If you have inherited the property from your parents/grand parents, then you should get it transferred against your name by the process of mutation of revenue records. For this, you will need a will or a succession certificate. If you are not able to do so, then the local court can issue a succession certificate using which you can easily apply for a title change in the mutation of revenue records office. This process takes a lot of time. So, you should get it done as soon as possible.
Lawyer certificate, in case any of the original document is missing.
Besides these documents, you should have a PAN card number if you want to sell properties of bigger amount transfers. As an NRI, you can apply for PAN to sell your property or submit form 60 at the registrar office for the same.
If you don't have any close friend or relative whom you trust for the transaction of funds, then it becomes mandatory for you to find a brokerage firm so that it can assist you in the selling process. In case you have the ample knowledge of the Indian real estate market and people to support you, you can go ahead with the selling process easily and quickly.
As a matter of fact, the brokerage firm can help you in suggesting the market situation, finding suitable buyers, price trends and risks involved. You can seek their help whiling fixing the selling price, applying for PAN and attorney service to obtain legal documents and tax implications. Always keep in mind that brokerage in India has no legal license and it could be troublesome if you end up dealing with dishonest people or paying them a higher price for their services.
So, be careful about this. Alternatively, you can consult real estate lawyers India that can help you to deal with all these issues easily and quickly and expedite the property selling process smoothly.
To sell your property in India, you need to give power of attorney for the transaction to a PoA holder. There is no requirement of providing the complete power of attorney. In place of this, you can give POA right to a person to represent you as the owner in the registrar office. Keep all documents in the ready mode. The PoA process changes from time-to-time and each firm has its own process. Once the registration process is completed, you must focus on the tax implications without any fail.
When you are involved in land dealings, you have to be serious about the tax liabilities. Generally, the basic exemption of Rs. 2 lakh (on land selling) is not applicable for NRIs, they can get other benefits. Always keep in mind that the sale money can be repatriated through official dealers but it must not be more than US $1 million per year. If the property is inherited from one NRI to another NRI, then a specific permission of from the Reserve Bank of India. A real estate lawyer can help you complete all these formalities easily and quickly.


The international crude oil price of Indian Basket as computed/published today by Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas was US$ 44.28* per barrel (bbl) on 26.06.2017.
* Since Oman & Dubai prices are not available due to holiday in Singapore on 26.06.2017, the price of Indian Basket Crude oil cannot be derived. Therefore, price of Indian basket as of 23.06.2017 has been considered.
** RBI reference rate for 26.06.2017 is not available. Therefore rate of 23.06.2017 has been considered.


PWR (pronounced 'Power') is a start-up watch brand established by two young entrepreneurs from Australia.
In addition to its primary function i.e. timekeeping, watches also reflect an individual's character. Every individual has the potential to be and do something great, but it is often forgotten. PWR has created watches to serve as a daily reminder for individuals to embrace their true potential and push towards new boundaries.
Their first watch collection takes inspiration from the stages of a personal journey. The first product line to be released is the Journey line. There are three proposed stages within this line; beginning, middle, end.
The first PWR model, the 'Journey Ascent' is a chronograph. This unique line is specially created to reflect the stages of an individual journey with plans for two additional designs to be released in the near future. The full set will consist of; Aspire, Ascent, and Apex. The middle stage, Journey Ascent represents the grind, the hustle, the ascent towards new limits. It is for the individual in the process of a journey, on the path towards their goal.
The brand has launched a Kickstarter online crowd-funding campaign to raise funds for the initial mass production of the first model, the 'Journey Ascent' chronograph.
Designed for gents, the 'Journey Ascent' features a 42mm diameter case crafted from top-quality grade 316L stainless steel. Measuring a thickness of 11.8 mm the watch case is topped with a screwed stainless steel bezel and scratch resistant sapphire crystal front glass with anti-reflective coating for minimal glare. The watch has a water resistance up to 100 meters.
The Sunray finished dial of the watch features luminous hands & markers, date at 4.30h and Stopwatch function featuring SU Chronograph seconds & minutes sub-dials and 24 hour sub-dial. The watch is available in silver or gold case finish with black or blue dial options.
The watch is equipped with a Citizen Miyota Quartz JS25 movement. The watch is worn on a top-quality grade 316L stainless steel or vulcanised rubber with push-button deployment (butterfly) clasp or strap buckle.
During the Kickstarter Campaign (From 01 Feb to 02 March 2019), customers can pre-order the timepiece with special discount prices offering 45% less than the future retail price. Kickstarter price starts from AU$ 200/US$ 145. Estimated delivery in Jun 2018.
Please visit the PWR Kickstarter Campaign for more details.


Charles "The Hammer" Martel met and defeated the Muslim invasion into Gaul (now France) at Tours in 732. This victory as well as some mop-up operations retaking some strongholds along the Muslim armies wake, ended such incursions into France. At least Until now. He was the defender of Christendom in his time. Now the mantel "Defender of Christendom" of Martel is being born by President Trump.


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ADP India Press Release | Newsroom
NelsonHall Names ADP a Leader in 2019 Next Generation Payroll NEAT for the Sixth Consecutive Year
ADP Media Centre
ADP recognized for its ability to meet the payroll needs of today while anticipating the future
ROSELAND, N.J., April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ADP, a global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, today announced that NelsonHall, a global business process outsourcing and IT services analyst firm, recognized the company as a Leader in its 2019 Next Generation Payroll Evaluation & Assessment Tool (NEAT) report. This marks ADP's sixth consecutive year in the prestigious evaluation for the Overall and Multi-Country segments.
NelsonHall's NEAT is an evaluation tool buyers can use to evaluate vendors at the onset of the vendor selection process. The scoring is based on a combination of analyst assessment and feedback from interviewing vendor clients. Positioning as a "Leader" is based on vendors that exhibit both a high ability relative to their peers to deliver immediate benefit and a high capacity relative to their peers to meet client future requirements.
"ADP has shown to be a consistent global leader in this space, with a proven track record year-over-year and a deep commitment to innovation," said Pete Tiliakos, Principal HR Services analyst at NelsonHall. "The company has proven to be well-positioned to support the customer journey over the life of a contract based on its offerings, delivery capability, customer presence, investment in service, financial stability and for having the mechanisms in place to drive innovation for faster ROI realization."
"We are proud to be recognized once again by NelsonHall as a leader in the payroll services marketplace," said Debbie Dyson, President, NAS at ADP. "Our deep history and capability in delivering payroll and HCM solutions globally along with our brand recognition gives us a firm foundation for building the future. Since our inception in 1949, ADP has offered payroll services, and this remains a core part of what we do to support HR transformation and reshape the ways people work."
ADP was recognized for its wide range of payroll services, from partial and fully managed outsourcing to comprehensive outsourcing, including enabling cloud technology. NelsonHall also acknowledged ADP's strength in supporting clients of all sizes, complexity and requirements. ADP is the largest payroll provider in the U.S. and globally (by revenue and payroll output), supporting more than 740,000 clients and 40 million employees in more than 140 countries.
To access the NelsonHall Next Generation Payroll NEAT report covering ADP's payroll capabilities and performance, please visit here.
About NelsonHall
NelsonHall is the leading global analyst firm dedicated to helping organizations understand the 'art of the possible' in IT and business services with analysts in the U.S., U.K., and Continental Europe. NelsonHall provides buy-side organizations with detailed, critical information on markets and vendors (including NEAT assessments) that helps them make fast and highly informed sourcing decisions. NelsonHall's research is based on rigorous, all-original research, and is widely respected for the quality, depth, and insight of its analysis.
About ADP (NASDAQ-ADP)
Designing better ways to work through cutting-edge products, premium services and exceptional experiences that enable people to reach their full potential. HR, Talent, Time Management, Benefits and Payroll. Informed by data and designed for people. Learn more at ADP.com.
ADP, the ADP logo, and Always Designing for People are trademarks of ADP, LLC.
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Israelis Need to Avoid Hype, Focus on Building Good Companies, Says Insight Co-Founder
Jeff Horing, co-founder and managing partner at Insight Venture Partners, led the fund's investment in Israeli website building company Wix.com Ltd. in 2011, and has been behind the fund's recent increased interest in Israel
In early 2019, New York-based venture capital and private equity firm Insight Venture Partners shocked the Israeli tech world when it announced the acquisition of almost all of the fourth fund of Israeli venture capital firm Genesis Partners. Insight acquired Genesis' stake in 11 of 12 portfolio companies, for an unknown sum a person who spoke to Calcalist at the time estimated at $350 million.
The deal turned Insight into one of the leading investor funds in Israel, boosting its existing investment in Monday.com, Sisense Ltd. JoyTunes Ltd. with companies such as task organization app developer Any.DO Inc. But it seems the move just whetted Insight's appetite. In October, the fund announced the opening of an Israeli office, and since the start of 2020 it has already made three large deals: the $1.1 billion acquisition of IoT security company Armis Inc., a $100 million round in business intelligence startup Sisense Ltd., and a $125 million investment in gaming company Moon Active Ltd.
Insight co-founder and managing partner Jeff Horing. Photo: Orel Cohen
Insight has been investing in Israel for two decades now, and has increased its exposure to the country since 2010, Insight co-founder and managing partner Jeff Horing told Calcalist in an email interview. In many ways, Horing is responsible for Insight's increased interest in Israel, having led the fund's investment in website building company Wix.com Ltd. in 2011, two years before the company listed on Nasdaq according to a $750 million valuation. Among his current portfolio companies are Sisense, Monday, WalkMe Inc., and JFrog Ltd., where he sits on the board of directors.
Insight is always impressed with the technical talent and innovation Israel offers, Horing said.
Insight's activity in Israel is surprising not just for its scope, but for its recent rapid pace. The market, it seems, has yet to acclimate to one giant deal before another one is announced. Insight makes sure to simplify its agreements and terms, enabling it to move fast, Horing explained, adding that the fund's objective is to not waste the time of its portfolio companies or distract them from the management of their businesses.
"Insight's investment strategy is to find the best software companies in the world and invest in them with both capital and operating expertise. We invest in scaleup companies," Horing said, meaning growth-stage companies that have had an average annualized return of at least 20% over the last three years. "These are companies that have proven their market fit as a startup and are now looking to double down on growth."
"The Israeli ecosystem has continued to mature, and we are seeing more and more enterprise-ready ScaleUps focused on expansion, which is really exciting for us," Horing said about Insight's future plans. Insight will continue to canvas the market to identify investment opportunities , with the help of the founders from Insight's early Israeli investments, such as Wix, Monday.com, and JFrog, he added.
The activity and size of the deals Insight has performed over the past year in Israel turned it, in the eyes of many, into one of the most important funds operating locally. But the fervor it showed has also aroused a less-than-flattering comparison to another giant that waged a campaign on Silicon Valley some two years ago—SoftBank Group's Vision Fund. The fund, established in 2017, raised $100 billion, an unprecedented sum even in Silicon Valley standards. Granted, Insight has a more reasonable sum in assets under management, $23 billion, but since its has acquired Genesis' portfolio, it put $1 billion into Israeli tech, according to estimates.
Horing is not all that fond of the SoftBank comparison, because, as he puts it, Insight is a unique investor. "We have the flexibility to invest all the way from the early growth stage to pre-IPO rounds and majority transactions. Our relatively large funds enable us to double down on companies that are on an exceptional growth track and ensure they are not capital-constrained in reaching their full potential—our recent acquisition of Armis is a great example here. We can offer founders an alternative to just raising another growth round or selling to a strategic acquirer: a majority transaction which combines the benefits of both—flexibility and independence, and unparalleled ScaleUp operating expertise."
Foreign venture capital funds love Israeli companies, among other reasons, because they receive lower valuations than similar companies in the U.S., but the presence of giant funds like Insight could eventually change it.
"The software markets today are bigger than ever, and the next generation of category defining companies will again be bigger than in the previous wave," is what Horing has to say on the subject. "With the global growth of the software industry as our backdrop, it is important that everyone in the Israeli ecosystem—entrepreneurs, investors, the media—steer clear of hype and remain focused on building great companies with good governance. We are very selective in the investments we make, and are able to appropriately value the future growth potential of the companies we partner with. It's important to remember that a lot of factors go into a valuation. We are growth and momentum investors, and adjusted for growth expectations, we believe our valuations are in line with the market."
Insight has been investing in Israeli tech for years, but the gear change it made some 18 months ago is following the global trend of larger and larger rounds, especially apparent in late stages. This trend has created private companies with extraordinary high valuations, such as recently public Uber, and Airbnb, which is expected to list in the upcoming year.
The trend is apparent in Israel as well, but here it is obviously the result of increased involvement of non-Israeli funds. A January report by Tel Aviv-based research firm IVC Research Center and the Israel office of international law firm Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co. (ZAG-S&W) found that over the past decade, the role Israeli funds played in rounds shrunk, culminating in just 13.3% of all investments in 2019. This is not the result of fewer investments—Israeli funds invested $1.1 billion in total in local companies in 2019, a higher number than previous years—but of the growing capital being infused into local companies by foreign funds.
It is true that even Israeli funds rely mostly on non-Israeli money, but they still invest much smaller sums than non-Israeli—mostly U.S.—funds. Those foreign funds usually make their investments at much later stages, when the risk involved in backing a startup is lower, and startups are already at least somewhat active outside of Israel.
Valuation Is a Milestone, Not a Cause for Celebration, Says Sisense CEO
Insight Partners Pays $125 Million for a Stake in Gaming Company Moon Active
We Created Dozens of New Millionaires, Say Armis Co-Founders
Asked whether Insight has plans for more acquisitions on the scale of the Genesis portfolio or Armis, Horing said that the fund will always focus on "finding the best software companies that we can support as they scale."
The Israeli tech ecosystem is going through its next stage of maturity, and as more and more startups are becoming enterprise-ready, the industry is experiencing some growing pains, according to Horing. But, he added, "Insight is committed to supporting the Israeli ecosystem, and to helping the companies that we invest in navigate the scaleup phase successfully."
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Q: apt-get upgrade vs unattended-upgrades under ubuntu 20.04 unattended-upgrades seems to skip certain upgrades, e. g. google chrome upgrade.
A subsequent call of apt-get upgrade then finds and installs the ugrade.
Does this mean, I must schedule apt-get upgrade in addition to my unattended-upgrades config if I want everything automated?
I have configured /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades like this:
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "1";
APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";

And this is my 50unattended-upgrades config (I have taken out all commented lines for better readability):
Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins {
    "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}";
    "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-security";
    "${distro_id}ESMApps:${distro_codename}-apps-security";
    "${distro_id}ESM:${distro_codename}-infra-security";
    "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-updates";
};
Unattended-Upgrade::Package-Blacklist {
};
Unattended-Upgrade::DevRelease "auto";
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "true";
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot-WithUsers "true";
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot-Time "08:00";

In principle my unattended-upgrade runs regularly and ok.
A time lag between unattended-upgrades and apt-get upgrade is not the explanation because I had also manually started unattended-upgrades right before apt-get upgrade when I encountered the issue.
Thanks for any help
bpn

A: Shame on me. I found the answer myself on askubuntu:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/64318/how-can-i-enable-silent-automatic-updates-for-
google-chrome
The allowed origins above don't include 3rd party sources. So I added "Google LLC:stable"; to the allowed origins in 50unattended-upgrades
Sorry again. I should have googled "unattended-upgrades" in combination with "google chrome".

A: Check your /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades:
it most probably looks like this:
Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins {
        "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}";
        "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-security";
        // Extended Security Maintenance; doesn't necessarily exist for
        // every release and this system may not have it installed, but if
        // available, the policy for updates is such that unattended-upgrades
        // should also install from here by default.
        "${distro_id}ESMApps:${distro_codename}-apps-security";
        "${distro_id}ESM:${distro_codename}-infra-security";
//      "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-updates";
//      "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-proposed";
//      "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-backports";
};

In this configuration only security updates will be updated automatically. If you want to have more updated automatically, you can remove the comments in those lines.

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Error L74E0010 Duplicate legal number found in F7430010 when running R42565 which calls R74L3035 .
This happens when Legal Document Type next number is set as "Same As" another legal document type.
CAUSE: Duplicate legal number found in F7430010.
RESOLUTION: Please review next legal numbering setup in P7400001 and make sure the Next Legal Number is not already present in F7430010.
2. Set a Legal Document Next Number "Same As" another legal doc type.
2. Run R42565 which calls R74L3035 . Check Work Center .
Error L74E0010 Duplicate legal number found in F7430010.


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"Normal" is an ambiguous term. Where are the boundaries of what's considered normal – and who makes those decisions? An inclusive mindset has been part of Veryday's DNA since the 1960s. To be inclusive, we take into consideration many factors and perspectives. By using an approach that allows us to understand and challenge what's normal, we can contribute to a world where more people realize their full potential.
Establishing norms in communities is often helpful. We can all agree that not committing crimes and not hurting others are examples of good, normal behavior. But certain norms are restrictive rather than beneficial – and can lead to discrimination based on gender, age, sexuality, health, personality, socioeconomic status, and variations of ability, ethnicity or culture.
Norm criticism, an approach that's recently become popular in Sweden, is a way to bring these issues to the forefront. Norm criticism is about understanding, problematizing and changing notions that limit people's lives. It allows us to expand the definition of what's considered normal in society, giving people a wider range of opportunities that previously may not have been available to them. Norm criticism is an intersectional method that involves challenging our biases and opening up more possibilities for people to become their true selves.
The approach is not necessarily about designing specifically for those outside current norms or trying to design one product to meet every single individual need – it's about ensuring that what we design does not perpetuate harmful and restrictive norms or unnecessarily exclude certain groups.
Building norm criticism into a project should not be done simply to be charitable or to gain publicity. Instead, an actively inclusive approach is necessary to attracting a diverse workforce, which has been shown to create smarter teams. It can also allow companies to reach a broader target audience. And it's not necessarily more expensive or more difficult to execute than other approaches.
The Swedish Innovation Agency, Vinnova, ran a project call the Gender Lab and invited Veryday to participate. The project resulted in NOVA, a method kit for those interested in building a norm-critical approach into their innovation projects.
Åsa Wikberg Nilsson and a team of academic colleagues ran the Gender Lab and oversaw the creation of NOVA. An associate professor at Luleå Technical University in Sweden, Åsa researches design methodology and processes with a focus on norm-critical methods for innovation and socially sustainable design. We asked Åsa some questions about the project and her perspective on norm-critical design.
Having Veryday as part of the team was valuable for all Gender Lab projects because of the openness and broad thinking of its designers. Having their capacity on board helped iterate solutions and the visual materials they created made it easy for other participants to understand.
How would you define norm-critical design?
How would you describe the history of norm-critical design?
Can you tell us about the process of developing NOVA?
Å: "We saw a need for tools that organizations could use to help build a norm-critical perspective. The NOVA kit includes methods created in the Gender Lab. In the Gender Lab project, we developed a collection of methods that we thought might be useful for building norm creativity into innovation.
Give us an example of the types of methods included in NOVA.
How can companies use NOVA to work in a more norm-critical manner?
Governments and businesses can do amazing work to improve inclusivity in communities, like reimagined social services in Singapore and gender equality in the ER. We can also make a huge impact when we put on our norm-critical glasses and bring the approach into everything we do for every industry. This mindset has resulted in a gender-neutral bike for IKEA and a bus with spaces designed for different personality types. Even small daily actions like checking our vocabulary for discriminatory language or making sure we include a wide range of research respondents can make a difference in designing a world that's more inclusive, open and tolerant.


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Q: where does jitpack download build artifacts to? This hello world project runs fine, but where is the hello_api-latest.jar file?  (Regardless that the client doesn't actually "need" the JAR, it should still download.)
The JAR is on the classpath:
thufir@mordor:~/NetBeansProjects/hello_client$
thufir@mordor:~/NetBeansProjects/hello_client$ gradle clean build;java -jar build/libs/hello_client.jar
:clean
:compileJava
:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:classes
:jar
:startScripts
:distTar
:distZip
:assemble
:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE
:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE
:testClasses UP-TO-DATE
:test UP-TO-DATE
:check UP-TO-DATE
:build

BUILD SUCCESSFUL

Total time: 1.229 secs

hello world

thufir@mordor:~/NetBeansProjects/hello_client$
thufir@mordor:~/NetBeansProjects/hello_client$ jar -xf build/libs/hello_client.jar
thufir@mordor:~/NetBeansProjects/hello_client$
thufir@mordor:~/NetBeansProjects/hello_client$ cat META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Main-Class: net.bounceme.mordor.Main
Class-Path: hello_api-latest.jar

thufir@mordor:~/NetBeansProjects/hello_client$
thufir@mordor:~/NetBeansProjects/hello_client$ tree build
build
├── classes
│   └── main
│       └── net
│           └── bounceme
│               └── mordor
│                   └── Main.class
├── dependency-cache
├── distributions
│   ├── hello_client.tar
│   └── hello_client.zip
├── libs
│   └── hello_client.jar
├── scripts
│   ├── hello_client
│   └── hello_client.bat
└── tmp
    ├── compileJava
    │   └── emptySourcePathRef
    └── jar
        └── MANIFEST.MF

13 directories, 7 files
thufir@mordor:~/NetBeansProjects/hello_client$

build file:
apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'application'

sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
[compileJava, compileTestJava]*.options*.encoding = 'UTF-8'
if (!hasProperty('mainClass')) {
    ext.mainClass = 'Main'
}

mainClassName = 'net.bounceme.mordor.Main'

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }

}

dependencies {
    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.10'
    compile 'com.github.THUFIR:hello_api:latest'

}

jar {
    manifest {
        attributes ('Main-Class': 'net.bounceme.mordor.Main',
            "Class-Path": configurations.compile.collect { it.getName() }.join(' '))
    }
}

Notably, the jitpack dependency doesn't show in Netbeans:

The build artifact at the end of the log would seem to indicate that the JAR, hello_api-latest.jar, was found:
latest
commit 244c611ae48dc95daee544fbfb5767ae1f961e10
Author: thufir
Date:   Fri Feb 5 05:39:47 2016 -0800

    increment

submodule status:
Run gradle build
Gradle build script
WARNING: Gradle wrapper not found. Please add. Using default gradle to build.
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8

------------------------------------------------------------
Gradle 2.7
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Build time:   2015-09-14 07:26:16 UTC
Build number: none
Revision:     c41505168da69fb0650f4e31c9e01b50ffc97893

Groovy:       2.3.10
Ant:          Apache Ant(TM) version 1.9.3 compiled on December 23 2013
JVM:          1.8.0_60 (Oracle Corporation 25.60-b23)
OS:           Linux 3.14.32-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64 amd64

0m0.684s
Getting a list of gradle tasks
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
Found javadoc task

WARNING:
Gradle 'install' task not found. Please add the 'maven' or 'android-maven' plugin.
See the documentation and examples: https://jitpack.io/docs/

Looking for android-library
Looking for com.android.application
Adding maven plugin
Running: gradle clean -Pgroup=com.github.THUFIR -Pversion=latest -xtest install
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
:clean UP-TO-DATE
:compileJava
Download https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-all/2.4.1/groovy-all-2.4.1.pom
Download https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/codehaus/groovy/groovy-all/2.4.1/groovy-all-2.4.1.jar
:processResources UP-TO-DATE
:classes
:jar
:install

BUILD SUCCESSFUL

Total time: 1.883 secs
Gradle exit code 0
Looking for artifacts...
Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
Found artifact: com.github.THUFIR:hello_api:latest
EXIT_CODE=0
2016-03-10T09:47:34.133966887Z
Exit code: 0

Build artifacts:
com.github.THUFIR:hello_api:latest

Files:
com/github/THUFIR/hello_api/latest
com/github/THUFIR/hello_api/latest/build.log
com/github/THUFIR/hello_api/latest/hello_api-latest.jar
com/github/THUFIR/hello_api/latest/hello_api-latest.pom
com/github/THUFIR/hello_api/latest/hello_api-latest.pom.md5
com/github/THUFIR/hello_api/latest/hello_api-latest.pom.sha1

but where was it downloaded to?
see also:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/22724504/262852
https://stackoverflow.com/a/30094915/262852
https://stackoverflow.com/a/34329145/262852
UPDATE
here it is:
thufir@mordor:~$
thufir@mordor:~$ tree .gradle/ | grep latest
│       │   │       └── latest
│       │   │           │   └── hello_api-latest.pom
│       │   │               └── hello_api-latest.jar
│       │   │   │       └── latest
│       │   │   │       └── latest
thufir@mordor:~$

A: As with any external dependency, it is downloaded to the gradle cache. The default location is ~/.gradle


text:
Q: Can you save the split value in the split function? I want to create a number operator number calculator with the ".split()" function, so I am taking the string, it's an input but how would I know what operator he typed? is there a way to save the operator so to do something like that:
well = raw_input("Enter num")
checkopirator = well.split("*+-")
if(checkopirator == '*'):
  print checkopirator[0] * checkopirator[1]
if (checkopirator == '+'):
  print checkopirator[0] + checkopirator[1]
if (checkopirator == '-'):
  print checkopirator[0] - checkopirator[1]

A: You can use negated regex expression to match all characters that are not digits or letters
Example:
import re

string1 = "2+2=5"
string2 = "25-16=9"

results1 = re.findall(r"[^A-Za-z0-9]", string1)
results2 = re.findall(r"[^A-Za-z0-9]", string2)

print(results1)
print(results2)

Output:
['+', '=']
['-', '=']

A: That's not how split() works... In fact, in your example it'll only split the input if the whole string "*+-" is present! This is closer to what you intended - assuming integers are used as input, and don't forget that you need to convert the input to numbers:
import re

well = raw_input("Enter num: ")
checkoperator = re.split(r'[*+-]', well)

if '+' in well:
    print(int(checkoperator[0]) + int(checkoperator[1]))
elif '-' in well:
    print(int(checkoperator[0]) - int(checkoperator[1]))
elif '*' in well:
    print(int(checkoperator[0]) * int(checkoperator[1]))

For example:
Enter num: 6 * 7
42

A: You can use re.split to split based on any occurrence of +-*
import re
n1, operator, n2 = re.split(r'([*+-])', well)
if operator == '*':
    print int(n1) * int(n2)
...
...


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Three Des Moines companies are joining forces to construct an $11 million office building in the Market District, bolstering the notion that the scrappy, industrial district is one of the city's up-and-coming areas.
New office proposed in Des Moines' Market District Three Des Moines companies are joining forces to construct an $11 million office building in the Market District, bolstering the notion that the scrappy, industrial district is one of the city's up-and-coming areas. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/28zGvBN
Joel Aschbrenner, jaschbrenn@dmreg.com Published 2:40 p.m. CT June 13, 2016 | Updated 5:52 p.m. CT June 13, 2016
Three Des Moines businesses plan to build this office in the southern industrial end of the East Village known as the Market District.(Photo: Simonson & Associates Architects/Special to The Register)
"I think this is the next place where you're going to see quite a bit of redevelopment going on and we're excited to be at the front end of that," said Jim Kottmeyer, a partner with GPS Impact, a political and public affairs consulting firm.
GPS Impact will be an owner of the building along with PDM Precast, a concrete and metal working firm, and DCI Group, a construction management company. The 47,000-square-foot office at the corner of Southeast Sixth and Elm streets will stand three-stories-tall and include a three-level parking garage. Roughly 1/3 of the office space will be available for lease.
The Market District is the industrial southern end of the East Village. It is generally defined as the area between the Des Moines River and East Seventh Street and between East Court Avenue and East Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.
City leaders and real estate developers say the Market District is primed for redevelopment thanks to the hordes of residents and employers who want to be near the trendy core of the East Village.
The new office would be among the first major developments in the Market District. A historic steam tractor manufacturing plant was recently renovated into a high-tech, solar-powered office. Peace Tree Brewing plans to open a brewery on the north end of the district and an apartment complex is in the works on the south end, along East MLK Parkway.
The big question mark for the Market District is a federal courthouse. The Southern District of Iowa was recently earmarked $187 million to build a new courthouse in Des Moines. The southern end of the East Village has long been considered an option for such a facility.
Kottmeyer said the group chose the Market District location because of the proximity to the East Village and downtown as well as the easy access to East MLK Parkway.
Also known as the Southeast Connector, the parkway was recently extended to Southeast 30th Street. It will eventually reach Highway 5, creating a direct route from the east side of the metro to downtown.
The new office is a family affair. Kottmeyer and Adam Petersen, president of PDM Precast and PDM Metals, are brothers-in-law (their wives are sisters). Petersen is also childhood friends with Kevin Kain, president of DCI Group.
"This is a friends and family project," Petersen said.
The group aims to break ground in August and finish the project by next summer.
The project is slated to go before the city's Urban Design Review Board Tuesday morning. The developers are seeking property tax breaks on declining scale over 20 years.
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"I missed you so much Jaan" Omkara says Breaking apart from the Kiss ..She smiles though her tears "Where were you Husband? , Why Didn't you come For me Soon? , Maybe You hated me for trying to Kill you? Didn't You?" She bombards him with so many questions .."Jaan..Lemme answer but First I cannot Hate You Never Ever Got that?" He tells in a stern voice as She nods looking at him "And Second Shouldn't it be the Other way round?" ..She looks at him clueless "Don't you Hate Me Gauri?" Omkara voices out in a low voice ..Gauri shakes her head negatively "Why Do you think I hate you? If I Did Will I Be Waiting for you to return? " She asks him caressing his forearms .."I Love you so much to hate you a year Back I was out of Mind But I Knew that you cannot kill anyone , even if you did it would have a reason because I know My man is righteous man but but ..When you refused to say …., I Do not know what made me .." She chokes remembering what she was gonna Do kill him !!.."Sshh" Om pulls her close soothing her back calming her down ..
"Why Do you believe me So much Gauri? " He asks her lovingly cupping her face in his palms ..She chuckles "Who Knows ? " She shrugs hugging him back .."Do you Wanna Know Why I Killed him..erm ..Khanna?" Om asks unsure ..Color drains from her face as She nods She needs to get it out of her system .Gauri Looks at his orbs as She gives him a Smile "Whatever it is ! Tell me I Will never leave you because you had become a part of me Which i cannot live without ..I would have die–" ..The next thing She knew Was He had slammed his lips on her's knocking all the wind from her lungs ..She digs her nails into his arms to balance herself .."Dare you say that Again!" Om threatens Gauri nods scared for the first time after So long Seeing how his eyes flickered with anger .."Good Girl !" He presses his lips once again on hers as Gauri smiles in between the Kiss .As She realizes He needs her in his life as much as She needs him .
"Jaan" He breaks off "Never Say that You Would Die , I Live for you !" He tells sternly as She hugs him fumbling with his Shirt button She asks him "Can We have that talk for another time ? please ? I wanna spend more time with you " She tells him in a soft voice ..He wraps his arms around "I want you to know Gauri , Why Did I marry you , I want you to know why i lied to you , and Mostly important I want you to know what my profession is before We start afresh " He tells calmly .."Mmm , Let everything go by husband , What is Your Profession ? You are not a business man neither a drug supplier I could bet on my life , What are you husband ?" …"Hmm Gauri ..I am Not sure whether you would like my work but that it is what I …." He trails off .
She cups his face in her palms "Omkara Whatever it is tell me If that work makes you happy I Will not mind it ..Your happiness is what matters to me , " She tells lovingly .."I am A Und–" His Vision Clouds with Darkness as He Falls against her Petite Frame " Omkara" She shouts as She Feels The Red Liquid on her Fingers from the Back of his head .
"Cry !" Kali roars sitting in front of her bringing his face close to hers as Gauri holds Om in between them closer to her chest .. Despite the aching on his Skull Om Opens his orbs as He Looks at Her ,His wife, ..Feeling his gaze on her Gauri looks down , Om gives her a smile ,a proud smile , before wincing in pain as He shuts his eyes ..Gauri pulls Om closer to her wrapping her arms him tighter as She kisses his forehead "You'll be fine " She whispers in his ears momentarily forgotten about the Fact that the Devil is sitting next to her . The moment Her husband smiled at her She knew he was proud about her that she did not shed tears in front of the Devil!.. .. Kali bawls looking at them "Kya pyaar hai bulbul " He sneers as She gives him a menacing Look .." Leave Before Death Calls you! " Gauri warns him ..
Kali lets out a laugh "You Killing Me Bulbul?" Moving forward He roars in her ears "I came back twice from Death for you Chirrayai " Moving back He Shakes his index Finger " Not Leaving Before I ravish you " ..Gauri looks at him Disgusted …"Thakur !" Om groans loudly raising his head despite the pain as He places his palm on the back of his head .."Let alone ravish her , touch a single hair on her head I'll chop your hands !" He sneers enraged his eyes blazing with fire making Kali startled for minute as Om sits up Moving Gauri behind him , Her lips curve up as She hooks her fingers on his forearm , It is not always She gets to witness her husband's Possessiveness ? & Protectiveness In Front of the Devil Right? .
A Pin Drop silence follows as The two have A Furious Eye-Lock Kali & Omkara ..Om's phone's vibrates in his pocket breaking the silence ..Om Shifts his focus to his pant pocket taking this as an opportunity Kali eyes his men .. One of his men walks forward without making a noise He raises his stick to aim on Gauri from behind ..Kali's lips hook up in a sinister smirk at the same time Om raises his head to See Kali smirking.. In a swift Om turns around pulling Gauri in his embrace as he gets the blow on his back , Gauri dug's her head onto his chest as He wraps his arms around her protectively cocooning in his embrace .
"Gauri Do you believe me ?" Om whispers softly So that only she hears .She squeezes his back in response ..Om leaves his hold on her and takes a step back , She looks at him intently to know what he is up to .Next second What She saw was him Falling on unconscious "Omkara" She shouts as She falls on her knees cradling his head on her lap ..Gauri pats his cheeks worriedly "Om ..Husband ..Husband "….."Bulbul Seems like My Right man Died " He tells her laughing .Instead of Giving him back Gauri keeps her gaze on Omkara .Kali's men drags Gauri by her arms as She yells at them to Leave her .." Bulbul , Come get your husband !" Kali waves his hand from a Few Feet Distance from her As His men drags Om with them ."Be a Man ! Let's Fight Kali !" She spats at him enraged struggling to get of the Hold of the two men holding her .."You Look so tempting while your angry Chirrayai " He tells eyeing her From head to toe ..She cringes in disgust …and "Those Lips I wanna taste them once !" Kali says biting his lip .."You scoundrel !" Gauri roars "You Die in His Hands Kali , Mind my Words !" ..Kali laughs "Come See him Die !" With that Said He leaves in his Jeep with his men & Omkara . The Men Who were holding Gauri to leaves behind them as She stands there seeing there retreating form.
"Why Does this Happens with me always ?" She questions Looking up at the Sky as Her eyes brims with tears ."This is not the time to Cry , I am Coming Husband !" She talks to herself determinedly wiping her tears .
"Wake up you Son of a b**th " Kali yells at Omkara throwing a bucket of cold water on his face . Om shakes his head letting the water drip from his face ..Kali laughs Seeing him"Long time Man ! ..We've got so much to catch up " Kali tells sipping on his drink .. Om opens his eyes smirking "So much to Catch up and So much To Give up Thakur !" Om sneers smirking as He Struggles to get out from the grip , Om's hands has been tied to two metal posts either sides .. "Mmm Still The Tone hasn't Lower down just like before " Kali tells taking another sip .
"Thakur , Remember Omkara Singh Oberoi Doesn't Bends his head To Anyone Except His Queen!" Om tells him smirking His lips curve up as He Tells the Last Words His Queen .."Where is My Queen ? I thought She would be here By Now!" He wonders Just then They hear a Screeching outside of a car ..Om chuckles "She is here !" Om tells Kali looking at his questioning gaze as to Why he chuckled . ."Hmm Lucky Man , You are getting Chance to witness your wife being ravished by Us" .."Thakur!!" Om roars moving forward but he is pulled back due to the chains ."Touch a Single Strand of her Hair , I'll make sure you die Losing your Manhood" ..It would be a Lie if Kali Wasn't Startled & Shaking right now as He heard those words ..Knowing Omkara His insides shook in fear as He Looks up at The Deadly Beast His Hair Dripping down with water and The way he narrowed his eyes at him ..If Glares could burn Kali knew He would have turned into ashes by now but Yet Could He lose to this man Who had made him come down to streets ? He had destroyed him completely Just So that He could Take over the Power of His Kingdom , Bareilly? . No He Cannot !.
" Calm down young man" Kali pats Om's chest with his both hands …adjusting Om's collar Kali moves forward and whispers in his ears "It is Me or You with Her !" .."Thakur" Om roars Looking into his eyes he says "Lemme Rephrase it Kali , It is Always Me with Her ! " Om says and Continues "Try Saving yourself From Her Thakur , Be a Man And Fight Against Her Alone!" . "Scaring me Young Man?" Kali lets out a Laugh .. Om's Lips hooks up in a smirk as he says " Oh Come on Kali it is as if it is a Secret That you been Succumbed to this " He eyes the Walking Stick and His Left Leg "Because of Her " .
Kali clenches his Jaws as The Happenings of Years Comes past his eyes With an artificial limp on his left leg He could not balance himself while walking as A year Back when Gauri had Taken him captive She had been more Focused on breaking his leg ..Just Six hours He had been in her Confines and She had Strictly ordered to torture His Right Leg only ! and Then throwing him out like a garbage on the Streets and then being taken into This B***D , Omkara's, clutches , Escaping him had been pretty easy as Ajay had kept a track on him ! I..
"Lost in nightmares " Om says laughing Looking at Kali's Face which was burning blazing with Fire .Kali clenches his fist as He moves his hand to Give Omkara a punch but is stopped abruptly as Her Voice cuts in "Be A Man Kali !" …Kali drops his hands down and turns around limping balancing himself with the Walking Stick to Look at her . She had Come here the Same way She came A Year Back .
She Stands there Dressed in a White Shirt Neatly tucked in With Black tight jeans with a belt wrapped around her waist , Her Long Wavy Hair Loosely braided and pulled to a side with few fringes left out as She gives him a Stern Look . Gauri's turns her gaze from Kali to Om .Om winks at her and gives her Kiss ..She frowns as Om gives a cheeky smile . Kali who happens to Witness the Scene Cocking his head from him to Her He Frowns Are they here to Romance? Or What ? He wonders.
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In the last few weeks I received a number of calls from international students studying here Toronto who were in need of advice. Admittedly I have a soft spot for foreign students and I appreciate their struggles. I was one myself a couple of decades back. Given the level of confusion that international students have around taxes and recent announcement by the federal government to double international student body in Canada, I thought it is necessary to post this article.
I think majority of the international student body see their education abroad as a privilege and many are financially stretched in chasing their academic goals. For instance, University of Toronto tuition fees for international students are 400% higher than for domestic. Financial strains are only exacerbated by culture shock. Although Toronto is very much a multi-culture city, we still have our own rules of behaviorand view of social roles. Language is another barrier for proper integration into the community and impacts financial affairs negatively. On many occasions international students are self-conscious about their less than perfect English. This causes difficulty in the interview process and many either do not persist to explain full context of their respective situation, or service providers take advantage of the language gap and perform suboptimal service for unaware consumer.
In many instances students, due to cultural backgrounds, are also prone to "bargain hunting" where cheap tax preparation fee translates into an equivalent service. In most cases of inherited student files, I find lack of continuity schedules, improper disclosure of carryover amounts, missing moving expenses and other numerous elements that should come up in a thorough interview process. Unfortunately, it is a bit of a perfect storm where cash-strapped students are looking for the least expensive service, and this demand is met by service providers who are interested in quantity not quality.
At Equilibrium Financial, students get the same level of attention as any other client. We have special rates for our full-time-student clients and we view this work as an opportunity to contribute back to the community.
If you are an international student in Canada, it is important that you understand your entitlements and obligations under Canadian tax system. Under Canadian rules, your entitlements and income tax obligations are based on your residency status in Canada. Nearly all international full-time students satisfy residency requirements and can file taxes. If you are not sure of your residency status in Canada for income tax purposes, complete Form NR74, Determination of Residency Status (Entering Canada), and send it to the International Tax Services Office.
It is important to understand for international students that in almost all cases it is to the benefit of the student to file taxes. Most students work part-time jobs, have significant tuition spent, urban housing costs and other factors that in compilation of tax files produce a tax refund, HST rebates, and other potential benefits. It is important to understand that CRA will not issue the refund without the tax filing claiming this refund! CRA only follows up with taxpayers in instances where CRA feels that tax-payer owes money! Not all is bad with CRA, specifically in the last few years agency has been optimizing its website and streamlining access to information: for instance, Students and Income Tax Pamphlet.
If you are a student, know that we are interested in setting you up for success and I was in your shoes not so long ago. Do not hesitate to connect with me – help is only a phone call or an email away!
Peter G. Miller is a nationally-syndicated columnist, speaker and writer whose work appears in a variety of outlets online and off. He is the author of the Quick & Dirty financial eBooks (SilverSpringPress.com) and operates the consumer real estate site,OurBroker.com. More than 250,000 Miller books are in print.
If you're tired of mortgages, banks and fees then you might want to consider a new financial product, something called Bitcoin. A least that's been the pitch from a number of backers, people who would prefer to see money as a form of secure digital currency outside the orb of traditional banking, a form of finance that can be used worldwide without steep transfer fees. Indeed, this year one Manhattan-based real estate firm, Bond New York, said it would accept Bitcoins for real estate transactions.
It's not an unattractive idea for many households and the concept was gaining some acceptance until the past few days when it was discovered that a Tokyo-based Bitcoin exchange, a company named Mt. Gox, had lost artificial currency worth perhaps $450 million or more. We don't know the exact loss at this writing, but then we don't know whether the missing Bitcoins were lost or stolen. Indeed, it's not clear what you could do with an errant Bitcoin if was stolen given that it's merely a bunch of representational numbers.
To understand what's going on here -- and to figure how Bitcoins might play a role with mortgages and real estate -- we need to talk about currency.
Back in the good old days, when folks lived in caves, you can pretty much imagine that barter was the exchange system of the time and that it was easy to trade pelts for arrows or corn for meat. Barter worked fairly well on a local basis but the concept did not hold up as people began to travel and trade over long distances. Eventually metal coins came into use, coins which had an agreed value, say three Katanga crosses for a sheep.
Coins worked fairly well because there was an accepted value for metal and coins could be weighed, but then came paper currency and a new idea was needed, that a piece of paper had a given value because everyone agreed that it did. In the current era, we believe that a dollar is worth a dollar because it's backed by the "full faith and credit" of the United States government. We also believe that a lot of other currencies have different values: for instance, a dinner in Bucharest that cost 500,000 old lei (pronounced "lew") including salad, bear, and dessert -- about $13.50. And the bear was excellent.
The catch is that a lot of people like money but they don't like currency. In some cases they're not too sure about the "full faith and credit" thing, while many people simply dislike all the fees and charges required to get at their own cash. There has to be an alternative and surely in the electronic era we can come up with something outside the usual banking system. Enter Bitcoin.
"Bitcoin is a consensus network that enables a new payment system and a completely digital money," says Bitcoin.org. "It is the first decentralized peer-to-peer payment network that is powered by its users with no central authority or middlemen. From a user perspective, Bitcoin is pretty much like cash for the Internet."
Bitcoins, it can be argued, are not really too different from online bill paying. If you want to buy a book, shirt or hard drive you enter account information, and shortly thereafter your purchase arrives.
No less important, backers suggest that Bitcoins come without the fees and charges that we pay for using ATMs, credit cards and checks. In this sense -- if true -- Bitcoins are a threat to the traditional banking system.
Mobile payments are made easy – no sign up, swiping or PIN needed.
Security -- Transactions are secured by military-grade cryptography. Nobody, it is thought, can charge anyone or make a payment on others' behalf.
Clients who work with Bond New York may actually be prime Bitcoin users in the sense that Manhattan draws a large number of real estate buyers from across the world, people who might benefit from a common alternative currency.
In the same way that a dollar is worth a dollar because everyone thinks it is, the value of a Bitcoin is determined by public acceptance. Bitcoins can be moved worldwide at electronic speed without public knowledge, regulation or fees -- or at least that's the theory. Whether one day it will be revealed that the National Security Agency has tapped into the system is unknown and, for the moment at least, unknowable. As to that military-grade cryptography, the jury is out on that one until the Mt. Gox situation can be better understood.
But -- and here's the chilly part -- in the same way that the market value of a dollar or an old lei can go up or down, the same is also true with Bitcoins. At this writing, for example, the value of a Mt. Gox Bitcoin has fallen more than 60 percent.
"The Department of Justice recognizes that many virtual currency systems offer legitimate financial services and have the potential to promote more efficient global commerce," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman in testimony last year before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
However, she added that "the Department has two primary law enforcement interests in virtual currency: (1) deterring and prosecuting criminals using virtual currency systems to move or hide money that is used to facilitate, or is derived from, criminal or terrorist acts, i.e., money laundering; and (2) investigating and prosecuting those virtual currency services that themselves violate laws aimed at illegal money transmission and money laundering."
Bitcoin was developed in 2009 and five years later has become the subject of widespread interest and speculation. Is artificial currency for real? Is Bitcoin the alternative currency of the future? At this point we simply don't know, but the experiment is sure to continue, whether through Bitcoin or another form of electronic currency. Meanwhile, what would you trade for a Katanga cross?
Why big tax refunds are not helpful, and what to do if you are expecting one.
Many people are outright exuberant when they find out that they are due to get a big refund from CRA or IRS. And, this is not to mention the profound disappointment experienced when some individuals find out that they have taxes owed and have to process a payment. What could be wrong about getting, for example, a $5,000 direct deposit into your account?
Given that Canadians are already subject to very high taxation rates and our friends south of the border continuing to struggle with sluggish economy, to receive a substantial refund from the government treasury would put a smile on many faces. Now, let us take a closer look and see if there indeed a cause for celebration or an opportunity to reexamine our attitudes about refunds.
Consumer behavior studies illustrate an interesting trend where people spend money very differently depending on how it is acquired. Those individuals that earned their wages regardless of the kind of labour, consistently show similar spending patterns. To contrast, those that come to sudden injections of cash, like lottery winnings, tax refunds, and other 'surprise' money, spend it twice as fast as earned money. Specifically when it comes to tax refunds, it is unfortunate to observe that some of us adopt this celebratory attitude toward tax refunds because it is too a product of your hard work and requires every bit of care as the rest of your earnings.
What makes up your tax refund? Simply put, it is an excess of taxes you had paid throughout the year. This is important because this also means that your money was held during the course of the year without compensation for loss of its purchasing power. We know from TVM (Time Value of Money) principle that money today has a different purchasing power (value) than the same amount of money tomorrow. To illustrate the point think of how much more you have to pay today for a can of soda in comparison to 20 years ago. And, an even better current example on fuel prices - take a look at this chart from GasBuddy.com that showcases Canadian gas price 1-month inflation. This means by over-taxing you and holding on to your earned dollars, you were denied opportunity to use money at its maximum purchasing capacity, and to make things worse, you are also not reimbursed for loss of purchasing power. To quantify your loss, consider that the average inflation rate in Canada during 2011-2013 is 1.79% with 2011 rate alone at 2.91% (source: www.inflation.eu). This means that on average in addition to your $5000 tax refund you are at a minimum to receive $89.5 in lieu of average inflation, and in 2011 this would be $145.5.
Above figures do not take into account that your refund would have been available to you throughout the year and you would have had an opportunity to have incremental benefit of investments that could easily exceed inflation rates. Consider the following you are no longer over-taxed and earlier mentioned refund of $5000 is paid out to you on a monthly basis, this translates into additional $416.6 per month. Given these additional funds you decide to invest and choose a fund yielding 10% annually. This will translate into $5234.8 by the end of 12 months.
- Invest in tax-free-savings account in lieu of emergency (rainy day) fund.
When a group of 86 large U.S. companies came out in late October in favor of fixing the debt it was seen as a rare example of corporate unity, and a wake up call on just how urgent an issue the growing federal deficit has become for business.
In a new report, the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), a liberal Washington think tank, argues that the group, called "Fix the Debt" is basically a larger version of an earlier Washington corporate lobbying group called "Win America", and shares its focus on getting corporate money now being held overseas back into the United States with little or no taxes taken out.
Win America was pushing mainly for a lower tax rate on the repatriation of foreign earnings, but Fix the Debt is instead pushing for a shift by the United States to a territorial tax model. Under this kind of system, the companies would paylittle or no taxes on foreign earnings when those profits are brought into the to US. It's especially beneficial to companies that earn a significant amount of profit in offshore tax havens.
Such a change would result in a $134 billion windfall for the 63 publicly traded companies in the Fix the Debt coalition, IPS calculates.
Requests for comment sent to Fix the Debt were not replied to.
The Milan court sentenced him to four years but later cut it to one year because of an amnesty law. Mr Berlusconi condemned the sentence as "intolerable judicial harassment". He will remain free pending appeals.He and others were accused of buying US film rights at inflated prices via two offshore companies under his control. It is the first time Mr Berlusconi - who has faced a number of trials - has been convicted of any crime concerning his business activities. He has in the past either been cleared, or cases have run beyond the judicial time limit.
In 1997 he received a suspended sentence for false book-keeping but that conviction was reversed on appeal.
In the case for which he was sentenced on Friday, prosecutors argued that part of the money declared for the purchase of film rights was skimmed off to create illegal slush funds, reducing tax liabilities for Mr Berlusconi's Mediaset group.
The court handed Mr Berlusconi a longer sentence than the three years and eight months requested by prosecutors. However, it later announced that the sentence would be cut to one year due to a 2006 amnesty law aimed at reducing prison overcrowding.
It ordered him and his co-defendants to pay 10m euros (£8m) in damages and banned him from holding public office for three years.
"It is a political, incredible and intolerable judgement," Mr Berlusconi said on Italia 1 - one of the TV stations he owns.
"It is without any doubt a political verdict just as all the cases invented against me are political."
In all, 11 people were on trial.
Three were acquitted including Mediaset chairman Fedele Confalonieri, a close associate of Mr Berlusconi, and four were cleared because the statute of limitations had run out.
The three others convicted alongside the former prime minister included Hollywood producer Frank Agrama, who received a three-year sentence.
The trial began six years ago and has been subject to repeated delays, in part because of an immunity law that protected Mr Berlusconi while he was prime minister.
Silvio Berlusconi is down but not out as a result of his conviction and sentencing for tax fraud.
But the verdict had an immediate effect on his personal fortunes. Shares in his flagship Mediaset TV company slumped by 3% on the Milan stockmarket.
Mr Berlusconi's active political career can however be considered terminated by the successful conviction.
He had already announced earlier in the week that he was stepping down as leader of his Freedom Party and will not be offering himself for re-election as prime minister in next year's general election.
The Italian media mogul has spent the greater part of the past two decades drawing up legislation designed to ensure his impunity in various current criminal cases in which he has been charged with crimes of corruption.
It is ironic that the reduction in his sentence from four years to one year is due to an amnesty decision by a rival centre-left government in 2006, aimed at reducing Italy's prison population.
The truth is, wearing a disguise can be embarrassing at times. It's no different in tax planning. Some who are considered to be officers or employees have tried to put on a disguise to gain tax breaks that they aren't normally entitled to claim. Most commonly, these folks "dress up" as corporations and argue they are carrying on a business.
A recent court decision is a reminder that the taxman doesn't have a sense of humour when it comes to disguises.
This is a story about Larry Gitman and his three sisters, who inherited assets from their mother in 2002. She left them with 13 rental properties, cash and a fur business.
Now, Mr. Gitman owned a company, 9098-9005 Quebec Inc. (Q Inc.), which provided services to the De Facto Partnership. Specifically, these services consisted of managing the real estate assets, managing and developing the fur business and finding new business opportunities to invest in.
The services provided by Q Inc. to the De Facto Partnership essentially were provided by Mr. Gitman – the sole shareholder of Q Inc. Mr. Gitman's sisters were not involved in the management or development of the real estate or other businesses.
Q Inc. charged an annual fee of $150,000 for the services it provided. Given that Q Inc. filed its tax returns as a small business corporation, the company claimed the small business deduction, which reduced the overall tax paid by the company.
Here's the issue: The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) came to the conclusion that Q Inc. should not be entitled to claim the small business deduction. Why not? The CRA determined that, although Mr. Gitman billed for his services through Q Inc., he was really an officer of De Facto Partnership (and his mother's estate prior to the transfer of assets to Mr. Gitman and his sisters), and therefore should face tax as though he personally earned the fees as an officer.
Our tax law is designed to prevent employees, or officers (as in Mr. Gitman's case), from setting up a corporation and earning their income from employment or their office through the corporation, taking advantage of corporate tax breaks, such as the small business deduction. A corporation used in this manner will be considered a "personal services business" (PSB).
A PSB is a business, carried on by a corporation (Q Inc. in the case above), where it's reasonable to conclude that, if not for the existence of the corporation, the individual providing the services (Mr. Gitman) would be regarded as an officer or employee of the entity receiving the services (the De Facto Partnership). There's an exception to being considered a PSB if you employ more than five full-time employees.
Where a corporation is carrying on as a PSB, it will face tax at the full corporate tax rate and there will be a limit to the types of deductions that can be claimed by the corporation. Specifically, it can deduct salaries, wages or other remuneration paid to the "incorporated employee or officer," the cost of providing benefits or allowances to that individual, legal fees to collect amounts owing, and a few other costs that would have been deductible by the employee or officer directly.
If you're concerned that you might be considered an employee and face the PSB rules, read through CRA publication RC4110 (available at cra.gc.ca) for some guidance on employment versus self-employed status. Avoid those factors that point to employment status.
Finally, if you have depreciable assets, such as a car or computer, you won't be able to claim capital cost allowance (depreciation) in a PSB, but you could still face a taxable benefit for using the asset personally, so it may be better to own those assets personally instead.
Has China's economy bottomed out?
Economists and analysts are posing that question following the Oct. 18 announcement that gross domestic product grew 7.4 percent in the third quarter, from a year earlier, down from 7.6 percent growth in the previous three months. China's economic growth has started to stabilize, Premier Wen Jiabao said in a recent meeting with heads of Chinese companies, industrial leaders, and local government officials, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Oct. 17. The economy will continue to show "positive changes," Wen said. He has set a target of 7.5 percent growth for the year.
With continued weakness in Europe and North America, "what we see is a good performance. It augurs well for continued soft landing," John Quelch, professor of international management and dean of China Europe International Business School in Shanghai, said in a telephone interview after China's statistics bureau released the latest growth figure.
Contributing to the optimistic sentiment: a slew of positive indicators throughout the economy, suggesting a corner may have been turned, following seven quarters of slowing growth. Industrial production, for example, grew 9.4 percent; fixed asset investment in cities grew 20.5 percent; and retails sales were up 14.2 percent—all ahead of estimates. Exports and money supply also grew faster than expected. "In our view the September data suggest that a bottoming out may be in sight," Louis Kuijs, chief China economist at Royal Bank of Scotland in Hong Kong, wrote in an Oct. 18 note.
The good news has lessened pressure on Beijing to take further loosening measures, even as it prepares for a once-in-a-decade leadership transition, beginning at a Party Congress opening on Nov. 8. China's central bank has left interest rates alone since July, following two cuts to the benchmark rate in one month. That followed three cuts in bank reserve ratio requirements, starting last November.
But even as these latest numbers have raised hopes, there are still worrying signs in the Chinese economy, particularly in such industries as steel, cement, and autos, now facing overcapacity following several years of hyper-charged investment growth. "Investment outside of real estate and infrastructure—mainstream corporate investment—appears to be losing speed, weighed down by spare capacity and weak profits," says RBS's Kuijs.
A new study published by the Social Science Research journal reveals that second-generation Chinese and South Asian immigrants in the US, Canada, and Australia are more successful than the respective mainstream populations (third- and higher-generation whites).
Jeffrey G. Reitz and Naoko Hawkins from the University of Toronto and Heather Zhang from McGill University examined survey and census data from these countries to compare the achievements of immigrants and their offspring.
Data showed that immigrants in the US, Canada, and Australia have varied degrees of success due to each country's different educational and labour market institutions. For instance, in the US, Chinese immigrants often have fewer years of education than the mainstream population; in Australia, they have more.
However, Reitz, Hawkins, and Zhang also discovered that these cross-national differences in immigrant success are largely eliminated for the second generation, many of whom outperform the mainstream population. For example, in all three countries, second-generation Whites, Afro-Caribbeans, Chinese, South Asians, and other Asians all have, on average, more education than higher-generation Whites of the same age.
The Chinese second generation in particular is much more educated. In the US, this group's average number of years of education is about 15% above that of the mainstream population. In Canada this average is 20% higher than the mainstream's; in Australia it is 17% higher.
Additionally, in all three countries, the second generation from almost all ethnic immigrant groups obtains more managerial and professional jobs than does the mainstream population. Reflective of their higher education, second-generation Chinese and South Asians are notably more successful in occupational attainment. In all three countries the number of second-generation Chinese and South Asians who work in managerial and professional occupations is nearly double that of the mainstream population of the same age.
Results for second-generation Afro-Caribbean blacks in the US and Canada showed that they have, on average, the same amount of education as their respective mainstream populations, but are not as successful in obtaining skilled occupations. Nevertheless, their group achieves remarkable upward mobility from the first generation to the second, especially in the US.
These findings bring about the question as to why inheritance of social class does not apply to immigrants in these countries in the same way that it does to the mainstream population. The answer may lie in the immigrant parents' high education levels: despite the economic hardship they experience, many immigrants impart the value of education to their children, which in turn helps ensure their employment success. In addition, the children, born and raised in their host society, have fewer employment difficulties than their parents did.
Source: A summary of the research can be found at http://sociology.uwo.ca/cluster/en/ResearchBrief9.html.
CALGARY - A tax policy expert calls Alberta's oilsands royalty regime the "poster child" for how governments ought to collect their due from the energy industry.
Jack Mintz, at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, says royalties should be based on companies' bottom lines — a so-called "rent-based system" that takes into account costs such as labour.
That's the way it works for oilsands producers in Alberta and in places like Australia, Norway and the United Kingdom.
But conventional producers in the province — as well as those in Saskatchewan, British Columbia and much of the United States — have their royalties calculated based on their top-line revenues.
Mintz says the revenue-based systems can get really complicated and could discourage investment.
In a report, Mintz looked at the energy royalty regimes of Brazil, Canada, Norway, the U.K., the U.S. as well as five provinces and four U.S. States.


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What will the Lexus LC Convertible Look Like?
Posted by Kevin on August 8th, 2018
Japanese website Response is reporting that a Lexus LC convertible will be released in 2019 alongside the coupe's first visual refresh. This may seem like an ambitious timeline, but stranger things have happened.
Flagship convertibles may be a small segment in overall sales, but there's no questioning its prestige — an LC convertible is a logical step for Lexus as they expand the top-end of their lineup.
Response claims the LC design update will include a more aggressive front-face, including massive daytime running lights that extend into the hood. Technical challenges aside, the dramatic DRLs would be an impressive sight.
There's also mention of a 3.0L turbocharged V6 with 443 horsepower being introduced with the LC, and I'm of two minds — the engine would be a perfect addition to the Lexus powertrain lineup, but not at the expense of removing the V8 character from the LC coupe.
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You don't need a actual production car to boost PR and marketing, the LFC2 is an example.
If they do a convertible then why not do a GS 4 door coupe and a RC convertible as well?
Lexus could also bring out a 4 door coupe RC as well to compete with the likes of the 4 Series 4 door coupe and Audi A5 four door coupe...Lexus needs to at least keep to then surpass the competition...
If they do a convertible then why not do a GS 4 door coupe and a RC convertible as well? On one end Lexus is making ways into the least popular segment and on the other end the GS is 90% killed off.
Funny enough LFC2 was a preview of what RC really should have been. But that got canceled because of RX-L development, or so we were told. It's obvious Lexus doesn't have the capacity to crank out models like German trio.
Thank you!! I think the exact same way too...... With Lexus' power they can crank out twice the amount that Mercedes-Benz/BMW/Audi put out; and YET they can still beat them by a long margin. I have been stressing in regards to this. Lexus is very meticulous in regards to everything, and there are no companies like them who do the same, no matter how much fanboys may think differently, but they should be able to update more frequently and be still be at the forefront in terms of competition, and more importantly, still abide by their own core principles.
Lexus could be getting a flagship convertible.
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I don't believe that for a second. How the hell are they going to release a 3.0 L V6 that has more power than the flagship 3.5 TT with 416 horsepower? That completely goes against to one of Lexus' core competencies, where they make sure the engine isn't over stressed. That is pushing way more power than what competitors from BMW/Mercedes/Audi do, thus I call bs on that report.
Instead, it's probably going to be like this:
3.5 TT V6
5.0 V8 (When the 2LC comes around a couple of years from now, the NA V8 will depart)
3.5 TT with Multistage Hybrid System
Berto3818
@F1 Silver Arrows I totally agree. Why make the 3.0 TTV6 have more HP than the 3.5TT that would undercut the LS so bad it would be horrible. Honestly I think the 3.5 is probably one of the strongest V6's out there right now between Mercedes and BMW, Audi. I believe this motor will do the LS well over time given its strong capability already.
Alexander Li
I don't think that the LC needs a visual update. It will look stunning for years to come.
LexusfanLFA
I have to say this LC convertible rendering looks a lot better than the mid-cycle refresh RC.
LexiF
The Lexus LC-C is officially coming end of next year/early 2020 also the LCF which will be built from forged carbon fibre and aluminium to reduce the weight around 4-500kgs including removal of the rear seats. I'm sure there will be more weight shaving but this is what I know so far for both LC-C and LCF. The LCF will have the new TT V8 with 650bhp+ And built in very low volume/demand and will be in competition with Porsche 911 GT3. I have been told officially from insiders what is coming and believe me Lexus is going full on attack mode! There are going to be some brand new models in the line up and more F cars!
Welcome aboard @LexiF
Off topic but just want to ask if there is planning of any other F model besides LC and IS?
Any news whether GS is coming back?
Oh baby. :yum
Honey be askin' da real questions ovah here.
Thank you RAL!
The GS will be reinvented into a 6 series/A7/CLS competitor but I doubt it will have the variant as the 6 series and be more like A7. I have broken many peoples balls over the GS as to me was the best looking (newest version) saloon from lexus! In the U.K. there's a big market for the large saloon with tons and tons of 5 series, e classes and A6's about! Once I show people the newest GS facelift they are in awe with how beautiful it is but lexus never advertised it properly. Everyone I know absolutely adores the GSF but not many people knew about it, it's such a shame, but at least knowing it has a future is good news and we will just have to wait for the concept .
So far it's confirmed the LSF will be released not far off from the LCF and LCF convertible release date with the same TT V8. I'm told these two will be in such low volume that they will be offered to customers who own either LS/LC already before anyone else.
Lexus are devolving a CTF, NXF and RXF while updating the RCF which will be also available as a convertible. Also the RCF will be offered in carbon and GT and maybe another hardcore version to take on BMW's M4 varieties. The ISF is in the works but is not 100% confirmed as there will be the IS400/500 with 400bhp+ in F-sport guise with the 3.5 TT V6. I will update this as to when I know.
And then there is the LFA which is in development as in what it should be. Lexus are thinking to a hyper performance hybrid or full electric. There's not much to know other then they have to build it and make a profit for the accountants to give the green light and that there will be another one but not for awhile unfortunately.
A 1500kg LC wrapped in carbon? Give it an up-tuned 2UR with ~500hp and it will be awesome. If the redesigned LC500 gets the weight loss it will be a more interesting vehicle than the LC-F because no turbos or AWD, the unnecessary staff.
*Anyway I find this 'insider knowledge' highly suspicious as carmakers don't just swap out materials for facelifts. It might as well be a complete redesign and implies the work on the original LC was useless.
He probably meant 500"lbs", as there's no way a luxury vehicle can shave off that much weight unless it's purely a race model design for track.
LC-C will most likely retain everything from LC, adding retractable top.
Sorry I did mean 500lbs but all the F models will be a lot lighter then previous with a lot more power. We are not talking about record breaking stats but enough to best or at least give the German competition a bloody hard time. The LCF will be like the GSF was, the first of the life recycle but hardcore. It won't be a GT car but a full on high performance car while the LC will remain a luxurious, comfortable grand tourer. It will be the same body design yet a totally different car aimed at a completely different market, the Porsche 911 GT3 market.
The LC-C will be very much the same as the LC with a retractable roof. I apologise as I don't know if it will be hard top or soft.
I don't believe that for a second. How are they going to release a 3.0 L V6 that has more power than the flagship 3.5 TT with 416 horsepower? That completely goes against to one of Lexus' core competencies, where they make sure the engine isn't over stressed. That is pushing way more power than what competitors from BMW/Mercedes/Audi do, thus I call bs on that report.
I will admit to some "vacation brain" when I posted about the engine last week -- I fully believe Lexus should do a turbocharged 3.0L V6, but as a replacement of the current 2GR-FSE 3.5L V6 being used in the IS 350 & GS 350.
Hello @krew. As we all know you have an extremely renowned taste for great reporting. This report is certainly NOT your fault, and my comments were not aimed at you either, and they'll never be, because you're amazing :). So, I hope I didn't step out of line. I should have been much more clear that it wasn't at you, because you did not say the said rumors, just kindly reporting it. I knew you added your own commentary in it and I shared the exact same thoughts too, but the rumor itself was the thing that I had to bring upon notice.
No worries, didn't take it personally. :blush:
I love that rendering...
Bluesuprarcf52
Thank you. You're awesome. I can't wait for the lcf. Super strong motor for such a beautiful and amazing car. Hopefully a future car for me.
Please Lexus make a next generation gs. The lfa should be amazing. Any information on what the next gen can be? Could debut?


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