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Бо́тольф И́кенский (правильнее Ботульф; ум. ок. 680) — англосаксонский аббат и святой, покровитель путешественников и фермеров.

День поминовения — 17 июня в Англии и 25 июня в Шотландии.

Житие

О жизни Ботольфа известно немногое. Англосаксонская хроника за 653 год: «Серединные англы под предводительством элдормена Пеады узрели истинную веру. Король Анна был убит, а Ботольф начал строить церковь в Икано». Таким образом, Ботольф основал монастырь Икано в Суффолке. Икано, что означает «холм вола», соответствует современной деревне Икен, расположенной в устье реки Альде в Суффолке, а церковь Ботольфа стоит там до сих пор. В житие , написанном во времена Беды неизвестным автором, упоминается аббат по имени Ботольф из Восточной Англии, «человек прекрасного образования, проживший замечательную жизнь и полный благодати Святого Духа».

Предполагается, что Ботольф был похоронен в основанной им церкви в Икано, но в 970 году король Англии Эдгар велел перенести мощи святого в Бург, около Вудбриджа, где они оставались в течение примерно пятидесяти лет, а затем были перенесены в отдельную гробницу в аббатство Бери-Сент-Эдмундс по указанию короля Кнуда. Позже мощи перевезли в третий раз в аббатство Торни; череп был помещён в собор Или, а некоторые части тела получили другие церкви, и даже Вестминстерское аббатство.

В разное время Ботольфу были посвящены 64 церкви, хотя их число могло быть и больше. Среди прочих, ему посвящены церкви в Бостоне, Колчестере, Хардеме и лондонском Сити, включая районы Олдгейт и Бишопсгейт. В Дании ему посвящён собор в Ольборге.

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Литература
 Attwater, D., The Penguin Dictionary of Saints, London (1965)
 Care Evans, A., The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial, London (1986)
 Ryan, George E., Botolph Of Boston, Christopher Publishing House (1971)
 Savage, A., The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, Godalming (1995)

Ссылки
 Botwulf 1 // Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
 Botulph, from the Catholic Encyclopaedia website.
 Botulph - East Anglian Saint, from the Diocese of Ely website.
 Church of St Botolph, Cambridge
 Society of St Botolph

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THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Prime Minister, friends. We come together today at an important time for the Middle East. We are closer to a lasting peace than would have been thought only a year ago. Yet we are further from that peace than we expected to be only a month ago.
The events of the past several weeks have demonstrated the risks in this great undertaking. The bloodshed in Hebron was a tragic reminder that the forces of reaction will lash out whenever peace becomes a real possibility. We must not let the enemies of peace triumph. We must not allow them to deny Israel and its neighbors a future of hope. And that is why I applaud Prime Minister Rabin's courageous stance against militant extremism. And it is why I have called upon the Prime Minister and Chairman Arafat to find a way to resume negotiations and to do so quickly.
Today we discussed ways to put the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations back on track. We agreed on the need for concrete measures to ensure security for Palestinians as well as for Israelis, and for rapid implementation of the Declaration of Principles to give Palestinians control over their own affairs and well-being.
In our meeting, the Prime Minister and I also discussed ways to make 1994 a year of breakthrough in the negotiations between Israel and Syria. This would not only help bolster the agreement already achieved with the Palestinians, it would also help advance our overall objective of a comprehensive peace, one that encompasses Jordan and Lebanon as well.
President Assad spoke in Geneva of his strategic choice for peace with Israel. Prime Minister Rabin told me today that peace with Syria is a strategic imperative. These two leaders have a great responsibility to the people of their region. As a full partner in the process, the U.S. stands ready to help them achieve that lasting peace that can end the Israeli-Arab conflict and transform the Middle East.
The Prime Minister and I agreed that as the region turns to the business of establishing peace, the Arab boycott of Israel must end. It is a relic of the past, born of animosity and exclusion. For all the peoples of the Middle East to prosper, economic barriers and isolation must yield to dialogue and cooperation.
During our meeting today, we also discussed what the United States can do to maintain and enhance Israel's security as it continues to take real risks to achieve peace. We talked about ways the U.S. could help Israel defend against long-term threats to its security. And I reaffirm my commitment to work with Congress to maintain our present levels of assistance and to consider how we might help Israel defray the costs of peace. We've also pledged to do whatever we can to help resolve the cases of Israeli MIAs.
Since the beginning of this administration, the Prime Minister and I have worked to promote the common interest and values our nations share. Today we are working closely together on such issues, including those which now confront the U.N. Security Council. Our efforts have one common purpose: maintaining the principles we both share while doing all we can to promote peace.
This is an historic moment for Israel. And I am profoundly aware, Mr. Prime Minister, of the great burdens you are bearing in your search for peace. You have the admiration and respect of the entire United States and our nation's pledge of support and steadfast friendship.
As we approach Passover, a time to celebrate freedom and redemption, let us dedicate ourselves to a season of new beginnings and turn our gauge to the future to make it a future of peace.
PRIME MINISTER RABIN: Mr. President, the Vice President, Secretary of State, dear friends. It was important and worthwhile to meet today with the President and his team, to know and appreciate what we have known for a long time, the friendship and trust between our two countries are profound, and now as good, if not better, than they have ever been. We could not ask for more.
For this, Mr. President, please accept our gratitude. It is good to know that a great nation blessed with values and democracy stands with us for the greatest battle still to come, the battle for peace.
Mr. President, a few months ago, I stood here with you and many others at an historic occasion. We arrived at the beginning of the end of the bloody struggle that has lasted for 100 years. It was clear from the beginning that in spite of the goodwill on all sides, it would be difficult to bridge in days or in months differences in positions, perceptions, points of view, and hatred that have devastated and grown over so many decades. But we shall overcome these difficulties, and reach the day of peace. We shall remained determined in our goal.
In our talks today, I told you, Mr. President, that in my view, we were near the finish line of the talks with the Palestinians on the first stage of the Gaza-Jericho first. Some problems and details have yet to be solved. I am sure that we shall find the right solution once the negotiations are renewed. We will not let the extremists to derail the peace process.
On behalf of the state of Israel, I condemn the terrible terms of the killing in Hebron. I repeated this today in our conversation. Since that time, the government of Israel has taken tough measures that are unprecedented in Israel. We will implement them with determination.
But, Mr. President, we are also victims of terror, whether organized or spontaneous. Our women and children have lived in the shadow of terror for decades. Not a week passes that we don't have to bury our dead. And if only for this reason, we don't think it appropriate to wage new demands after every terrorist attack. Security is a two-way street. Real leadership must rise above the realities of the day, even if they are painful and bloody, in order to arrive at our strategic goal. Peace is not a tactical option, but a strategic objective which takes precedence over everything else.
With you, Mr. President, I call on Chairman Arafat of the PLO to resume talks immediately and act like me -- to fight terror as if there were no negotiations, and conduct the negotiation if there was not terror.
We have to complete the negotiations so that in the spring or in early summer, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and Jericho will at last be able to conduct their own affairs. We don't seek to rule them anymore.
Mr. President, there is no time to waste. We feel that the window of opportunity that opened after the Gulf War is narrower than we thought. Time is running out. Therefore, 1994 has to be the year of great decisions in the peace process. In this framework we spoke of the options that can be presented to President Assad in order to achieve peace with Syria. I hope that President Assad will respond appropriately, and we shall be able to sign a peace treaty by the end of this year.
President Assad said that Syria had made the strategic choice for peace with Israel. That was encouraging. Peace with Syria has always been our strategic choice. We recognize the importance of Syria to a comprehensive peace in the area. We are ready to negotiate peace with Syria that takes account of our mutual needs and interests. There must be give and take on both sides.
We know that as we engage in serious and authoritative negotiations, the point will come where painful decision will have to be made. The promise of peace and its genuine benefits for all Israelis justifies making such decisions vis a vis Syria. We will not compromise on our security. But we will stand ready to do what is required of us if the Syrians are ready to do what is required of them.
At the same time, we would like to promote and advance the negotiations with Jordan as well as with Lebanon. We are hopeful that with them, too, treaties of peace can be achieved this year.
All of us know the time for the Arab boycott of Israel, a remnant of a period of hate and rejection, should be lifted. Mr. President, prime ministers of Israel have come in the past with impressive shopping lists. On my list today, I have one item alone, the pursuit of peace.
As Passover, our feast of freedom, is approaching. Let me take the opportunity to remind all of us of the fate of the Israeli soldiers missing in action and prisoners of war. I would like to thank the President for the United States' support in this regard and express the hope that Passover will also be a time of redemption for them.
Q Mr. Prime Minister, since security is a two-way street, what do you plan to do to wipe out the acknowledged double standard in the treatment of Palestinians? And also, if you're willing to make peace with Syria, Lebanon, Jordan now, why don't you make the quantum leap and go for permanent negotiations on peace with Palestinians, instead of the step-by-step, very slow struggle of the peace process that means more strife?
PRIME MINISTER RABIN: First, about the second question. You have to refer to the letter of invitation to the Madrid peace conference. This letter of invitation served as the basis agreed on by all the parties that were invited to the Madrid peace conference and the negotiations that followed this conference.
What was written there -- the purpose of the negotiations with the three neighboring Arab countries beyond Egypt would be to achieve peace treaties and with the Palestinians to move by two phases. Phase number one, something that was never offered to the Palestinians in the past -- not by Jordan when Jordan was in occupation of the West Bank; not by Egypt when Egypt was in occupation of the Gaza Strip. We offered them self-rule -- to run their own affairs; to have a Palestinian council, self-governing authority -- as an interim agreement.
What was agreed in signing between the PLO and us in the Declaration of Principles that was signed on the lawns of the White House? We divided the phases by agreement -- to Gaza-Jericho first; then to create the overall arrangement. And not later than two years after the completion of the implementation of Gaza-Jericho first, to start negotiating a permanent solution.
I believe that sometimes what might look the shortest way is the longest and the one that will not lead to a change in the realities. Therefore, we are committed to the letter of invitation to the Madrid peace conference. We are committed to the Declaration of Principles that was signed here between the PLO and Israel. We are committed to the Cairo agreement that was reached between the PLO and Israel. And I believe to be committed to agreements that were reached is a basic precondition for the efforts to reach more agreements.
Second, you talked about different situations. Let's face it, most of the terror attacks are aimed against Israelis. We, the government of Israel, in accordance to the international law, are the sovereign military government of the territories. It's our responsibility for the safety, the welfare of all the residents, Jews and Palestinian alike. This government, as a result of the terrible tragedy that took place in Hebron, has taken measures that are unprecedented in Israel vis a vis those who violate the law.
But we are a lawful country. I can give you an example. I used my responsibility as a Minister of Defense -- orders for administering detention of two Israeli residents, not the territories. But in accordance to our laws, they have to be approved by a president of a district court. I ordered administrative detention for three months. The president of the district court reduced it to six days. I cannot violate the edict of the court. Whatever the government does comes under the supervision and decision of our courts.
I believe that many people in Israel believe that what we have done almost encroaching the line of the law. But we are determined to do within the law whatever is needed to fight terrorism from whatever direction it will come.
PRESIDENT CLINTON: The question from the Israeli press.
Q The two alternative issues -- Jerusalem and settlements are now de facto on the table. Do you agree that they should wait until the final stage or should you tackle them right now?
PRESIDENT CLINTON: You are asking me?
Q I am asking both of you, Mr. President and Mr. Prime Minister.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, in terms of the resolution of Jerusalem, the position of the United States has not changed. But that is a matter for the parties to decide in accord with the declaration. It is something to be ultimately decided at a later point. That's what we think should be done.
PRIME MINISTER RABIN: My answer is basically simple. We signed here in Washington the Declaration of Principles. It is written very clearly there that issues that have to be settled once we negotiate permanent solution will not be dealt with now. And it is written very clearly as examples for this kind of issue -- Jerusalem, settlements, borders, refugees and others. Therefore, by agreement with the PLO, these issues will be dealt with when we negotiate permanent solutions.
Q Mr. President, I'd like to ask you about China. There are growing calls for the United States to delink the issues of trade and human rights. Former Secretaries of State Vance and Kissinger say the United States has to pay attention to human rights, but that it also has to have a pragmatic approach. What are you getting out of your current strategy or your current approach to China? And are you thinking about changing it?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think you can safely assume that we have been and will continue to be spending a good deal of time on the issue of our relationships with China; that our policy is what it has been; that human rights are important, but the other issues are important, too. And I'm confident that we will be able to work through this and strengthen our relationship and our advocacy of human rights over the long run. That's what I think will happen and -- we've got some time to do that, and I think you'll see an enormous effort coming out of this administration to try to achieve both those objectives.
Is there another question from the Israeli press?
Q Mr. President, are you going to urge the President of Syria to meet with the Israeli Prime Minister? And did you ask the Israeli Prime Minister the question, if Israel will be ready to leave the Golan Heights to get peace with Syria?
THE PRESIDENT: We had quite an extended conversation about this issue, and I believe that the Prime Minister very much wants to make peace with Syria. I talked with President Assad just a few days ago. I'm convinced he wants to make peace with Israel. Since I think both of them want to make peace with each other, the best thing for me to do is not to say anything which will make their task more difficult.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, but they can't come from me.
Q Mr. President, I'm wondering if you could describe what your view is of the concrete measures that you mentioned early on in your remarks that should be taken to keep peace in Israel, and whether or not you would support the PLO idea for a police force in Hebron?
THE PRESIDENT: I think the Prime Minister would like to respond to that also, but let me say, Israel has accepted responsibility on the security issue for law and order, if you will. And even the United Nations in the draft that is being circulated is reaffirmed that. Within that broad framework, I think there are a number of options which can be pursued to deal with this issue. And I think the Israelis have an obligation, as I have said, to come up with some specific initiatives for reassurance on this.
I also think it is important for the PLO not to use this as an excuse not to return to the peace talks. I think the Prime Minister is doing what he can to demonstrate his good faith, has been very firm in reaction to the massacre in Hebron. There are some specifics that have been discussed. I think they will be forthcoming. But I don't think that that should -- that we should get the two so mixed up that the whole future of the Middle East is, in effect, put on hold.
Q So does that mean you don't support the PLO's presence there, sir?
PRESIDENT CLINTON: No, that's not what I said.
PRIME MINISTER RABIN: Allow me first to make it clear. In the agreement, once it will be reached and signed, there is a building -- in the past it was 8,000 to 9,000 men as a Palestinian police force in Gaza and Jericho. If by now agreement has been reached, by now there would have been 8,000, 9,000 Palestinian policemen in Gaza and Jericho. The more the negotiations are postponed, the longer it will take them to come.
Second, even if there will be some Palestinian police -- and there were in the past, at least 900 Palestinian police in the territories were Palestinian residents of the territories in Hebron and in Ramallah and -- because of the Intifada. As long as ours is the overall responsibility for the territories under the military government, using our civil administration, those persons will not relieve us from our overall responsibility.
Therefore, we have to look at it in the context of what is our international and practical responsibility. We, as long as agreement will not be reached that will cover all these areas with the PLO, we will remain internationally responsible to the security of all those who reside there, if there will be or will not be part of any Palestinian police. They will have to come under the control of the government there, and the government is the military government of Israel. Therefore, you can't have separate armed groups. There must be one chain of command of those who have to keep and maintain law and order.
Q Mr. President, the Israeli government is seemingly uncomfortable with the sort of involvement that the Russian government has sought to assume late in the Middle East process. Are we seeing increasingly a phenomenon worldwide in which Russia, in the way of making a point that it is still a great nation and deserves recognition, gets in the way of restoring stability back in the Middle East, the Balkans, Central Europe, and elsewhere?
THE PRESIDENT: I don't think they have gotten in the way of restoring peace and stability in the Balkans. I think that so far they have been a constructive force. They are a co-sponsor of the Middle East peace talks and, therefore, have a right to have their say. I think it is very important, however, if I might turn you question back just a minute, that as a co-sponsor, insofar as possible, that we coordinate our actions together and that anything they do is not seen as an obstacle to peace but facilitates it.
And the answer to your question, basically, will have to be revealed by the conduct of the Russians themselves in the days and weeks ahead.
I think when we were attempting to get the safe zone around Sarajevo and get the talks back going in the Balkans, the Russians were basically a positive force. Whether they will be such in the Middle East will be revealed by their own conduct in the days and weeks ahead. I hope they will be, and we certainly are willing to coordinate with them. You know, they were here when we had the signing in September, and I have always appreciated the fact that they were a co-sponsor of these talks.
MS. MYERS: Two more questions.
Q Do you and Mrs. Clinton, still stand by the conclusions of the so-called Lyons report on your real estate investment in Whitewater, or are you uncomfortable with those findings?
THE PRESIDENT: Look, I don't have anything else to say about that right now. We are cooperating fully with the special counsel, which is what all of you asked me to do. I wish you'd let them do their work.
Q Mr. President, do you think that Jews should exercise their right to reside in the middle of Arab cities? And, Mr. Prime Minister, could you also respond to that?
THE PRESIDENT: What was the question?
Q Should Jews exercise their right to reside in the middle of Arab cities in the West Bank? Should they live in Hebron, for instance?
PRIME MINISTER RABIN: I don't understand the question.
Q Well, there were ideas of evacuating Jews from the middle of Hebron, for instance.
PRIME MINISTER RABIN: Again, as part of the DOP that we signed with the PLO, it is said very clearly that the settlements remain there for the period of -- the interim period. I'm not saying it; it is written very clearly in the DOP. Therefore, since it was agreed, I don't see at this stage as a condition for anything even to discuss this issue.
Q Mr. President, I wonder if you could tell us, and Mr. Prime Minister, the extent to which you've discussed the Jonathan Pollard case again, and how much, if at all, the Ames investigation has interfered with action on it that was presented as imminent several months ago.
THE PRESIDENT: We did not discuss it. And the Ames case has not interfered with it inasmuch as the Pollard case is already in the hands of the Justice Department and awaiting -- the White House is awaiting a recommendation from the Justice Department.
PRIME MINISTER RABIN: In today's meeting the issue was not brought up.


Following the call for investigation over the Roanoke branch operations, I conducted a person visit of the branch and looked at the problems that are affect the branch. It is clear that the employees' morale is down while the clients' complaints are high. Furthermore, the sales of the branch are 5.9% lower from the first quarter to the fourth quarter. I interviewed the employees in their respective departments and established the different problems that affect both the employees and the clients.
The employees are overworked with no extra pay for their extra time in the office. Due to working extra hours, the employees are unable to deliver quality work as expected. The accounts executives alter the work done without consulting with the required departments and as a result causing chaos between the departments. The copywriters and graphic designers are treated with no respect if their raise any concerns. They feel undermined and some consider quitting their jobs with the company. The clients also presented their queries by stating that they did not get the quality work as promised. Lack of delivering quality work to the clients can be a great cause of dissatisfaction and loss of clients.
To solve the problems above, it is recommended that the organization review the working contracts of the employees, compensate employees on the extra hours worked. Moreover, new positions should be implemented to ensure that there is coordination between departments and realistic promises should be.
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It inspired me to try something with puffed sleves (got a pear shape acording to this test) and I was surprised to find that I actually like them on me.
Yes, like Rachael I did this years ago with the Fit For Real People (I think). Anyway the problem for me was leaving it hanging on th wall as a constant reminder. I look forward to doing this again, but this time I'm leaving it rolled up at my cutting table until needed.
I finally did one today! I don't have the Colette book yet (on my wish list!) but with everyone else doing them, I was feeling left out! You can see mine here.
Stevie! I don't know whether to curse you or thank you--after reading your post this morning I spent all day making my own croquis (I didn't even know what one was before)! I got way too inspired by the ones on Polka Dot Overload and did my own cartoon version. Don't know if it will come in handy, but it was fun!
Heehee blame the Colette sewing book. I'm working on one now..
I did one earlier in February and forgot to post here!
I learned that I carry one shoulder higher than the other. Then, I noticed my husband carries his right shoulder higher, too. We're subsequently working on our posture. Very informative overall.


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2014: Tax deductible legal fees
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Every year I come across a certain number of people who have been through Family Law proceedings and are not aware that they may be entitled to a tax deduction for the legal fees, or a portion thereof, spent during the process they were undergoing. Over the years, the tax departments, both Federal and Provincial, have taken different stances with regards to such deductions, but what is important to understand for the current 2014 tax filing season, is as follows:
It has been determined since approximately October 2002 that the Federal government accepts legal fees, incurred by the recipient in respect of child support orders, consented to or ordered under the Divorce Act, are generally deductible. This is distinct from fees that are incurred solely for obtaining a Divorce from one's spouse, which fees still remain non-deductible. The same can also be said regarding child custody and/or visitation issues and property division.
The issue of legal fees incurred to defend against a Motion or to subsequently request a reduction in the quantum of child support was less than clear Federally. However, in the case of A.G. of Canada vs. Sembinelli (F.C.A.)94DTC6636 such expenses were permitted although the decision appears to qualify the issue of the deductibility of these fees. Moreover, since child support rules were established as of May 1, 1997, there has been a debate as to whether legal fees incurred to enforce or defend such payments would be considered deductible. The tax department now considers and accepts that these legal fees, incurred to execute or defend child support payments, are deductible because child support payments, although not included in income, are not "exempt" income pursuant to the Income Tax Act as defined in the Act and therefore the legal fees do not come within the general ban on deductibility.
The premise upon which all of these deductions is based is that child support is a pre-existing right of the child and not a question of creating a right.
As regards the issue of spousal support, the following applies:
A payer CANNOT claim legal fees incurred to:
Get a separation or divorce;
Establish, negotiate, contest, reduce or terminate the amount of support payments;
Establish child custody or visitation rights or;
The situation is different for the payer of support under the Federal Tax Act because these costs are considered personal or living expenses and, similarly, fees incurred to terminate or reduce the amount of support payments are not deductible since this action does not produce income from either a business or property. The writer disagrees with this issue, since if the payer presumably is no longer paying support that same money could be invested, which would therefore produce income and therefore should be allowed to be deductible. But again this is not the position of the government. Nonetheless, if the receipt provided by your attorney specifies that all or part was incurred due to an issue of child support, the deduction may be allowed.
A recipient CAN claim deductions for legal fees incurred in relation to support payments that their current or former spouse [or common-law partner in other jurisdictions], or the natural parents of their child paid to them or will have to pay to them and more specifically can deduct legal fees incurred to:
Collect late support payments;
Defend against a reduction in support payments;
Establish the amount of support payment from their current or former spouse or common-law partner;
Establish the amount of support payments from the legal parent of their child [who is not their current or former spouse or "common-law" partner] where the support is payable under the terms of a court order; or
Try to obtain an increase in support payments;
A recipient can also deduct legal fees incurred to try to make child support payments non-taxable.
Legal fees are deductible by the recipient even where the claim for support was unsuccessful as long as the claim was bona fide and not frivolous, with a reasonable chance of success.
Individuals must reduce their claim by any award or reimbursements they received for legal expenses [such as a provision for costs or through an insurance plan].
A recipient CANNOT claim legal fees incurred to:
Establish child custody or visitation rights;
Collect an amount which does not qualify as a support amount;
Collect an amount from the estate or succession of a deceased person; or
Equalize assets.
Furthermore, legal fees paid to collect a lump-sum payment, which sum does not qualify as support, are not deductible by the recipient:
An amount paid as a lump-sum will generally not be considered a support payment because it is not paid on a periodic basis. However, if periodic payments required by a court order or written agreement have fallen into arrears and one payment is made to bring these requirements up to date, that payment would be considered a support payment.
The following are generally not support payments:
A lump-sum payment made in place of several periodic payments that were imposed under a court order or written agreement, but were not yet due to be paid [a prepayment]. However, if a prepayment was made for the sole purpose of securing funds to the recipient, it may be considered a support payment;
A lump-sum payment made under a written agreement for a period before the date of the order or agreement;
Installment payments of a lump-sum [however there are cases in which 3 or more lump sum installments have been considered as support]; and
Payments that release the payer from any obligation to pay arrears, future maintenance or both.
In Quebec however, and uncharacteristically, the government allows the deduction of legal fees paid to either revise an amount of alimentary support or to revise the obligations to pay such support so long as the support referenced is paid periodically and not in a lump sum form. Moreover, the payer of support in Quebec can also deduct legal fees with regards to the initial fixation of alimentary pension and this pursuant to the case of Sauvage c. Le Ministère de Revenu du Québec (DFQE 2002F-94).
As is the case with the Federal Law, the costs to obtain a divorce or custody or access of children are not deductible. Therefore, again, one should request from one's lawyer a receipt for payment of all fees paid in any given year and, where necessary, a breakdown percentage of those fees which are considered deductible for the purposes of submitting your tax deductions.
Finally, when preparing your tax returns for either government you should inquire with your accountant as to the current status of the Tax Act and any new case-law, which is always changing. Should your accountant be reticent to claim the deduction, it may be possible to pay the tax, as if the deduction were not taken, but file a Notice of Objection at the same time explaining that you believe you are eligible for the particular deduction that you would otherwise claim. After review of your return by the tax departments your assessment notice(s) may take into consideration the said deduction to which you were eligible, and if applicable, reimburse you any resulting overpaid taxes [and the pitiful interest they pay us]!
Therefore, the old adage of "nothing ventured nothing gained" could be relied on but be prepared. If your deduction is rejected, you may owe further tax to the government, which may include also interest and penalties [which are always superior to what we receive]. It is therefore advisable to ask your attorney for a breakdown receipt of the legal fees paid in the previous year so as to establish what part was incurred for the fixing, collecting, enforcing or defending against reduction of child support payments which clearly are deductible on your tax returns.
Me Hammerschmid is a practicing Family Law Attorney since 1982 and Senior Partner at Hammerschmid & Associates, 1 Westmount Square, Suite 1290, and a founding and current member [past Secretary for 28 years] of The Family Law Association of Quebec. She can be reached at 514-846-1013 or [email protected]. Inquiries treated confidentially.
A frequent guest on CBC TV/Radio, CTV and CJAD on Family Law, Me Hammerschmid will be a monthly guest with Dr. Laurie Betito on CJAD's Passion, on the last Thursday of each month.
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Best of Atlanta 2020: Food & Drink
Atlanta Magazine - December 4, 2020
The best of Atlanta's food and drink in 2020, including best new restaurant, new chef, burger, diner, new barbecue, and more.
8 great metro Atlanta restaurants that have opened in the pandemic
Mara Shalhoup - August 31, 2020
The food you'll find at these places is affordable, varied, and fun—as good a mix (albeit a much abbreviated one) as you could hope for in normal times.
My life in takeout
Mara Shalhoup - May 15, 2020
Ordering food is a way to relive old restaurant memories—and to, somehow, strangely form new ones.
10 ways to help restaurants survive COVID-19
Mara Shalhoup, Heather Buckner, Gray Chapman, Betsy Riley and Thomas Wheatley - May 6, 2020
Restaurants are scrappy and innovative—and overwhelmed. It's going to take all of us pitching in to help them rebound.
Talat Market is finally open (for takeout)—and it's selling out immediately
Carly Cooper - April 24, 2020
"Prior to [the] pandemic, we had a different vision for our restaurant," Savang says. "With this happening a month before our opening, we had time to brainstorm a different way to open that's still true to us, exciting, fun, and delicious."
The 20 most anticipated Atlanta restaurants of 2020
Carly Cooper - January 6, 2020
Welcome to a new decade of Atlanta dining. Here's what we're excited for, including Little Bear, Talat Market, Saito, Rodney Scott's BBQ, Bellsmouth Cafe, and more.
Chef Parnass Savang shares new details on Talat Market's upcoming brick-and-mortar restaurant
Two years ago, chefs Parnass Savang and Rod Lassiter launched Talat Market as a humble pop-up at Gato in Candler Park. Now, they're at work on a 1,700-square-foot, full-service version of the Thai restaurant in Summerhill, which they say will open this summer.
How pop-up restaurants are making Atlanta's food scene so much better
Mara Shalhoup - February 12, 2019
As obvious as the physical transformation of Atlanta's restaurant scene has been, an underground dining revolution is also underway. The latter—waged by chefs hosting pop-up "restaurants" and dinner series, as well as entrepreneurs offering incubating spaces—isn't as easy to observe as the former. But it's similarly impressive. In many ways, it's more impressive.
The Year in Food: The most important things that happened in Atlanta's restaurant scene in 2018
Mara Shalhoup - December 7, 2018
Looking beyond such fanfare as the opening of Tiny Lou's and the rise of fast-casual everything, what else happened in the food world this year—and what does it say about Atlanta? We received a few snubs on the national stage, which might suggest that our dining scene is faltering. It could also be that we're currently stewing on our most promising culinary ideas and talent.
Thai pop-up Talat Market is getting its own restaurant
Hilary Cadigan - March 15, 2018
When Parnass Savang and Rod Lassiter debuted their Talat Market pop-up at Gato last spring, they had no idea how the city would respond. But the success was near-instant, and now the duo have signed the lease on their first brick-and-mortar restaurant, set to open in 2019.


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LKQ Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire Rhiag-Inter Auto Parts Italia S.p.A.
ABPA News December 22, 2015
CHICAGO, Dec. 22, 2015 — LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq:LKQ) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the holding company of Rhiag-Inter Auto Parts Italia S.p.A ("Rhiag"), a leading pan-European business-to-business distributor of aftermarket spare parts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, for an enterprise value of €1.04 billion. Rhiag has operations in Italy, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland and Spain. Rhiag operates through 247 distribution centers and 10 warehouses, and serves more than 100,000 professional clients.
The transaction is expected to be completed early in the second quarter of 2016 and is subject to customary closing conditions and necessary regulatory approvals.
"Rhiag expands our addressable market with the addition of 10 new countries to our European footprint," stated Robert L. Wagman, President and Chief Executive Officer of LKQ Corporation. "Rhiag has a strong market position in Italy and the Czech Republic and experienced management teams in their respective markets. Clearly this acquisition will accelerate our strategy of creating a Pan-European aftermarket mechanical parts distribution business in this highly-fragmented €188 billion wholesale DIFM market."
Luca Zacchetti, Rhiag Group CEO, commented: "I believe that, combined with LKQ, Rhiag Group will be in an even stronger position to deliver its superior service level to customers across Europe. I am committed to pursuing our existing strategic goal of profitable market share growth."
Rhiag's revenue for the twelve months ended September 30, 2015 was approximately €882 million, and LKQ expects the transaction to be accretive to its earnings in 2016. These projected results exclude restructuring and acquisition related expenses.
The Company intends to initially finance the acquisition with borrowings on its revolving credit facility and the assumption of Rhiag's indebtedness. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had approximately $1.3 billion of available borrowing capacity on its credit facility.
LKQ Corporation Board member and Euro Car Parts Chairman Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia added "I have long admired Rhiag's impressive track record of growth and strong distribution network. We have numerous common suppliers, and I have worked closely with many of them for more than 30 years. I am confident that together with Rhiag we will make our supplier relationships even stronger. LKQ and Rhiag share a commitment to serve our customers and a desire to expand into new markets. I look forward to welcoming the Rhiag team to the LKQ Europe family in a few months."
"Rhiag is an example of a high quality, market-leading distributor," said Frank Ehmer of Apax Partners LLP. "I would like to thank Luca Zacchetti and the management team for delivering outstanding results across the business during our stewardship of the firm. The team achieved success on a number of organic growth initiatives as well as successfully executed on an M&A strategy. We believe the company is well-positioned to achieve success under LKQ ownership."
BofA Merrill Lynch acted as exclusive financial advisor to LKQ Corporation in connection with this transaction. JP Morgan and UBS acted as financial advisors to Apax Partners and Rhiag Group.
About LKQ Corporation
LKQ Corporation (www.lkqcorp.com) is a leading provider of alternative and specialty parts to repair and accessorize automobiles and other vehicles. LKQ has operations in North America, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Scandinavia, Australia and Taiwan. LKQ offers its customers a broad range of replacement systems, components, equipment and parts to repair and accessorize automobiles, trucks, and recreational and performance vehicles.
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Amani Will is a long time student of the heart, a practitioner of the sacred smile, and an engineer of the opening eye. As a child of an interracial marriage, two grassroots organizers, and the turmoil of Oakland's 1980's, Amani has been active in the community since middle school. What started as a response to direct and systemic violence has continued as a life's work, and over two decades later he has helped to develop and implement widely used and internationally shared curriculum for youth of all ages, service providers, community organizations, the private sector, and the public.
He has facilitated, organized, consulted, program managed, and co-created with organizations like Diversity Works, The P.O.W.E.R Movement, The Mosaic Project, Generation Waking up, Challenge Day, The Mind Body Awareness project, UC Berkeley, Sarah Lawrence, Mills College, Mindful Life, and the EastBay Meditation center. In Musical Ceremony under many names; as producer, engineer, emcee, singer and songwriter and as a member of the Bay Area's evolutionary hip-hop family 'The Attik', he has shared stages with Krs-One, Goapele, Brett Dennen, E-40, Dead Prez and more. Wa Ama is also the beat behind favorites from Los Rakas, Rakaa from Dilated Peoples, Bicasso from the Living Legends, Ise Lyfe and more.


2 Materials Teak was often traditionally used for all parts of the dummy. But, since solid blocks of this exotic hardwood are increasingly hard to find, you can use almost any strong hardwood - one that s heavy, strong and dense, but not brittle. Some softwoods may not have enough strength to withstand the force applied to a dummy, or have the proper weight. Another problem with softer wood is that over time, as the arms and legs are struck repeatedly, they become compressed and more "sloppy" in their movement. Because it s difficult to get hardwood in a piece large enough, you might try laminated wood (although the look will be different with all those lines running through it). Avoid wood with pitch in it, and the wood should be well seasoned - dry all the way through - to avoid cracking. Try to find wood native to your area since transporting it from a different climate, especially with different humidity, can cause cracking. Even with these precautions wood will still sometimes check or split, in which case you might use a wood fill or banding. Body Use hardwood for the body so its weight will correspond to that of a human body. This way if you can move the dummy you can also move a person. The body has a round cross section of about nine inches in diameter. Anything smaller doesn t give the needed weight and requires adjustments in the length of arms and leg. The height of the body is five feet. Make the cross section as close to a perfect circle as possible. Irregularities in the surface could cause damage to hand, fist or foot. The body should be smooth, though not necessarily polished, to avoid splinters. Slightly taper or round off the top and bottom of the body to remove hard edges. One of the hardest parts of dummy construction is cutting the square holes for the arms. First drill circular holes, then square them with hand chisels. In order to give both arms room to pass through the dummy, the left arm (facing the dummy) is slightly higher than the right. The holes intersect at their outer edges where they cross in the exact center of the dummy. An advantage of hardwood is that you re less likely to tear up the center of the dummy as you cut these overlapping holes.
3 Arms The arms should be the same material as the body, since they need as much strength. Stress on the arms is at the point where they enter the body. Turn the arms on a lathe, rather than make them by hand, since a smooth level surface is essential. All three arms are identical Each is twenty-two inches long, divided into two sections: one eleven inch half goes through the dummy body and out the back, the other eleven inch half sticks out from in front of the dummy. All three arms are set parallel to the floor. The visible half of the arm, extending from the dummy, is cylindrical - though wider at the point where it leaves the body and tapering smaller towards the tip. The widest part, closest to the dummy, is two and a half inches in diameter. The amount of taper differs, but a loss of about an inch, down to one and a half inches in diameter at the tip, is average. Slightly round off the tip end so there are no hard edges. The inner hidden half of the dummy arm has a square cross section. Though it s far easier to make the inner half cylindrical, this would allow the dummy arm to spin on contact - unlike a real opponent s arm. This half of the arm can be either in line with the outer half, or offset from center so one corner of the inner half touches one edge of the outer half while the opposite corner of the squared inner half is inset from the edge of the rounded outer half. While this offset is more difficult to make, it allows the dummy arms to be adjusted to different angles simply by switching or turning the arms, causing the width apart at the tapered ends to be changed. While the distance apart at the tips depends on your own body - the upper arms point at your shoulders when you stand at an arms length away from the dummy - the average is about eight and a half inches. The upper arm is nine inches down from the top of the dummy. The lower arm is eight and a half inches down from the upper arms, extending straight out from the center of the body. The holes cut in the body for the arms should provide a fairly tight fit, neither too tight or too loose. Your technique on the dummy can be judged by the sound of the arms moving in their holes: a dull thud indicates tension in the arms, caused by holding back power, while a sharp "clack" shows power has been properly passed to the dummy without force being reabsorbed into your own arm. Extend the dummy arms through the body and out the back two inches. Secure the arm in place with a removable pin or wedge.
4 Leg The leg is divided into two sections: one half extending through the dummy and out from the front center of the body to a "knee joint", the other half extending down towards the "ankle." The leg is the least standardized part of the dummy. The upper part of the leg may come straight out from the dummy, parallel with the floor, or it may extend downwards at an angle. The lower part of the leg may come straight down, at a right angle to the floor, or it may extend forward at an angle. It is meant to correspond to your own leg, if you were to stand with one leg forward, so keep this pattern in mind when making your wooden leg. Use the knee joint as your guide and have it roughly at the same height as your own knee. The upper section of the leg is twenty-two inches long: one half of which extends through the dummy and out the back, the other half extending out in front. The part that passes through the dummy must be smaller than the part that is visible, so the leg won t slide back up into the dummy. The lower "hanging" section is about thirteen inches long. As with the arms, the leg is secured in back with a removable pin or wedge. The diameter of the leg is not standardized, since it was traditionally made from a hardwood branch with a knot and bend where the knee would be. This makes a functional, and pretty, leg, but suitable tree limbs are hard to find. A square cross-section leg with a joint at the knee is much easier to construct. Anything less than two by two inches will be too weak to stand up to steady use. Round the edges slightly so kicking the leg is easier on the feet. The section of the leg extending through the dummy must be cut with a square crosssection, to eliminate any rotation of the leg in its hole. The leg leaves the dummy at a point roughly sixteen or seventeen inches from the base of the body. Because the angle of the leg can vary the hole may be raised or lowered as needed. The bottom of the leg should line up with the bottom of the body, about six inches above the floor. Stress points are at the knee and where the leg passes into the dummy. Use a strong hardwood, since the leg must withstand a great deal of kicking force. And, as with the arms, it s a good idea to have a spare leg on hand.
5 Crosspieces The dummy is suspended above the ground by two crosspieces or slats, each one inch wide by two inches high. No matter what wood is used for the rest of the dummy, these crosspieces must be a strong hardwood since they receive most of the force given to the dummy. On the other hand they must not be too brittle, otherwise they will crack rather than flex under stress. Stress points are at the spot where the slats first pass into the dummy. It s a good idea to have an extra set of crosspieces on hand for the inevitable day when one cracks. The crosspieces should be no less than five feet long, so they are long enough to flex when the dummy is moved forward or backward, and long enough to extend out several inches on either side of the framework. The top crosspiece is six inches down from the top of the dummy, the bottom crosspiece is nine inches up from the bottom of the dummy. At this distance apart they provide support so the dummy does not tip forward or backward when moved. Also, if the top crosspiece is any closer to the top of the dummy it gets in the way of a neck-pull. The crosspieces must be cut perfectly parallel to each other, the top directly over the bottom, otherwise they will bind, and not slide, in the supporting framework. They should also pass directly through the center of the dummy for best balance [In Moy Yat s book "108 Muk Yan Jong" he illustrates plans with this hole cut towards the back of the dummy. Since I haven t used a dummy like this I can t say how it would affect performance, if any, though it would probably increase torque on the crosspieces.] Attach stops so the dummy body won t slide on the crosspieces - the body and slats should move together. Put another set of stops on the crosspieces to keep the dummy from sliding all the way out of the framework on either side.
6 Framework Mount your dummy on two sturdy parallel upright wooden posts (four by eight is a good size) about five feet apart, or on any framework that adequately supports the weight of the dummy while allowing for it s movement. Attach these supports securely to floor, walls, or ceiling. Set them far enough out from anything behind to allow for forward and backward movement of the dummy. There are two kinds of dummy: "alive" and able to move in all directions, or "dead" and set into the ground or on an immovable frame. [As I typed this late into the night, my wife, passing by on her way to bed, told me her version, "There are two kinds of dummy: the ones who teach Wing Chun, and the ones who learn Wing Chun."] The live dummy is an innovation necessitated by life in crowded Hong Kong apartments, where there was no place to plant a dummy in the ground. The live dummy gives a sense of the movement of a real opponent and lessens the chance of injury. Any force given to a dead dummy can t be passed to the dummy, but is reabsorbed back into the student s own body. "Life" in the dummy is provided in two ways: by flex in the cross slats when you move the dummy forward or backward, and by these slats sliding in the framework when you move the dummy side to side. Although the dummy should be suspended about six inches above the floor, the actual height of the dummy from the floor depends on your own height: the upper arms point at your shoulders; the lower arm points at your stomach (so in a low bong sau the middle of your forearm contacts the lower arm of the dummy); your knee, if you stand with one leg forward, is the same height as the dummy s "knee." You can make the dummy portable by cutting downward pointing L-shaped slots in the uprights to hold the crosspieces. You can then lift the dummy in or out of the top of the slot and then drop it into the bottom of the upside-down "L" to keep it in place. These slots also provide a way to adjust the height of the dummy. Cut the bottom of the slots at the lowest height needed for the dummy then, to raise the dummy, insert wooden risers in each slot. You can also support the crosspieces on L-shaped brackets attached to the front of the uprights, and adjust the height by using multiple brackets.
7 Finish You don t need to use oil or stain to finish the dummy, natural oils from the hands and arms will eventually seal and color the wood. Never kick the arms, as shoes can damage the finish and scratch the wood.


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Q: Java encryption and Force.com apex encryption I need to convert this java code in force.com apex. i tried to use Crypto class to get same encryption but not getting how can i get same value for the variable "fingerprintHash" in the last in APEX . Can Anyone help me in this technical issue?
Random generator = new Random();
sequence =Long.parseLong(sequence+""+generator.nextInt(1000));

timeStamp = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000;

try {
    SecretKey key = new SecretKeySpec(transactionKey.getBytes(), "HmacMD5");
    Mac mac = Mac.getInstance("HmacMD5");
    mac.init(key);

    String inputstring = loginID + "^" + sequence + "^" + timeStamp + "^" + amount + "^";
    byte[] result = mac.doFinal(inputstring.getBytes());

    StringBuffer strbuf = new StringBuffer(result.length * 2);

    for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
        if (((int) result[i] & 0xff) < 0x10) {
            strbuf.append("0");
        }

        strbuf.append(Long.toString((int) result[i] & 0xff, 16));
    }

    fingerprintHash = strbuf.toString(); //need this result for variable x_fp_hash

The apex code I was trying is :-
String API_Login_Id='6########';
String TXn_Key='6###############';
String amount='55';
sequence = '300';

long timeStamp = System.currentTimeMillis()/1000;

String inputStr = API_Login_Id + '^' + sequence + '^' + timeStamp + '^' + amount + '^';
String algorithmName = 'hmacMD5';

Blob mac = Crypto.generateMac(algorithmName,Blob.valueOf(inputStr),Blob.valueOf( TXn_Key));
String macUrl =EncodingUtil.urlEncode(EncodingUtil.base64Encode(mac), 'UTF-8');

A: The problem would seem to be that you are hex encoding the output on the javaside, but base64 encoding the output on the apex side, try using EncodingUtils.convertToHex instead of EncodingUtils.base64Encode

A: You look like you're heading along the right lines with regards to the encryption, however you're using a time stamp as part of your input string, and so unless you're astronomically lucky you're always encoding different strings. While you're working on porting the code, remove the timestamp so that you can be sure your input strings are the same - if they're not the same then you'll never get the same result.
Once you've established that your encryption is working as desired, then you can put the timestamp back into the code safe in the knowledge that it'll be functioning the same way as the original java code.

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This heart magnet reads "Opa is the greatest" and features a shield with two Bavarian lions on either side. This is a nice full sized magnet with a large magnetic area to attach securely to your refrigerator or other metal item. Makes a great novelty gift idea for that special grandfather in your life.


Do you know that girls as young as 16 years old have circumnavigated the world all by themselves? Jessica Watson from Australia and Laura Dekker from Holland both sailed in 2009 and were also both 16 years old when they completed their own sea voyages.
Watson became the youngest person to circumnavigate the Southern Hemisphere unassisted. Dekker, on the other hand, became the youngest person to complete a solo voyage around the world, with stops.
Abby Sunderland of the USA was also 16 when she attempted to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo. But her boat was caught in a bad weather while sailing in the Indian Ocean, damaging its masts.
The Guinness Book of World Records has discontinued recognizing attempts of the youngest sailors to circumnavigate the world. This is to discourage kids from making such dangerous pursuits.
The small, singlehanded boats proved to be the most commercially popular. The 14-foot Laser dinghy is one of the popular small sailing boats. Over 200,000 units have been produced and are registered in over 122 countries. Families enjoy the Laser in particular because they find it easy to rig and to transport.
The Optimist is also a popular sailing boat. This 8-foot dinghy is also used for competitive racing for the younger, budding sailors, apart from being used for recreational sailing.
The biggest and most expensive sailboat ever is the Eos. Launched in Bremen, Germany in 2006, the sailboat cost about $150 million dollars and it took three years to complete. It was used to be owned entertainment tycoon Barry Diller.
As of 2012, the fastest-sailing speed ever yet on record is 65.45 knots (or over 75 mph). Paul Larsen of Australia broke the record with his own specially-designed sailboat Vestas Sailrocket 2 on Walvis Bay, Namibia on November 24, 2012.
The "mast" is the tall, vertical pole that supports the sail or sails. The "boom" is the horizontal lower part to which the base of the sail is attached. The "gooseneck" is the joint that attaches the boom to the mast.
The "halyard" or "halliard" is the rope which you use to hoist a sail. Yes, it's like the same thing you use when you raise a flag on a flagpole.
The "jib" is the triangular sail, while the "Genoa" is a large jib that overlaps the mainsail, and the "spinnaker" is a special kind of sail (often colorful) used for downwind sailing.
For sailors who want only a day sailing, they should use a daysailer. It usually has no sleeping accommodations, but there are some daysailers that have them if you just want to take a nap.
A cruiser boat is a medium to a large-sized boat, with sleeping quarters and other accommodations like a restroom and a cabin. Recreational sailors may want to stay on the cruiser boat for days.
For those who crave action and speed, a racer boat should be for them.
"In the doldrums" is an idiom used to describe someone as being down, depressed or stagnated. Its origins are nautical — the "doldrums" refers to the part of the equator where the prevailing winds are calm. The lack of strong winds leads to the boat being stranded in the middle of the ocean.
The city of Annapolis, Maryland is often referred to as the "sailing capital" not only in the United States but even the world.


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US multinationals owe HMRC £4.6bn in unpaid tax
US-based companies could be faced with an additional £4.6bn in UK tax bills for the year ending 31 March 2018 as HMRC's clampdown on companies diverting profits overseas ramps up.
The tax gap was up 35% from £3.4bn in the previous year, according to research from Pinsent Masons, which calculates US-based multinationals account for 17% of the total amount of tax that HMRC was targeting last year, with a total of £27.8bn in underpayments by large corporates.
HMRC scrutinising 3 million offshore accounts held by UK taxpayers
HMRC gives one last chance before crackdown on 'Google tax' avoiders
UK 'lobbying to keep Bermuda off blacklist'
Thousands of British expats could face tax penalties for undeclared cash: report
The most recent figures, obtained after a freedom of information request by law firm Pinsent Masons, found that the tax under consideration (TUC) for US-based companies has more than doubled since 2013/14.
The wide application of profit diversion initiatives shows that businesses across all sectors would be wise to review their cross-border arrangements"
TUC, the maximum potential additional tax liability across all HMRC inquiries before a full investigation, for 2017/18 totalled £27.8bn - 17% of which could be from US-based companies.
The total TUC has increased by 14% from the year ended 31 March 2017.
"They have invested a lot more in challenging these large companies," said Jason Collins, a partner at the law firm Pinsent Masons
According to its analysis, Swiss-based businesses represented the second highest source of underpaid tax at 6%, followed by Ireland (3%) and France (2%).
In 2015 HMRC introduced its Diverted Profits Tax (DPT), aimed at deterring large multinationals from diverting profits away from the UK to avoid paying corporation tax. The DPT tax rate is 25% compared to the current 19% corporation tax rate.
In recent years, Amazon, Starbucks, Google, eBay and most recently Netflix have come under scrutiny over accusations of moving profits to lower tax jurisdictions to reduce their tax liability.
The diverted profits tax (DPT), set at 25%, is designed as an incentive to groups to adjust their transfer pricing, as paying more corporation tax at the lower rate of 19% can eliminate a DPT liability.
DPT raised £388m in 2017-18, against an estimate of £360m forecasted when the tax was introduced.
Collins added that with HMRC under "enormous pressure" to generate greater tax revenue, both foreign and domestic businesses are under more scrutiny.
"Often the large amount HMRC initially believes has been underpaid boils down to basic misunderstandings with businesses and past experience is that HMRC will only collect half the amount it initially sets out," he added.
"The wide application of profit diversion initiatives shows that businesses across all sectors would be wise to review their cross-border arrangements," Collins said.
"HMRC expects all businesses operating cross-border to have revisited their transfer pricing policies to check they accord with what is actually happening in practice."
Transfer pricing accounted for 22% of the total TUC for 2017/18 - the highest proportion of all the "high risk areas" identified by HMRC, another example of which included output tax under-declared, in which VAT charged on sales is under-declared to HMRC by a businesses.
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Q: Зубчатый (ступенчатый) массив и linq Решил подробнее изучить linq и возник такой вопрос, как сделать выборку из зубчатого массива?
Допустим, есть массив
string[][] zmass = new string[5][];

zmass[0] = new string[4] { "a", "b", "s", "d" };
zmass[1] = new string[3] { "e", "f", "g" };
zmass[2] = new string[5] { "h", "i", "f", "k", "f" };
zmass[3] = new string[6] { "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r" };
zmass[4] = new string[2] { "s", "t" };

Хочу выбрать из них буквы, которые повторяются, и в какой строке (например, буква f встречается один раз в [1] строке и два раза в [2])
В предыдущем моем вопросе мне подсказали код для одномерного массива:
var result = array
         .Select(str => new { Name = str, Count = array.Count(s => s == str)})
         .Where(obj => obj.Count > 1)
         .Distinct()
         .ToDictionary(obj => obj.Name, obj => obj.Count)

Пытался я его переделать для зубчатого, но так ничего и не вышло =(
Подскажите плз, как надо.
A: Еще вариант:
        //индексируем по столбцам в каждой строке
        var indexByCols = zmass.Select(x => x.Select((y, i) =>
                                            new { index = i, value = y }));
        //дополнительно индексируем по строкам
        var indexByRows = indexByCols.SelectMany((x, i) =>
                          x.Select(y =>
                          new { row = i, col = y.index, value = y.value }));
        //группируем по буквам и выводим повторы
        var repeats = indexByRows.ToLookup(x => x.value)
            .Select(x => new {key = x.Key, positions = x.ToList()})
            .Where(x => x.positions.Count > 1);

        foreach (var rep in repeats)
        {
            foreach(var position in rep.positions)
                Console.WriteLine("{0} : строка:{1} символ:{2}", rep.key, position.row, position.col);
        }

A: Можно решить этот вопрос, например, следующим образом (разумеется, это не production-ready решение, а просто набросок).
Кстати, чтобы не перебирать кучу всего на каждую операцию (из-за ленивости LINQ'a), вам стоит расставить вызовы ToList() в правильных местах.
        var jaggedArray = new string[5][];
        jaggedArray[0] = new[] { "a", "b", "s", "d" };
        jaggedArray[1] = new[] { "e", "f", "g" };
        jaggedArray[2] = new[] { "h", "i", "f", "k", "f" };
        jaggedArray[3] = new[] { "m", "n", "o", "p", "q", "r" };
        jaggedArray[4] = new[] { "s", "t" };

        // Общий набор символов из всех элементов ступенчатого массива.
        var flattened = jaggedArray.SelectMany(row => row);

        // Проведем трансформацию следующего вида:
        // элемент -> { элемент, ряд, количество вхождений в этом ряду }
        var onlyRepeating = jaggedArray.SelectMany(row => row.Select(
            value =>
            new
                {
                    Value = value,
                    RowIndex = jaggedArray.ToList().IndexOf(row),
                    CountInThisRow = row.Count(x => x == value),
                }))
            // Нужно взять 'distinct', поскольку иначе, например, для 'f' в третьей
            // строчке будут два вхождения, а нам нужно только одно.
            .Distinct()
            // Возьмем только те элементы, которые хоть где-то повторяются.
            .Where(entry => flattened.Count(x => x == entry.Value) > 1);

        // На этом этапе в 'grouped' будут совпадения вида
        // { повторившийся хоть раз элемент, все вхождения в отдельные строки }.
        // *** Это наш финальный результат. ***
        var grouped = onlyRepeating.GroupBy(entry => entry.Value);

        foreach (var grouping in grouped)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Matches for '{0}':", grouping.Key);

            foreach (var groupingDetails in grouping)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\t Row {0} - {1} matched",
                    groupingDetails.RowIndex, groupingDetails .CountInThisRow);
            }
        }


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Q: range of a continuous function by drawing graphs Continuous function $f(x)$ on $[0,1]$, $f(0)=0,$ $f'(0)=0$, $0\leq f''(x)\leq 1$,
what is the possible range of $f$? I could see $[0,0.5]$ by drawing graphs but couldn't come up with a rigorous argument. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks very much!

A: To find a more rigorous argument let's consider the worst-case scenario: $f''(x)=1$. This gives $f'(x)=x$ and $f(x)=\frac{1}{2}x^{2}$. So $f(1)=\frac{1}{2}$.
Indeed we have
\begin{align*}
f(1)&=\int^{1}_{0}f'(x)dx+f(0)=\int^{1}_{0}\int^{x}_{0}f''(y)dy+f'(0)dx\\
&\leq \int^{1}_{0}\int^{x}_{0}1dy\ dx=[\frac{1}{2}x^{2}]^{1}_{0}=\frac{1}{2}.
\end{align*}


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16 Things You Didn't Know About Christopher Nolan
by Jared Canfield
Not since the height of Steven Spielberg has a director dominated Hollywood like Christopher Nolan. In the last 17 years, the English-born director has effortlessly moved from small-budget thrillers like Memento to the blockbuster mainstay of The Dark Knight trilogy. He has proven adept across the film-making spectrum and doesn't have a single financially or critically failing title to his name. It's the kind of hot streak that has journalists asking, "do you ever dream about your first flop?"
Nolan knows well enough to avoid such leading questions, instead focusing on the work at hand. It helps that he avoids modern technology like the plague and immerses himself in the process that inspires his greatest films. He works with his wife and with his friends, casts his films carefully, and maintains unrivaled relationships with studio heads and financiers.
With Dunkirk about to deploy in cinemas, here are 16 Things You Didn't Know About Christopher Nolan:
16 He Always Carries A Flask of Hot Tea On Set
What fuels Christopher Nolan's creativity and focus? His writing process is the stuff of legend, but when he's on set, it's something far simpler that keeps him in the game. Tea. Earl Grey tea, in fact. Nolan loves the stuff so much that he told The New York Times: "[my assistant] can get me tea on a glacier."
While shooting Batman Begins, Michael Caine couldn't help but notice his director's association with a mysterious flask: "The thing about Chris, he always has this coat, with a flask of tea in it, and he drinks this tea all day long." Though Morgan Freeman referred to the habit as "quiet authority," Caine actually wondered if there was more to it than tea alone and asked Nolan if there might also be some vodka in the flask. The British director demurred and insisted it was just tea.
15 On Her Majesty's Secret Service Is His Favorite Bond Movie
It's rather perfect that Christopher Nolan would choose On Her Majesty's Secret Service as his favorite Bond flick. It's the film that stars Aussie civilian-turned-actor George Lazenby in his only appearance as 007. Of all the Bond eras, from Connery to Moore to Craig, On Her Majesty' Secret Service is the most tonally unique. While incorporating the Bond tropes we've come to love, it presses the envelope with a romance that sees the super spy tie the knot and ride off into the sunset with his bride. In one of the cruelest twists of fate, the movie closes with Bond cradling the freshly-assassinated body of his wife as the credits begin to roll.
In referring to Inception as his "007 film," he revealed why the Lazenby Bond movie hit home: "[it has] a wonderful balance of action and romanticism." Imagine the possibilities if Nolan got to make a real Bond movie.
14 His Wife Co-Produced Each of His Movies
Christopher Nolan's partnership and marriage to Emma Thomas is key to his success. While it's clear that the director's creative vision comes from within, there's little doubting Emma's influence in bringing his dreams to life (and defining their value for the outside world). Since meeting as English Lit students at the University College in London, Chris and Emma have made an inseparable duo. Shortly after getting married during their last year of university, they collaborated on their first short film, Doodlebug. After making Following on a micro-budget and riding the success of Memento (where they first worked with director of cinematography, Wally Pfister), they were off to the races.
Emma's interviews provide enormous insight into Christopher Nolan's ability as a writer and director. Given her decades-long partnership with her husband, she is in a unique position to speak to the challenges and opportunities that face the highest paid director in the filmmaking industry today. When asked if she and Nolan long for the old days of tighter budgets and intimate stories, she frankly states, "I don't think Chris is ever going to make a smaller film again."
13 The Interrogation Is His Favorite Scene In The Dark Knight
As the director himself says: "[that moment] is the fulcrum on which the whole movie turns." The infamous scene between the Joker and Batman had gestated in Nolan's mind for years. While on set of Batman Begins, he and Christian Bale shared ideas for a situation that would test the mettle of the Dark Knight and drive him to the brink of vigilante justice. They found it with the interrogation scene.
Nolan, Bale, and Heath Ledger were so intrigued by the potential of this scene that they shot it in the first few weeks of filming The Dark Knight. As one of the hallmarks of the movie, they embraced the challenge of the scene and only lightly rehearsed it so to allow for maximum discovery on set. As Nolan reflected to the LA Times, his actors "wanted to save it all" for game day. According to Nolan, the scene embodies the core differences between the hero and villain and asks, "how do you fight someone who thrives on conflict?"
12 He Never Attended Film School
Given his sense of propriety and class, you'll never hear Nolan say he's too cool for school. After all, his body of work speaks louder than any diploma. Though he never attended film school, Christopher Nolan had his sights set on becoming a filmmaker since he was 11 years old. From working in the editing department of various documentaries (even getting a credit on the Academy Award-nominated Genghis Blues), to working as a camera operator, sound recorder, and directing in-house corporate and industrial videos, Nolan cut his teeth outside the world of formalized education.
Still, it took the director a few years to get the film-making opportunities he craved. As Nolan admitted, "there's a very limited pool of finance in the UK…it's a very club kind of place."
11 He Uses CGI To Enhance, Not Create, Visual Effects
Contrary to popular opinion, Chris Nolan does not hate CGI. As his carefully-developed films attest, he simply believes in using CGI sparingly and with one goal: to enhance visual effects already grounded in reality. As he told the Directors Guild of America, "[CGI is] an incredibly powerful tool…but I believe in an absolute difference between animation and photography. However sophisticated your computer-generated imagery is, if it's been created from no physical elements and you haven't shot anything, it's going to feel like animation."
While Nolan "prefer[s] films that feel more like real life," he no doubt has used CGI to bring out the best in his blockbusters. He just doesn't want to "impress the audience with the amount of money spent on the spectacle of the visual effect." Whenever possible, of course, he'll opt for in-camera effects and real action scenes like the rousing hallway sequence in Inception.
10 He Took 10 Years To Write Inception
In Nolan's oeuvre, Inception stands tall. It has the essence of a project near to his heart, and indeed, Nolan admits he had wanted to make a movie about the nature of dreams since he was a child. As the multi-layered plot developed in his mind, he opted to use a "heist movie plot and structure." Though the building blocks were in place, Nolan struggled to find the empathy at the core of his story.
It ultimately took him a full ten years to "get it right." As he admits, "I realized it had to be more about the human condition and human emotions, and that I had to work on the characters – the things that help an audience connect with the ideas, however crazy they may seem." It was a decade well spent.
9 He Wrote A Howard Hughes Movie For Jim Carrey
Though many believe Inception is Nolan's crowning writing achievement, the filmmaker himself doesn't agree. Fifteen years ago, he was fully invested in bringing a Howard Hughes biopic to the screen. Jim Carrey was attached to star in the film, the script was ready to rock, but only one problem remained: Martin Scorsese's The Aviator was already mid-flight with Leonardo DiCaprio. Duels over historical and literary classics aren't uncommon in Hollywood, but this one stung Nolan: "I was definitely like, f*ck. I think it's the best script I've ever written, and I had a really wonderful experience writing it."
While Nolan hasn't officially ruled out the possibility of revisiting the script, his penchant for pursuing groundbreaking new films tells us otherwise. As for his process of selecting his next big-screen adventure, Nolan "usually dig[s] out [his] old scripts in between movies and see if anything sparks there, and sometimes you get a chance to finish it, like Inception."
8 He Deliberately Repeats The Same Two Outfits On Set
When Brad Grey, former Paramount Pictures CEO, visited the set of Interstellar, he was impressed by the crew's high standard of appearance: "Everyone was in suits and ties, and I thought, who are these folks, everyone talking very nicely to each other, all civilized?"
That atmosphere of class and sartorial splendor comes from the fountainhead of filmmaking himself. Chris Nolan always looks sharp on set, wearing a uniform that is said to "[split] the difference between the demands of an executive suite and a tundra." More for the practicality and less for the aesthetic, the director often repeats two outfits for his shooting days: one for warmer weather and another for the cold. He decided that "it was a waste of energy to choose anew what to wear every day." Plus, he just needs a coat to fit his tea flask.
7 He Personally Ensured NYC Cinemas Could Project Interstellar In 35mm
Chris Nolan rarely works on weekends, but when he breaks that rule, it's for good reason. In the run-up to the Interstellar release in 2014, the director visited New York City to ensure that the local cinemas could properly project his space epic. Rather than visit the mainline AMC theaters, he stopped by the Bow Tie Cinema in Chelsea to check if the rocket launch scene could play at full blast. Remaining ever sensitive to the demands and needs of his audience, he revealed, "You can't just start with the rocket launch, or you'll blow everybody's ears out."
According to The New York Times' interview with the director, Nolan's first reaction to arriving at the theater was one of concern: "I worried that perhaps the screen had been hung just a little too high, but these headrests are very nice." Later, when Matthew McConaughey first appeared on screen, Nolan noted: "Those whites are O.K. Not bad. This is encouraging." There's little doubt that Nolan makes movies not just to satiate his creative desire, but to feed his audience a three-course meal.
6 His Love For Francis Bacon Influenced The Joker's Makeup
As Nolan's self-proclaimed favorite artist, Francis Bacon's tortured depictions of mankind bled into the new reality of the anarchist of Gotham. In a video interview with the Tate Britain gallery, Nolan reveals how he and Heath Ledger, along with legendary makeup artist John Caglione, attempted to make the Clown Prince of Crime's visage more frightening than ever. After showing his team some of his favorite Bacon portraits, "we wound up applying [that aesthetic] to the makeup and letting it have a slightly worn through quality, sweaty."
Nolan is drawn to the black background that often dominates Bacon's work. In the director's own words, it "makes me think a lot about the geography of the painting…the paradoxical nature of it, the more he removes, the less he tells you really about what's out there, the more I find myself about what's in that dark space behind." If ever there was a perfect application of this quality in The Dark Knight, this scene embodies it.
5 He Shot The Interstellar Skype Scenes In 35 mm Film
It's no secret that Christopher Nolan prefers 35mm film over digital. Even though newer technologies allow for countless takes and increased flexibility, he believes film is ultimately less expensive (by "projecting film and not doing digital intermediates"), more attractive on screen, and better integrated in the industry. Stating his case bluntly to the DGA, he admitted, "I think, truthfully, it boils down to the economic interest of manufacturers and [a production] industry that makes more money through change rather than through maintaining the status quo."
It's little surprise, then, that Nolan kept the film stock running during every minute of production on Interstellar. Even during the iconic "Skype" scenes where Cooper (McConaughey) watches recorded calls from his kids. However grainy and green they may look, those tapes of Casey Affleck and Jessica Chastain were shot in film.
4 He And His Brother Developed Memento On a Roadtrip to LA
Is genius congenital? The Nolan brothers make a strong case for it. As kids, Chris and his younger brother Jonathan traded copies of Frank Miller's Dark Knight comics, watched Star Wars, and dreamed of hitting it big in Hollywood. By the year 2000, they were well on their way.
As Chris and Jonathan drove cross-country from Chicago to Los Angeles, the creative juices were flowing. Jonathan had taken a psychology class at Georgetown University and been particularly intrigued by the concept of retrograde amnesia. In sharing the idea with his brother, Chris encouraged Jonathan to put pen to paper. Using Jonathan's work as his foundation, Chris set about turning it into Memento, the film that would ignite his directorial career.
3 He Does Not Have A Personal Email Address or Cell Phone
If you've ever tried to find Chris Nolan's Twitter handle or Instagram account, you undoubtedly came up dry. Beyond social media, the famed director doesn't even have an email address. He's not a Luddite; he's just practical. As he sees it, "I don't find [email] would help me with anything I'm doing. I just couldn't be bothered about it."
The same rules apply to his use of a cell phone. Borrowing a Manhattanite analogy, he says, "It's like that whole thing about 'in New York City, you're never more than two feet from a rat' – I'm never two feet from a cellphone." To take calls, he simply borrows the phone from his production crew. Nolan's troglodytic approach keeps him focused and above the fray. He certainly knows the temptations of modern technology: "I actually really like not having [a cell phone] because it gives me time to think…when you have a smartphone, and you have 10 minutes to spare, you go on it and you start looking at stuff."
2 He Pitched Dunkirk As "Virtual Reality Without A Headset"
Given his unbroken streak of box office success, you might wonder if Christopher Nolan simply gets blank checks from movie studios. While he undoubtedly has the keys to the cinematic kingdom, he affirms his respect for executives and financiers by strictly adhering to budgets and delivering equally dynamic pitches. For Dunkirk, the auteur streamlined the WWII evacuation into a snazzy speech:
"We're going to put the audience into the cockpit of a Spitfire and have them dogfight the Messerschmitts. We're going to put them on the beach, feeling the sand getting everywhere, confronting the waves. We're going to put them on small civilian boats bouncing around on the waves on this huge journey heading into a terrifying war zone. It's virtual reality without a headset." Packed with confidence and expectancy, Nolan sums up the ambitious project as effectively as any team on Madison Avenue.
1 Blade Runner Is His Favorite Movie
While he doesn't think of himself as a specialist, Nolan has a unique command of the director's chair. Having worked in many departments across the filmmaking spectrum, his expertise is in his ability to tie the disparate elements together into a single, cohesive unit. Long before he would take the reins of Batman and intergalactic wormholes, Nolan recognized the potential influence an effective director can have.
"When I was young and looking at Alien and Blade Runner, I was going, OK, they're different stories, different settings, really different actors, everything's different – but there's a very strong connection between those two films, and that is the director, Ridley Scott." Upon having that epiphany, he knew he wanted to be that kind of director.
As for Blade Runner, Nolan praises the indelible atmosphere of the film, and the feeling that "there were things going on outside of those rooms where you've seen the film take place." Along with Ridley Scott's dystopian epic, Nolan cites the first Star Wars and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey as massively formative films.
What other interesting facts do you know about Christopher Nolan? Tell us in the comments!
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Q: Casting Objects in a list to a subclass I have an object that stores a series of Actors (I am using LibGDX) and currently it is storing GameObjects and LinkObjects, which both extend Actor. I need to make sure all of the GameObjects are linked if they have the same y value (I will eventually change this to a radius but this is testing.) To get the list and cast it I do this:
List<Actor> actors = this.getActors();
List<GameObject> gmObjs = (List<GameObject>)(List<?>) actors;

    for(int i = 0; i<gmObjs.size(); i++) {
        for(int j=i+1; j<gmObjs.size(); j++){
            if(gmObjs.get(i).y == gmObjs.get(j).y && gmObjs.get(i).isLinked()==false){
                this.addActor(new LinkObject((gmObjs.get(i).x+gmObjs.get(j).x)/2, gmObjs.get(i).y));
            }
        }
    }

However it throws an error on the if statement saying LinkObject cannot be cast to a GameObject. I don't think I am casting it correctly. Is there a better way to extract only a certain subclass out of a list of objects which are are a particular generic class?
EDIT: I realized I really shouldn't be casting it. I just want a test to see if that particular Actor in the list is a GameObject, if so it puts it in another list.

A: You could use the instanceof operator to check for runtime type and filter based on that. Also, judging from what you described the inheritance hierarchy to be, GameObject and LinkObject do not inherit from each other; in that case, you cannot cast one type to the other; you can only cast upwards or downwards in the inheritance hierarchy, never "sideways".
EDIT:
To extract the GameObjects into a separate list, you will have to iterate over the list of actors; you can then for each object check with instanceof whether it's a GameObject or not. All GameObjects could then be stored in a List[GameObject] (check the code ojota provided for that). If you call that extraction method more than once, it is probably smart to simply store the list of GamObjects and have the extracting method check whether the list of actors has been updated since the last extraction of GameObjects, using a boolean flag or something.
Also, I can't tell with certainty judging from your code, but it would probably work if you added
(gmObjs.get(i) instanceof GameObject && gmObjs.get(j) instanceof GameObject)

at the very beginning of your if-clause; that way, only the GameObjects will be considered.
Another option would be to store LinkObjects and GameObjects in separate Lists in the Group object, and only operate on those lists (use both if you have to go through all Actors). That would hardly cost more memory (only the memory used to store the additional List-object, nodes are there one way or the other), would save you the time it costs to extract GameObjects, and avoid the extraction method as a potential source of bugs.
Hope that helps, just comment if that didn't answer your question :)

A: If you just want to extract the list of gameobjects existing in the actor list, you can do the following:
List<Actor> actors =this.getActors();
List<GameObject> gameObject = new ArrayList<GameObject>();
    for (Actor actor : actors) {
        if(actor instanceof GameObject){
            gameObject.add((GameObject)actor);
        }
    }