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Well, if you remember Mr. R, one of my most favorite people in the entire world passed away and so his wife could no longer stay on as a cottage parent, and that is why Mr. and Mrs. P showed up.
They were mean and wicked people. She was a terrible cook and he was just plain evil. I did my best to stay clear of him. Other girls were not so lucky. When we'd go to the movies on Saturdays all the girls tried real hard not to have to sit next him.
I woke up one night to strange noises in my bedroom. When I rolled over to see what they were, I discovered Mr. P in the room. I pulled the covers over my head and pretended to be asleep. My heart was racing, I prayed to God for Mr. P to leave. He didn't.
In the morning I was worried, I didn't know what to do. I decided I would tell my caseworker what had happened; maybe she could get rid of Mr. and Mrs. P, or something. So when the school bus stopped at the Administration Building I snuck off the bus and waited in the bathroom, till my caseworker arrived and I told her the whole story. I was relieved and happy with the thought that something was going to be done about the situation. However, when I got in from school the cottage was filled with an eerie silence. I put my coat and books away and walked around the corner of the hallway only to discover that all the girls were lined up with their faces staring at the wall and their index fingers and middle fingers pressed against the space between the cinder blocks and their knees bent in a stoop. Mrs. P was there with a belt and she was flaming mad. She yelled at me to take the position and informed me that we all would stand there without dinner till the "one" confessed that they had told an awful lie about her husband. I could not believe what I was hearing. My caseworker had betrayed me! I was mad! I felt bad for the other girls but there was no way I was going to own up to what I had done. We stood there for hours, (if anyone cried or fell over they were whipped); finally we were allowed to go to bed. When I stood up my legs shook and my shoulders ached, it was difficult to walk. I decided that night I would do whatever it took to get out of there. I thought about running away but I had no place to run to. Then, I had an idea . . .
As you read the events of my life story I so want you to keep in mind that even though I experienced some pretty awful things, God was with me through it all. According to Matthew 25, at the end of time many people will come to Jesus not knowing that the good they did for others during their lifetime was like doing good to Jesus. It makes sense to my mind that if people do good and it's counted as doing good to Jesus, then when people do bad to others it is as if they have done it to the Lord. My Heavenly Father is aware of my suffering and yours and offers us relief by trusting that He can make something beautiful out of our ugly life experiences. Take courage my friends you're not alone.


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Aggressive advertising and pervasive commercials promising LASIK at discounted prices might make it difficult to determine who is a truly skilled LASIK surgeon and who is not. This directory was created to help potential LASIK patients find experienced, reputable LASIK surgeons. All of the listed Encino / Burbank LASIK surgery specialists are board-certified ophthalmologists. This is a prestigious recognition that is bestowed only upon ophthalmologists who have graduated from accredited medical schools, successfully completed an internship and a residency, and passed a number of thorough examinations. In addition, this certification ensures that the surgeon possesses an excellent professional record and attends continuing education courses every year. In addition, all of the Burbank / Encino LASIK surgeons featured in this directory are dedicated to delivering highly rewarding vision correction outcomes for all of their patients. This is why they perform thorough pre-surgical evaluations, customize each treatment, and conduct detailed follow-up vision exams.
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A Fort Knox of comedy gold
Comedy fans rejoice! Netflix has been doubling down on original comedy this year with a focus on standup. With big names like Louis C.K., Dave Chapelle, and Amy Schumer, it seems like every comedy heavyweight has a Netflix special coming out this year. Which is great news for Dish subscribers because you can watch Netflix straight from your Hopper 3 DVR. No need to switch inputs. So where do you start when you have so many comedy options? We have you covered with 10 of our favorite specials of 2017.
Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes
Mike Birbiglia's style intertwines true stories from his life with self-deprecating jokes. The Massachusetts native is on a hot streak, having written, directed, and acted in the well-received 2016 film "Don't Think Twice" as well as the 2012 film "Sleepwalk with Me." In "Thank God for Jokes," his awkward interactions with the world make for a raucous 70 minutes. With topics like opening up for the Muppets and roasting his personal hero, Birbiglia finds a way to turn his most awkward moments into comedy gold.
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
Hasan Minhaj is coming off a red-hot year of comedy. He is one of the Daily Show's most consistent contributors. In his debut comedy special, he uses his unique perspective to cultivate a style that is both heartwarming and hilarious. He covers topics such as the difficulties of growing up in the United States as a first generation American and his relationship with his younger sister. It's no wonder that Minhaj was chosen this year to host the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Jim Gaffigan: Cinco
Comedy veteran Jim Gaffigan brings his family-friendly comedy to the stage in "Cinco." You may know Jim from guest roles on shows like "That '70s Show" or a starring role on his self-titled TV show. Gaffigan goes back to his trademark style of comedy, where he delves into what the audience is probably thinking. He's consistently funny without having to resort to vulgarity. "Cinco" is definitely worth the watch.
Multiple comedians: "The Standups"
Looking for fresh faces in comedy? Look no further. "The Standups" is a new series of half-hour comedy specials from up-and-coming comedians. Find your new favorite from this crew of handpicked new faces, including Nikki Glasser, Fortune Feimster, Deon Cole, Nate Bargatze, Dan Soder, and Beth Stelling. Each brings their own flavor of comedy to the table in these brief special. The Standups is a diverse plate of funny that lets you say, "I watched them before they were famous."
Cristela Alonzo: Lower Classy
Cristela Alonzo is a rising name in comedy. Although not yet a superstar, she did have an eponymous ABC sitcom called "Cristella," which was unfortunately cancelled after one season. You also might recognize her voice from "Cars 3" and "The Angry Birds Movie." Her light self-effacing style is both welcoming and enjoyable. Cristela makes light of her life, with jokes about her love for football and how expensive health food is. Lower Classy is a fun special to watch for any comedy fan.
Norm McDonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip and Trickery
Norm McDonald is just funny. There's no other way to say it. The "Saturday Night Live" veteran's timing, rhythm, and style are unmatched. His delivery makes any simple statement funny. Norm doesn't try to be political, as many comedians have in the past year. His jokes are just jokes, which is refreshing. This special is good for when you want to take a break and just have a good laugh.
Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out
Ever-controversial Bill Burr brings an interesting take on this past election cycle. Filmed during the 2016 election season, Burr gives his slightly twisted take on the candidates. Regardless of how you lean politically, it's interesting to hear his point of view now that the election is over. But proceed with caution; his comedy style is definitely more vulgar than most.
Amy Schumer: The Leather Special
You may know Amy Schumer from her breakout role in 2015's "Trainwreck" or from her eponymous Comedy Central TV show "Inside Amy Schumer." Schumer's act is hilarious, but her style is raunchy and definitely not family-friendly. For instance, she goes into graphic detail about a food poisoning experience she had with her boyfriend. If you are into risqué humor, this special is right up your alley.
Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust
Sarah Silverman is a comedic powerhouse. You may know Silverman from her supporting roles in movies such as "School of Rock" or from her Comedy Central show "The Sarah Silverman Program." In her new special, she is able to bring levity to topics ranging from her father's experiences at camp to her recent near-death experience. Silverman is a master of the comedic craft, able to explain a joke without taking anything away from it.
Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark
Trevor Noah is 33 years old, but he has an extensive pedigree of political comedy. He's hosted "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central since Jon Stewart's departure in 2015, and has done a solid job of filling his shoes. In his special, Noah addresses issues of race and nationalism without losing a laugh. This special is solid example of hilarious political commentary that also makes you think.


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When Keyboards Attack
I am not certain why keyboards do not like me. I am not even sure why my keyboards do not like each other. One thing which I am quite positive about, however, is that I have far more problems with them than can be accounted for by chance. As I write this post, it is being done on a Dell Vostro 2510 which I bought, in part, because it is a business model laptop and this led me to believe that it might be built in a sturdier fashion than the models advertised for the general consumer market. This does not appear to be the case. Apparently, if I can touch it, I am likelier than most to break it.
This upsets me dreadfully. I have long considered myself to be a person who takes good care of tools, electronics, vehicles, and even furniture. I clean and lubricate tools as necessary when I am finished using them. I dust and surface clean, as well as surge and UPS protect my electronic devices. I use furniture oil to treat the surfaces of the wood furniture I own. I have my vehicle regularly serviced and seldom exceed the speed suggestions by more than 40 mph any longer. I just finished modifying a cheap surplus transformer to work with the older, but still quite satisfactory, Koss amplified speakers for use with my PC. They work perfectly. Keyboards, on the other hand, appear to harbor a deep seated hatred for me. This relationship is approaching one of reciprocity. Perhaps there is a Secret Order of Boardhood (SOB) which I have offended and become a sworn enemy without warning and for no discernable reason.
Over the past twelve months I have been victimized by keyboards on no less than five occasions. Before this period, the "forward" key cap in the lower right corner of a HP laptop caught on a shirt sleeve and was lost. Oh well, no big deal. The curse seems to have begun when the "t" key cap fell off the same laptop. Not oh well. I definitely had more use for t's than forwards. After far too long a search, I found a replacement keyboard for the exact make and model, bought it, replaced it, and all was well for several days until the entire computer quit. I learned something. Almost all of two entire series of that line of computer use the same keyboard, regardless of their part number. I do have a very lightly used keyboard and an unused double-life battery for HP Pavilion 5000 series laptops lying around, however, should anyone find themselves in need of such parts.
I began to become more suspicious of a possible keyboard conspiracy when the quad core, 64-bit refurb arrived with what appeared to be a totally unused PC, a wireless mouse which was worn but worked, and a wireless keyboard which refused to respond to anything I tried, including a thorough trouncing. Possibly I should have been more understanding when I saw that the alkaline batteries included in it were guaranteed good through 2001. What the hell, three keyboards down. I bought a Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse on sale and they work fine on the PC. A little short on range, but OK. I did not yet know about Keyboard Jealousy Syndrome.
Very shortly after putting the Vostro "hot-rod-candy-apple-red-color" laptop into service, the "Microsoft" key cap fell off. I don't believe I did anything to encourage that. I can't even recall ever intentionally pressing it. Perhaps that was the problem. You may recall from past posts that I did not know where that key cap had gone and that theft by cat was my primary working hypothesis. I learned another something. Key caps may be interchangeable between manufacturers. This one was compatible with the deceased donor board's Microsoft cap. I snapped the used cap into position and it again worked as intended. It bothered my aesthetic sensibilities, however, because it was printed in a different style than all the other keys and thus drew my attention, in a negative way, whenever I used the laptop. When I found that the original cap had not been captured by a cat, but rather had simply been lost in the abundant clutter surrounding The Chair, I swapped them and all was well once again.
This state of affairs lasted nearly three weeks. Then an event occurred which taught me two things. The first was that inanimate electro-mechanical devices appear able to harbor a dislike or jealousy to the extent that a physical assault results. At this point I wish to make a non-legally binding, nor even necessarily truthful statement to the effect that I did not drop the wireless board onto the laptop's board. Believe what you will, but the laptop was suddenly left with non-functional "y" "h" and "j" keys. I examined, twisted, palpated, snapped, and used bad words, all to no avail. I then did what had to be done in a first responder, triage sort of situation like this. I used duct tape. Clearly, or rather very unclearly, this was not a good solution for me. I couldn't see the letters on the keys.
It is well known in the psychology and learning theory community that new learning is most likely to occur in a "crisis" or in a situation in which previously learned behavior no longer works. Otherwise stated, this may be known as "Necessity is the mother of invention." My great (really, for me at least) discovery was that the tiny, itty-bitty, fragile, scissor action, plastic parts that snap onto and support the key caps while allowing the rubberized contact to make or break the circuit are interchangeable ! What wonders a jeweler's screwdriver and a bit of close-up squinting can reveal! After replacing three of these little doo-dads with their equivalents from the cadaver board, I am once again pacified even though the j key is turned almost one whole degree clockwise.
Peace, Doc
Copyright © 2009, Thomas A. Blood, Ph.D.
"They say one of a baby's first non-verbal forms communication is pointing. Clicking must be somewhere just after that." – Author Unknown
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Larry Daley has left his night guard position at the museum and is now CEO of his own, successful, company which sells his inventions on shopping channels - such as the 'glow in the dark flash light'. On a rare visit to see his old friends at the museum, he learns that most exhibits are to be shipped to the larger vaults of the Smithsonian, without the life-giving Egyptian tablet. However, one night he receives a call from Jedediah begging for help - it seems the tablet was taken with them to the new museum, and his friends are under attack!
Alternative Title: Night at the Museum 2
Our Rating: 6/10 - Not as good as the first. I missed Dick Van Dyke!
Watchability: 7/10 - Very strong cast and better than most, recent, family movies still
Contributed By: Jordan Taylor
Tagline: When the lights go off the battle is on!
- Country: USA, Canada
- Language: English
- Runtime: 145
- Budget: $150,000,000
- Revenue: $177,243,721
- Production: 20th Century Fox
So, how does the movie end??
Larry and Amelia use the bobblehead Einsteins to solve the riddle of the tablet - the sequence that must be entered is the first 8 numbers of PI. To save Jedediah's life, as he is trapped in an hour glass, Larry tries to negotiate with Kahmunrah - until the gangsters turn up, with the bobbleheads, and tell the Pharoah the correct sequence.
The black tomb opens and out march an army of bird men. They surround Larry. Suddenly the giant Abe Lincoln crashes through the huge window and scares the bird men - who run back into the tomb. His final advice to Larry is to divide the enemy before he leaves.
Amelia shows up with their old friends - and there's a huge battle between the good guys and those on the dark side. General Custer is scared, but Larry wins him over and together they lead the good guys to victory.
Larry is cornered by Napolean, Al Capone and Ivan - but he successfully manages to get them fighting together by telling them he'll give the tablet to the leader.
Larry and Kahmunrah duel - with a scythe against Larry's flashlight. Larry is victorious and the Pharoah is knocked back through the tomb and into the underworld.
Realising it is starting to get light again, the giant squid is taken outside for a quick dip in the pool and the New York mannequins are flown back to the Big Apple by Amelia.
The heroes from the first movie exit the tiny plane Mary Poppins style, and are welcomed back. Amelia kisses Larry and then flies off into the distance and sunrise.
A little in the future, Larry is back working as a night guard at the Natural History museum after selling his successful company - and we learn from Ricky Gervais's character that an anonymous donor left a small fortune to the museum on condition that it opens after dark. All the heroes are working - storytelling and leading guided tours, while the visitors assume most things are working through animatronics.
A young lady enters who looks just like Amelia (probably because the actress is Amy Adams) and catches Larry's eye. They flirt, and she asks him for a guided tour.
In the credits we go back to the guy in the b/w victory poster trying to figure out Larry's phone before he is called down for some food -- when we find out his full name is 'Joey Motorola'.
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Its surprising how much you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit
[Editor: This is especially of interest to those who do now and did at any time in the past 25 years ago or so live in Scottsdale because Scottsdale residents voted THEMSELVES a tax increase to provide money to purchase land in the Sonoran desert, now known as the Sonoran Preserve. The point was to preserve that land against development of any kind except necessary services: water, trails, parking, etc. Now the Scottsdale City Council, except for one member, Guy Phillips, is ready to sell out the voters of Scottsdale so the developers can build a humongous "discover center." They will then be required to have their tax money (remember, the city was so broke the last couple of years they floated bond issues to pay for necessary services and maintenance!] go to pay approximately $1million a year for maintenance and upkeep of the development.]
September 26 was a very very good day for the Citizens and a very very bad day for DDCS.
The day got worse for Campana and her Consultants, their business plan got hammered by City Council at the 9-26 Workstudy. The Scottsdale Independent again provided detailed nuanced coverage, showing a thoroughly divided Council and lack of support.
Sam Campana continues to flail when her financials are challenged. At 1:19:00during the Council meeting she states:
"There would be about 306,000 people attending annually, that's about half the number of people that go to the Desert Botanical Garden in a Chihuly year, that's about half the number of people that go to the Butterfly Wonderland, and about half the number of people that go to the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum down in Tucson. So we think that is a very defensible number."
Here is the video snippet. But there are huge innaccuracies with Sam's statements.
1. The business plan in Table VI-3 cites the Garden at 380,000 attendance, and the Desert Museum at 356,000. Both 50% lower than Campana's "defensible number." Why are DDCS' attendance projections not also 50% lower, closer to 200,000? This table is from DDCS' own business plan
As the Council meeting went on, and majority support for the DDC was not to be found, Milhaven, Korte and David Smith pushed harder to block a vote. Linda Milhaven chided us about democracy while she willfully ignores public feedback and the law. What was more awkward: Milhaven, the Wells Fargo banker, doubling-down and calling her opponents "terrorists", or, whining about people choosing to speak with their dollars?
Again, watch for yourself please!
VIDEO LINK [EDITOR'S NOTE: Councilwoman Milhaven has no idea that we live in a Republic. Maybe that is the problem. But while she is correct that citizens can round up $thousands and collect signatures to put this on the ballot, the truth is the City Council can just refer it to the ballot in the first place. It's a scam that she or they think it is "their duty" to vote alone to build this unwanted project. Scottsdale residents do not want it and they know it which is why they won't refer it to the owners of the property - the voters.]
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Not being familiar with the issue, I was curious as to just what did happen, i.e., "Voters Win Big." But the article didn't say! It rambled on and on but never got closer to explaining the headline than a "9-26 Workstudy," whatever that was. Traditional news stories develop news deductively, meaning they tell you what happened, then fill in on the details. But this story is all inductive, giving info first on its way to revealing the main point, which is not at all apparent....
Let me see if I can explain it to you. See, the voters in Scottsdale voted to tax themselves to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars over the years. It was to pay for a lot of land to be preserved. So the voters own the land. Some of the lefties on the Council are trying to wrangle a vote among themselves to grab that PRESERVE property to build a disney land type tourist attraction. It's in a residential neighborhood. The people don't want it but the council has already spent about a million dollars on "studies." The council is trying to trick the crowd that they are duty bound to give away their land. They are refusing to put it up for vote like the people want.
But I guess the message is less important to you than the information's presentation. But you see, these are grassroots people up against high dollar developers who fund the campaigns of the progressives on the council. You want them to be journalists but they aren't. They are just sincere every day people with jobs and kids and stuff. But so am I so I have no problem understanding just what is written.


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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based multilateral development institution, recently announced it will loan EUR 20 million (USD 23 million) to Romania's Banca Transilvania (BT) Leasing to finance micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Including this transaction, EBRD has disbursed four loans to the organization, totaling EUR 45 million (USD 51 million), says MicroCapital.org.
BT Leasing, which financed assets totaling EUR 41 million (USD 47 million) from January to April 2017, is 100-percent held by BT, a privately-owned bank that was established in Romania in 1994. BT has four divisions: retail, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), corporate, and medical. In 2016, it reported total assets of RON 52 billion (USD 13 billion) and a net profit of RON 1.3 billion (USD 326 million) as well as a staff of 7,800. BT is the primary member of the BT Financial Group, which offers financial services including leasing, securities and asset management.
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Way to go Girl! Good Job.
Congrats! That is such a great feeling - hope you got a lot of sales from it!
Congrats! Hope lots of more sales your way!Melissa
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Consumption tax trends 2012 – summary
From: OECD (2012), Consumption Tax Trends 2012: VAT/GST and Excise Rates, Trends and Administration Issues, OECD Publishing written by Stéphane Buydens of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA)
Consumption taxes
Consumption taxes include, on one hand general taxes on consumption, typically value added taxes (VAT and its equivalent in several jurisdictions the goods and services tax sales– GST) and retail sales taxes and on the other hand taxes on specific goods and services, consisting primarily of excise taxes, customs duties and certain special taxes.
Looking at the unweighted average of revenue from the five broad categories of taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the OECD member countries, it can be seen that the proportion of consumption taxes is almost 31% (see Table 1.1).
In 2009, consumption taxes broke down to one-third for taxes on specific goods and services and two-thirds for general consumption taxes (see Tables 3.2, 3.4 and 3.7).
General consumption taxes
Retail sales taxes
A retail sales tax is a consumption tax charged only once at the last point of sale for products to the final end user.
The United States is the only OECD country within which a retail sales tax is employed as the principal consumption tax. However, the retail sales tax in the United States is not a federal tax.
Rather, it is a tax imposed at the state level. Currently, 46 of the 50 States impose retail sales taxes. In addition, over 7 500 local tax jurisdictions impose retail sales taxes in accordance with state law requirements.
To address inter-state and international taxation issues caused by the lack of harmonisation in state sales and use taxes, a number of states have entered into the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA available at http://www.streamlinedsalestax.org).
Value added tax
VAT is the most widespread general consumption tax in the world having been implemented by over 150 countries and in 33 of the 34 OECD member countries.
The value added tax system is based on tax collection in a staged process, with successive businesses entitled to deduct input tax on purchases and account for output tax on sales in such a way that the tax finally collected by tax authorities equals the VAT paid by the final consumer to the last vendor.
These characteristics ensure the neutrality of the tax, whatever the nature of the product, the structure of the distribution chain and the technical means used for its delivery.
When the destination principle, which is the international norm, is applied,
it allows the tax to retain its neutrality in cross-border trade. According to this principle, exports are exempt with refund of input taxes ("tax free") and imports are taxed on the same basis and at the same rates as local production.
VAT is a neutral tax.
The concept of tax neutrality in VAT has a number of dimensions, including the absence of discrimination in a tax environment that is unbiased and impartial and the elimination of undue tax burdens and disproportionate or inappropriate compliance costs for businesses.
Neutrality is one of the principles that help to ensure the collection of the right amount of revenue by governments in the right jurisdiction.
In domestic trade, tax neutrality is achieved by the staged payment system: each (fully taxable) business pays VAT to its providers on its inputs and receives VAT from its customers on its outputs.
Input VAT incurred by each business is offset against output VAT so that the "right" amount of tax to be remitted to tax authorities by each business is the net amount or balance of those two. As a result of the staged payment system, VAT normally "flows through the business" to tax the supplies to the final consumer.
This ensures that the tax ultimately collected along a particular supply chain is proportional to the amount paid by the final consumer, whatever the nature of the supply, the structure of the distribution chain, the number of transactions or economic operators involved and the technical means used.
VAT is a consumption tax.
From an economic standpoint, VAT is a tax on final consumption by households.
Practically, the tax deduction mechanism ensures that the VAT paid by businesses along the value chain does not bear on them but, ultimately, on final consumers only.
Therefore, only people consume while businesses rather use inputs.
From a legal and practical standpoint, VAT is essentially a transaction tax, which aims at taxing the sale to the final consumer through a staged payment process across the supply chain.
VAT in cross-border trade.
The overarching purpose of the VAT as a levy on final household consumption coupled with its central design feature of a staged collection process lays the foundation for the core VAT principles bearing on international trade.
The application of the destination principle in VAT achieves neutrality in international trade.
Under the destination principle, exports are exempt with refund of input taxes (that is, free of VAT) and imports are taxed on the same basis and at the same rates as domestic supplies.
Accordingly, the total tax paid in relation to a supply is determined by the rules applicable in the jurisdiction of its consumption and therefore all revenue accrues to the jurisdiction where the supply to the final consumer occurs.
The application of the destination principle is more consistent with the main VAT principles and is accepted as the international norm.
Although most of the rules currently in force are consistent with the destination principle, their features are diverse across countries.
This can, in some instances, lead to double taxation or unintended non-taxation and create uncertainties for both business and tax administrations.
Implementation of the destination principle with respect to international trade in goods is relatively straightforward in theory and generally effective in practice, due in large part to the existence of border controls or fiscal frontiers.
Implementing the destination principle with respect to international trade in services and intangibles is more difficult.
Their nature is such that there are no customs controls that can confirm their exportation and their consequent right to be free of VAT or impose the VAT at importation.
Since it is not possible to physically follow the flow of services and intangibles across borders for tax purposes, the connection of the supply with a specific taxing jurisdiction must be done by reference to proxies.
The nature of those proxies and the way they are used may vary across jurisdictions as a result of local history and legal frameworks.
Consumption taxes on specific goods and services: Excise taxes
Excise taxes differ from VAT since they are levied on a limited range of products; are not normally liable to tax until the goods enter free circulation and are generally assessed by reference to the weight, volume, strength or quantity of the product, combined in some cases, with ad valorem taxes.
As with VAT, excise taxes aim to be neutral internationally since they are normally collected once, in the country of final consumption.
Chapter 2 – Consumption tax topics
Taxing international trade
The spread of VAT has been the most important development in taxation over the last half century. It now covers more than 150 countries and is recognised as the most efficient consumption tax both in terms of revenue for governments and neutrality towards international trade.
The challenges raised by globalisation have led governments to undertake common action to ensure a smooth interaction between VAT systems in the context of a global economy.
Governments began the process of establishing common guidelines for international VAT issues in 1998 at the OECD Ottawa Conference on electronic commerce, where Ministers welcomed the Ottawa Taxation Framework Conditions.
As a result, the OECD's Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) adopted the Guidelines on Consumption Taxation of Cross- Border Services and Intangible Property in the Context of E-commerce in 2001.
Further to the development of globalisation and cross-border trade, it became clear that many of the problems surrounding the application of VAT to e-commerce actually had their roots in the wider area of services and intangibles and that the remaining differences of approaches amongst jurisdictions still had potential for double taxation and unintended non-taxation.
The OECD therefore launched the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines (the Guidelines) in 2006, which aim at providing guidance for governments on applying VAT more generally to cross-border trade.
It was agreed that the most pressing issue was the definition of the place of taxation for cross-border trade in services and intangibles and the conditions for the neutrality of the tax.
It was also agreed that the right to deduct input tax, an essential element in VAT systems that underpins the tax's neutral character, should also be assured for cross-border trade. In January 2006, the CFA approved the two following basic rules:
- The burden of value added taxes themselves should not lie on taxable businesses except where explicitly provided for in legislation;
- for consumption tax purposes internationally traded services and intangibles should be taxed according to the rules of the jurisdiction of consumption.
These rules reflect the overarching purpose of a VAT to impose a broad-based tax on household consumption. According to the destination principle (see Chapter 1) the revenue of the tax should ultimately accrue to the jurisdiction where final consumption occurs.
In order to progress the work, the Guidelines are being developed in a staged process with a consultation process.
The objective is to arrive at a complete set of Guidelines applying to cross-border trade in services and intangibles by 2014.
Additional work is undertaken on improving the efficiency of the tax, the fight against VAT fraud and tax administration issues.
Cross-border VAT neutrality
In principle, the right to recover input VAT for businesses is exercised through the deduction mechanism in the staged payment process.
In a cross-border context, the export of goods and services is in principle free of VAT under the destination principle.
However, there will inevitably remain situations where businesses may incur a foreign VAT.
OECD countries have often implemented special mechanisms to avoid VAT being charged to the foreign taxpayer or to allow the foreign taxpayer to recover the input VAT incurred in the country.
The conditions and procedures for relief or recovery vary considerably between countries.
The lack of consistency in these procedures across countries and their current complexity may lead to significant compliance and administrative burdens for businesses and tax administrations.
The importance of the issue was confirmed by an OECD survey issued in 2010 "VAT/GST Relief for Foreign Businesses: The State of Play" (www.oecd.org/ctp/ct).
The CFA considered that the issue was significant enough to require remedies and undertook development of guidelines in this area.
As a result, the CFA approved International VAT Neutrality Guidelines in July 2011, after a successful public consultation. These Guidelines are one of the building blocks of the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines.
The Commentary on the application of the International VAT Neutrality Guidelines in practice was approved for public consultation by the CFA in July 2012 and was published on the OECD website (www.oecd.org/ctp/ct) for public consultation (until 26 September 2012).
Definition of the place of taxation
According to the destination principle, the taxing rights on cross-border supplies of services and intangibles should accrue to the jurisdiction of consumption.
Although VAT primarily taxes household consumption, the multi-staged nature of the tax requires that each supply within the supply chain is subject to the rules of the relevant jurisdiction, including the intermediary supplies between businesses.
Thus, appropriate place of taxation rules should be applied at each stage of the supply chain. Over the last decade, OECD countries have amended their tax legislation to implement the destination principle.
However, there is a recognised need for a consistent set of approaches that maintain tax neutrality for business-to-business supplies and ensure the application of the destination principle for business-to-consumer supplies.
As part of the work on the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines, a number of papers were issued for public consultation (www.oecd.org/ctp/ct).
The overall work on the Guidelines should be completed by end 2014. In addition anti-abuse provisions and mutual co-operation and dispute resolution procedures should also be developed.
Improving VAT efficiency
The current economic crisis has acted as a catalyst for structural reform in many OECD countries.
In the tax area such reforms aim at ensuring the long-term sustainability of public finances while safeguarding the competitiveness of the economy and its longer- term growth potential.
The pace and nature of reforms have varied markedly between countries but a consensus has emerged on the fact that growth-friendly tax reforms could help strengthen the jobs content of a recovery".
This includes removing tax expenditures and shifting the tax burden towards tax bases that are less harmful to employment and growth, such as consumption taxes.
Against this background, the OECD organises its first Global Forum on VAT in Paris in November 2012 as a unique international platform for a truly global dialogue on VAT design and operation, for sharing policy analysis and experience, for identifying best practices and for strengthening international co-operation.
Tackling VAT fraud
There has been a significant and worrying trend in recent years for VAT to become a target for serious criminal activity.
Despite the measures taken by tax administrations and increased co-operation within the EU, criminal attacks against VAT systems have continued, spreading into new markets such as carbon emission allowances and energy supplies.
The development of appropriate legislation and practical tools are therefore critical to protect governments against international VAT fraud.
Chapter 3 – Value added tax: Yield, rates and structure
Limited to less than 10 countries in the late 1960s, VAT is today an essential source of revenue in more than 150 countries.
A number of factors have contributed to these developments i.e. globalisation, the systemic neutrality of the tax towards international trade and its efficiency for raising revenue.
It now accounts for approximately one fifth of the tax revenues of OECD governments and worldwide.
Key features of the VAT systems
Although most VAT systems build on the same core VAT principles, many differences exist in the way they are implemented in practice.
This is illustrated by the existence of a wide range of lower rates, exemptions and special arrangements that are frequently designed for non-tax policy objectives.
The rates of VAT
After a period of relative stability between 1996 and 2008, the average standard rate of VAT has started to rise again since 2008, suggesting that many countries have increased their VAT rates to consolidate their budgets.
With the exceptions of Chile and Japan, all OECD countries have one or more reduced rate generally applied to basic essentials such as medical and hospital care, food and water supplies and to activities that are considered socially desirable.
One of the reasons for the introduction of a differentiated rates structure is the promotion of tax equity or to stimulate consumption of "merit goods" (e.g. cultural products and education) and goods with positive externalities (e.g. energy-saving appliances).
The reasons for these reduced rates are likely to be rooted in a country's socio-economic history, but their validity and their capacity to meet their objectives at an appropriate cost may be questionable.
In addition to reduced rates, there is also an extensive use of exemption across countries (see Table 3.11). Although it is a significant departure from the basic logic of VAT, all OECD countries (with the exceptions of New Zealand and Turkey) exempt a number of specific sectors considered as essential for social reasons, in particular health, education and charities.
In addition most countries also use exemptions for practical reasons (e.g. financial and insurance services, due to the difficulties in assessing the tax base) or for historical reasons (postal services, letting of immovable property, supply of land and buildings).
Unlike reduced rates, exemptions break the staged payment system and create specific distortions.
The exemption of items used as inputs into production removes the key feature of VAT, that of neutrality.
Exemption may introduce a cascading effect as the non-deductible tax on inputs is embedded in the subsequent selling price and is not recoverable by taxpayers further down the supply chain.
The importance of this cascading effect depends on where in the supply chain exemption occurs. If the exemption occurs immediately prior to the final sale, there is no cascading effect and the consequence is simply a loss of revenue since the value added at the final stage escapes tax.
On the other hand, if it takes place within the supply chain the distortions may be significant. For example, the exemption of financial services creates significant distortions with respect to both consumer and business decisions.
There is no consensus amongst OECD countries on the need for, or the level of, thresholds.
The main reasons for excluding "small" businesses are that the costs for the tax administration are disproportionate to the VAT revenues from their activity and, similarly, VAT compliance costs would be disproportionate for many small businesses.
The level of the threshold is often the result of a trade-off between minimising compliance and administration costs and the need to avoid jeopardising VAT revenue or distorting competition.
Restrictions to the right to deduct VAT on specific inputs
According to the VAT principles, the right to deduct input taxes should be limited to the extent that those inputs are used for the taxable purposes of businesses.
The right of deduction is legitimately denied where inputs are used to make onward transactions that fall outside the scope of the tax such as exempt transactions.
This is also the case for input tax relating to purchases that are not wholly used for furtherance of taxable business activity, for example, when they are used for the private needs of the business owner or its employees (i.e. final consumption).
Most OECD countries also have legislation in place that provides for input tax deduction blocking on a number of goods and services because of their nature rather than because of their use by businesses, generally with a view to ensure (input) taxation of their deemed final consumption e.g. restaurant meals, reception costs, hotel accommodation, use of cars by the employees of businesses, etc.
Chapter 4 – Measuring performance of VAT: The VAT revenue ratio
Given the diversity in the implementation of VAT between countries, it is reasonable to consider the influence of these features on the revenue performance of VAT systems.
One tool considered as an appropriate indicator of such a performance is the VAT Revenue Ratio (VRR), which is defined as the ratio between the actual VAT revenue collected and the revenue that would theoretically be raised if VAT was applied at the standard rate to all final consumption (Table 4.1).
In theory, the closer the VAT system of a country is to a "pure" VAT regime (i.e. where all consumption is taxed at a uniform rate), the more its VRR is close to 1.
On the other hand a low VRR can indicate a reduction of the tax base due to a large number of exemptions or reduced rates or a failure to collect all tax due (e.g. tax fraud).
The main methodological difficulty for calculating the VRR lies in the assessment of the potential tax base, since no standard assessment of the potential VAT base for all OECD countries is available.
In the absence of such data, the closest statistic for that base is final consumption expenditure as measured in the national accounts.
Few countries have a high VRR and most have a ratio below 0.65, which confirms the impact of the wide range of exemptions and reduced rates applied in OECD countries.
However, VRR figures should be interpreted with caution since they result from a combination of the policy efficiency (capacity to tax the full base at the standard rate) and compliance efficiency (the capacity of the tax administration to collect the tax due).
In addition, a number of factors such as the evolution of consumption patterns, incomplete application of the destination principle and the tax treatment of government activities may have a significant influence on the VRR in some countries.
Whilst the VRR is a useful tool for observing countries' performance, more work is needed to identify the specific factors that influence the performance of VAT and how they interact.
Chapter 5 – Selected excise duties in OECD member countries
Excise duty, unlike VAT and general consumption taxes, is levied only on specifically defined goods. The three principal product groups that remain liable to excise duties in all OECD countries are alcoholic beverages, mineral oils and tobacco products.
While excise duties raise substantial revenue for governments, they are also used to influence customer behaviour with a view to reducing polluting emissions or consumption of products harmful for health such as tobacco and alcohol.
While the main characteristics and objectives ascribed to excise duties are approximately the same across OECD countries, their implementation, especially in respect to tax rates, sometimes gives rise to significant differences between countries (Tables 5.1 to 5.5).
For example, excise duties on wine (Table 5.2) may vary from zero to more than USD 2.5 a litre. Current excise rates for mineral oil products again illustrate the wide disparity.
For example, excise taxes on premium unleaded gasoline vary from USD 0.109 in the United States to USD 1.483 in Turkey for 1 litre.
A much more significant feature of excise duties on mineral oils is the fact that duty rates have been used to affect consumer behaviour to a greater degree than in other areas. Tobacco products are subject to excise taxes that most often rely on a combination of ad valorem and specific elements.
Chapter 6 – Taxing vehicles
Motoring has been an important source of tax revenue for a long time thanks to a wide range of taxes imposed on users of public roads.
Vehicle taxation in its widest definition represents a prime example of the use of the whole spectrum of consumption taxes.
These taxes include taxes on sale and registration of vehicles (Tables 6.1 and 6.3); periodic taxes payable in connection with the ownership or use of the vehicles (Table 6.2); taxes on fuel (Table 5.4) and other taxes and charges, such as insurance taxes, road tolls etc.
Increasingly, these taxes are adjusted to influence consumer behaviour in favour of the environment.
Table 5.3 illustrates, as an example, the wide differences in the level of taxes on sale and registration of motor vehicles. Indeed, the maximum tax for passenger cars may vary from less than 7% of the value of the car in Washington, DC, to 195% in Copenhagen.
Environment issues are increasingly taken into consideration for the design of vehicle taxation since it is increasingly considered as an efficient tool to influence customer behaviour and encourage the purchase of low polluting vehicles.
In 2012, more than two thirds of OECD countries apply rate differentiation according to environmental criteria.
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les savy fav sold out in manchester
and I was too slow in sorting myself a ticket, anyone got a spare?
is it realistic/easy
to get to leeds for a gig and back to manchester in one night?
if so there are tickets for the leeds show still available.
yeah easy
im very tempted to do it, but if anyone did have a spare that'd be so much easier
I've done Leeds to Manchester and back for a gig
It's only an hour each way, and I seem to remember there being a very convenient 11.30pm train.
sorry for the bump
um, I also would like one (two really) LOTS
there were two off some guy on last.fm but he's emailed me to say he's changed his mind and is going now, and the only two on eBay went for £50. Pah.


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Principal – Money borrowed from a lender is known as principal or sum.
Interest — Additional money paid by the borrower to the lender for having used his money.
Amount — The total money which the borrower pays back to the lender at the end of the specified period.
It follows from the above definitions that
Amount = Principal + Interest
Or A = P + I
Simple Interest
The Interest calculated uniformly on the original principal throughout the loan period.
If, P is the Principal and R is the Interest Rate % per annum, then
Interest on Rs. 100 for 1 year is = Rs. R
Interest on Re. 1 for 1 year is = R 100
Interest on Re. 1 for T years is = R x T 100
Interest on Rs. P for T years is = P x R x T 100
This is formula for Simple Interest where P is a Principal, R is Rate of Interest per annum and T is Time Period.
Ques 1. Sum of Rs. 800 is lend for 1 year at the rate of 18% per annum, find the interest.
P = Rs. 800, R = 18%, T = 1 year
Interest = P x R x T 100
Interest = 800 x 18x 1 100
Interest = Rs. 144
Therefore, Simple Interest paid is Rs. 144.
Ques 2. Satish borrowed Rs. 400 from his friend @12 % per annum for 2 and half years. Find the interest and amount paid by him.
P = Rs. 400, R = 12%, T = 5 years 2
Interest = P x R x T 100
Interest = 400 x 12x 5 100 x 2
Interest = Rs. 120
Therefore, Simple Interest paid is Rs. 120.
Amount paid by Mr. Satish = 400 + 120 = Rs. 520.
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Babybear, 12 Sep 2012Do not knock this phone YET ! s3, note 2, lumia 920 are all fur coat & no knickers ! iPh... moreLOL Apple have not exactly been bragging about the A6... so I doubt its anything special at all... "16:9 in a reasonable size" That's almost apple style marketing. "Facetime over a cellular network" .... mobile Phones have been doing that for about a decade now...."better earphones" Considering the standard apple headphones have to be quite literally the worst headphones ever produced, that's no big deal at all that they managed to make them better.
after i so it i realize that the Iphone died with steev jobs .... i'm soooooooo much disappointed and mad they are destroying the Legacy that steev left it for them .
Do not knock this phone YET !
s3, note 2, lumia 920 are all fur coat & no knickers !
iPhone 5 has no fur coat but the finest knickers ever !
Think about it ......
16:9 aspect ratio but still reasonable size.
Quality materials.
A6 CPU with console quality graphics (benchmarks will prove iOS is optimised)
FaceTime over cellular network.
Better earphones
Improved camera(Sony sensor)
I will go with this or next google offering !
(note 2 is cool but a bit too busy/complex)
men, I am just waiting for my Lumia 920, I personally prefer it to this thing called the iphone 5
Atleast Galaxy s3 done few changes from Galaxy s2. but this iphones just same crap. Rubbish Rubbish Rubbish
Kaloy, 12 Sep 2012Now i can breath. I really cant wait for BB10 to be launched. BB all the way woohoo..I am actually more curious about it. Specially the QNX technology on BB10.
Desperately waited for announcement but completely disappointment.
What is new only Screen size?
No quad core processor,
No micro SD card slot.
No camera upgraded
What they call new ? Only micro charging adopter.
? Was the wait for! It's easy to launch IPhone 6 also if no change in the hardware is their.
Nokia, Samsung, HTC, LG etc have Won the battle for great Smartphone.
liked it...seems a good improvement over the old models...but i can't imagine how much it would cost without a contract
You guys are all expecting fridge , washing mechine , mixi and grinder in iPhone5 is it ..? Be smart ...
Now i can breath. I really cant wait for BB10 to be launched. BB all the way woohoo..
its the same like iphone 4s , i was waiting something more interesting......
I was laughing when I saw the Video of Iphone 5 on apple's website.. HELL that was copied from my N8.. and there is nothing better than N8 in Iphone.. ha ha ha total waste!!apple u r rotten!!
I like it vary much Charger pin And ISO 6 & A6 Chip.
But Most feature same like 4s Little bit change.
I think Apple use the good idia to change the people mind.
but this good.
Have gone through specs.. but no real difference in design... I was looking for a much better prototype


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Pineapple contains beta-carotene, B-complex vitamins, Vitamin C, magnesium, manganese, and potassium. However, the pineapple is best known for the enzyme bromelain which digests protein and reduces inflammation. Bromelain has the potential to decrease pain, edema, and platelet aggragation (as well as aforementioned inflammation), and it may also increase the effect of antibiotics. Bromelain has been used in the treatment of upper respiratory infections such as bronchitis and sinusitis. It has the potential to aid in burn treatment and may aid skin grafting.I would add that even when the digestive tract is doing its job well, there are enough toxins present in the environment and the food we eat to make it worth considering adaptogens to help the body do well despite the toxins.
Bromelain is being tested now for use in the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. It may also be useful in the treatment of other connective tissue disorders including scleroderma, bursitis, and tendonitis.
Because this enzyme has digesting ability, bromelain is being examined for its possible use in the treatment of amyloidosis, the buildup of a protein-like substance, amyloid, which can cause damage to the kidney, liver, and heart.
Along with enzymes such as amylase (which digests starch) and lipase (which digests fat), bromelain is an important component in maintaining healthy digestion. While children have an abundance of digestive enzymes to process food, adults who have consumed a largely processed, cooked food diet have used up a large portion of their digestive enzyme supply. Live, organic food contains the enzymes necessary to bring this back in balance and aid in digestion. Processed and cooked foods -- not at all. Enzyme supplementation can therefore aid in maintaining a healthy digestive system. Many maladies are linked to the body's inability to process toxins; the inclusion of enzymes, whether through supplements or live organic foods, allows the digestive system to process these toxins more effectively.


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Should Students go Out of State to College?
April 12, 2017
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The Class of 2017 is about to graduate with 118 seniors. Some students are going to Jackson State Community College, University of Memphis, and University of Tennessee-Knoxville. There are a few who are going out of state including Florida State University and Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. With the average out of state university costing around 36,000 per year including room and board, it makes people wonder if it is even worth going to an out of state university.
The average in-state university is around 20k per year and that is still relatively expensive for some families to cover. I had the chance to interview senior Rachel Woeltje who wanted to go out of state but is going to go to MTSU instead. " Throughout my whole life, I wanted to attend New York University to study Fashion Design, but why pay 60k per year when I can get just as good a degree from Middle Tennessee State University. I will have a better chance of becoming a successful fashion designer when I move to New York with little to no debt."
The average student graduates 40k in debt and that is still a lot of debt to have to repay. If an average student attends an out of state university, they could graduate over 100k in debt. Students should look at cost carefully and compare degrees from different universities to see if it is worth it to go into debt for the same value of the degree.


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Here it is:
- Before interviewing:
Ø Make sure the place of interviewing meeting
It's really important to know the place of interviewing meeting to avoid an traffic jam in some area, so you can choose another alternate ways.
Ø Remember the name who is you want to meet for interviewing
Don't forget to ask the name of the person who is you want to meet.
Ø Prepare your dress code one day before
Being understanding your dress code, you should to fit your job and your dress code.
Ø Get rest enough in the night.
Do never late to sleep so you can get wake up in the early morning
Ø Prepare your English before
If English is not your primary language, please practice for this language.
Ø Prepare the reason why you want to get this job
Ø Prepare the reason why company shall to get you as their employee
Give your quality, primary strength.
Ø Considering salary that you want and also job description that you thinking
Ø Remember your interest in your activity and related with the job
Ø Come early approximately 25 minutes
Ø Go to TOILET,,,, for Preparing your performance
- In Interviewing Process
Ø Being Professional in your attitude
Ø Being relax
Ø Your answer must be connected with the question
Ø If you have an opportunities to ask some question:
o Ask about your job description
o The budget for your salary
- After interviewing
Ø Consider your job description expectation and job description from company, Are you in the correct position?
Ø Consider your salary expectation and salary from company. Is it enough?
Ø Is it balance between your salary and your job description?


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I don't know how many people read this, and I get the feeling that I am disliked more than a little in this group, but here goes.
I have recently found out that many things I do are actually harmful. Magick, mysticism, trance and deep trance, and "enlightenment, liberation and teaching" drugs can cause depression, brain damage, and in some cases obsession and death.
Do you ever find yourself trying to empower yourself and think you are succeeding only to find you were shooting yourself in the foot?


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Are you a former student from Sir John Hunt Community Sports College?
As part of our 60th Anniversary Year we've teamed up with Future First, who are helping us to reconnect with our former students to involve them in school life, whether they left last year or 60 years ago.
We want our students to hear about all the different things that SJH leavers have gone on to do and to be inspired by the possibilities for their futures. Simply put, we want to show that if you can do it, so can they!
You can offer this support in a range of ways, from becoming career role models and mentors, to hosting students for work experience or speaking at an event from a small group of people to an assembly; but if you just want to come back for a reunion or simply to keep in touch with what is happening at the college, that's fine too!
We would like to invite you to sign up to support Sir John Hunt so that we can stay in touch and invite you back to school, in person or to be involved remotely. If you would like to join our Alumni and be part of our former student network, you just need to click the link below. It'll only take two minutes and once you're signed up there is no obligation to get involved if you don't feel able. You will receive occasional updates with school news and opportunities to support the students who now sit where you once sat.
If you know other former Sir John Hunt pupils, please encourage them to get involved by signing up or spreading the word. The more former students we have signed up, the more diverse and vibrant the community will become, providing more interesting ways to benefit current students.
If you have any questions about this project or would like to find out more, please get in touch with Sarah Newberry at the school.


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By Adeboye Amosu:
Glo Premier League side, Lobi stars of Makurdi will send a protest letter to the League Management Company over the inclusion of Ajani Ibrahim by 3SC in their squad for the week 11 clash at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan, Completesportsnigeria.com can report.
Completesportsnigeria.com scooped that Lobi Stars played the game under protest after discovering that Ajani who has been a subject of transfer tussle between Sunshine Stars and Shooting Stars will be part of the hosts' starting line-up.
Ajani opened scoring for 3SC early in the game and played a huge part in his side's 3-0 win.
He had earlier featured for 3SC in a week-four game against Akwa United this season, but Sunshine Stars lodged a protest to the LMC then: that he was not cleared to move to their South-West rivals.
The petite forward scored 18 goals for Sunshine Stars in the 2011/2012 season to emerge second topscorer behind Jude Aneke.


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A positive side effect of the recent explosion of interest in African music has been the educational trickle-down. Music fans have become enlightened to the riches of African culture as well as the continent's legacy of strife. Many well-known African musicians now making a name on the world stage, including a Ugandan who goes by the name of Samite, have fled their native countries during times of civil war.
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In that time, his reputation has flourished, slowly and surely. He has three albums out in the States, including last year's Silina Musango (Xenophile), the popularity of which helped secure a record deal with the Windham Hill label. He has already become an integral member of the Windham Hill family, providing tracks for a compilation and singing on the new album by Will Ackerman. Soon, he will be recording his own album.


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Size and topology modulate the effects of frustration in protein folding
Edited by Susan Marqusee, University of California, Berkeley, CA, and approved August 1, 2018 (received for review January 24, 2018)
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Frustration is a central concept in the study of protein folding kinetics. While it has been proposed that most proteins are minimally frustrated, recent experiments have found systems with surprisingly slow reconfiguration dynamics, suggesting an underlying landscape that is frustrated or "rough." Our results suggest that protein size and topology play a role in determining how sensitive a protein is to frustration.
The presence of conflicting interactions, or frustration, determines how fast biomolecules can explore their configurational landscapes. Recent experiments have provided cases of systems with slow reconfiguration dynamics, perhaps arising from frustration. While it is well known that protein folding speed and mechanism are strongly affected by the protein native structure, it is still unknown how the response to frustration is modulated by the protein topology. We explore the effects of nonnative interactions in the reconfigurational and folding dynamics of proteins with different sizes and topologies. We find that structural correlations related to the folded state size and topology play an important role in determining the folding kinetics of proteins that otherwise have the same amount of nonnative interactions. In particular, we find that the reconfiguration dynamics of α-helical proteins are more susceptible to frustration than β-sheet proteins of the same size. Our results may explain recent experimental findings and suggest that attempts to measure the degree of frustration due to nonnative interactions might be more successful with α-helical proteins.
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Hello everybody !! its been so long since I have done a post. we have done so many things this two months its been crazy and so bless to have done all of those things with my family ! I have so many pictures so I will be doing two post for our adventure in florida.
we did a 4 hour plane ride, and we were so scared for Olivia and noah. It was our first time flying the four of us but they did awesome, they were really good we did bring books and a lots of candy for them we even brought playdoh with us which noah loved! we also brought the movie Incredibles and they loved it, they watched it 2 or 3 times. The next day Olivia and noah woke up around 5 am and they did not want to go back to sleep 😑There is a time change in Arizona and Florida so that was really hard for all of us. That morning we went to Animal kingdom and the first ride that we decided to go on was a dinosaur ride for noah. He loves dinosaurs and I was so happy that Noah was tall enough to go in!! sadly that ride was a little to scary for him, he didn't like it as you can see it in the pictures, the ride was really dark it was very similar to Indiana Jones but with dinosaurs.
My favorite part in animal kingdom was the animals, we rode a bus that took us to see so many animals it was really cool, I love the picture of Noah and Jay. While olivia was sleeping, they were kinda grumpy during the day since they woke up really early and she couldnt take a nap it was hard for them so we decided to leave early so we could all get some rest for the next day but we couldnt leave before going to pandora park, from the movie avatar, jay told me about it a few weeks before leaving to florida we even got the movie! The park was amazing the lands were floating and it looked really beautiful as you can see in the pictures was really cool…
Well thanks for stoping by everyone !! see you next week with more pictures from florida adventures !!
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VAPC north east at the County Durham Armed Forces Forum
North east Veterans Advisory Pension Committee (VAPC) board builds closer relations with the Durham Armed Forces Forum
As part of the VAPC north east's commitment to supporting the armed forces community, engaging with key stakeholders and the wider community is an important task for the board. VAPC's north east representative Michael Potts has been building relationships with stakeholders, and recently attended the regular County Durham Armed Forces Forum on 14 September 2017.
The forum plays a crucial role in helping to develop and integrate a county wide strategy to maximise the help and support given to veterans and the wider community. Councillor Lucy Hovvels, Durham County Council's armed forces champion, and Mr Gordon Elliott, head of partnerships and community engagement at Durham County, was in attendance, along with other elected council members, military representatives, local and national non profit organisations and the representatives from the emergency services.
The forum discussed a range of topics, including issues affecting veterans within the legal and rehabilitation system, Royal Navy reservists in County Durham, and issues relating to the movement of service personnel and the challenges this brings within the army's 4th Infantry Brigade Area.
Gender differences in veteran support, and new initiatives to develop support for female veterans were discussed together with the Durham County Council's continuing work to commemorate World War 1 Victoria Cross holders, and how the wider community can be engaged.
Work was done relating to the regional Armed Forces Outreach Service, which seeks to work with local councils to improve veteran support in County Durham and the surrounding areas.
Further work on Durham County Council's veteran action plan and covenant fund was discussed, together with an update from the council concerning their plans and issues.
Michael Potts said:
It is important to the VAPC NE as a board to work with others and we feel that this forum is a valuable way in which we can move forward with our mission to support the armed forces community.
To me it is vital that we engage with others at the sharp end of policy as it allows us to work better, and share best practice though the north-east of England. We are the independent voice of the armed forces community and these meetings are important in helping us with our role.


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