! Such a beautiful face and she is a brilliant actress. I can't wait to see how she matures and turns out. It's good she does ballet and dance. Might help keep her slim.
I definitely prefer her to Dakota, which says alot. I love Dakota.
I love both the Fanning sisters personalities, they are just so sweet and if you have seen any of Elle's interviews, she is so darn adorable!
She also is really into fashion, which I think will inspire her to keep in shape so she can model. She's got the height! 5'7 at 14!!!
Is it weird that, as a 17 year old I would kill to look like her? Oh well, I don't care, she's going to be very beautiful when she grows up.
I would kill for Elle Fanning's hair!
I thought the exact same when I saw some of these photos!


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Возбудитель — трематода Pseudamphistomum truncatum (семейство Opisthorchidae). Первые хозяева паразита — моллюски рода Bithynia. Дополнительный хозяин — рыбы семейства карповых, в мускулатуре которых паразитируют метацеркарии паразита. Окончательные хозяева — те же млекопитающие (лисицы, кошки и др.), которые поражаются при описторхозе, в том числе и человек.

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Половозрелые паразиты локализуются в желчных ходах печени. Длина паразита — 1,65-2,5 мм, ширина — 0,8-1,00 мм. Человек заражается при поедании сырой заражённой рыбы.

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Pablo Bravo Lozano (Lugo, 28 de abril de 1943) es un diplomático español, desde 2009, embajador de España en Arabia Saudita.

Licenciado en Derecho, ingresó en 1970 en la Carrera Diplomática. Ha estado destinado en las representaciones diplomáticas españolas en Arabia Saudí, y Egipto. Fue Cónsul General de España en Stuttgart y Tánger, Vicepresidente de la Sección Española del Comité Hispano-Norteamericano y Comisario General de la Sección Española en la Exposición Universal de Hannover 2000. Fue Embajador en Misión Especial y Vocal Asesor en el Gabinete Técnico del Subsecretario de Asuntos Exteriores. En junio de 2006 pasó a ocupar el puesto de Embajador en Misión Especial para el Año de España en China.

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Embajadores de España en Arabia Saudita
Diplomáticos de España del siglo XX
Diplomáticos de España del siglo XXI
Nacidos en Lugo


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The median income of African-American households in Cincinnati was under $25,000 per year in 2015. The median income of white households in Cincinnati is over $57,000. A similar divide exists on a national level. This is one reason that the majority of African-Americans rent while the majority of white households own their homes.
Seventy three percent of whites own a home, compared to 47% of Latinos and 45% of blacks. Whites now have 12 times the wealth of blacks and nearly 10 times more than Hispanics.


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At the end of the Exile in Babylon the Jewish people who returned to Jerusalem underwent a religious revival. There had been a similar revival before the Exodus, during the reign of the young king Josiah, when the Book of Deuteronomy was suddenly 'discovered', hidden away and neglected in the Temple. The reform in Josiah's reign had prompted the closure of all the hill shrines in Judah and the centralisation of worship in the Temple. The new religious revival expanded the Law of Moses to include new books which seem to have been gathered together from earlier traditions during and immediately after the Exile, when scholars were striving to protect and preserve what was important in the Jewish heritage.
The beginning of Isaiah chapter 60 is the origin of a lot of the myth and fable surrounding the story of the magi, astrologers or wise men. Isaiah is probably talking about a spotlight shining on the renewed nation of Israel, lighting up the darkness of sin and ignorance around her and making her a beacon of God's glory for the whole world to see, to which peoples and their rulers will naturally be drawn like moths to a flame. But it was a rather optimistic view, wasn't it, and Christians have naturally seen the passage's true fulfilment in Jesus.
Unlike our other lectionary readings, the beginning of Isaiah chapter 43 is not a passage that is directly about baptism, but it is redolent with themes that are linked to baptism. It talks about the idea that we belong to God, and are called by name to be part of his people. It talks about the idea that God redeems, or sets us free, from all that would hold us captive or enthralled and which would prevent us from realising our true potential. And it talks about us passing through rivers without being overwhelmed and fires without being scorched or consumed. This part of the passage has, perhaps, less to do with baptism and more to do with God being with us in times of hardship, suffering and adventure. But, of course, the mention of waters and rivers immediately conjures up baptismal imagery. And fire and flame might remind us of the Holy Spirit.
These passages are about the nature of God's covenant. The covenant is not a promise to protect people from harm. It's not a magic bubble in which we can take refuge. But it is a promise that God will never forget his servants and that he will save them in spite of disaster.
To whom is Jeremiah's promise addressed? Mention is made in verses 6 and 9 of Ephraim, one of the sons of Joseph and the ancestor of the most significant of the ten tribes which made up the northern kingdom of Israel before her people were defeated and exiled by the Assyrians, more than a hundred years before Jeremiah is prophesying. Is the promise meant for the descendants of those earlier exiles as well as for the people of the two southern tribes of Judah, who were now about to be defeated and exiled by the Babylonians?


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South Africans seem to be investing and settling in Portugal
Invest / 14 February 2019, 12:30pm / Staff Reporter
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Portugal has become a top destination for South Africans looking for offshore alternatives.
With its friendly investment and residence programmes, European lifestyle and easy Mediterranean climate, it's a destination of choice for South Africans trying to get into the European Union. And in the face of economic and political uncertainty in South Africa, immigration agency Sable International has experienced a 300% jump in enquiries.
Andrew Rissik, MD of Forex and International Projects at Sable International, says Portugal is a good option, but it's not all plain sailing becoming a Portuguese resident and people need to do their homework.
"South Africans like Portugal because it's a first world country and it's part of the EU. But it's still a relatively poor country that is improving economically. There've been really solid capital gains in the last 3-4 years, and good rental yields. We see it as a very stable economy – Portugal has been upgraded recently by all the credit agencies, unlike South Africa. Most importantly it's a very tax-friendly jurisdiction. One needs to consider when investing offshore, what the tax implications are, what makes a country an attractive investment and the process of investing," says Rissik.
In 2012, Portugal was bailed out with all the so called PIGS countries (Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain) unlike Greece and Spain, Portugal put together a whole lot of interesting incentives to attract investments and to modernise and stimulate the economy, the Golden Visa being one of them, primarily aimed at non-European investors buying real estate.
"For a minimum investment of €350 000, a non-European could qualify for Portuguese residency on fairly easy terms, provided certain conditions were met. This could then lead to Portuguese citizenship – the prospect of EU citizenship combined with a solid property investment, is very attractive to many South Africans at the moment," says Rissik.
"The incentives included an attractive tax scheme, established to draw people from places like Sweden and France (which have high tax jurisdictions) to become tax residents in Portugal where they wouldn't have to pay tax on their worldwide earnings for 10 years," says Rissik.
The plan has worked and the Portuguese economy has been stimulated by people coming in, buying property and then often bringing their families in and settling there. Tourism is being very heavily driven by the government with airport taxes having been dropped, and Portugal is now a popular tourism destination for Europeans and South Africans.
"However despite the incentives, investing in Portugal is still complex - we've specialised in investment in the country and from hard experience we understand that obtaining residence in Portugal is at least a five-year process - there are no short cuts. There are risks on the residency and immigration side and on the real estate investment side of it. It's a relatively simple programme, but if you're trying to become a European citizen, there's complexity and you need to know how to follow the process to the letter," says Rissik.
Minimum residence requirements on Golden Visa
The Golden Visa was promulgated by the Portuguese government since it was first started in 2012, the opposition have come into power and they're backing it heavily. It's something that's working really well for Portugal, but it is a programme that has been fitted in to existing Portuguese residency and nationality law.
In most countries, if you become either a permanent resident or a citizen, it's normally through living there. This is quite a unique programme in that you only need to spend seven days a year in Portugal.
"We've noticed the government in Portugal has made a lot of changes to the law in order to accommodate non-resident residents," says Rissik.
"The overwhelming feeling from all the lawyers that we deal with and the people that we talk to in Portugal is that the Golden Visa is working for the country and they will do what they can within the law to try and make it as easy as possible."
How to become a Portuguese resident
In order to become a Portuguese tax resident and to take advantage of the non-habitual tax programme, investors need to legally be able to reside in Portugal and spend 183 days or more in Portugal.
"If you're non-European then you can do this through a Golden Visa and go and live there for at least six months of the year, and you need to financial emigrate from South Africa and become a Portuguese tax resident," comments Rissik.
Tax considerations when buying property in Portugal
In terms of the Golden Visa, it's a very simple tax situation. In order to own a property in Portugal, you have to have a local bank account and a local tax number. In Portugal, as a non-resident investor, you will pay 28% on your net income. If you're renting your apartment out and you make €30 000 per year income, you're going to pay 28% source based tax in Portugal.
"As a South African resident tax payer, you would declare that on your income tax return and you would get a credit for the 28% that you've paid in Portugal – this is because of the treaty between Portugal and South Africa," concludes Rissik.
"Unfortunately there are some dubious schemes out there - My advice for anyone going offshore is to engage with an advisor you trust, who has the experience and understands the requirements."
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Björn Mirow (* 22. Juni 1938 in Hamburg) ist ein deutscher Arzt und Sanitätsoffizier a. D. der Bundeswehr. Er war zuletzt Chefarzt des Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhauses Koblenz im Dienstgrad Generalarzt.

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Nach absolviertem Studium wurde Mirow 1958 in Altenstadt (Oberbayern) zum Luftlandeflugabwehrbataillon 9 einberufen. Nach 18 Monaten wurde er im Dienstgrad Leutnant der Reserve entlassen. Das Studium der Humanmedizin absolvierte er an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg und dann an der Universität zu Köln. 1956 erfolgte das Staatsexamen. Ab dem Physikum war er Stipendiat der Bundeswehr und trat 1967 als Soldat auf Zeit wieder in die Streitkräfte ein. Hier absolvierte er den Einweisungslehrgang an der Akademie des Sanitäts- und Gesundheitswesens der Bundeswehr (SanAkBw) in München, absolvierte in Fürstenfeldbruck den Grundlehrgang für Fliegerärzte und war zunächst als Truppenarzt der Heeresfliegerstaffel 8 am Flugplatz Oberschleißheim eingesetzt. Es folgte eine einjährige Verwendung als Hörsaalleiter an der SanAkBw und dann bis 1977 die Facharztausbildung für Innere Medizin am Klinikum Schwabing. Bis 1980 war er Leiter der fachärztlichen Untersuchungsstelle für Innere Medizin im damaligen Bundeswehrkrankenhaus München. Danach war er bis 1986 Chefarzt des damaligen Bundeswehrkrankenhauses Detmold und im Anschluss des Bundeswehrkrankenhauses München. Nach dessen Außerdienststellung übernahm er in gleicher Verwendung die Leitung des Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhauses. Seine Zurruhesetzung erfolgte im September 1998. Mirow ist verheiratet und Vater von vier Kindern.

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#include <QtTracker/Tracker>
#include <QDate>
#include <QFileInfo>
#include <QUrl>
#include <QtAlgorithms>
#include <QUuid>

#include "searchengine.h"
#include "albumsmerger.h"
#include "../appwindow.h"
#include "mpsettings.h"
#include "../getallphotosworker.h"
#include "yahooreversegeocoder.h"
#include "exifutils.h"
#include "../trackerlistener.h"

AlbumsMerger::AlbumsMerger()
{
    geocoder = new YahooReverseGeocoder(this);
    connect(TrackerListener::instance(), SIGNAL(SubjectsAdded(const QStringList &)), this, SLOT(handlePhotoAdded(const QStringList &)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
    connect(TrackerListener::instance(), SIGNAL(SubjectsRemoved(const QStringList &)), this, SLOT(handlePhotoRemoved(const QStringList &)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
}

AlbumsMerger::~AlbumsMerger()
{
    delete geocoder;
}

QString AlbumsMerger::createDateAlbumID(const DateRange &dateRange, int subid)
{
    return QString("dateAlbum,") + dateRange.toString() + (subid > 0 ? QString(",%1").arg(subid) : ",");// + QUuid::createUuid() ;
}

DateRange AlbumsMerger::dateRangeFromAlbumID(const QString &dateAlbumID)
{
    QStringList list;
    list = dateAlbumID.split(",");
    QString dateRangeString;
    if (list.count() > 1) {
        dateRangeString = list[1];
    }
    return DateRange::fromString(dateRangeString);
}

void AlbumsMerger::createAlbumHelper(const DateRange &dateRange, const QStringList &photos, int subid)
{
    if (photos.count() == 0)
        return;

    QString albumID = createDateAlbumID(dateRange, subid);
    //SearchEngine::createAlbum(albumID, albumID, photos);
    trackerTasks << TrackerTask(albumID, TrackerTask::CreateAlbum, photos);
    QString albumUrn = albumID;
//    settings.setAlbumName(albumUrn, albumName);
    for(int i = 0; i < photos.size(); i++) {
        AppWindow::instance()->settings.setPhotoAlbumUrn(photos.at(i), albumUrn);
    }

    QStringList photoInfo = GetAllPhotosWorker::instance()->getPhotoInfo(photos[0]);
    QString urlString = SearchEngine::getPhotoUri(photoInfo);
    AppWindow::instance()->settings.setAlbumCover(albumUrn, urlString);
    AppWindow::instance()->settings.setAlbumPhotoNum(albumUrn, photos.count());
    AppWindow::instance()->settings.setAlbumDate(albumUrn, dateRange.getStartDate().toString(), dateRange.getEndDate().toString());
    AppWindow::instance()->settings.setAlbumID(albumUrn, albumID);
}

void AlbumsMerger::deleteOneAlbum(const QString &id)
{
    QString albumID = id;
    QString albumUrn = albumID;
    //SearchEngine::deleteAlbum(albumID);
    trackerTasks << TrackerTask(albumID, TrackerTask::DeleteAlbum);
    AppWindow::instance()->settings.remove(albumUrn);
    AppWindow::instance()->settings.removeAlbum(albumUrn);
}

void AlbumsMerger::deleteAllAlbums()
{
    QVector<QStringList> albums;
    bool result = SearchEngine::getAllPhotoAlbums(albums);
    if (!result)
        return;

    for (int i = 0; i < albums.count(); i++) {
        deleteOneAlbum(albums[i][0]);
    }
}

DateRange &AlbumsMerger::getDateRange(const QString &photoUrn)
{
    QDate date = GetAllPhotosWorker::getPhotoDate(photoUrn);
    DateRange range(date, date);
    int index = dateRanges.indexOf(range);
    if (index == -1) {
        dateRanges << range;
        ::qSort(dateRanges.begin(), dateRanges.end(), qGreater<DateRange>());
        index = dateRanges.indexOf(range);
    }

    return dateRanges[index];
}

uint qHash(const DateRange &key)
{
    return qHash(key.getStartDate().toJulianDay() + key.getEndDate().toJulianDay());
}

bool AlbumsMerger::mergeOnly(QVector<QStringList> *photos)
{
    QVector<QStringList> dateOnlyPhotos;
    QVector<QStringList> locationPhotos;
    dividePhotos(*photos, dateOnlyPhotos, locationPhotos);
    dateOnlyMerge(&dateOnlyPhotos);
    locationOnlyMerge(&locationPhotos);
    emit albumsChanged();
    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(doTrackerTasks()));
    return true;
}

bool AlbumsMerger::merge(QVector<QStringList> *photos)
{
    QTime t;
    t.start();
    deleteAllAlbums();
    return mergeOnly(photos);
}

struct AlbumMeta {
    AlbumMeta(const QStringList &photos, const DateRange &range, int index) : photos(photos), range(range), index(index) {};
    QStringList photos; //photos belong to this album
    DateRange range;
    int index;  //If this album is a splited one, this is the index among all splited albums
};

bool AlbumsMerger::dateOnlyMerge(QVector<QStringList> *photos)
{
    if (photos->count() <= 0)
        return false;

    QHash<QString, AlbumMeta> albumIDMetaHash;
    for (QVector<QStringList>::iterator i = photos->begin(); i != photos->end(); i++) {
        QString urn = (*i)[2];
        QTime t;
        t.start();
        DateRange &dateRange = getDateRange(urn);

        if (!dateAlbumsHash[dateRange].contains(urn)) {
            t.start();
            dateAlbumsHash[dateRange] << urn;
            QStringList &photoInAlbums = dateAlbumsHash[dateRange];

            QVector<QStringList> photosVec;
            QVector<QString> dateRangesVec;
            int numSplitAlbums = photoInAlbums.count() / 250 + 1;
            photosVec.resize(numSplitAlbums);
          //  dateRangesVec.resize(numSplitAlbums);
            int numPhotos = photoInAlbums.count() / numSplitAlbums;
            for (int j = 0; j < numSplitAlbums; j++) {
                for (int i = j*numPhotos; i < (j+1)*numPhotos && i < photoInAlbums.count(); i++)
                    photosVec[j] << photoInAlbums.at(i);
            //    locationVec[j] = dateRange + (j > 0) ? QString(" %1").arg(j) : "";
            }

            /* Tracker can't support add one photo into existing album
             * workaound here: remove the album and create a new one */
            for (int j = 0; j < numSplitAlbums; j++) {
                QString albumID = createDateAlbumID(dateRange, j);
                albumIDMetaHash.insert(albumID, AlbumMeta(photosVec[j], dateRange, j));
            }
        }
    }

    for (QHash<QString, AlbumMeta>::const_iterator i = albumIDMetaHash.constBegin(); i != albumIDMetaHash.constEnd(); i++) {
        const QString albumID = i.key();
        const AlbumMeta meta = i.value();
        deleteOneAlbum(albumID);
        createAlbumHelper(meta.range, meta.photos, meta.index);
    }

    return true;
}

QString AlbumsMerger::createLocationAlbumID(const QString &location)
{
    return QString("locationAlbum") + location;// + QUuid::createUuid();
}

void AlbumsMerger::addOneLocationPhotoIntoAlbum(const QString &urn, const QString &location)
{
    if (!locations.contains(location))
        locations << location;
    QStringList &photos = locationAlbumsHash[location];
    if (!photos.contains(urn)) {
        photos << urn;
        GetAllPhotosWorker::sortByDate(photos);
        QVector<QStringList> photosVec;
        QVector<QString> locationVec;
        int numSplitAlbums = photos.count() / 250 + 1;
        photosVec.resize(numSplitAlbums);
        locationVec.resize(numSplitAlbums);
        QStringList firstHalf;
        QStringList secondHalf;
        int numPhotos = photos.count() / numSplitAlbums;
        for (int j = 0; j < numSplitAlbums; j++) {
            for (int i = j*numPhotos; i < (j+1)*numPhotos && i < photos.count(); i++)
                photosVec[j] << photos.at(i);
            locationVec[j] = location + ((j > 0) ? QString(" %1").arg(j) : "");
        }

        for (int j = 0; j < numSplitAlbums; j++) {
            QString albumID = createLocationAlbumID(locationVec[j]);
            deleteOneAlbum(albumID);
            //SearchEngine::createAlbum(albumID, albumID, photosVec[j]);
            trackerTasks << TrackerTask(albumID, TrackerTask::CreateAlbum, photosVec[j]);
            QString albumUrn = albumID;
            for(int i = 0; i < photosVec[j].size(); i++) {
                AppWindow::instance()->settings.setPhotoAlbumUrn(photosVec[j].at(i), albumUrn);
            }

            QStringList photoInfo = GetAllPhotosWorker::instance()->getPhotoInfo(photosVec[j][0]);
            QString urlString = SearchEngine::getPhotoUri(photoInfo);

            //        QUrl coverUrl(urlString);

            AppWindow::instance()->settings.setAlbumCover(albumUrn, urlString);
            AppWindow::instance()->settings.setAlbumDate(albumUrn, GetAllPhotosWorker::getPhotoDate(photosVec[j][0]).toString(),
                    GetAllPhotosWorker::getPhotoDate(photosVec[j].last()).toString());
            AppWindow::instance()->settings.setAlbumID(albumUrn, albumID);
            AppWindow::instance()->settings.setAlbumPhotoNum(albumUrn, photosVec[j].count());
            AppWindow::instance()->settings.setAlbumLocation(albumUrn, locationVec[j]);
        }
        emit albumsChanged();
    }
}

bool AlbumsMerger::locationOnlyMerge(QVector<QStringList> *photos)
{
    for (QVector<QStringList>::iterator i = photos->begin(); i != photos->end(); i++) {
        QString urn = SearchEngine::getPhotoUrn(*i);
            QTime t;
            t.start();
        QString location = AppWindow::instance()->settings.getPhotoLocation(urn);

        if (!location.isEmpty()) {
            QTime t;
            t.start();
            addOneLocationPhotoIntoAlbum(urn, location);
        } else  {
            QStringList photoInfo = GetAllPhotosWorker::instance()->getPhotoInfo(urn);
            QString uri = SearchEngine::getPhotoUri(photoInfo);
            QString localPath = QUrl(uri).toLocalFile();
            ExifUtils exif(localPath);
            float lat, lon;
            exif.getLatitude(lat);
            exif.getLongitude(lon);
            geocoder->reverseGeocoding(QVariant(urn), lat, lon);
        }
    }

    return true;
}

bool AlbumsMerger::isLocationPhoto(const QString &photoUrn)
{
    QString location = AppWindow::instance()->settings.getPhotoLocation(photoUrn);
    bool res = false;
    if (location.isEmpty()) {
        QStringList photoInfo = GetAllPhotosWorker::instance()->getPhotoInfo(photoUrn);
        // if not ready, inset meta data
        if(photoInfo.isEmpty()) {
            photoInfo = SearchEngine::getOnePhoto(photoUrn);
            GetAllPhotosWorker::instance()->addOnePhoto(photoInfo);
        }
        QString uri = SearchEngine::getPhotoUri(photoInfo);
        QString localPath = QUrl(uri).toLocalFile();
        ExifUtils exif(localPath);
        float dummy;
        if (exif.getLongitude(dummy) && exif.getLatitude(dummy))
            res = true;
    } else {
        res = true;
    }

    return res;
}

void AlbumsMerger::dividePhotos(const QVector<QStringList> &photos, QVector<QStringList> &dateOnlyPhotos, QVector<QStringList> &locationPhotos)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < photos.count(); i++) {
        QString photoUrn = photos[i][2];
        if (isLocationPhoto(photoUrn))
            locationPhotos << photos[i];
        else
            dateOnlyPhotos << photos[i];
    }
}

void AlbumsMerger::onTranslated(const QVariant &userdata, const QString &city)
{
    QString urn = userdata.toString();
    QString location = city;
    if (location.isEmpty())
        location = "Unknown";
    AppWindow::instance()->settings.setPhotoLocation(urn, location);

    addOneLocationPhotoIntoAlbum(urn,location);
    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(doTrackerTasks()));
}

void AlbumsMerger::handlePhotoAdded(const QStringList &urns)
{
    QVector<QStringList> x(urns.count());
/*    MPSettings settings;
    for (int i = 0; i < urns.count(); i++) {
        x[i] << "" << "" << urns[i];
        settings.setPhotoUri(urns[i], SearchEngine::getUrl(urns[i]));
    } */
    for (int i = 0; i < urns.count(); i++) {
        x[i] << "" << "" << urns[i];
    }
    mergeOnly(&x);
}

void AlbumsMerger::handlePhotoRemoved(const QStringList &urns)
{
    QString location;
    bool shouldUpdate = false;
    for (int i = 0; i < urns.count(); i++) {
        if (!AppWindow::instance()->photoRemoveBlacklist.contains(urns[i])) {
            location = AppWindow::instance()->settings.getPhotoLocation(urns[i]);
            if (!location.isEmpty()) {
                locationAlbumsHash[location].removeAll(urns[i]);
                if (locationAlbumsHash[location].count() == 0) {
                    locations.remove(locations.indexOf(location));
                    locationAlbumsHash.remove(location);
                    deleteOneAlbum(createLocationAlbumID(location));
                }
            } else {
                // the photo belongs to a date only location
                QString dateAlbumID =  AppWindow::instance()->settings.getPhotoAlbumUrn(urns[i]);
                qDebug() << "123456: dateAlbumID:" << dateAlbumID;
                DateRange range = dateRangeFromAlbumID(dateAlbumID);
                qDebug() << "123456: range:" << range.toString();
                if (dateRanges.contains(range)) {
                    dateAlbumsHash[range].removeAll(urns[i]);
                    if (dateAlbumsHash[range].count() == 0) {
                        dateAlbumsHash.remove(range);
                        dateRanges.remove(dateRanges.indexOf(range));
                    }
                    QString albumID = createDateAlbumID(range);
                    deleteOneAlbum(albumID);
                    if (dateAlbumsHash[range].count() > 0) {
                        createAlbumHelper(range, dateAlbumsHash[range]);
                    }
                }

            }
            shouldUpdate = true;
        } else {
        }
        AppWindow::instance()->settings.remove(urns[i]);
    }
    if (shouldUpdate)
        emit albumsChanged();
    QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(doTrackerTasks()));
}

void AlbumsMerger::doTrackerTasks()
{
    while (!trackerTasks.isEmpty()) {
        TrackerTask task = trackerTasks.takeFirst();
        task.run();
    }
}

TrackerTask::TrackerTask(const QString &albumID, TrackerTask::Command cmd, const QStringList &photos) : albumID(albumID), command(cmd), photos(photos)
{
}

void TrackerTask::run()
{
    switch (command) {
        case TrackerTask::DeleteAlbum:
            SearchEngine::deleteAlbum(albumID);
            break;
        case TrackerTask::CreateAlbum:
            SearchEngine::createAlbum(albumID, albumID, photos);
            break;
    }
}

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"We were ahead of schedule last year, warmer much sooner than usual. This year we are exactly the opposite. We are much later, slow to green up. We are finally getting some moisture that's relieving at least some of our short-term drought concerns, but now we've got to have some warm weather to really capitalize on that.
Peel said economists will be carefully watching the beef cow slaughter numbers after the weather improves to see how much it drops back down to begin to tell if the herd is stabilizing or continuing to fall.
Winter weather is having an effect on consumers and their demand for beef. The late grilling season is weighing significantly on demand, Peel said. He said economists will be watching very closely over the next few weeks to see if demand will go up as the weather improves.
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Q: Adding a column to Android SQLite database/Adding table This is my current code for creating the table:
@Override
    public void onCreate(SQLiteDatabase db) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        String CREATE_USER_TABLE = "CREATE TABLE " + TABLE_USERS + "(" + KEY_USERID + " INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,"
        + KEY_USERNAME + " TEXT," + KEY_PASSWORD
                + " TEXT" + ")";
        Log.d("debug",CREATE_USER_TABLE);
        db.execSQL(CREATE_USER_TABLE);
    }

I want to add another column that adds data but my app crashes when I do that. I added score INT, and I changed the methods so that along with adding a password and username to the user, I can add a score too, but it doesn't work. What is the best way of making that work?
Also, I wish to add another table that stores images and I want to link the images to each user in the other table. How do I go about that?

A: As you upgrade your database by adding some table or columns into the table at that time its necessary that you also change or upgrade at that time its required to change version of your database also.
If you will update or add any columns directly and try to run then it will not be reflected to your database at all.
So make sure you always upgrade the version and uninstall the older version of your database and then check by installing the upgraded version.
Each time it is called, it will check to see if this database and version already exist. If the database doesn't exist, it will create the database by calling onCreate(), and it will store the database name and version number with it. If it does exist, but the version of the current version is lower than what is defined in DATABASE_VERSION, the onUpgrade() method will be called.

A: As the table already exists, you can not use Create Table unless you delete it first, or you can use an alter table command.
See How to add new Column to Android SQLite Database?

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Do you need to change your perspective?
the floor, microwave and all.
There are a few ways that I could have reacted to this. One is getting so angry that I could have been cussing up a storm and on the phone with lawyers right away wanting restitution for the damages. After all, my kitchen was a big reason that I bought my home.
yelled because it scared the pajeebers out of me. Then, once I realized what had happened, I got down on my knees and thanked the Lord that my children were outside playing and did not get hurt. Lastly, I felt the need to share my shock with friends so I took pictures and posted them on Facebook and called my father to see if he could help me fix it.
Later when I took my girls out to dinner since dinner was ruined by chunks of drywall falling in it I received the best complement I could have ever received. My oldest daughter said to me, "Mom, you don't seem very upset about the cabinets falling because you have stayed so calm." All that I could think to say to that is, "No one got hurt so what is there to be upset about." As I was saying it and after I had some time to think about that conversation I realized that a few years ago, I may not have been so calm. In fact, I would have probably gotten very angry.
One thing that I have noticed about myself is that my anger is a secondary emotion. When I get angry it is usually covering up another emotion that I do not want to show anyone else.
In a situation like the cabinets, my anger would have come from the fear of not being able to pay for the damages.
Luckily my father kindly reminded me that something like this should be covered in my home owner's insurance, which it is. In other situations, my anger comes from fear of one of my children getting hurt, or from feeling disrespected. In fact, those two emotions alone, fear and the feeling of being disrespected, are where I would say that 95% of my anger comes from. I haven't quite figured out where the other 5% comes from but I am still learning about myself every day.
So how do you think you would have reacted? Would you have taken the victim role and become paralyzed to do anything? Would you have become an anger ball and alienated everyone around you? Or would you have gotten down on your knees and thanked the Lord (or whoever you pray to) for your families safety? I know this sounds fake and absolutely ridiculous but I am thankful that this happened this week. After all, I just finished all my school work last week. Had it happened any earlier I would have been much more stressed about when I would be able to find time to take care of the situation. I am also in my spring cleaning mode, so what better way to clean out my cabinets then have all the stuff fall out of them for me? LOL.
What baggage do you need to let go of?
I know that it has been forever since I have wrote in here. As mentioned back in January, this is the busiest time of year for me at work and I am very near to completing my MBA so between the two of those things, I have not had enough time to write in here (something had to give in order for me to breath). Luckily I have less than a week left of school after which I should have plenty of time to get back into this. However, this morning I woke up with a burning need to write in here so I hope I am able to get everything out in a comprehensive post even though it is a bit rushed so that I can get to work.
of one person to create the reaction you chose with everyone else.
I ever hoped to know her and he loved her in spite of the baggage she carried that caused her to treat my step dad poorly. We are not all lucky enough to find someone as patient and understanding as my step dad so it is up to us to let go of our baggage in order to preserve all our other relationships in our lives.
I will be the first to admit that letting go of past hurts is not easy. But we have to do it anyway. Smiling through the pain is not easy, do it anyway. Learning to laugh again is not easy, do it anyway. Your children deserve the best you that you can be. This short excerpt from the Simple Truths book "One Choice" says it all.
And...one choice can change your life.
Only you can chose to let go of your baggage and start living the life you deserve.
I want to hear from you. How have you learned to let go of your baggage in order to preserve all your other relationships?


Russian holding company Sibirsky Cement swung to a net loss of RUB69.6m (US$2.5m) in 2010 against a net profit of RUB6.9m in 2009, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
Sibirsky Cement's revenue rose 14.3% on the year to RUB887.5m in 2010, the gross profit was up 14.8% on the year to RUB831.6m, while the operating profit fell 21.3% on the year to RUB315.1m. The company posted a pretax loss of RUB47.8m in 2010 compared to a pre-tax profit of RUB34.0m in 2009.
However, for the first four months of 2011, Sibirsky reported an increase in cement output of 31.3% YoY to 796,900t. Cement sales amounted to 791,300t during January-April 2011, up 33% on the year.


NEW DELHI -- A Supreme Court bench is currently hearing arguments by Yakub Memon challenging the death sentence handed down to him in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.
A larger bench is hearing the case today after a two-member bench was divided on the matter on Tuesday. An adverse decision at this stage will likely exhaust all legal avenues for Memon, brother of the main accused Ibrahim (Tiger) Memon. He has filed a fresh mercy plea with the President today.
The case has deeply polarised opinion after it has become increasingly clear that Memon cooperated with Indian intelligence agencies to return with family from Karachi, where they were under the protection of the Inter Services Intelligence, Pakistan's intelligence agency.
The highly respected Indian intelligence official B. Raman has written a piece confirming Yakub's cooperation, highlighting the fact that he had brought evidence that helped India prove Pakistan's involvement in the event, which was published in the news outlet Rediff.com recently.
This resulted in a petition by eminent citizens, including several former Supreme Court judges, to President Pranab Mukherjee asking for commuting Memon's death sentence.
Memon's lawyer Raju Ramachandran told the apex court that the TADA court issued a death warrant on April 30 while his curative petition was pending, and he was not given an opportunity to explain whether he had exhausted all legal remedies.
Ramachandran has also argued that while the death of warrant was issued on April 30, Memon was only told about the date of his execution on July 13.
The Maharashtra government told the court that Memon has exhausted all legal remedies, and the death sentence should be carried out as a deterrent for those who plot terror attacks against India. The government has also emphasised the need to provide closure to the families of 257 victims, who have waited 22 years for justice.
On Wednesday, Memon filed a fresh mercy petition with President Pranab Mukherjee.
Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Maharashtra government, has argued that Memon should not be allowed to file a series of petitions, and the matter should be closed.
On Tuesday, the two-judge bench of Justice A.R. Dave and Justice Kurian Joseph delivered a split verdict on Memon's plea, seeking stay of his execution on July 30, and referred the matter to the Chief Justice of India.
Memon's conviction will be the first execution in connection with the 1993 serial blasts.
Memon, a chartered accountant, is the younger brother of Ibrahim Memon, also known as Tiger Memon, the prime accused in the case, who is absconding. During the course of the investigation, it was revealed that it was Tiger who got Yakub involved in the deadly attack on Mumbai.
While being convicted of a conspiracy to commit the terrorist attack, the 53-year-old has argued that he was never actually involved in executing the serial bomb blasts on March 12, 1993.
Several eminent Indians, including film makers, activists and politicians, have petitioned President Mukherjee to stay Memon's execution citing procedural lapses and "disturbing aspects of this case which make the award of death sentence of Yakub Memon as grossly unfair, arbitrary and excessive."
In a letter to Mukherjee, they wrote that Tiger Memon and Dawood Ibrahim are the main conspirators in the case.
"Both Tiger Memon and Dawood Ibrahim have been absconding and Yakub, brother of Tiger Memon, who was not the main actor in the conspiracy is being executed," they wrote.
Yakub Memon was not given advance notice of the death warrant hearing and as a result of which he and his lawyers could not participate and contest the issuance of the death warrant.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court today dismissed the central government's curative petition, and confirmed its ruling of commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment of three persons - Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan - convicted of killing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.


The presence of commercial advertisements with a label CouponRockstar Ads or Ad Offers by CouponRockstar on your screen clearly shows that there is a piece of software (probably a browser extension) that generates ads installed on your computer. Research conducted by specialists working at pcthreat.com has clearly shown that CouponRockstar Ads are closely associated with the extension Offers by CouponRockstar, which is a typical advertising-supported application (adware). It is promoted on http://www.couponrockstar.com/ and also can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store. At the time of writing, there were 655 Google Chrome users who installed it on their PCs. Do not make the same mistake if you are not ready for the avalanche of commercial advertisements because this program focuses on showing them. Some users believe that they could save some money and time by simply installing this program, but you will see for yourself – CouponRockstar Ads are extremely irritating. Theoretically, they might even cause you security-related problems.
The browser extension showing CouponRockstar Ads does not hide the fact that it shows ads ("This Chrome extension shows advertisements to you while you are on the web"), but some users still consciously install it on their computers. This is definitely not what we recommend for you. Believe us; there is nothing smart about installing the extension showing CouponRockstar Ads because you will see various coupons and other types of advertisements while you surf the Internet. To be more specific, these ads will be displayed to you when you open and browse popular websites, including Amazon, BestBuy, WalMart, Costco, and others. Specialists say that the adware program works in the USA region only. If you live in a different place but the extension has still somehow ended up on your PC, there is a possibility that you will never start seeing commercials. You must remove the adware program in this case too.
CouponRockstar Ads are not only extremely annoying but might also take you to shady websites when you click on them. Every advertisement has a link that redirects a user further, so you should always carefully inspect ads you are about to click. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to recognize advertisements promoting untrustworthy websites, so it is a must to keep an antimalware tool installed on the system as well. It will warn you about the malicious website ahead. Also, no other adware or similar undesirable programs will ever enter your system again if you keep it active 24/7.
The sudden appearance of CouponRockstar Ads is not the only problem associated with the adware program. Adware programs usually monitor web browsing data and collect some other details about users and their PCs. All collected details might be shared with advertisers and partners. Unfortunately, we do not know anything about them, so we cannot tell you what they will do with the received information. We know one thing for sure – we would never let a random program collect information automatically.
CouponRockstar Ads do not appear on the screen for no reason. If you have started seeing them, it means that you have downloaded the adware program from http://www.couponrockstar.com/ or the Chrome Web Store. Alternatively, you could have recently installed a software bundle with adware. Either way, you must delete the undesirable ad-supported program from your system to make all those annoying ads gone. As mentioned in the previous paragraph, the installation of a reputable antimalware tool is what you should do after removing adware linked to CouponRockstar Ads so that no new similar infections could ever enter your system without your knowledge.
You will not find the Offers by CouponRockstar extension listed in Control Panel, but you will get rid of it easily by removing it through the add-ons manager. Since it is compatible with only two web browsers Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, you should be able to disable it quickly. If you have never deleted any undesirable extension before, use our manual removal guide. You can also disable the adware program by performing a system scan with an antimalware scanner. The latter is the easiest way to eliminate CouponRockstar Ads completely.
Click More tools and then click Extensions.
Locate the Offers by CouponRockstar extension, select it, and then click Remove.
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Today's objective was to go to a store or restaurant I usually go to and make something there. Therefore, after work today, I drove down the road to probably my favorite Chinese buffet for lunch. As I loaded a plate full of lo mein noodles and General Tso's sauce, I thought about what great sacrifices I make in the name of art... When I was done with my "project" a.k.a. lunch, I thought I'd be sneaky and take the photo with my point-and-shoot on sports mode so there wouldn't be a flash. However, as I was putting my camera away, the waitress caught sight of the plate and cocked her head to see what it was. I explained a little bit of my project. She smiled and gave me a thumbs up so I guess I have at least one "like" so far!


The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effect of self-instruction on learning of data entry and the combined effect of differential reinforcement of high rates of behavior (DRH) with self-instruction on the productivity of data entry. Specifically, the goals are to assess whether (a) self-instruction is an effective teaching technique for a complex ability (data entry) for adults with ID and (b) if the implementation of DRH makes it possible to increase productivity at a socially significant level.
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the implementation of the four components of an operating model planned by the clinic. The results obtained (number of assessments completed, waiting time, types and number of diagnoses made) and the results based on the parents' perspective (satisfaction vs information received, trajectory and quality of services received) are evaluated. A longitudinal follow-up (4 years) is completed to provide a description of the developmental profile of each child diagnosed with ID/ASD/GDD and the profile of their families. The services trajectory (description and quality) is also studied.
Neurodevelopmental disorders, such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autistic spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, affect over 10% of Canadians. These disorders are usually diagnosed late in development, leading to increased severity and chronicity. This longitudinal study aims to examine the relationship between brain structure, brain activity in early childhood and neurodevelopment. To achieve this, a longitudinal follow-up will be conducted with young children, from birth to 4 years of age (3 visits: 3-6 months, 24 months and 4 years). The early development of brain structures will be examined using transfontanelle ultrasonography, a noninvasive technique for obtaining images of an infant brain. Brain growth will also be assessed by measuring head circumference, a commonly used measure to estimate brain volume. Cerebral activity during learning tasks will be examined using electroencephalography, and child development will be evaluated through questionnaires and neuropsychological tests. Hence, this study will help identify early markers of abnormal brain functioning associated with neurodevelopmental disorders, which in turn could facilitate early diagnosis.
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is frequently associated with other neurodevelopmental disorders, mainly attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning and communication disorders. This project aims to evaluate the usefulness of certain screening tools in the detection of neurodevelopmental disorders associated with DCD in children in order to identify relevant tools and thus to improve evaluations and services for this population. Therefore, our first evaluation will aim to assess the usefulness of the Behavioural Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF) in the detection of comorbidities associated with DCD.
This project aims to: a) assess the fidelity of implementation of the PTR model in a specialized school environment; b) establish the effects of the PTR model on problem behaviors, positive social behaviors and school engagement for students with ASD in a specialized school context; c) establish whether children's behavioral gains are maintained at follow-up (3 months later); and (d) explore the potential effects of decreased problem behaviors on teachers' sense of personal competence and feelings of burnout.
This project aims to evaluate the implementation of a universal intervention program targeting the organization of physical, social, educational, biomedical and logistic supports, which are necessary in order to improve of quality of life through reduction of problem behavior in children under the age of five, living in a context of adversity. This project is carried out in collaboration with Boscoville, a non-profit organization, which implements prevention and intervention strategies adapted to the challenges faced by children and young people in different contexts.
This project evaluates the impact of the workfoce integration services offered by Action main-d'oeuvre, created for individuals with ASD (without intellectual disability). The goals are to (a) describe the clinical and social characteristics of the organism's clients and employers as well as the nature of the organism's services and (b) to understand the links between the clients' and the program's characteristics and the time needed to find employment in addition to the links between the client's, employer's and program's characteristics and the duration of employement.
The process of integrating a new employee with ASD into a business when receiving services from Action main-d'oeuvre will also be studied. This will be completed through single-case experiments, investigating the manager's experience during the employment process, the training and the supervision of the new employee.
Quebec Research Fund for Society and Culture (FRQSC) – Grant Program – New Professors-Researchers and National Consortium for Research on Social Inclusion (CNRIS), 2015-2019- Program Grant to Support the Emergence of New researchers in academia.
The overall objective of this project is to document the barriers and facilitators experienced by immigrant families whose children have an ASD during the period of infancy (0 to 6 years). This project aims to: a) identify barriers and facilitators in diagnostic services of ASD; (b) identify barriers and facilitators for accessing and using intervention services; and (c) obtain the views of families regarding their satisfaction with available services. This project is expected to be completed in 2019.
The Montérégie-Est Rehabilitation Center for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (CRDI Montérégie-Est), with the financial support of the Butters Foundation, has developed a residential resource that offers a service of assessment and stabilization for severe problem behaviours/ This resource, the Lily Butters House, temporarily hosts people with intellectual disabilities or pervasive developmental disorders and severe behavioral disorders. It offers highly specialized services based on best practices that help highlight the variables involved in the onset of the behavioral disorders. The objective of this project is to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the services offered at the Lily Butters House with the intention of making recommendations to improve present interventions. This project will also aim to verify if this type of evaluation-reorientation resource offers advantages over other types of existing services.
The purpose of this study is to examine the underlying mechanisms that cause cognitive and behavioral dysfunction in patients with intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder, using electrophysiological and behavioral measures. We are interested in diagnostic profiles such as fragile X syndrome, SYNGAP1 mutation, trisomy 21, tuberous sclerosis of Bourneville and autism without intellectual disability. This study is exploratory in nature. Participants are between 5 and 30 years old. Data obtained from patients will be compared with those obtained from control participants (typical development) matched by age and gender. The study will allow the identification of learning biomarkers in individuals with these neurodevelopmental disorders.
In neonates, ultrasound is the initial neuroimaging modality used to detect and follow up on intracranial pathologies, since MRI is challenging due to immobilization, cost and sedation issues. Ultrasound is typically acquired in 2D and interpretations are performed slice by slice. However, recent reports suggest a longitudinal follow-up of structure volumes and shapes may be relevant for investigation of neurodevelopmental disorders. The first objective of this study is to test the diagnostic efficiency of the 3D ultrasound technology to measure total brain volume as well as lateral ventricular volume compared to volumetric measurements obtained from MRI. Then an image registration is done between Ultrasound and an MRI atlas in order to automatically extract information of the region of interest. This will allow us to do 3D volume segmentation of the ventricles with 3D ultrasound images, which is easier than using MRI from a clinical perspective.


What is in store for the future of the automotive aftermarket?
» Articles » Tips & tricks » What is in store for the future of the automotive aftermarket?
The automotive aftermarket is undergoing major changes in Europe and worldwide due to market maturity, evolving customer preferences and expectations, advances in engineering and logistics technology. In this article, PIF speak to Doug Bentley, Research & Development Manager at Klarius Products Ltd, about the future challenges for the European automotive aftermarket and how to address them.
The automotive aftermarket is evolving and several changes are sweeping the industry. For example, consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of scheduled servicing and preventive maintenance in order to increase the service life of their vehicles. In fact, the average car age keeps increasing in Europe, and reached approximately 11 years in 20151. This situation is favourable to some innovative aftermarket parts and services providers. However, a number of trends are continuing to push the automotive aftermarket and servicing sector to reshape its current practices, adopt new business models and provide better B2B and B2C services.
A major trend influencing the aftermarket industry is market growth and consolidation. The aftermarket in Europe remains one of the biggest global markets when it comes to value, with over €190 billion [£160 billion] in sales in 2015. However, it is a mature market characterised by consistent volumes and low growth rates. Therefore, mergers, acquisitions and collaborations among part distributors and buying groups are expected to continue and further consolidate the business as they extend their footprint.
The European aftermarket is also a highly competitive market, where quality is still an important choice criterion, followed by availability and price. With the online shopping boom hitting the aftermarket sector, an increasing number of customers are using digital channels to compare prices, obtain perspectives on product quality and determine which ones to buy. Consequently, parts e-commerce is increasing price transparency and providing greater diversity of supply.
In this competitive e-commerce market, aftermarket suppliers can differentiate themselves from their competitors by providing the quickest delivery service. Same-day delivery, for example, boosting online aftermarket sales by offering the comfort and convenience of online shopping combined with immediate product access of bricks and mortar stores. Klarius monitors its broad range of emission control components and for many distribution customers now supplies through a virtual warehousing system to ensure product availability and stock transparency across all facilities and warehouses.
To guarantee a same-day delivery service, having a strong logistics network and management system is key. Therefore, aftermarket retailers can access both main and decentralised warehouses, rely on dedicated delivery fleets and have a real-time from suppliers that have an overview of inventories across their warehouses.
What emerges from these automotive aftermarket trends is that successful initiatives to exploit the potential of this market consist of using changes in the supply infrastructure being driven by manufacturers and distributors. Improving and extending service offering and delivery options, adapting to local requirements and setting-up carefully profiled local stock, while optimising the planning processes for stock replacement by using supply routes that offer both an extended range and immediate availability.
For more information on the future of the automotive aftermarket get in touch with Klarius Products Ltd and learn how to evolve your company today!