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We are just crashing into this year doing all kinds of things we don't know how to do! Here are the things we DID do in 2017:
Bjørn got a job that no longer involves weekly travel! Yay!
See how long we can manage with one car! (3 months)
See how long we can manage with Kim working (almost) full time! (2 months, and went surprisingly well.)
Kim got her nursing license!
The boys (+parents) drove to Legoland in Denmark!
Our guestroom becomes a permanent bedroom for our 'new' 16 year old big brother (A)!
Kim and Bjørn struggle to understand middle school homework! ('we are just going to do this long division the old school American way.')
So far this year, the things we tried for the first time that will certainly only improve with further practice:
Handball (Emilian)
Making injera (Kim and A)
Confronting strong kids doing mean things at school
Blessings and strength as we move into another year!
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Seeing as I've filed an extension for my already extended tax deadline, which reminded me of how I carried my tax returns around Italy last year in order to send them WITHOUT the extension, it would seem that an entire 12 months has passed since last year's summer vacay.
A week before school gets out we pack up the kids and board a plane. I imagine everything went smoothly. *cough cough* Destination: Italy, more specifically Tuscany, even more specifically Ciciana. Our kind and gracious hosts were Ivar and Lil Torunn, who organized everything so we could celebrate Torunn's 60th birthday. The concept that my kids saw the Leaning Tower of Pisa and learned to say 'gelato' before hitting their first decade of life was a total trip for my Midwestern brain. Who are we, royals?
Anyway, we did lots of fun things on that trip, but a vacation isn't a vacation unless someone ends up in the emergency room. In childrens bedtime story form, I give you:
Emil and the Snake
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Emil. Actually, his name was Emilian Birk, but his mom called him Emil and his brother called him Mimi and his dad called him Emilian. The little boy was very clever, however, and answered to all of these names, plus a couple more.
Emil had a big brother, whose favorite thing was to be buried in books, and a little brother, whose favorite thing was bouncing off walls. Emil's favorite thing — indeed, his calming, happy place — was to sit in the sun, overturning stones and examining the creatures that lived underneath. He found ladybugs and ants, beetles of all sizes, centipedes, spiders, worms; anything the moved in the grass or through the soil, Emil would see it, catch it, and delight in it. In the early years the insects where markedly less delighted than their captor and weren't always released unscathed. The learning curve was… not flat.
One day Emil and his family drove to the airport and boarded a plane for Italy! It turned out to be a magical place with the most delicious ice cream, and the most delicious pasta, and — most importantly — a myriad of bugs and butterflies and other many legged friends that Emil had never seen before.
Hummingbird moth!
The hummingbird moth, for example, and rhinoceros beetles. But the most exciting of all were the lizards. They sunned themselves on the stone walls and swished into the grass or flashed into the cracks the second they heard Emil or his family walk by.
If you knew Emil, you'd know he is a determined and patient little boy. So when he decided that he wanted to catch a lizard, he set out to do just that. He crept quietly around the grounds of the house, inspecting the walls and watching where those lightning fast lizards darted off to.
After several days of tracking, one afternoon Emil came running to his mom excitedly whispering, "Mama! I found a lizard and I saw where it went! It's still there and I can catch it! Do you want to see?" Of course his mom wanted to see! She's deathly afraid of things with eight or more legs, but lizards only have four so it was totally okay. Emil ran ahead to the corner of a low stone wall. There was a small hole underneath, with large loose rock partially covering the opening. He was too excited to wait for his mom (she was walking quite slowly anyway) and plunged his little hand into hole.
"Ow!!! ow!!!" shouted little Emil, and jumped back several feet. "It bit me!" Two fat tears of shock and surprise rolled down his crestfallen little face. "What?" said his mom, "What kind of lizard BITES?" By now the rest of the family had gathered around. There are many nurses in Emil's family, and just as many brave dads. Sure enough, there were two small scrapes on his fourth finger on the right. The nurses rinsed and washed and bandaged, and the dads went to examine what this creature was that would bite a little boy.
That creature, it turned out, had a tail like a lizard but no legs at all. Coiled up in his hiding hole was a very frightened snake. Our courageous little hero had tried to wrangle a snake!
Snakes, as you know, are mostly harmless little guys just trying to get by, but there are a few that are poisonous. Who knows about poisonous snakes in Italy? Google. Google knows. Some of the grown ups googled, and some of the grown ups decided to try to catch this snake so they could see if it was dangerous or not.
Emil's dad was also very brave (perhaps that's where Emil gets it from?) and took a barbecue tongs and reached right into that little snake cave and pulled that little snake out. Except it wasn't a little snake. It was a very long, very grown up snake. A rather frightened snake that did NOT want to be contained in a bucket. But the bucket had a lid, so the snake had no choice.
But back to Emil and his bitten finger.
What do you do when a Norwegian boy is bitten by an Italian snake? Google told the moms and dads and grandparents about a couple of poisonous (though rare) snakes that live in Tuscany. A grown up called the lady who owns the house and told her the story, and that kind lady (who is also a mom to little curious little boys) decided to call the hospital and talk to a doctor. And the hospital decided that they should take a look at Emil's finger, and the best way for him to get to hospital without getting lost was to pick him up in an ambulance. (!)
By now Emil's two fat tears had dried up, and his finger was still exactly the same size and color it was before being hit with snake teeth, so his mom and the other nurses were pretty sure he was going to be okay. The ambulance came anyway, and they heard the siren for at least 5 minutes as it drove up the swithcback road to get to the house on the top of the hill.
The ambulance team was very nice, and wanted to see the snake. The snake tried to get out of its trash can prison when the lid was lifted, which surprised/totally freaked out the ambulance driver who then whacked its head off with a stick.
Definitely the most traumatic moment of the entire ordeal, and moms and dads danced around questions of 'what happened to the snake? Is it okay?' for the rest of the night.
Our little hero and his dad ride down the hill in the ambulance, watch football in an Italian hospital, and arrive back to the house on the hill later that evening. While they were gone and the other two brothers were sleeping or playing, Emil's mom sat by the swimming pool completely alone in peace and quiet for the first time since they arrived in Italy. She didn't wish at all that her little boy had to have such a crazy afternoon… but all's well that ends well…and poolside quiet time is never undervalued.

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Roger Federer's 2017 tennis season officially commenced on 2 January 2017, with the start of the Hopman Cup, and ended on 18 November 2017, with a loss in the semifinals of the ATP Finals.

This season is regarded by some as one of the greatest comeback seasons of all time. It saw Federer return from an injury shortened 2016 season that saw him drop to world No. 16 in the ATP rankings. This season marked a renaissance and a return to success for Federer, winning two majors, the Australian Open and the Wimbledon Championships, marking the first season since 2009 in which he won multiple majors. Federer won a total of seven titles in the season, the most since 2007, and with a win–loss record of 54–5 his winning percentage was the highest since 2006. With these accomplishments, the season was statistically Federer's most successful in over a decade.

Year summary

Early hard court season

Hopman Cup
After returning from injury, prior to the Australian Open, Federer paired with Belinda Bencic to compete in the Hopman Cup, representing Switzerland. They were knocked out in the round robin stage after winning two out of three ties. Federer played three singles matches during the event, winning two and losing one against Alexander Zverev.

Australian Open

In his first major tournament of the year, Federer progressed all the way to the final, winning over top 10 players Tomáš Berdych, Kei Nishikori, and fellow countryman Stan Wawrinka, to face his archrival Rafael Nadal in the final. Nadal had won all six matches between the two in major tournaments since the Wimbledon final of 2007, including all three of their encounters at the Australian Open. Federer ultimately triumphed after being a break down in the fifth set, winning a record-extending and historic 18th men's singles Grand Slam title and becoming the first man to win at least five singles titles at three different major tournaments each, while denying Nadal's second opportunity to become the first man in the Open Era to win each major in men's singles twice. His previous record of winning at least four titles at three majors was also unmatched.  Federer's campaign in winning the Australian Open 2017 title saw three of his matches going to five sets (fourth round against Nishikori, semi-final against Wawrinka, and final against Nadal) and the five-set major final was the 7th in Federer's career, which broke the record tie with Björn Borg of a career count of 6 five-set major men's singles finals. With the Australian Open 2017 title, Federer's ATP ranking rose from No. 17 to No. 10 and marked his first win over Nadal in a Grand Slam match outside the grass courts of Wimbledon.

Dubai Tennis Championships
Upon his return to Dubai, Federer beat Benoît Paire in the first round, but was upset in the second round by world No. 116 and qualifier Evgeny Donskoy in three sets, despite holding three match points in the second set, being up a break in the third set, and being ahead by four points in the third set tiebreak.

Indian Wells Masters

Federer began the tournament by defeating Stéphane Robert and Steve Johnson in straight sets to set up a meeting with Nadal. Federer won in straight sets, marking the first time he had ever achieved three consecutive wins over the Spaniard. He reached the semifinals with a walkover from Nick Kyrgios due to food poisoning and reached the final after beating Jack Sock in straight sets. He defeated fellow countryman Stan Wawrinka in two sets in the final, to win a record-equaling fifth title in Indian Wells and the 90th title of his career. With this title, Federer's ranking rose from No. 10 to No. 6. This is the seventh time Federer has won a Masters 1000 title without dropping a set, and was only broken once in the entire tournament. At the age of 35, he became the oldest Masters 1000 finalist and winner ever, ahead of Andre Agassi who won the Cincinnati title in 2004 at the age of 34.

Miami Open
After receiving a bye in the first round, Federer won his first match in Miami in straight sets against teenager Frances Tiafoe. He defeated Juan Martín del Potro and Roberto Bautista Agut in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, he edged Tomáš Berdych in a close match, saving two match points in a third-set tiebreak and successfully avenged his fourth round loss to Berdych at this tournament in 2010. In the semi-final, he defeated Australian Nick Kyrgios in three tie-break sets to set up the final against Rafael Nadal. Federer won the match in two sets, capturing his third Sunshine Double, his fourth consecutive victory over Nadal, and his third Miami title but first since 2006. By doing so, he surpassed his previous record in Indian Wells as the oldest man ever to win a Master's 1000 event. Federer's ranking also improved to world No. 4. After his victory, he decided to take rest by skipping the entire clay court season including French Open which he initially planned to play but eventually decided to skip for the second consecutive year in order to prepare for the grass court season.

Grass court season

Stuttgart Open
In his first tour match after winning the Miami final, Federer lost to Tommy Haas in the second round in three sets, having won the first set and held a match point in the second-set tiebreak. This was the first time since the 2002 Wimbledon championships that he had lost his opening match at a grass-court event.

Halle Open
Federer defeated Yūichi Sugita, Mischa Zverev,  Florian Mayer, and Karen Khachanov to reach the final without dropping a set. In the final he defeated Alexander Zverev, securing a record-extending ninth Halle title, and the third which he won without the loss of a set. This made him one of just two men in the Open Era, along with Rafael Nadal, to win the same tournament more than eight times. This title victory also saw Federer equal Nadal's all-time record of 18 ATP 500 titles won.

Wimbledon

During the first round, Federer advanced when his opponent, Alexandr Dolgopolov, withdrew mid-match due to injury. Still, Federer hit and surpassed the 10000 aces mark in his career during his shortened first round match. He then topped Dušan Lajović, Mischa Zverev, and Grigor Dimitrov, reaching an all-time record 15th Wimbledon quarter-final without the loss of a set. Against Milos Raonic whom he had lost to in last year's semifinal, Federer won the match in straight sets with a tiebreaker in the 3rd set to move onto his all-time record 12th Wimbledon semifinal, where he dispatched Tomáš Berdych in straight sets to advance to his 11th Wimbledon final, subsequently setting the record for the highest number of men's singles finals made at a single major. In the final, Federer defeated Marin Čilić in straight sets  to win a record 8th Wimbledon  Gentleman's singles title, breaking his previous tie with William Renshaw and Pete Sampras, and his 19th Grand Slam singles title overall. He became the second male player in the Open Era to win the championships without dropping a set, after Björn Borg in 1976. Following his victory, he also qualified for the 2017 ATP Finals for a record 15th time along with Rafael Nadal where he's won a record six titles.

North American hard court season

Canadian Open
Federer announced that he would return to Montreal for the first time since 2011. Due to the absence of Andy Murray, he was seeded two behind Rafael Nadal, making this the first tournament since 2011 Monte-Carlo Masters where Nadal and Federer were the top two seeds. Federer started his campaign by beating Canadian Peter Polansky in straight sets in the second round. He went on to beat David Ferrer in the third round in 3 sets after recovering from a slow start, improving his career record against Ferrer to 17–0. However, his loss of the first set in that match broke his winning streak of 32 consecutive sets. He defeated Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarterfinals in straight sets, improving to 7–0 against Bautista Agut. He defeated Dutchman Robin Haase in the semifinals to book his 6th final of the year. Federer suffered from a recurring back injury in the final, where he lost to Alexander Zverev in straight sets.

Cincinnati Masters
After losing the Montreal final, he traveled to Cincinnati only to pull out of the event due to a recurring back injury, missing a chance to return to No. 1.

US Open

Federer would make his return to New York after a back injury he suffered in Montreal. He was seeded third and drawn in the same half as Rafael Nadal, with both chasing the No.1 spot after the tournament. He faced American teenager Frances Tiafoe in the first round and defeated him in five sets; the first time he was taken to five sets in the opening round at the US Open since 2000. He went on to beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny by playing another five set match and improved to 17–0 in head-to-head matches. It is the first time in his career that he has played five-setters in both the first and second rounds of a major tournament. He easily dispatched Spaniard Feliciano López in the third round with a straight sets win to improve his record against him to 13–0. During his victory, Federer moved into second place in the all-time aces list surpassing Croatian Goran Ivanisevic's 10,131 tally. He went on to improve to 12–0 in head-to-head matches by beating German Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets to set up an encounter with Argentine Juan Martín del Potro in the quarterfinals, which he lost in 4 sets. After the encounter with del Potro, Federer reiterated that his back was healthy, but stated that he was "not in a safe place" going into the match and explained that his shot accuracy throughout the tournament had not been reliable enough.

Asian swing

Shanghai Masters
Federer began his campaign in Shanghai by defeating Diego Schwartzman, Alexandr Dolgopolov, and Richard Gasquet in straight sets.
After prevailing in a 3-set semifinal match against Juan Martín del Potro, Federer defeated Rafael Nadal in the final in their fourth encounter of the season to equal Ivan Lendl for the second-most titles of the open era with 94. He beat his great rival for the fifth consecutive time, their 4 encounters in 2017 and the Basel 2015 Final. He also extended his own record as the oldest male player ever to win a Masters 1000 tournament. The win over Nadal was Federer's 350th match won at a Masters 1000 tournament.

European indoor hard court season

Swiss Indoors
Upon his return to Basel, Federer defeated Frances Tiafoe and Benoît Paire in straight sets. With this win Federer moved to the quarterfinals where he defeated Adrian Mannarino in three sets, then beat David Goffin in the semis to set up a final clash with Juan Martín del Potro. In the final Federer came from a set down, after losing a closely contested tiebreaker, to win in three sets. It was his 95th career title and his 8th in Basel.

Paris Masters
Federer was expected to play the Paris Masters, but withdrew before his first match citing a back injury.

ATP Finals

Federer qualified for the ATP finals as the second seed and won all three of his round-robin matches against Jack Sock, Alexander Zverev, and Marin Čilić. At the semifinals, he was defeated by David Goffin in three sets despite being a set up, ending his 2017 season.

All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Roger Federer in 2017, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins or losses.

Singles matches

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Doubles matches

Hopman Cup matches

Singles

Mixed doubles

Exhibition matches

Singles

Doubles

Schedule

Singles schedule

Doubles schedule

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

ATP and Grand Slam sanctioned matches
Roger Federer has a  ATP match win–loss record in the 2017 season. His record against players who were part of the ATP rankings Top Ten at the time of their meetings is . Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of at least one meeting. The following list is ordered by number of wins:

  Rafael Nadal 4–0
  Tomáš Berdych 3–0
  Frances Tiafoe 3–0
  Mischa Zverev 3–0
  Juan Martín del Potro 3–1
   Roberto Bautista Agut 2–0
  Marin Čilić 2–0
  Alexandr Dolgopolov 2–0
  Nick Kyrgios 2–0
  Benoît Paire 2–0
  Jack Sock 2–0
  Stan Wawrinka 2–0
  Alexander Zverev 2–1
  Grigor Dimitrov 1–0
  David Ferrer 1–0
  Richard Gasquet 1–0
  Robin Haase 1–0
  Steve Johnson 1–0
  Karen Khachanov 1–0
  Philipp Kohlschreiber 1–0
  Dušan Lajović 1–0
  Feliciano López 1–0
  Adrian Mannarino 1–0
  Florian Mayer 1–0
  Jürgen Melzer 1–0
  Kei Nishikori 1–0
  Peter Polansky 1–0
  Sam Querrey 1–0
  Milos Raonic 1–0
  Stéphane Robert 1–0
  Noah Rubin 1–0
  Diego Schwartzman 1–0
  Yūichi Sugita 1–0
  Mikhail Youzhny 1–0
  David Goffin 1–1
  Evgeny Donskoy 0–1
  Tommy Haas 0–1

ITF sanctioned matches
His official ITF sanctioned season record for 2017 is . While these are official sanctioned matches per the ITF, the ATP does not count them in their totals. Bold indicates player was ranked top 10 at time of at least one meeting. The extra ITF matches are as follows:
  Daniel Evans 1–0
  Richard Gasquet 1–0
  Alexander Zverev 0–1

Finals

Singles: 8 (7 titles, 1 runner-up)

Team competitions: 1 (1 title)

Earnings
Bold font denotes tournament win

 Figures in United States dollars (USD) unless noted.

Awards
Comeback Player of the Year
Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
Record thirteenth award in career (seventh consecutive)
ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favourite
Record fifteenth consecutive award in career
BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year
Record fourth award in career
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (2018)
Record fifth award in career
Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year (2018)

See also
 2017 ATP World Tour
 2017 Novak Djokovic tennis season
 2017 Andy Murray tennis season
 2017 Rafael Nadal tennis season
 2017 Stan Wawrinka tennis season

References

External links

 ATP tour profile

Roger Federer tennis seasons
Federer
2017 in Swiss tennis
2017 in Swiss sport

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OneDrive makes big changes to its Storage plans. No more unlimited storage!
OneDrive team has announced that it is making changes to its OneDrive Storage plans. OneDrive is committed to make this transition as smooth as possible for its consumers. One of the reason which has forced OneDrive to make changes to its storage plan is due to misuse of the storage by some users.
OneDrive misused
OneDrive provides unlimited cloud Storage to Office 365 consumer subscribers. A small number of users backed up numerous PCs and stored entire movie collections and DVR recordings. And this in some cases exceeded 75 TB per user or 14000 times the average. So OneDrive wants to remain focused on what the majority of Onedrive users expects – providing high-value productivity and collaboration experience – and not on extreme backup cases. Thus to remain focused and to tackle such cases, OneDrive decided to make changes to its plans which some of the users may not like.
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100 GB and 200 GB paid plans are going away for new users and will be replaced by 50 GB plan for $1.99 per month starting in early 2016.
Free OneDrive storage to be decreased from 15 GB to 5 GB for all users, current and new. The 15 GB camera roll storage bonus will also be discontinued. These changes will start to roll out in early 2016.
Also the OneDrive team is taking following steps to ensure a smooth transition:
If you are an Office 365 consumer subscriber and have exceeded 1 TB storage , you will be notified of the change and will be allowed to keep your increased storage for at least 12 months
If you are an Office 365 consumer subscriber and find that Office 365 no longer meets your needs, a pro-rated refund will be given.
If you are using more than 5 GB of free storage, you will continue to have access to all files for at least 12 months after these changes go into effect in early 2016. In addition, you can redeem a free one-year Office 365 Personal subscription which includes 1 TB of OneDrive storage.
Current customers of standalone OneDrive storage plans (such as a 100 or 200 GB plans) are not affected by these changes.
Announcing about these changes, OneDrive team further said,
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In my opinion, the free storage decrease and discontinuation of camera roll storage bonus, are too harsh – and in fact these two features were the main reasons, a normal user was choosing OneDrive. It is unfair to punish the majority, due to misuse by a fraction.
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Duracon has a team of professionals that work with you in making the perfect choice of granite for your home. The staff go above and beyond in their customer service. Everyone was friendly and professional. Special Thanks to Brynda, Kasia, Sylvain, Jimmy and the installers Brian & Ryan. If you want quality and awesome comments from everyone who sees your granite, then make sure you go to Duracon.
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I'm in a very rough spot, but I'm committed to at least submit something. Sorry this isn't much more than a jingle.
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Good jingle. Reminds me of the subway train station jingles in Japan.
It's a nice intro, I'll give you that.


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Too much Carrie Underwood? Woman learns Jesus won't, in fact, take the wheel
Carrie Underwood's Jesus Take The Wheel is a sweet, inspirational song. However, it's probably not the best tune to use as a blueprint of how to drive in your everyday life.
A 25-year-old woman in Fort Wayne, Indiana found that out the hard way last month when she decided to take her hands off the wheel while she was driving. She later told police that she decided to let go of the wheel because "God told her he would take it from here."
Unsurprisingly, God didn't take the wheel and her car ended up veering off the road and slamming into a motorcycle. The driver of the car, Prionda Hill, then ended up running over the motorcycle driver.
"When I looked at that bumper and looked at that tire, I told myself, today is the day you die," the motorcyclist, Anthony Olivery, told The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.
Olivery ended up with all of the ribs on his left side broken, his spleen cut, a bruised kidney, and severe injuries to his left arm and leg. Despite all that, he says he's grateful to be alive.
Prionda Hill was arrested and charged with failure to stop after an accident and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.
Hopefully they added a little Dierks Bentley to Prionda's life and 5150'ed her ass.
Carrie Underwood, Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Indiana, God, Indiana, Jesus Take The Wheel, Journal-Gazette, Prionda Hill
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When recovery gets hard.
I made the terrible mistake of reading over my post Losing My Life to Anorexia at a time when I was already feeling vulnerable. People say to me all the time - well, aren't you glad that's all over now? But as Marya Hornbacher wrote in Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia:
It's never over. Not really. Not when you stayed down there as long as I did. You never come back, not all the way. Always, there is an odd distance between you and the people you love and the people you meet, a barrier; thin as the glass of a mirror.
You never come all the way out of the mirror; you stand, for the rest of your life, with one foot in this world and one in another, where everything is upside down and backward and sad.
I still haven't learned how to live. And as I speak to you now, I watch a bumblebee dancing back and forth among the rows of purple flowers outside the window, wondering how on earth he knows where to go. Because I don't.
Wandering along the streets late at night, every night, I think and think. Where am I going, and how do I get there?
Most nights I drive, around familiar streets then further into uncharted territory. Hand always hovering near the horn; alert. The hum inside my mind of it's okay, it's okay, it's okay drowning out the sound of the one other car on the road - an office worker who couldn't find it in them to say no to a late night.
Where I'm going with this odd, slightly uncomfortable post, I don't know. Perhaps I just want to say recovery is hard.
But never, ever, ever give up.
And one final thought...
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2017 – Superior Court: Client indicted on 3rd Degree Possession of Cocaine facing up 5 years State Prison. The client had picked up his girlfriend when his car was stopped by the police and consented to a search of his vehicle. The officer put in his Affidavit of Probable Cause for the search that he had observed the girlfriend attempt to discard the bag of crack cocaine in the passenger side door panel when he stopped the vehicle.
Result: Attorney and client rejected a probationary plea offer from the State and filed a Motion to Dismiss the Indictment based on two grounds. The first was that the Assistant Prosecutor committed a Brady Violation by failing to inform the Grand Jury about the exculpatory information found in the Affidavit of Probable Cause. The second was that the Assistant Prosecutor told the Grand Jury that the girlfriend denied that the cocaine belonged to her. This testimony was found no where in the police report or in the Affidavit. At the time the Prosecutor's Opposition Brief was due, the State recognized that the motion would be granted and dismissed the indictment.
2017 – Municipal Court: Client charged with 2C:35-10a4 possession of marijuana facing $1000 fine, $500 DEDR Penalty, up to 6 months county jail, and 6 months to two year loss of driver's license and same penalties on possession of drug paraphernalia 2C:36-2.
Result: Conditional Discharge granted on both offenses. One year non-reporting probation, $800 in costs, with case being dismissed if no further arrests or failed drug tests.
2017 – Superior Court, Juvenile: 14 year old boy who was being bullied in school stabbed one of the bullies with a pocket knife causing minor injuries. The incident was captured on video tape. Client charged with 2C:12-1(b)(1), Aggravated Assault in the 2nd Degree and was facing incarceration in a juvenile facility.
Result: Attorney steadfastly refused to plea the client guilty to the Aggravated Assault and after numerous court appearances the Prosecutor finally agreed to downgrade the charge to one of Simple Assault under 2C:12-1(a)(1) to which a guilty plea was entered and the client was sentenced to 6 months probation with a deferred disposition on the back end (meaning if probation successfully completed all charges will be dismissed).
2017 – Municipal Court: Client charged with assault on his girlfriend following a domestic dispute. The girlfriend did not wish to press charges, but, the police did.
Result: Attorney negotiated a deal in which the client completed a course of anger management treatment and all charges were dismissed. Attorney obtained an immediate expungement of the charges under the new expedited expungement procedures found in 2C:52-6, et seq.
2017 – Superior Court: Client received a call from his girlfriend's cousin indicating she was being threatened and abused by her boyfriend and asking that he pick her up. Upon client's arrival at her house he found her sitting on the curb in her underwear, crying, and covered with spit, urine, and some type of lotion. The client put her in his car and drove off. She asked him to go back and get her some clothes and he complied. The client indicated in his statement to the police that he exited his car and yelled at the boyfriend who was on the porch of the house to get her clothes. He stated the boyfriend pushed him and reached into his pocket for what he thought might be a knife so he punched him. The boyfriend told the police that the client charged at him and attacked him. This version of events was supported by a witness. A video tape taken from the house next door does show the client running towards the boyfriend.
What is un-controverted is that the boyfriend suffered a broken jaw in three places, paralysis to the left side of his mouth, a gash to the head requiring staples, and several loose teeth. The girlfriend's cousin gave the police a statement that the client had the boyfriend down on the ground in the fetal position and then continued to hit him five times. She later reported to the police that the client had broken into her house, slashed her mattress, and threatened her if she did not retract her statement. Client's fingerprints were found at the scene.
The client was indicated by a Grand Jury in a Five Count Indictment charging 2nd Degree Aggravated Assault 2C:12-1b(1), 3rd Degree Tampering with a Witness 2C:28-5a, 2nd Degree Retaliation Against a Witness 2C:28-5b, 3rd Degree Burglary 2C: 18-2, and 4th Degree Criminal Mischief 2C:17-3a(1). The plea offer from the State was plea to 2nd Degree Aggravated Assault and 2nd Degree Witness Retaliation with five (5) years NJ State Prison subject to the No Early Release Act (must serve 85% of sentence before being eligible for parole).
Result: Attorney obtained a statement from the cousin's girlfriend in which she recanted her statement given to the police and admitted that she had been pressured by her now ex-boyfriend into giving that statement. The video tape was reviewed and found to be of poor quality and could not prove who was the aggressor in the encounter. The boyfriend's criminal record was obtained and it was found he had a history of domestic abuse and drug convictions. The attorney was able to negotiate a plea to a single count of 3rd Degree Aggravated Assault (reduced from the 2nd Degree) with a sentencing recommendation from the Prosecutor of probation conditioned upon serving 364 days in the County Jail. At sentencing the Attorney argued for a lesser sentence (as he was permitted to do under the plea agreement) and the Judge ended up sentencing the client to 2 years of probation with 210 days County Jail.
2017 – Municipal Court: Client charged with Criminal Trespass 2C:18-3B, Obstruction of the Administration of Justice 2C:29-1A, and Resisting Arrest/Eluding Police 2C:29-2A(1) after entry into a public housing project which resulted in an altercation with police. Each charge was a disorderly persons criminal offense with a fine of up to $1000 and up to 6 months county jail. The client had career goals for which a criminal conviction would present great difficulties.
Result: Attorney obtained a dismissal of all the criminal charges in exchange for a plea to a City Ordinance with a $1,500 fine.
2017 – Municipal Court: Client was arrested as the result of a joint sting operation by the FBI, County Prosecutor's Office, and local police targeted at Underage Prostitution. The undercover officer responded to an internet ad on Backpage and telephoned the client. She agreed to meet him at a hotel room and once she arrived advised the officer that she was charging $240 for an hour. He paid her and she started undressing at which time other officers entered the room and arrested her. Client (who was in fact over 18) was charged with Prostitution 2C:34-1B1 and facing a fine of up to $1000 and six months in jail.
Result: Attorney obtained a Conditional Dismissal for the client. She received one year of probation. Upon successful completion all charges were dismissed.
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*While all of these results were actually obtained by Randolph H. Wolf in the Municipal Courts and Superior Courts of the State of New Jersey, the success in these cases does not guarantee a similar success in any future case. Clients names have been removed to protect their privacy. Due to the delay in posting these cases to this web site some cases may actually have taken place in the year before their posting date as it appears above.
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Tuesday called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to conduct a second, more fully transparent investigation into the origins of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.The WHO issued a joint statement with Chinese scientists in March after the agency led a four-week mission to the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the first cases of the coronavirus emerged in December 2019. But the U.S. and other nations raised concerns about the way the mission was carried out and the lack of cooperation from China. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also agreed that further studies were needed into the virus' origins.In a video message at the annual ministerial meeting of the WHO's World Health Assembly, Becerra called for a second phase of the investigation to be launched "with terms of reference that are transparent, science-based and give international experts the independence to fully assess the source of the virus and the early days of the outbreak."Becerra did not mention China directly, but his remarks follow a Wall Street Journal report from Sunday in which U.S. officials are quoted saying three Chinese researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, a month before the first confirmed coronavirus case in China.Dr. Anthony Fauci, senior White House health adviser and director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, said in a recent interview he was also not convinced about the natural origins of the coronavirus and called for further investigations.


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Atlantique Parc boasts a huge outdoor lagoon pool with its own artificial beach. The focal point of the campsite, this luxury pool is surrounded by sun-loungers for parents to relax whilst watching the children play and even has a separate shallow pool for the little ones. There is also a second pool within the grounds that is heated and features a four-lane water slide. Conveniently located on the coast, the beach is only 3km away from the campsite and offers a wide range of activities such as sailing and surfing and has a lovely sandy beach for a spot of sunbathing.
As well as offering a quiet and relaxing retreat away from the hustle and bustle of urban areas, Atlantique Parc also has action-packed activities, exciting excursions and fantastic entertainment that all combine to provide a fabulous luxury camping experience. Competitions and tournaments are held throughout the day and there is a mini-club for the younger children. The campsite itself is located within a much larger area of woodland and all of the cycle routes are accessible from the campsite.
There is even a bike hire facility for added convenience. Only a few hundred metres away from the village of La Palmyre, trips to local attractions such as the zoo, the go-karting track and the adventure course come highly recommended.
There are many sports facilities available in this camping site such as tennis courts, a golf course, a volleyball course and a small football pitch. With this much to do on-site, there is very little opportunity for the children to get bored and adults can also get involved.
Within this luxury camping site there is a restaurant that serves a decent selection of meals and there is also a pizzeria that offers a takeaway service for campers who want a night off from cooking duties. Several snack food outlets operate within the grounds and there are plenty of other options within walking distance of the campsite.
With opportunities to purchase fresh bread within the grounds and a supermarket on-site, campers will find it easy to keep the whole family well fed.


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Flesh and Blood's Russell Tovey on why role models are so important
Colin Crummy
5 Minute Philosopher is a weekly series in which Stylist gets profound with people we love. What will the actor and podcaster make of our existential questions?
Love, being good to people, human connections. And animal connections.
What is the difference between right and wrong?
If you can live with yourself afterwards. If it feels right, you can get on with your life and be happy. If it feels wrong, you're going to have to do something about it.
Where is your happy place?
In an art gallery. That's my thing. I have a podcast, Talk Art, where I talk about art. It's my absolute passion, outside of acting. I'm a visual person and I love that art is about people telling stories in their own way.
Sinéad Burke on the changes she wants to see in the fashion industry
Nurture. Everyone's born. But it's all about how much love you're given, how many affirmations you're given, how many role models you have in your life, how many opportunities you've got.
Is it more important to be liked or respected?
I want to be liked by my friends and family. I want them to like hanging out with me. When it comes to work, as I've gotten older, I want to be respected.
If you could be remembered for one thing what would it be?
My ears.
Who or what is your greatest love?
Rocky, my dog. He's my boy. My favourite thing to do is kiss his little belly. I feel so much pride that he's mine. He's my little world.
When did you last lie?
I try not to. I do say I'm in a taxi when I'm not, I'm actually in the bath. But my family has this app where we all know where everyone is at any point. So I can't lie about the distance I am from meeting someone.
Does the supernatural exist?
Yes, 100% there are ghosts. There are other dimensions we can't see.
Are you fatalistic?
Yes, everything happens for a reason.
What is your greatest fear?
Space.
Animals or babies?
Right now, animals, but I'd like a combination of both, a hybrid – half human, half animal. Like a baby Mr Tumnus.
What talent do you yearn for?
To play piano. There's nothing I'm more envious of than someone who just sits down and plays piano. It's magic.
Do you like to be complimented?
Sure, doesn't everyone? I like to be complimented for my work. In my new drama, Flesh And Blood, it was beneficial for me when the director, Louise Hooper, told me I was doing good work. Not like, "You're looking cute today", but affirmations. We all need that.
Do you have a high pain threshold?
I do, actually. A masseuse can just beat the shit out of me and I love it. It's the best massage when they stick their elbow into your lung.
What book do you recommend most to others?
The Song Of Achilles by Madeline Miller. It broke my heart. It's really easy to read but also high art and the most beautiful love story about ancient times.
Which lesson has been the hardest to learn?
That I'm fallible, I have faults. Trying to please everyone, especially in this business, you just can't. When you act, you want everybody to think what you're doing is brilliant.
What food sums up happiness?
Scrambled eggs and banana. Not together. But I'm never more than a metre away from a banana.
What have you never understood?
Russian. Or Chinese.
What is the one thing you want to know before you die?
That dogs go to heaven because I want to know that Rocky, who's seven, will be OK.
Sex Education 2's Ncuti Gatwa talks patriarchal society and the joys of the barbershop
Are you scared of dying or what happens when you die?
I'm not religious, but I believe there is something else. So I'm fearful of losing people I love. But death doesn't keep me awake at night. It's a mystery. Like space, what the fuck is space?
Quinoa or Quavers?
Quavers, just so I stay true to my working-class roots. But I should say quinoa because that's where I am in my life.
Flesh And Blood starts on 24 February at 9pm on ITV
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"Do what you need to do to be happy, but it shouldn't be at someone else's cost."
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The 23-year-old singer answers our existential questions.
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Luke Evans reveals the hardest lesson he's had to learn about himself
"Sometimes you have to accept your mistakes. Especially if you've hurt someone."
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The Michael-Ryan Pattison Foundation was established in 2006 so others with spinal cord injuries could access the best possible care for their disability. Michael-Ryan serves as President of the Foundation, and has organized several increasingly successful fundraising events. The A Cure is Coming auction and dinner is in its seventh successful year! The auction has allowed us to provide help to numerous members of the SCI community. We are currently working with Dr. John McDonald and Restorative Therapies LLC to bring his cutting edge approach to SCI to the Pacific Northwest in the form of a healing center, which will serve as a post-hospital rehabilitation and restorative care center for SCI victims throughout the world.
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So, That's the End of Bitcoin Then
Tim WorstallFormer Contributor
Or at least, this looks like it's the end of Bitcoin.
The Bitcoin community faced another crisis on Sunday afternoon as the price of the currency on the most popular exchange, Mt.Gox, fell from $17 to pennies in a matter of minutes. Trading was quickly suspended and visitors to the home page were redirected to a statement blaming the crash on a compromised user account. Mt.Gox's Mark Karpeles said that the exchange would be taken offline to give administrators time to roll back the suspect transactions.
The initial problem leading to the price collapse was that one user tried to sell more than the market could absorb. For of course the value of anything is determined by the balance of supply and demand for it. Thus the price crashed (and you can see a chart of how quickly it did here). However, it appears that this isn't the only problem:
Since I began writing this, it has emerged that details of more than 60,000 users have been stolen from the Mt Gox exchange. The compromised information includes hashed passwords.
No, the doesn't necessarily mean the end of the Bitcoin experiment, but it's a pretty good indication of it. For there are certain things that we want from a currency. A medium of exchange, a store of value, we'd also like to it be liquid and security is important as well. No currency can have all of these features (and humans have used some pretty odd things as currency over the centuries, from copper sheets to cowrie shells via butter, salt, gold, silver and even pieces of paper with Dead Presidents on them, surely the final lunacy?) to perfection but a currency which doesn't have any of them in appreciable quantities isn't going to last very long.
Bitcoins aren't secure, as both the recent theft and this password problem show. They're not liquid, nor a store of value, as the price collapse shows and if they're none of those things then they'll not be a great medium of exchange either as who would want to accept them?
True, Bitcoin does still offer anonymity: but then so do copper sheets to cowrie shells via butter, salt, gold, silver and even pieces of paper with Dead Presidents on them.
It's difficult to see what the currency has going for it.
The Forbes E-book On Bitcoin Secret Money: Living on Bitcoin in the Real World, by Forbes staff writer Kashmir Hill, can be bought in Bitcoin or legal tender.
I'm a Fellow at the Adam Smith Institute in London, a writer here and there on this and that and strangely, one of the global experts on the metal scandium, one of the…
I'm a Fellow at the Adam Smith Institute in London, a writer here and there on this and that and strangely, one of the global experts on the metal scandium, one of the rare earths. An odd thing to be but someone does have to be such and in this flavour of our universe I am. I have written for The Times, Daily Telegraph, Express, Independent, City AM, Wall Street Journal, Philadelphia Inquirer and online for the ASI, IEA, Social Affairs Unit, Spectator, The Guardian, The Register and Techcentralstation. I've also ghosted pieces for several UK politicians in many of the UK papers, including the Daily Sport.


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What is this blog?
John Fisher, international tax consultant
Archive for the month "October, 2014"
And now for something hardly different
Speaks for itself
The surviving members of the Monty Python team must be cock-a-hoop over the cover of the (just about) current issue of The Economist. Under the headline: 'Europe's Economy', a parrot lies dead receiving an infusion, while Angela Merkel comments, 'It's only resting'. No further explanation required. Forty-five years on, the Parrot Sketch is part of the lingua franca.
The other instantly recognizable Python sketch is 'The Four Yorkshiremen", in which a group of wealthy, aging northerners each vie for the distinction of most deprived childhood. In fact, that piece is almost a case of imitation being the sincerest form of flattery. It started life in the 1967 series "At Last The 1948 Show", was adapted for the radio series, 'I'm Sorry I 'll Read That Again' in 1969, and only made it to Python in a live show in 1974. 'Almost' imitation, because Cleese and Chapman were co-writers of 1948, together with Marty Feldman (the most unlikely Jewish Yorkshireman ever) and Tim Brooke-Taylor (who did ISIRTA together with Cleese).
Tax authorities take this imitation business quite seriously, even if their material is far less original than Monty Python's.
Despite the hammering of Harmful Tax Practices, first more than a decade ago by the OECD and EU, and more recently by the OECD BEPS project and an extensive transfer pricing review, there has been an upsurge in the introduction of copy-thy-neighbour special IP regimes. To fool the enemy, they carry all sorts of different names and precise terms – Patent Box, Innovation Box, and – the latest Irish smokescreen – Knowledge Development Box.
The ostensible justification for these schemes is the incentivization of R&D expenditure by offering reduced tax rates on associated revenue. But, with the exception of the UK innovation box, which was for self-defense, what countries are clearly doing is standing on street corners raising their skirts above their knees in an effort to attract new clients. Switzerland is proposing a scheme, as it preempts the forcible closure of its House of Ill Repute by undertaking a comprehensive tax reform. Ireland, meanwhile, no longer able to tempt Apple with its harmful double-Irish position, can at least claim not to be plagiarizing – it had the first scheme in the early seventies which it discontinued in 2010.
Innovation boxes are currently, effectively, under a three-pronged attack but are still spreading. There is Action 5 of BEPS dealing with Harmful Tax Competition – and what could be more harmful tax competition than this race to the bottom? Then there is Action 8 which deals directly with intangibles and the concept of value creation. Finally, there is the long-running saga of OECD Working Party 6 on 'The transfer pricing aspects of intangibles'. All these projects seek to prevent the maintenance of intangibles in 'the second draw, third office along'. Even if the whole caboodle gets caught up in bureaucracy and self-interest, and is not adopted internationally, something is bound to stick. And that something is likely to be the need for boots on the ground in any jurisdiction claiming the right to substantial returns due to intangibles ownership.
Where countries support large workforces of savvy individuals, the on-the-ground development of intellectual property makes sense. But if all the country is offering is a crisp suit, a law office and a plaque, the whole thing could easily unravel.
Some called this British humour too
A couple of years ago I made a one day trip to England to see Tim Brooke-Taylor and his colleagues doing a live recording of a long-running radio show – 'I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'. Over its forty-year run, shows have often ended with the announcement of late arrivals at some ball or other. Among the late arrivals at the Aggressive Tax Planning Ball might have been: 'From the Republic of Ireland, Mr and Mrs O'Vation- Box and their son N. O'Vation-Box.' You get the idea. It is called British humour. Patent Boxes and Innovation Boxes are full of it.
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Maintaining The Berne Rate
Swiss Chocolate Soldiers
Sorry, sorrowful Switzerland. This pious country, which has been supplying the Vatican with its psychedelic army for the last five centuries, has been forced to take heed of the words of Handel's Messiah (with apologies to Isaiah): 'Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be laid low.' After hundreds of years where, thanks to the impossible terrain, the Swiss have 'made watches not war', the Western World's tectonic shift from bang-bang war to economic war (other than dealing with the primitives of the Middle East), has seen Switzerland flattened.
Their woes started with an attack on their banking secrecy laws, progressed to the nuking of their financial institutions for dirty dealings, and now, knowing that the game is up, they are undergoing a complete 'voluntary' overhaul of their corporate tax system.
Switzerland has been a tax haven for as long as the term has had meaning. The first ever international tax treaty, in 1872, was between Great Britain and the Swiss Canton of Vaud. And it has been all downhill since then.
According to draft legislation published last month by the Swiss Federal Government, all those fun, ring-fenced, foreign-owned companies – mixed, domiciliary, holding, principal, Swiss finance branch – would be phased out by 2029. (Twenty-twenty-nine! There could be another World War by then; in fact, maybe that is what the Swiss are banking on.)
The Swiss tax situation is precarious
Having said that, Switzerland is not about to hike its tax take. That would be tantamount to abseiling down Mont Blanc without a rope. The draft legislation is a potpourri of give-aways marketed by other – slightly less in-your-face – jurisdictions.
There is going to be a patent box, a notional interest deduction, a step-up on corporate migration, a step-up on transition from one of the old regimes (in 2029), a reduction in Cantonal tax rates, cancellation of the reviled 1% capital tax (that has a habit of becoming 2%), a participation exemption, unlimited loss carryforward, a modified UK style group relief, and reduction of net wealth tax.
It is tempting to conclude that the Swiss are following the age-old custom of chucking as much as possible against the wall and then seeing what sticks. It is almost inevitable, in the era of BEPS, that there will be a chiseling away at many of these benefits worldwide. Whatever happens, by going for broke, the Swiss should continue to be one step ahead of the market.
These are better times for the Swiss watch industry
On the other hand, it is definitely time for Switzerland to expand its non-financial sector. Despite the ubiquitousness of the cheap quartz watch over the last 40 years, the Swiss have reinvented the market for the quality precision piece. Time may be on their side after all.
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Make it a double, Paddy
"Look. This one doesn't bend."
The scene in Disney's Snow White, where the wicked witch entices the heroine with a poisoned apple, has fueled the nightmares of generations of kiddies since it first saw the light of day (or should that be 'the dark of night'?) in 1937. I had double the reason to be terrified as my parents had an old acquaintance – the mother of a friend – who, I was genuinely convinced, must be related to the evil lady. Her name was Megan, born sometime in the last decade of the 19th century. She had masses of unruly hair that matched her nicotine-stained, spindly fingers. And she spoke in an Irish smoker's brogue. Bed-wetting material, par excellence.
Half a century later, I can still hear my parents talking about her having been in the "Post Office". For years, my mind's eye saw her going from house to house delivering mail and, when some unfortunate maiden opened the door, offering her a juicy red apple. It was only when she had died, and I had progressed to a higher degree of cognitive reasoning, that I understood that she had been an Irish Volunteers (later, IRA) operative in the 1916 Easter Rising. She was in the General Post Office on O'Connell Street when almost the entire leadership was carted off by the British and put in front of a firing squad.
Although the Easter Rising served to unite the people of Ireland in the cause of independence, it was a bit daft really. The arms the rebels were counting on were intercepted by the British, and they knew that they didn't have a chance, but they went ahead anyway.
The Irish are big on miracles
In the spirit of 1916, over the last 30 years successive Irish governments have proven adept at blundering almost thoughtlessly into madcap schemes for economic progress, like the 12.5% corporate tax rate; miraculously they keep pulling them off. They managed to build a Tiger economy without an ounce of local initiative, relying on US multinationals and extremely generous European Union aid. True, they were hit quite badly by the global financial meltdown, but they pulled out of that faster than any of the other crisis countries.
It would appear that the luck of the Irish may be running out (or, maybe, not). The EU Commission is investigating whether tax agreements with the Irish Government brought Apple and 4,000 juicy jobs to the depressed area of Cork. For the first time, the Commission is using the argument of 'State Aid' to attack a tax break (Fiat and Starbucks are getting it in the neck elsewhere).
The alleged scheme is annoyingly simple (almost, crass) and has been an open secret (but not necessarily in relation to Apple) to international tax advisers for years. Referred to as the 'Double Irish', it takes advantage of two bits of Irish Blarney in local law. Firstly, as opposed to just about every other nation no longer in loin cloths, Ireland did not have significant Transfer Pricing rules until recently. Secondly, Irish law defines tax residency of a company purely on the basis of management and control (most countries today have an additional test of place of incorporation).
Once those fiercely permissive non-rules were in place, it was time to pour the Guinness. Apple (and there will be plenty more US companies joining the wake, if the EU pull this one-off), is, it appears, accused of establishing two companies in Ireland. One, subject to the standard astronomical rate of 12.5%, is alleged to have carried on the business. Lest Apple be saddled with such an unacceptable tax rate, that company had an agreement to pay royalties to the other Irish company (it's subsidiary) at a Disney fantasy rate. The second company, however, was managed and controlled from an offshore jurisdiction (BVI is popular) so was not liable to tax in Ireland (not even withholding tax on the royalties). Abracadabra – a minimal level of taxation in Ireland. Now, the US has, as everybody knows, a fairly draconian system for catching low-tax profits of foreign subsidiaries (Subpart F) in its tax net. The only part of this scheme requiring intelligence (the American part) required that the lower Irish company check-the-box for US purposes turning it, effectively, into a branch of the other Irish company. The intercompany payments then, if the rumours are true, disappeared for US tax purposes.
The irony of all this is that the Irish might still come out of this laughing. If the scheme is found to be State Aid, Apple may be required to pay an absolute fortune in tax – to the Irish Treasury. The Irish Government is claiming innocence in the whole matter (it will need to get over the hurdle of how the world's tax advisers knew what was going on while it didn't, AND possibly embarrassing revelations concerning those rulings). Apple, meanwhile, can reasonably claim that it did nothing wrong – a sovereign country (and EU member, to boot) offered it a favourable ruling.
Workaholics or Alcoholics?
The Irish Government has belatedly announced that it is taking steps to eliminate the Double Irish – from January 2015 it is proposed that companies incorporated in Ireland will be Irish resident under domestic law. With headline rates in other jurisdictions brushing against their once incredibly favourable rate, the Irish may have to start doing things for themselves. They could try learning from the Seven Dwarfs: 'Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to work we go'.
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The Windsor Saga
Miracle in the Holy Land
Not subject to tax
Falkland Isles
Israel Tax


The Princess appears to be under the illusion that her lunch rolls come in a magic bag that spontaneously refills when the last roll is removed. For this to happen the empty bag must be left in the freezer and not a word uttered that the final roll has been consumed. Of course, what then follows are the anguished cries of "Where's the bread?" first thing in the morning when she discovers that the plastic bag isn't quite so magical after all.
I don't make a lot of bread over summer, but for the rest of the year I try to have a bucket of bread dough in the fridge. The Princess was lucky that her discovery came during a spell of slightly cooler weather, so this particular morning she did not have to resort to the school canteen. When you have dough in the fridge, it becomes extremely easy to whip up a flatbread or wrap first thing in the morning.
I know that making bread, in addition to all the other things that must be done before school or work, is the last thing you feel like doing on a busy morning. If you are organised enough to have dough in the fridge, these flatbreads can be whipped up between other activities. Let me walk you through my workflow on the morning in question.
Place the frying pan on a low heat. Take the bucket of dough out of the fridge and break off a small portion. Shape the dough into a ball and place on the bench. Fill the kettle and turn it on, which gives the dough time to relax a little. Come back to the dough ball and roll it out. Place the flatbread in the frying pan. Quickly wipe the excess flour off the bench. Wander off to find The Princess's socks. Realise I forgot to bring the washing in last night and all the clean socks are on the line. Wander out to the line for socks. Throw socks in the general direction of The Princess and go back into the kitchen to turn the flatbread over. Empty the tea pot in the front garden. Come back into the kitchen for a brief chat with The Princess about some girl issues she is having at school (girls!). Take the flatbread out of the frying pan. Turn the frying pan off (crucial point). Try and cool the flatbread down so that lunch can be made it time to catch the school bus.
The hardest part of the whole process was trying to get the flatbread to cool fast enough, which in itself would not have been an issue had I realised there was no bread earlier. I will whip up a flatbread too for myself at lunchtime if there is no other bread in the house. They are also great spread with chunky dip or as a side with Middle Eastern dishes.
If you want to avoid the last minute panic in the morning, make a stack of flatbreads and freeze them. They defrost quite quickly, but you could give them a quick zap in the microwave to help them along if needs be. They store well in the freezer, particularly if you use a magic bag.
This recipe is the process I use to make a single flatbread. You can make as many as you require at one time by weighing out as many dough balls as needed. If you are making a few flatbreads at once you will need to periodically wipe the excess flour out of the frying pan as it will start to burn and scorch the bread.
Put a 22cm frying pan on a low heat.
Dust the top of your stored dough with flour, and pinch off a 70g ball.
Dust the bench, rolling pin and the top of the dough ball with flour and roll into a round approximately 3 - 4mm thick. Dust with flour as required to ensure the bread does not stick to the bench.
Put the flatbread into the frying pan and increase the heat to medium.
Cook for approximately 3 minutes, until the surface is dry and the underside has some brown spots on it.
Flip the flatbread over and cook for a further 2 minutes, or until brown spots are evident on the underside.
Remove from the frying pan and place in a clean tea towel to cool.
I use a 22cm frying pan because that is what I have. You can use whatever size you want, preferably not non stick.
Shape your dough ball using whatever process you are comfortable with. I hold the dough in my hands and pull the sides of the ball down and under, which results in a seam on the bottom of the ball. This seam disappears when the dough is rolled out. Don't stress to much about it though. Anything that gets you a ball is good.
Stress less about the thickness of the flatbread and more about the size of your frying pan. Don't roll your dough larger than your frying pan because you are just making life difficult for yourself.
I cool the flatbreads in a tea towel as this keeps them soft and pliant. If you cool them on a rack they will still be nice, but may not be as soft.
Fresh, hot flatbread on demand! Although it may be dangerous to my waistline I am going to give it a go. I haven't heard of Artisan bread in 5 minutes a day before; thanks for sharing!
Pleasure. I absolutely love the Artisan Bread method. It is so versatile. Let me know how you get on.
Thanks Irene. I hope you like it.


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Aidan "Pyro" Hwitely
by ThePromiseIncarnate on Tue May 29, 2018 8:51 pm
Name: Aidan Hwitely
Nicknames: Pyro, The Fiery Vivacity
Age: Biologically 19 years(Number of times reborn unknown)
Species: Phoenix
Occupation: Bounty Hunter
Appearance: Aidan is a young anthropomorphic eagle standing at 4 feet 2 inches and weighing approximately 70 pounds, with a relatively lanky build. Naturally he has red body feathers with golden feathers along his arms/wings. He has sky blue eyes, three relatively short, round tail feathers, wing-like arms, a golden beak, and feathers on his head styled into three large spikes curved forward. He tends to wear a golden chain necklace with a cylindrical lapis lazuli encased within a metallic dragon, a black pair of aviator goggles, a black leather vest open to reveal his bare abdomen, a belt holding his whip-katars Warpaint by his hips and holding up black camo jeans, and black combat boots.
He comes off as warm, but not inviting, carrying weapons and wearing such dark clothes. His voice in itself is smooth but quick with a New Jersey accent.
The Warpaint are gold and red katars with a silver, fragmented blade interlocked into a metallic whip.
"Refs":
-Chicken, especially from the Chaos Fried Chicken Restaurant, and scrambled eggs are some of his favorite foods
-He's a soda addict, enjoying energy drinks and fruit-based to your average Chaos Cola
-He loves heavy metal, hard rock, techno, and some rap
-Parkour
-Fighting
-Action movies and comedies
-He's quite a jokester and a bit of a prankster
-Running or flying through forests and fields of grass is relaxing to him.
-The view of cities from above at night.
-He doesn't hate humans, but he can still come off as racist towards them
-Monsters may not be all bad, he still doesn't like them though
-He hates water, especially people will powers relating to water and ice
-He also isn't a fan of aquatic or arctic life...
-When people comment on his eating habits - yes, he's a bird, so what
-Losing - no one likes losing but he takes it personally
-Greedy people
-Alcoholics
-Guns
Personality: Pyro is known for being kinda hotheaded, kinda birdbrained, and trying too hard to be cool. First impressions tend to be awful, making him seem like a weirdo or a creep, and his naivety doesn't help in that regard. But, he's very fun loving, child-like, and kind.
With that in mind, he's also very passionate and determined, a fighter who knows his priorities. He's a bounty hunter, doing questionable work both for money and because he finds it fun, but he's also a family man. He grew up wanting to join the MHOS, but when his sister died in a monster attack and an offer was given to bring her back, Pyro wasn't sure how to feel when even his dad, who worked with the MHOS at the time, left shortly after the revival process was complete, and even left home to live closer to Bonnie and keep an eye on her. He is loyal to his family, but beyond that he's a hedonist wanting money, sleep, food, and fun and will do what he can to get it within the bounds of his own morality. Pyro may have his own vices, and may not be too smart, but like his sister he's child-like and kind. A hero after a pay so he can eat, sure, but still a hero.
Powers: Pyro, being an anthropomorphic bird with wing-like arms, can fly naturally.
Pyro has biothermal fire conjuring, meaning he uses his powers by extending the extreme heat of his body out in the form of flames. While he can't really manipulate fire, he can shoot flames out of his mouth, cover his appendages in flames for fire melee, fire his own feathers at people while setting them on fire, and increase his speed with his own variation of the Sonic Boost, the Flame Step. While Flame Step is active, his feet are covered in flames and he leaves a trail of flames, increasing his speed and damage from flame kicks. While in the air, he can set his tail feathers on fire to give him the appearance if a jet and increase his acceleration. His signature move is Pyroboom, a spherical AoE attack that surrounds Pyro in flames within a 1 yard radius, being heavily telegraphed by him screaming out "Pyroboom!"
When his internal body temperature reaches a high enough point, he bursts into flames, taking on the form he calls "Star Pyro", which gives him fire manipulation, minor passive healing, and provides touch damage against others due to being on fire, though he's not invincible and it only lasts 5 RP turns.
Finally, he has Warpaint, his katars made by his father but designed by himself, with a segmented blade that give it the properties of a whip, allowing him to cling onto buildings and swing around, grab opponents while dealing cutting damage, and to perform the move Eruption where he extends his heat into the blades and directs them into the ground so that when they resurface, flames burst from them.
-He is incredibly fast, being able to run at most 90 miles per hour and fly about 100 miles per hour - with the Warpaint he could probably fly through the streets of Tokyo in less than 20 minutes.
-Can take about 300 pounds of force without taking damage, being very durable
-Great with most weapons
-Resists wind, plant and wood, is immune to fire, and healed by ashes
-Good singer and plays drums
-Comedian
-Good with kids
-Can handle extreme temperatures
-Death isn't really permanent...
-...he just gets reborn as a baby, with barely any if any memories of before death
-He is easily angered, thus can become predictable
-Isn't very smart, not a strategist
-He is physically weak, without his powers or a weapon he can take a hit but can't dish it out
-Elementally weak to water, earth users can put out his fires
-Can't swim
-Cold weather can weaken or outright nullify his powers
-Absolutely terrible cook, could probably literally burn water
-Very naive and immature
-His family, consisting of canines. Bonnie, who is living in Station Square near him, and his parents Ryder and Shelby back home.
-Ash. He saw him while collecting a bounty for a vampire, and learned that not all monsters are evil from Althalos, who himself hates vampires, killing the vampire with a bounty on them together and helping a girl after she was turned.
-He came across Julian in the past, she didn't fully agree with his ideals, found him a dumbass, and wanted him to leave her alone. Due to her being a vampire, with water powers no less, he found many of his own reasons to hate her.
-MHOS, while he once wanted to join them, he was against it after his own father left. They have questionable morals, and generally
-Tokino Michika is a kind woman, but she gives off this horrible feeling
One day, while Shelby Hwitely was walking home from work, she heard a loud squawking, like a baby crying, from an alleyway. Upon looking, she was horrified to discover an infant red avian laying in a pile of ashes. Bringing him home to her family, her husband agreed, with some concern, to take the young boy in.
Raised alongside Bonnie as his older sister, they went to school together he was quite a troublemaker in his childhood. He cared deeply about his sister, and when he saw someone bullying her he was quick to jump in to defend her. Still, he found himself in detention for more than just fighting for his sister, he also was caught pulling immature pranks. For those who didn't see him as a delinquent, he was the class clown. He didn't care about school, he already had his eyes set on what he wanted. Like his father, Ryder, he wanted to join the Sliamese militia, the Monster Hunting Organization of Sliam.
It was in his teen years he discovered his powers, Ryder noting it didn't seem tied to any sort of Okratil as with most Sliamese, but a result of his natural growing body heat - his powers were biothermal. Pyro would begin training with Ryder after a while of asking, and was even tasked with making his own weapon.
Ryder wasn't sure what to make of the odd thing that Pyro tried to make, but getting the idea of what Pyro wanted he did humor the young man and tried to remake it, what Pyro named "Warpaint".
Shortly after, Bonnie's class was going on a field trip that resulted in a horror show that ended up killing her. Shortly after, during the family's grieving, the MHOS mailed the family an invitation to be a part of Project Echo. With confusion, they accepted…
Shortly after Bonnie's revival, Ryder came home mad, having quit his job and leaving the organization. Pyro was confused, and the family was stepping on thin glass due to her confusion and upset. To clear her mind and let her figure things out, she decided to move out, of which Pyro was asked to go with her.
Nowadays, the two have their own apartments, living close together but separately. Pyro, as opposed to doing military work, has taken up bounty hunting.
Last edited by ThePromiseIncarnate on Wed Aug 22, 2018 7:31 am; edited 3 times in total (Reason for editing : Pyro's app was entirely rewritten, and fixed)
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Re: Aidan "Pyro" Hwitely
by Wolf478 on Mon Jul 29, 2019 1:19 am
Oof, I just noticed that you described Pyro as an Eagle...
He's a Pheonix right?
Not tryna be nit-picky, just tryna help out ^3^
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by ThePromiseIncarnate on Mon Jul 29, 2019 6:18 pm
Wolf478 wrote: Oof, I just noticed that you described Pyro as an Eagle...
Ah, yes, this is actually pretty outdated my dude. ^^;
Heck, the name isn't even right - this is back before I restarted on SRN, making Pyro the brother of Bonnie at the time.
I just don't like deleting pages(as in, asking mods to delete them) - call me a hoarder, but from past experience it's not a good idea to delete a lot.
All my updated apps are in my signature, with better applications too. They are more generalized, being based on original universe stuff rather than specifically Sonic, but they work the best.
Do you use Google Drive?
by Wolf478 on Thu Aug 01, 2019 10:38 am
Oooooooh right, my bad.
All good, I was wondering about Pyro's name for a second there. Pretty confuzzled for a moment, you can alwasy edit and replace the old one with the new one though right?
As for the apps in your signature, I noticed that Pyro isn't in there ^^; and yes I do indeed use Google drive, not much but it's there.
by ThePromiseIncarnate on Thu Aug 01, 2019 7:37 pm
But eh >3>
And he's there, just under a different name. Sorry for the confusion. He goes by his full name in my signature, Aidan Winchester.
Sorry ^^;
by Wolf478 on Thu Aug 01, 2019 11:39 pm
Oh, right. Sorry. Again, my bad, didn't recognise the name despite this post being named the same thing
All good, sorry to bother you ^^;
by ThePromiseIncarnate on Sat Aug 03, 2019 5:12 pm
Nah, it's fine, you didn't bother me. ^^
And the only reason that Pyro's well known nickname isn't there is because of the fact the links count toward the character limit of the signatures, and I guess "Pyro" is just too much too add
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