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This is the first original music from Pulp's Jarvis Cocker since 2009. The "JARV IS" band was originally formed to play at the Sigur Ros "Norður og Niður" festival in Iceland in 2017. As they continued to play shows, they recorded their live sets so that they could monitor how the songs were developing, and eventually used these recordings as the basis for Beyond the Pale. Overdubs and vocals were later added at Narcissus Studios in Neasden, London. Cocker's lyrics are as witty as ever, perhaps turbo-charged to meet current hard times, and the arrangements and hooks are just as strong as in the Pulp days, if not more inventive for hybridizing live with digital production.


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May 23, 2014 Winding-up Petition Lawyer
Ex-Hereford Boss Issues Bulls Winding Up Petition
Martin Foyle, the former Hereford United manager Martin Foyle has issued a winding-up petition against his old club. He filed the petition on Thursday, and the court date for the hearing has been set for Monday, 2 June.
It is reported that Hereford are currently ion around £225,000 worth of debt. A club statement read:
"The current winding up petition served by ex-manager Martin Foyle has not come unexpectedly, the debt owed to Martin is included, and will be fully covered"
The indebtedness reportedly includes an £80,000 tax bill to HMRC, about £30,000 owed to other clubs for loan players and outstanding wages to a number of Bulls players.
Hereford's Previous Winding Up Petition
This isn't the first time Hereford have received a winding up petition. HMRC issued a petition against the club in late March over an unpaid tax demand of £78,000.
The petition was heard at the High Court of Justice on 7 April. However, Hereford United were granted a seven-day adjournment by the High Court to settle their outstanding tax bill and they managed to pay the full sum of, £78,000 to HMRC.

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From 21 August until 26 August 2016 Wageningen University is organizing the summer school 'Climate-Smart Agriculture: from fundamentals to application'.
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an increasingly appreciated approach that aims at ensuring food security, while lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change. Despite its promises CSA is facing various challenges that could hamper its implementation including its scope, synergies and trade-offs among the different aims, and context-specificity of solutions.
This interdisciplinary Summer School addresses the interlinked challenges of agriculture and climate change in a holistic manner by approaching CSA from various perspectives including animal & plant sciences, politics & governance, and business & finance. It provides participants with an overview of the up-to-date knowledge about CSA, demonstrates the opportunities regarding CSA, and address challenges and trade-offs. The summer school offers ample opportunities to network with experts and fellow candidates from around the world in the field of CSA.
The course is composed of a series of lectures, subsequent discussions, a poster session, and group work activities. For more information and/or registration, see the PE&RC website.


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Moto Z3 Play specs revealed on FCC website
The Moto Z2 Play was unveiled in June last year, hence, we can expect Motorola to announce Moto Z3 Play during the same time period this year
By Sagar Bakre	 On Mar 30, 2018 Last updated Jan 6, 2019
Back in January this year, details of about half a dozen Motorola smartphones leaked online which are going to be launched this year. One of those smartphones is the Moto Z3 Play – successor to the Moto Z2 Play – that was launched last year in June. That leak also had an image of the Moto Z3 Play which gave us our first look at the device. And now, thanks to FCC, we now know the key specifications of the Z3 Play.
The Moto Z3 Play has appeared on FCC's website which means it has received FCC certification, and, that means a US launch is imminent. However, FCC's website has also revealed some details of the Moto Z3 Play.
According to the FCC listing of the Moto Z3 Play, that carries model number XT1929-x, this smartphone will be powered by Snapdragon 636 SoC which will be paired with 4 GB RAM. The smartphone will also come in 32 GB and 64 GB storage options, but that will be dependent on the market.
Furthermore, the Moto Z3 Play will be available in single SIM and dual SIM variants, but that too will be market dependent.
Apart from that, the Moto Z3 Play will also have a 6.1-inch display, and, it is expected to sport dual cameras (12 MP + 8 MP) at the back while packing in a 3000 mAh battery. As far as the pricing goes, the Moto Z3 Play is said to cost around $450-$500.
The Moto Z2 Play was unveiled in June last year, hence, we can expect Motorola to announce Moto Z3 Play during the same time period this year.
Moto Z3 Play Specifications [Expected]
Operating System: Android 8.0 Oreo
Display: 6.01-inch Full-HD+ (2160 x 1080 pixels) display with 18:9 aspect ratio
Rear Camera: 12 MP + 8 MP with LED flash
Front Camera: 5 MP
Internal Storage: 32/64 GB
SIM: Single/Dual SIM
External Storage: Expandable via microSD card
Moto G6 and Moto G6 Play leaked renders show off the devices from multiple angle
Samsung Galaxy Note9 reportedly releasing as early as July


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Our minds are so powerful. It can make or break us. The problem is, our minds are made up of our conscious as well as the sub-conscious. You see, we can make a conscious decision, but if we don't have our sub-conscious on board with that decision, we cannot achieve it. It won't matter how badly we want it. It won't matter what we do to obtain it. If sub-conscious doesn't believing we can, we won't. Have you ever known someone who seems to have it all, but then seems to shoot themselves in the foot before it comes to full fruition. If you got to the bottom of it, you'd discover their sub-conscious is telling them lies. Some do affirmations to help overcome those lies and convince their sub-conscious of what their conscious minds know can be. Why do I bring this up now? Because I have spent way too much time believing the lies of my sub-conscious.
When I was young, I came through a lot. People would often say, "How did you do that?" I used to say, "No one ever told me I couldn't." Now that I'm an adult, so many times I find myself believing I can do something and hear that small voice in my mind that tells me I'm not capable, that I'll never amount to more than a poor little girl, that I don't deserve better. How many of you find yourselves believing, down deep, the same things? Some even tell lies to make the world believe things they, themselves don't really buy in to. If they would believe it, they could make it happen.
Where would we be if Edison gave up on the light bulb? As a matter of fact, his teachers said he was "too stupid to learn anything." He was fired from his first two jobs for being "non-productive." As an inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful attempts at inventing the light bulb. When a reporter asked, "How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?" Edison replied, "I didn't fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1,000 steps." Obviously, his sub-conscious knew what his conscious mind was doing could be done.
Do daily affirmations (sometimes several times a day) in the mirror.
Use prerecorded messages and listen with headphones or earbuds in a meditative state.
Act your way to success. In other words, fully imagine your life with whatever your dream may be.
Then do it until you feel it.
Write it out. Sometimes if we write it down we go deeper than just the surface and can actually affect your sub-conscious. I have an exercise I do. Write questions out on paper with your dominant hand. Change hands, re-read each question and answer writing with your non-dominant hand, one question at a time. You'll be amazed at what comes out. If you feel like you're stuck, write with one hand the question, "What are you so afraid of?" Turn the paper, put your pen in the other hand, read the question, and write out whatever comes up. This works for anything you may feel conflicted about too.
Here's what I know for sure, whatever it is, you CAN do it! Have a blessed week and be a blessing!


The Portuguese Franchising Association and the Institute for Information in Franchising (IIF) – currently part of the International Faculty for Executives (IFE) – were created to provide information about franchising and to help overcome difficulties resulting from the lack of specific rules applicable to franchising. Both entities encourage contact between the various groups with an interest in franchising, namely franchisors, companies looking for business partners, franchisees, potential investors and suppliers of goods and services for networks.
The IFE monitors the development of franchising in Portugal through its franchising census, which it carries out regularly. According to the 23rd franchising census, organised by the IFE, in 2017, Portugal has experienced marked growth in the franchise market, with a significant increase in the number of brands and the diversification of business areas. In 2017, 40 new business concepts were developed in the national franchise market, which now consists of 610 franchise brands (66 per cent of them from Portugal).
Foreign investment is permitted in almost all economic sectors open to private investment in general, there being virtually no barriers to foreign-owned or foreign-directed enterprises.
Foreign investment operations do not need to be registered with, or authorised by, the Portuguese central or local authorities. Administrative requirements concern only specific matters such as trademarks, intellectual property rights and certain sector-specific regulation. However, for EU-based investors these requirements cannot constitute restrictions to the right of establishment set out in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
In addition, the Portuguese government may grant benefits to large investment projects – to both national and foreign investors – such as financial incentives and tax benefits or public funding. AICEP Portugal Global is the government business entity entrusted to manage and attract foreign investment, and it is entitled, on behalf of Portugal, to receive, assess, negotiate and contract large investment projects eligible to benefit from state aid. Nevertheless, as member of the EU, the Portuguese government must comply with state aid rules established in the TFEU; thus, the award of such benefits may require prior approval by the European Commission.
Corporate income tax (IRC) is applicable to income obtained both by resident and by non-resident entities. Portuguese law taxes non-resident entities only on the income obtained in Portugal, and taxes resident entities on global income, either from internal or external sources.
investment income (including dividends, interest and royalties) paid to an entity domiciled in a tax haven listed in the Portuguese blacklist of offshore jurisdictions is taxed at 35 per cent.
Portugal has signed double-taxation treaties with 77 countries and two others are pending ratification.
There are currently millions of registered trademarks in the world and several hundred thousand of them are in force in Portugal. Determining the ability to use a trademark in the Portuguese market is essential before large investments are made in marketing and packaging, and, importantly, before entering into a franchise agreement.
Registered trademarks can be searched in a number of public databases or, alternatively, it is possible to hire specialised companies to conduct in-depth clearance searches. Two of the most popular public databases used in Portugal are TMview and the database of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).
In performing a trademark clearance search, it is necessary to bear in mind the criteria used for assessing the likelihood of confusion, namely issues of priority, similarity of goods and services and similarity of the marks from visual and phonetic perspectives. One should remember that no search provides a 100 per cent guarantee that the trademark application will proceed to grant nor that there will be no third-party opposition.
Indeed, in assessing the viability of a trademark application, it is important to remember that, inter alia, company names may be used as basis for opposition and that foreign trademarks often benefit from a six-month priority period, during which they can claim protection in Portugal. Unregistered trademarks that are used in commerce also have limited protection for an initial period of six months and may be invoked in opposition proceedings.
Furthermore, given that Portugal is a Member State of the Madrid Agreement and Protocol and of the EU, it is necessary to remember that European Union and international trademarks may also be in force in Portugal.
Whereas the process of searching and clearing a trademark is a well-understood and common procedure, verifying the non-existence of conflict in other areas (image rights, business process, etc.) is highly complex and carries with it significantly more risk. These risks should be duly taken into consideration in franchise agreements.
The 'brand' is normally considered to be the central element of a franchise deal. Indeed, it is the brand that franchisees use and exploit in a certain territory to attract more customers and increase sales. The franchisor must, consequently, authorise the franchisee to use one or more brands and ensure that they are protected and maintain their value and attractiveness. Registration of the brand is fundamental to provide the franchisee with comfort in relation to the rights it is using.
The Portuguese trademark registration process is governed by the Portuguese Industrial Property Code, approved by Law-Decree No. 36/2003 of 5 March 2003. The 2003 Industrial Property Code is set to be replaced (for the most part) by a new Industrial Property Code as of 1 July 2019 (approved by Law-Decree No. 110/2018 of 10 December 2018).
INPI will only start examining the application after the two or four-month period referred to above; the purpose of the examination being to ascertain and confirm whether the application meets the criteria foreseen in the law (the 'absolute grounds of refusal') and that the trademark is not likely to be confused with an already existing registered trademark (the 'relative grounds of refusal'). The application is only approved following this examination, after which it is registered and published in the official Industrial Property Bulletin. These decisions can be appealed to the Intellectual Property Court, currently seated in Lisbon, or, if all interested parties agree, to an arbitral court set up at the ARBITRARE centre.
Article 3169 of the Industrial Property Code establishes that industrial property benefits from the same protections as those established for property in general. An owner of a registered trademark may file a claim against anyone infringing the owner's trademark rights, namely using, without authorisation, in the course of trade, a mark that is identical or similar to the one registered, on products and services identical or similar to those included in the aforementioned registration and, as a consequence, causing a risk of confusion in the market.
Special protection exists in Portugal for well-known or prestigious marks. An owner of an unregistered trademark also may file a claim under the unfair competition chapter of the Industrial Property Code or under the general rules of non-contractual or contractual liability set forth in the Civil Code.
Article 31710 of the Industrial Property Code establishes that certain behaviour by competitors may be considered unfair competition, including any acts that mislead consumers as to the identity of the company and origin of the products or services.
As with Portuguese trademarks, which are registered in a manner almost identical to that seen in other European Union countries, other intellectual property rights such as patents and designs also follow approval procedures closely based on EU legislation or international treaties.
In Portugal, it is standard practice for the obligation to protect the brand to fall on the franchisor, since that is one of the essential aspects of the franchise agreement.
The types of action available to a foreign trademark holder will largely depend on the circumstances of such a trademark being registered or in force in Portugal. If the trademark is in force in Portugal, the foreign trademark holder may file a civil trademark infringement proceeding against the infringer, requesting that the infringement cease and, additionally, requesting compensation in cases where damage has occurred. In situations of great urgency, it is possible to request a preliminary injunction for the cessation of the infringing activity.
The foreign trademark holder may instead or in addition file a criminal complaint against the infringer, given that trademark infringement constitutes a crime under Portuguese law. Such a complaint would be investigated by the Portuguese public prosecutor and it is for the latter to decide to bring a case to court. The plaintiff also can request compensation under this procedure. The criminal complaint would have to be filed by the trademark owner within six months of him or her becoming aware of the infringing actions.
Furthermore, a foreign trademark holder may file a complaint of unfair competition, which is considered a misdemeanour under the Industrial Property Code. The complaint is filed with the Economic and Food Safety Authority, a police agency, and it is then decided by the INPI. In the context of franchise agreements, the improper use of a trademark generally gives rise to a breach of contract, the consequences of which are typically resolved by either a judicial court action or arbitration (depending on what is stipulated in the agreement). In relation to third-party infringements, it is customary for the franchise agreement to stipulate the parties' obligations and the mechanisms agreed for pursuing enforcement through the courts.
Personal data is often a vital component of a franchise agreement, and customer lists and supplier contacts are often valued information that the franchisee wishes to access when entering into a franchise agreement. Conversely, the franchisor is often interested in having access to information on sales and other financial matters that may contain personal data (e.g., invoices).
The importance of personal data protection has been growing considerably in Europe and, naturally, also in Portugal. Great care should be taken to ensure that personal data are collected in a legal manner and that any transfers of personal data (particularly across borders) are done lawfully. Direct marketing is also tightly regulated and it is necessary to ensure that the legal criteria for sending marketing materials are in place. The main law regulating personal data processing in Portugal is the General Data Protection Regulation,12 which entered into force on 25 May 2018. Former Portuguese Law No. 67/1998 of 26 October, which also regulates personal data protection, is also still in force.
Another important aspect of franchising deals is the access to common IT systems or databases. This access should be regulated since unlawful access to these IT systems may constitute a crime. Law No. 109/2009 of 15 September approved the Cybercrime Law, transposing into Portuguese law Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA of 24 February on attacks against information systems, and it has also adapted Portuguese law to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime. Pursuant to Law No. 109/2009 of 15 September, several software infringements are punishable as criminal offences. These include, by way of example, computer sabotage and unlawful hacking or unlawful copying of a protected program. Companies and any equivalent legal entities may be held liable for the crimes established in this legislation.
The protection of software and the general consequences for software infringement are foreseen in the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Code (as amended) and also in Law-Decree No. 252/94 of 20 October (as amended). E-commerce is regulated in Portugal primarily under Law-Decree No. 7/2004 of 7 January (as amended).
In the area of commercial distribution, only agency agreements are specifically regulated. Neither distribution nor franchise agreements are subject to specific regulation in Portugal, even though certain legal provisions are especially relevant to franchise agreements. Considering the lack of a specific legal regime applicable to franchise agreements, no licence is required for franchise salespersons.
In the absence of imperative legal provisions, the parties are free to determine their own governing rules and clauses as long as these are consistent with generally applicable contractual principles.13 In particular, when interpreting and applying contractual rules, Portuguese courts will give due consideration to pre-contractual liability principles that require parties to act in good faith during negotiations.
Portuguese courts have often decided in this area that parties are required to provide all necessary information prior to execution of a franchise agreement, failing which statutory civil liability may arise under Portuguese law, in particular under Article 227 of the Civil Code. Notwithstanding the fact that there is no specific legislation applicable to franchising, general rules of trademark law, company law, product liability law, standard contract terms law, agency law, employment law and consumer protection law are fully applicable to franchise agreements. Franchising is also subject to national and EU competition rules.
General contractual principles prohibit the use of false and misleading expressions concerning one's own business operations or those of another party that are of a character tending to affect the supply of, or demand for, a commodity. These principles also may be regarded as applying to franchise agreement negotiations (i.e., the franchisor must provide an accurate description of its operations). If a franchisor infringes this requirement and gives a prospective franchisee an untrue or misleading impression, this may constitute grounds for rescinding or terminating the entire agreement based on pre-contractual liability established in the Civil Code.
Apart from the acquisition of a Portuguese company, establishing a company or a branch is the most common method of business organisation employed in Portugal. The most common types of company in Portugal are the limited liability company (SA) and the limited liability partnership (SQ), which have in common the fact that shareholders' liability is generally limited to their interest in the capital share of the company.
Although less often used, there are other ways of investing in Portugal (e.g., through joint ventures and partnerships). A franchisor may directly license franchisees where it is not necessary to control or supervise franchisees' activity in depth. This has the advantage of reducing the franchisor's set-up costs in the franchisee's location.
A limited liability company is, in principle, required to have at least five shareholders, but a single shareholder is allowed when that shareholder is a company. Registration with fiscal and commercial registry authorities is required for such a company. The minimum capital share is €50,000, which may be paid in cash or in kind.
An SQ tends to be used for smaller investments, with no capital share minimum required by law. A minimum of two shareholders is required, although it is also possible to set up an SQ with only one shareholder, which is designated as a sociedade unipessoal por quotas, or SUQ. Registration with the commercial registry and fiscal authorities is also required for such a partnership.
Imperative rules and essential principles of Portuguese law are mandatory and thus also applicable. Franchising operations in Portugal are also bound by directly applicable EU legislation governing franchising.
In franchise agreements drafted in Portugal, the shareholders of the corporate franchisee often guarantee its obligations, by bank guarantee or, alternatively, by personal guarantee secured against particular assets of the guarantor or against all the guarantor's assets.
Article 6 of the Industrial Property Code establishes that the rights from patents and utility models, as well as designs or models and other trademarks, are subject to seizure and attachment and can be pledged or subject to other seizure of property.
A lender may seek a collateral assignment of the franchise agreement itself that enables the lender to succeed in the rights and interests of the franchisee upon the loan's default.
To avoid such a result, franchisors should object to the use of collateral assignments, whether by generally forbidding such an assignment of the franchise agreement, or by imposing specific conditions on such an assignment. The franchisor may not be left in a position where the lender continues to run the franchisee's business.
Therefore, it is useful to include in the franchise agreement clauses providing for the prohibition of the assignment of rights without the prior consent of the franchisor.
In Portugal there is no specific tax legislation regarding franchising contracts and relationships between franchisors, franchisees and other parties who may be involved. Therefore, the general tax system is applicable to franchisor and franchisee liabilities.
Since the franchisor and the franchisee can opt to act as an individual or a corporation, it is important to summarise the most common and relevant taxes of the Portuguese tax system.
Company profits are subject to IRC, which is supplemented by a municipal surtax levied on the IRC by some municipalities, and by a state surtax.
IRC is levied on profits derived by resident entities or non-resident entities with a permanent establishment in Portugal. Moreover, non-residents that obtain Portuguese-sourced income are also subject to IRC (see Section II.ii). To qualify as a Portuguese resident, a company or other entity must have its head office or its place of effective management in Portugal. Any corporation or other entity that does not fulfil these requirements is treated as a non-resident company for IRC purposes (including offshore companies). Non-resident companies that have a permanent establishment in Portugal are liable not only to IRC, but also to state and municipal surtaxes, and all taxes with respect to income and gains attributable to the permanent establishment. Portuguese subsidiaries of non-resident companies are also considered resident for tax purposes and, consequently, taxed on their worldwide taxable income in the same way as any other Portuguese-resident legal entity.
The taxable base is defined as the net annual profit (the difference between the income and gains and costs and losses), plus certain positive and negative asset variations during the tax year that are not included in the net annual profit, plus some tax adjustments (additions or deductions). The general rule on business expenses is that a deduction is allowed for all expenses incurred for the purpose of generating or guaranteeing the taxable income. Furthermore, to be deductible, expenses must be substantiated.
Capital gains realised by resident companies, including non-resident companies with Portuguese permanent establishments, are generally included in taxable income and are subject to the normal tax rate. Capital gains include both voluntary capital gains (i.e., gains realised from the sale or exchange of fixed assets or the appropriation of a company's fixed assets for any purpose unrelated to the operation of the business) and involuntary capital gains (i.e., gains realised on compensation for expropriation and on compensation claimed for a disaster or theft). Fifty per cent of the capital gains on the disposal of tangible fixed assets, intangible assets and biological assets (which are not consumable) held for more than one year are exempt from IRC if the total amount received is reinvested the year before or within two years of such a disposal in the purchase, manufacture, or construction of other tangible fixed assets, intangible assets, or biological assets (which are not consumable), provided that they are not purchased by related entities. Beyond that, a full exemption is applicable to capital gains derived from the sale of shares in the capital of a company if the shares are held uninterruptedly for a minimum period of 12 months, the taxpayer owns at least 10 per cent of the share capital or voting rights of the company and does not reside in a blacklisted jurisdiction and is subject to – and not exempt from – corporate income tax.
Tax losses can be offset against tax profits of the next five periods or, for companies that carry on primarily an activity of a commercial, industrial or agricultural nature, of the next 12 years (special rules apply to tax losses deduction for companies under a tax group special regime or in the event of business reorganisations).
The general IRC rate for resident companies and non-resident companies with Portuguese permanent establishments is 21 per cent for taxable amounts exceeding €15,000 and 17 per cent for taxable amounts under that value. In addition, a municipal surtax of 1.5 per cent can be levied on taxable profit prior to the deduction of carry-forward tax losses in certain municipalities. Furthermore, a state surtax also applies prior to the deduction of available carry-forward tax losses at the following rates: 3 per cent applicable to taxable profit above €1.5 million up to €7.5 million; 5 per cent applicable to taxable profit above €7.5 million up to €35 million; 9 per cent applicable to taxable profit above €35 million.
Individuals are subject to personal income tax (IRS) levied at a national level throughout the Portuguese territory. Other taxes are imposed on individuals, such as the 10 per cent stamp duty on inheritances (although transfers in favour of spouses, descendants, and ascendants are tax exempt) or gifts, and the annual municipal real estate tax. Resident employees and self-employed individuals are required to pay social security contributions.
The tax rates applicable to overall income for 2017 are progressive (from 14.5 per cent – for results above €7,091 – up to 48 per cent – for results above €80,640).14 Moreover, an additional 'solidarity' income tax rate applies at the following rates: 2.5 per cent on the part of the taxable income exceeding €80,000; 5 per cent on the part of the taxable income exceeding €250,000.
VAT is an indirect tax on the consumption of goods and services and is normally paid by the final consumer. VAT also applies to the importation of goods by any person. In any event, a taxable person may be able to treat VAT as an input tax and offset it against the output tax payable on any subsequent supply of those goods.
The standard VAT rate in Portugal is 23 per cent (the standard VAT rate in Madeira and the Azores is 22 and 18 per cent, respectively). In addition, an intermediate rate of 13 per cent and a reduced rate of 6 per cent are currently applicable to a specific range of goods and services (in the Azores the intermediate and reduced rates are levied at 9 per cent and 4 per cent, while in Madeira these two rates are levied at 12 per cent and 5 per cent respectively on the same supplies).
In general terms, any person who independently carries out any economic activity in any place, whatever the purpose or results of that activity – including all the activities related to franchising agreements – is taxable for VAT purposes. According to the Portuguese VAT Code, any individual or corporate entrepreneur subject to IRC or IRS on their business or professional activities is also a VAT taxable person. Additionally, such entities (franchisors or franchisees) are also taxable persons for VAT purposes whenever they acquire intra-Community goods and services from a VAT taxable person with no headquarters, permanent establishment, or domicile in Portuguese territory and that has not appointed a tax representative in Portugal.
VAT liability is incurred on supplies of goods and services by an entrepreneur within the Portuguese territory in the course of his or her business enterprise or during the exercise of his or her professional practice or artistic activity. VAT liability is also incurred on the importation of goods into Portugal by any person (i.e., importation is in itself a taxable event and is liable to VAT regardless of whether or not the importer of the goods is an entrepreneur).
VAT liability is also incurred on intra-Community acquisitions of goods and services by a taxable person.
As regards common franchising agreements, the distinction between the supply of services and the supply of goods could be relevant in determining the location of the operation for VAT purposes. However, some current activities (intellectual property rights, technical assistance, general assistance services) are considered as services supplied for that purpose.
Both residents and non-residents without a permanent establishment in Portugal are subject to some formal procedures related to VAT payment and compliance obligations.
After joining the EU in 1986, Portugal adopted the EU common customs tariff, which required the removal of all tariff and non-tariff barriers with other Member States and the setting up of the common customs duties uniformly applied in the European Economic Community (EEC). Portugal also adopted Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2454/93 of 2 July 1993, which laid down provisions for the implementation of the Regulation establishing the Community Customs Code. Furthermore, the implementation of the internal Community markets led to free movement within the EU territory of manufactured tobacco, alcohol, alcoholic beverages and petroleum, although these products are subject to excise taxes. The EU harmonisation of legal provisions concerning the holding, movement and control of products subject to excise taxes has led to the establishment in Portuguese law of the juridical-fiscal notion of 'tax or excise warehouse' to be applied to any place where the taxable products are produced, processed, held, received or dispatched by the authorised depositary in the exercise of his or her activity, under the excise tax procedure scheme and according to the conditions established in the Portuguese Excise Taxes Code.
Products will be chargeable to tax from the start of production or from their importation into the Portuguese territory or the territory of another Member State, provided that, in the latter case, they are dispatched into the Portuguese territory.
Also subject to tax within the domestic territory are those products that have already entered into consumption channels in another Member State and that were purchased for one's own use or for commercial purposes. The free movement of such products between the territory of other Member States and the domestic territory will require an accompanying document.
Liability to tax will occur within the domestic territory upon the entry of the products into consumption channels or once goods that should be taxed are reported to be lost.
The main local taxes – which should also apply to the parties in a common franchising agreement – are the municipal tax on real estate, municipal tax on real estate transfer and municipal vehicle tax.
For tax purposes, as mentioned, there is no specific tax legislation regarding franchising contracts and relationships between franchisors, franchisees and other parties who may be involved.
Therefore, tax incentive schemes are totally applicable to franchising investments, provided they comply with the legal requirements.
An incentive programme is available to qualifying companies, such as those involved in agriculture, fisheries, the coal industry or tourism, for the setting up of operations in listed, less developed areas in mainland Portugal. To benefit from these incentives, a company must, inter alia, create net permanent jobs attached to the underlying investment and not be deemed to be in 'financial difficulties'.17 The incentive programme includes a corporate income tax deduction of 25 per cent of capital expenditures up to €5 million and 10 per cent of capital expenditure over that amount in investment conducted in areas where the standard of living is abnormally low or where there is serious underemployment.
Also included in the incentive programme is an annual municipal real estate tax exemption or, at least, a reduction related to immovable property held within the scope of the investment for a period of up to 10 years, and also a real estate transfer tax exemption or reduction and a stamp duty exemption on all immovable property acquisitions that constitute capital expenditure.
Contractual tax incentives are granted for industrial investment projects carried out before 31 December 2020 if they involve an investment of at least €3 million and are deemed to be of strategic interest to the domestic economy and encourage job creation, technological innovation, and domestic scientific research. These incentives are granted by the central government on a case-by-case basis for a maximum period of 10 years, and include a 10 per cent to 25 per cent investment tax credit and an exemption.
Portugal has two free trade zones (International Business Centres): Madeira and Santa Maria (Azores). Under the state-aid rules of the EU, Portugal was authorised to enact a socio-economic programme aimed at overcoming the structural underdevelopment of the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira.
Qualifying industrial, shipping and international services, and financial entities licensed to operate in the Madeira free trade zone or within the Santa Maria Island (Azores) free trade zone are eligible for specific tax exemptions and low taxation.
In the context of the corporate tax reform that came into force in 2014, a Patent Box regime was created for certain industrial property rights, such as patents, designs and registered industrial models. According to the regime, only 50 per cent of income arising from the temporary assignment or use of the rights is taxable, while costs are fully deductible.
Because of the lack of specific law applicable to franchise agreements, the means of protection available to the franchisee are those established by general statutory regimes. Therefore, rules on the freedom to contract,18 principles of good faith19 and public order should generally apply to franchise agreements.
Franchising contracts clearly state that the franchisee is legally independent from the franchisor and that, consequently, the franchisor cannot be held liable for actions or omissions of the franchisee.
Employees may hold only their employers liable, which means they cannot sue the franchisor for actions or omissions of the franchisee.
Because of the lack of specific law applicable to franchise agreements, franchisees have commonly resorted to the protection available under the Agency Law (i.e., as to the rights applicable to the franchisee upon termination of a franchise agreement). In addition, Portuguese courts have provided that unreasonable, abusive or unfair clauses, or entire contracts may be modified or be declared null and void. This may happen when the contract has not been negotiated but rather presented by the franchisor to the franchisee as a standard form.
The Law of General Contractual Clauses21 applies to all contracts that include general conditions (i.e., clauses not subject to negotiation). Thus, a franchisor presenting the franchisee with an agreement containing general conditions that are not expressly negotiated between them may be subject to the Law of General Contractual Clauses.
The Law of General Contractual Clauses sets out a number of items that are not permitted under national law and others that must be included or expressed within the agreement. For example, an agreement cannot exclude the right to damages or include penalty provisions for defaults that are disproportionate to the damage or loss suffered.22 As indicated above, these types of clause may be deemed unreasonable and modified or rejected by Portuguese courts. Furthermore, such general provisions in franchise agreements may be subject to competition law, in particular rules on the abuse of economic dominance.
Franchise agreements often contain restrictions to competition (e.g., exclusivity, selectivity and non-compete clauses) that may raise issues under competition law. Breach of national competition law results in the nullity of the agreement (or the anticompetitive clauses), in addition to potential imposition of fines on the parties in the agreement pursuant to antitrust proceedings conducted by the Portuguese Competition Authority.
From a competition point of view, there are no major substantive differences between national and European law applicable to franchise agreements and to its specific contractual provisions, such as price- and quantity-fixing, territorial and customer provisions, exclusive dealing, tie-in and other restrictive clauses.
In principle, territorial restrictions are banned by Article 9(1) of the Competition Act, which prohibits the division of markets and supply sources, as well as other anticompetitive conduct such as price-fixing and limiting production and technical development of investment.
Although clauses may be justified when the conditions set out in Article 10 of the Competition Act24 are fulfilled, prohibition of parallel imports, passive sales or the ban of cross-supplies between distributors are considered to eliminate intra-brand competition and, therefore, do not fulfil the exemption conditions.
It is common in franchise agreements to include a restriction that prevents the franchisee from developing a similar or competitive business while the agreement is in force and for a certain period after its termination. The validity of such clauses is not, in general, contested in Portuguese courts, as long as the clauses do not entail a violation of competition rules.
According to the Agency Law, the principal may establish a clause of non-competition to last a maximum of two years after termination, limited to the area in which the contract has been executed, but such a clause will entail a right of indemnity for the non-competition covenant.26 The clause also should provide for payment of a non-compete indemnity.
In general terms, franchise agreements contain a clause specifying the circumstances in which such an agreement may be terminated before the contract term, which will normally include events such as insolvency proceedings, failure to meet payment obligations, criminal convictions or a relevant breach of contractual obligations set forth in the franchise agreement.
In the event of a breach of contract, termination is permitted without a right to an indemnity beyond general contractual principles of damages for losses and what has been contractually agreed between the parties.
There is some case law to support this view in other EU countries; however, Portuguese courts have generally rejected it. The view taken by the courts has been that the franchisee is generally participating in an existing organisation, thereby benefiting from an established client base or following its name, brand, know-how, methods and marketing, and should not be entitled to a goodwill indemnity on termination.
With regard to the consequences of termination, the franchise agreement will normally establish that, upon termination, the franchisee will no longer be entitled to use the licensed trademarks or other intellectual property rights and will be obliged to immediately return all manuals and other confidential documents provided by the franchisor.
Regarding expiration of the agreement, it is a matter left for the parties to agree upon. Portuguese doctrine and case law have, however, been of the understanding that the length of the franchise agreement should be enough to enable the franchisee to recover its investments. Furthermore, there are a substantial number of court decisions, based on the principle of good faith and cooperation, that have established a right of indemnity for the franchisee when a franchisor has not given a reasonable notice period prior to the termination of contracts of undetermined length. Competition rules may also be of importance in this matter, in particular Article 12 of the Competition Act,28 which establishes the prohibition of abuse of economic dependence in cases of unjustifiable termination of the agreement.
In 2008, Law No. 25/2008 of 5 June was enacted establishing measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism, transposing into Portuguese law Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 October and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC of 1 August on the prevention of the use of the financial system, and of activities and specially designated professions, for the purpose of money laundering and terrorism financing.
it should be contained in a written agreement or confirmed in writing, making explicit mention of the competent jurisdiction.
EU Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/200132 will also be applicable if one of the parties in the contract is domiciled in a contracting state. Often, a franchise agreement will provide for mediation or arbitration as an alternative method of resolving the dispute, since it provides a greater flexibility and expertise. Furthermore, according to civil internal rules, Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 and the 1958 Rome Convention, Portuguese courts will enforce a foreign judgment or foreign arbitral award.
As long as mandatory arbitration national rules are respected, foreign arbitral awards will be recognised by the Portuguese courts.
According to the conclusions of the 23rd annual franchise census, organised by the IFE, in 2017, franchising was responsible for around 129,280 jobs in Portugal, representing about 2.72 per cent of total employment in Portugal.
By sectors, services was the dominant sector, with 57.7 per cent, making it the most important segment in the national franchising market.
1 Magda Fernandes is a partner, José Maria Montenegro is a senior lawyer, Vasco Stilwell d'Andrade is a senior associate and Dzhamil Oda and Diogo Pinto are associates at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados. Parts of this chapter originally appeared in Dennis Campbell (ed.), International Franchising (Huntington, New York 11743: Juris Publishing, Inc, 2012).
2 This tax rate may, however, be reduced, to as little as 5 per cent, according to double-taxation treaties.
3 This tax rate may, however, be reduced, to as little as 5 per cent, according to double-taxation treaties, and under Directive 2003/49/CE payments to qualifying EU recipients are exempt.
5 This tax may be reduced or eliminated according to double-taxation treaties.
6 With the entry into force of the new Industrial Property Code on 1 July 2019, it will also be possible to file third-party observations within this same deadline.
7 Upon the entry into force of the new Industrial Property Code, the applicant will have the opportunity to request proof of genuine use of the mark concerned in the reply.
8 Decree-Law No. 318/2007 of 26 September 2007 established the possibility of obtaining an on-the-spot trademark independently of the incorporation of a company. All the relevant administrative services start and finish the procedural formalities on the same day, and just one personal visit is required. A registered trademark also can be bought online, via a public-access website.
9 The same rule is contained in the new 2018 Industrial Property Code, namely in Article 310.
10 The same rule is contained in the new 2018 Industrial Property Code, namely in Article 311.
11 The new 2018 Industrial Property Code transposes the Trade Secrets Directive (Directive (EU) 2016/943).
12 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), also known as the GDPR.
13 The principle of freedom of contract is generally established in the Civil Code, Article 405.
14 Resident individuals must include 50 per cent of the gross domestic dividends received in their taxable income for progressive income tax purposes (partial imputation system).
15 Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes.
16 Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax.
17 As defined in the Commission communication published in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C 249, of 31 July 2014.
18 Civil Code, Article 405.
19 Civil Code, Articles 227, 334, and 762.
20 Decree Law No. 178/86 of 3 July 1986, as amended (the Agency Law).
21 Decree-Law No. 446/85 of 25 October 1985 (the Law of General Contractual Clauses).
22 Law of General Contractual Clauses, Articles 18 and 19.
23 Civil Code, Article 282.
24 Notably in the case of agreements that contribute to improving the production or distribution of goods or services, or promoting technical or economic progress, if cumulatively they: (1) allow the users of these goods or services an equitable part of the resulting benefit; (2) do not impose on the undertakings concerned any restrictions that are not indispensable to the attainment of these objectives; and (3) do not afford the undertakings the possibility of eliminating competition from a substantial part of the market for the goods or services at issue. Also, prima facie prohibited agreements that do not affect trade between Member States but fulfil all the other requirements provided for in block exemption regulations adopted in accordance Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union may also be considered justified by the Portuguese Competition Authority.
25 As observed by the Portuguese Competition Authority in a case involving a retailer in the context of the relationship with its franchisees, Case No. PRC 2014/03.
26 The Agency Law, Articles 9 and 13(g).
27 Several court decisions have held that, in the event of termination, prior notice given by the franchisor to the franchisee to terminate the franchise agreement should be similar to that established in agency law (decisions of the Appeal Court of Lisbon, of 18 May 2004, Case Number 3589/2004-7, and of 2 February 2006, Case Number 9219/2004-6). However, other court decisions have held that adequacy of prior notice should be determined on a case-by-case basis, so that agency law provisions may not be applied as such (decision of the Appeal Court of Lisbon, of 25 March 2004, Case Number 497-2004-2). The Supreme Court of Justice ruled, on 9 January 2007, Case Number 06 A 4416, that, in a franchise agreement, the loss of clientele is subject to indemnity only when the franchisee shows that it has contributed in a significant way to an increase in the number of the clients of the franchisor.
28 Law No. 19/2012 of 8 May 2012.
29 Article 368-A of the Portuguese Penal Code.
30 Law No. 52/2003 of 22 August (as amended by Article 62 of Law No. 25/2008 of 25 June).
31 Civil Procedure Code, Article 94.
32 Council Regulation (EC) 44/2001, of 22 December 2000.


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I managed to create a tarball that brought out quite nasty behavior with tarfile.TarFile.extract() and tarfile.TarFile.extractall() functions when there are hard links inside a tarball that point to themselves with a file that is included in the tarball. In Python 2.7 it leads to an exception and with Python 3.4-3.6 it extracts the same file from the tarball multiple times.
From the used user CPU time it's obvious that there is happening a lot of unneeded decompression when we compare Python 3.6 results. If I use TarFile.extractall(), it behaves similarly as using TarFile.extract() individually on TarInfo objects. GNU tar seems to behave in such fashion that it skips over the extraction of the actual file data when it encounters this situation.
I tried to execute tartest.py. But I could not find a way how to create the tar which is needed for tartest.py.
Is there anybody working on this issue or can I create a branch concerning it ?
I created a PR for this issue for Python 2.7 (https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/5753/files).
I just skip the link creation if the target path is equals to the link target. I don't see any corner case where this would be an unwanted behavior.
I am not sure either I should also create an unit test for this behavior.
Anyone for a review ?
Travis build failed for a reason unrelated to my changes. I relaunched it using an empty commit.
If anyone could validate my changes I would rebase to validate my work.


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Cutiepies Custom Africa Flannel set in size 4/5T. Super Cute flannel pants and fun lil applique shirt with minky- So cute and comfy for your cutiepie! The pants have a 16.5" inseam and the Tee is a 5T- This set is one of a kind- I had just enough Fabric to make this one.


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Q: Exchange 2010 Transport Certificate , Event ID 12014 I am getting cert error on our external domain for TLS. I already have a cert for Web Outlook and ActiveSync, but that's a different domain name, this is our mail.name from our MX records that I've never put a cert on. I don't mind buying a public cert for it, but I am confused on the cert setup in EMC to generate the request that would address this specific error.
Can you help with what to choose on the Exchange Configuration page of the New Exchange Certificate wizard?

EventID 12014 MSExchangeTransport
Microsoft Exchange could not find a certificate that contains the domain name mail.mydomainhere.com in the personal store on the local computer. Therefore, it is unable to support the STARTTLS SMTP verb for the connector Windows SBS Internet Send SERVERNAME with a FQDN parameter of mail.mydomainhere.com. If the connector's FQDN is not specified, the computer's FQDN is used. Verify the connector configuration and the installed certificates to make sure that there is a certificate with a domain name for that FQDN. If this certificate exists, run Enable-ExchangeCertificate -Services SMTP to make sure that the Microsoft Exchange Transport service has access to the certificate key.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

A: You can expand any of the sections (doesn't matter) under the "Exchange Configuration" page of the new certificate wizard and just type in mail.mydomainhere.com, and hit next. The wizard is just trying to help make sure you've covered all of your bases, and helps you build a list of names if you're applying for a Unified Communications/SAN certificate.
The "Certificate Domains" page will list all of the names you are putting on the certificate. Since you are only applying for a single name, this should only show the name you entered on the previous page. Again, it doesn't matter which section you put the name under.
Fill out the rest of your organization info and the wizard will generate your CSR.
I generally recommend getting a UC cert that contains all of the names you need or will need for Exchange, so that you can assign one certificate to all services:
mail.domain.com (client access and transport TLS)
autodiscover.domain.com

You can handle autodiscover for any additional domains by using SRV records that point to autodiscover.domain.com.

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Home » Crowning moment in a big 10th year for STAR...
Crowning moment in a big 10th year for STAR-Dundee Managing Director
Posted on Fri, 21/12/2012 - 14:37
In the year that saw STAR-Dundee move into our own bespoke premises and adding to the celebrations of our 10th year since the company was formed, Steve Parkes has been honoured by the Royal Aeronautical Society in awarding him a Specialist Bronze Award for his instrumental role in the inception, development and continuing success of the SpaceWire Standard.
The Society's Specialist Bronze Awards are presented for work of merit which has led to advances in specialist disciplines in the aerospace industry.
Receiving the award from Phil Boyle, President of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Steve said, "I am honoured to receive this award in recognition of the research I have had the pleasure to lead over the past 15 years. My thanks and appreciation goes to the members of my research team within the University of Dundee and STAR-Dundee, and to my colleagues across the world, who together made winning this award possible."
Dr Philippe Armbruster, Head of the European Space Agency's Data Systems Division said that "Professor Steve Parkes is well known to the European Space Agency for his numerous contributions to the work of its Technical Centre (ESTEC). He has been instrumental in the development of the SpaceWire concept, from its inception to its vast deployment within satellite on-board data handling sub-systems."
Prof Tadayuki Takahashi of the Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency, JAXA, said "Professor Steve Parkes is the leader of the SpaceWire activity in the world. The sixth Japanese X-ray satellite, ASTRO-H, is a new generation of satellite that uses the SpaceWire architecture extensively. We appreciate his tremendous efforts to collect all requirements from the international community and to formalize as the standard."
Jim Lux, of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said, "Professor Parkes has been a leading force in the development and acceptance of SpaceWire as a high speed on-board data connection. I expect to see more and better science data from future missions that use SpaceWire because of his advocacy and persistence."
© STAR-Dundee 2011-2018 | Company Information


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Our Mates are a big part of SailAhead. USMC LCpl Michael Blanco hailed from Commack and graduated high school early to join the marines. The Babylon Yacht Club started its partnership with SailAhead in 2018 to honor Michael Blanco and his family, including his parents Bruce and Donna Blanco.
It is SailAhead's hope that by talking about Michael, and in doing so sharing his story, we can make a difference in the lives of struggling veterans who come to our events. We want to urge them to seek help and companionship, as we believe the right people are out there to help reduce veteran suicides. Learn about Michael's incredible life here.
SailAhead (Federal Tax ID 81-0900037) is a charitable 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. ©2020 by SailAhead.


I had a flashback from a few weeks ago that I thought I'd share. I was upstairs with Alyce I think on a Saturday afternoon. I remember that I had to tell her no to something or other; maybe she wanted to go downstairs and I needed her to be upstairs. Well she wasn't happy with not getting her way and she gave me this really expressive pout face but didn't cry or throw a tantrum about it. What made this time memorable when compared to other times Alyce was unhappy was that Alyce went into her room locked eyes with me and then closed door. She didn't slam the door or do anything disrespectful so I let her have her moment of solitude. I guess Alyce got the unhappiness out of her system in her room because a few minutes later she emerged her happy smiling self.
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Pants: Silver with a red stripe down each leg with a yellow stripe in the center.
This figure has a dark blue dragon design heat-stamped on his back.
The #369 set could have used this figure or the FPT1693 Driver.


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Q: Cant click any options in select multiple in IE only - Javascript issue? I have the following select multiple. This allows me to select multiple options without having to hold ctrl or shift and left click:
<select type="text" class="form-inline input-xlarge" style="width: 285px" name="specialTypeInd" id="specialTypeInd" multiple>
    <option value="N">Nomination Only</option>
    <option value="I">International</option>
    <option value="NT">Non-Traditional</option>
    <option value="M">Minority</option>
    <option value="S">Study Abroad</option>
</select>

I am also using the following script that applys to this:
$("#specialTypeInd").mousedown(function(e){
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    var scroll = this.scrollTop;

    e.target.selected = !e.target.selected;

    this.scrollTop = scroll;

    $(this).focus();
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In IE (9 and 10 at least) I can not click on any options. I click any of the options and its like its clicking on the select box itself? Any help because I am clueless, there are no errors printing out in the console. This works in chrome and firefox.


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Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
The table to the right includes counts of all research outputs for Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust published between 1 October 2019 - 30 September 2020 which are tracked by the Nature Index.
Life Sciences 1 0
Whole-genome sequencing of a sporadic primary immunodeficiency cohort
Top 10 domestic collaborators by Share (111 total)
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom (UK)
NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (Cambridge BRC), United Kingdom (UK) (0.08)
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom (UK) (0.06)
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, United Kingdom (UK) (0.05)
UCL, United Kingdom (UK) (0.04)
Imperial College London (ICL), United Kingdom (UK) (0.04)
Addenbrooke's Hospital, United Kingdom (UK) (0.03)
University of Oxford, United Kingdom (UK) (0.03)
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC), United Kingdom (UK) (0.03)
Barts Health NHS Trust, United Kingdom (UK) (0.03)
Top 10 international collaborators by Share (95 total)
VU Amsterdam, Netherlands (0.01)
Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium (0.01)
Maastricht University (UM), Netherlands (0.01)
University of Oslo (UiO), Norway (0.01)
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), France (0.01)
University of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Germany (0.01)
University of Amsterdam (UvA), Netherlands (0.01)
Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands (0)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), Israel (0)
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Lung Vascular Research, Austria (0)
Colchester General Hospital, Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
UK PSC Consortium (UK PSC), United Kingdom (UK)
Malaria-like parasites don't slow migrating birds
University of Wollongong (UOW)
Sea slugs show that tastes can be deceptive
Chemical analysis reveals microplastic concentrations in seafood
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On the Overtime Rule Moving to OMB
Following is a statement from Christine Owens, executive director with the National Employment Law Project:
"It's really quite simple: working families need more time or more money, or both. And now, with transmittal of the Labor Department's overtime proposal to The White House's Office of Management and Budget for final review, they are one step closer to getting what they need.
"The precise content of DOL's final proposal is unknown. But if the proposed rules sent out last summer are any indication, what is certain is that updating the "white collar" exemptions, which deny overtime protections to more and more workers each year, is long overdue. Under existing rules, employers can exempt so-called white-collar workers paid as little as $23,600 per year—a poverty wage for families—and require them to put in excessive overtime hours for no pay at all. With standards so low and so easily manipulated, millions of workers struggle at work and at home, paid too little to support themselves and their families and robbed of the personal and family time they need.
"Updating the white-collar exemptions with a more reasonable minimum salary threshold is an appropriate antidote to this crisis, ensuring that millions of low- and middle-income workers will earn more for the extra hours their employers impose or have more time to spend with their families, pursue other interests, or take on a second job if needed. The long-overdue update will also encourage companies to implement business practices like spreading hours more broadly, hiring more employees, or developing operational efficiencies that get the job done effectively, without overloading a smaller number of employees.
"The economy has been on the path to recovery for several years. Job growth is strong and unemployment is declining. But workers have been stuck, putting in too many hours for too little pay. Updating the white-collar overtime exemptions promises to finally jump-start a recovery for workers too, promising more pay or more hours. It's a win-win for working families, for their communities, and for the economy overall. Along with other important measures, like raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, a new white-collar overtime rule will help ensure that the economy, at last, is firing on all cylinders, with broad-based recovery that works for all of America's workers.
"The Labor Department has done its job, and the public has had its say. Now it's up to OMB to review and approve the final rule. We urge that it do so quickly.
Comments on USDOL's Proposed Overtime Rule
The Case for Reforming Federal Overtime Rules: Stories from America's Middle Class
Policy Update: Low-Wage But Exempt from Overtime
New Federal Overtime Rules Create Opportunities in States


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I spent a very long time looking for work, and I applied to various employment agencies. There was not even a pleasant incident when an agency one agency took money on in front of and for a long time could not find a job for me. I somehow took my money and started looking for another good agency that would find me a job. I accidentally found the site Red Mountains work abroad on the Internet and decided to write to them. I really liked the fact that the company takes money for its services, only after the applicants successfully pass an interview with the employer and receive a contract from the employer! I was pleasantly surprised when the whole process from registering in Red Mountains until the moment when you are waiting for your flight took 3 weeks for me !!! Now I work for The RITZ-CARLTON as Receptionist! I liked everything and everything that was promised was done. Starting from housing ending with wages! To all the wishes of success, follow your dream! And to you company RED MOUNTAINS and its employees HUGE THANKS !!!!
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1) I'm not sure how much RAM TF2 servers consume, but the best guess is 200-500MB depending on the map. Lots of that can be swapped, but at least a few hundred megabytes has to remain in memory. If X amount of RAM isn't enough, is it possible to easily upgrade plans for that month, paying the difference?
We'd likely have to flip plans upwards or downwards a few times while trying out different configurations, to see if they impact performance. City to Town, or vice versa.
1b) And when a plan mentions "Burst RAM", is that swapped memory, or just extra RAM split between every VPS on that node?
2) Debian is probably the best OS, because a TF2 server has few requirements, and Debian has the least running by default? I have more experience with Debian and Ubuntu than CentOS, which is why I'm leaning that way.
3) Each slot on a TF2 server can consume up to 20KB/sec. Would a City plan have access to at least 24*20*2 = 960KB/sec upstream bandwidth? I realize these servers are probably all on 100mbit lines, but if there's ~30+ VPS's on a box, it might be an issue?
4) CPU time. Apparently TF2 servers easily run off a 1.5ghz P4 - which is certainly weaker than quad-core Xeon. A 3ghz Xeon would be about 16-20x faster, because of the doubled ghz, per-ghz efficiency, and extra cores. Do you think a City plan has enough CPU available to manage it, or would it likely be choked by other VPS's on the node?
Keep in mind that unlike a web server, a game server scales from playable and lag free to laggy and unplayable in very little time.
5) Is there any sort of money-back guarantee or reduced rate while we experiment with a VPS to see if it suits our needs?
I'll probably think up more questions tomorrow.
Here are some answers for you.
We have many customers running game servers.
You can certainly start with a Town or City and upgrade instantly if you need to. You can also downgrade instantly. You don't need to pay for that service, but you will need to pay for the plan you are on when your credit runs out.
Debian is a great choice, its easy to configure, efficient and stable.
960KB/s is about 10mbit/sec, so thats no problem on any plan. Our servers are actually on gigabit links.
I doubt CPU will be an issue and we have a 30 day money back guarantee in case you change your mind.
If 960 KB/s truly is your bandwidth requirement it might end up being your bottleneck. I just did a quick test on my city serve to/from another server (school server) that I know can do 7-8 MB/s and got speeds of 1.4 MB/s upload and 1.6 MB/s download. Though requiring a 1 MB/s connection for a game serve does seem a little steep to me.
Something else to note is that these servers don't have swap space. You can't even create your own swap file because it's disabled in the kernel. Hence if you need 200-500 MB of memory you'll need more then a city server to host your game.
Burst ram is some sort of temporary increase in ram that I don't think I've ever noticed happen. I used to upgrade to a city server from a town server because I'm running Gentoo and installing programs requires them getting compiled from source (which can require alot of memory). A bit of swap space would have been nice, that being said, upgrading and downgrading is _very_ easy and you only pay for the upgraded server for the time slice that it was actually upgraded.
Oh, so that's how it works! Credit, which drains at whatever rate. Perfect.
@Danger: 60% higher speeds than what we might possibly require under a worst-case scenario is pretty good.
And if we can kick it down a plan whenever it's inactive, that'd save money, too.
Now I just need to find out exactly how much RAM is required.
@Staff: How exactly does Burst RAM work?


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Daemen suspends 2 students over KKK hood incident inside residence hall
Two Daemen College students were placed on interim suspension after one wore a KKK hood in a dormitory. (News file photo)
By Jay Tokasz|Published Wed, Nov 23, 2016 |Updated Thu, Nov 24, 2016
Daemen College administrators have suspended two students indefinitely after one of the students wore a costume depicting a member of the Ku Klux Klan and knocked on the door of another student.
The incident happened Monday evening inside Canavan Hall, a residence hall on the Amherst campus that houses mostly freshmen. Six Daemen students were studying at the time. One of the students donned a Greek goddess costume, while another one fashioned a white hood for the costume, creating an outfit that resembled that of a KKK member. The student wearing the costume then walked down the hall of the dormitory and knocked on another student's door.
Student resident advisors who live in the dormitory witnessed the costume and reported it to Daemen administrators, who also were able to analyze videotape of the incident.
"The people thought they were making a joke and it was just in incredibly poor taste and not well thought out," said Greg J. Nayor, Daemen's vice president for student affairs. "It's an offensive act. It's inappropriate. It's promoting a hate group that brings nothing of value to the country."
The male student who wore the costume and the student who helped dress him were placed on "interim suspension," which means they had to leave the campus immediately until a formal judicial hearing is held to determine their ultimate penalties. The hearing could be as early as next week. The college began a Thanksgiving break on Wednesday and returns to session on Monday.
"They'll have a chance to have a hearing and I don't know what the outcome will be," said Nayor, whose office was still investigating what happened.
Daemen President Gary Olson issued a letter to the campus community on Tuesday condemning the incident. "I find it unacceptable that at this institution, and in this day and age, people would knowingly wear an outfit that symbolizes hatred and violence and to assume that this is an acceptable joke," Olson wrote. "While we cannot always control the actions of our students, we can control how we respond. This is the type of swift and immediate response I expect when an incident like this occurs."
Olson said the college's director of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs has reached out to members of the campus community and is available for support.
"We must continue to educate our community that this institution is not a place that will tolerate hatred, violence, or the threat thereof. We must also continue to have the courage to stand up to our peers when we see or hear something that is not right, offensive, and/or inappropriate."
Nayor said it doesn't appear that the students involved in the incident showed "malicious intent."
"Regardless, it was an unacceptable act," he added.
The Chronicle of Higher Education this week listed racist or hate-related incidents at more than two dozen colleges and universities that have happened since the election of Donald J. Trump as president on Nov. 8, such as a University of Oklahoma student who was suspended for sending messages to black freshmen at the University of Pennsylvania that included a "daily lynching" calendar event and a swastika drawn on a classroom white board at American University alongside the words "Go Trump."
Earlier this month, a University at Buffalo student found a flier on the North Campus in Amherst that read: "Tired of anti-white propaganda in college? You aren't alone," followed by a link to therightstuff.biz, a right-wing blog and a swastika was found spray painted next to the word "Trump" inside a common area of a campus dormitory at the State University of New York at Geneseo.
Some observers believe white nationalists and racists were emboldened by Trump's victory, creating an environment for racist graffiti and other incidents on campuses and more broadly.
But Nayor said he doesn't think the incident at Daemen falls into that category and characterizing it as such would only be politicizing the matter.
"This had nothing to do with the election," he said. "There's nothing that points to that."
Trump told the New York Times on Tuesday that he does not believe he said things in his campaign to energize a group of alt-right supporters along racial lines.
"I don't want to energize the group, and I disavow the group," he told the newspaper during a meeting.
Jay Tokasz – Jay Tokasz is part of the watchdog team at The Buffalo News. He has spent 25 years in newspapers, writing on a wide range of subjects, from evidence-tampering cops to papal elections.


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Need a Game This Holiday? Grab One Of These!
For our second holiday related post I wanted to take a look at some gaming recommendations. Whether you are looking for something uniquely a multiplayer experience or maybe you want to binge a great single player story. Chances are one of these should sate your desire. Of course I will provide links down below to all of the featured products on our amazon page.
First off a shoutout to my favorite multiplayer game, Overwatch. This should be a first pick contender for anyone wanting to surreal multiplayer experience. The game is takes inspiration from both MOBA and traditional objective based shooters. Except it adds a touch of quirkiness that only Blizzard can achieve. The game is accessible to anyone who wishes to pick up a controller and hit the ground running. From simple Human Vs. AI modes, to traditional PVP with hero selection, be that picked or rolled randomly. Currently Overwatch is leading the charge when it comes to normalizing the E-Sports sector and is often the face of such criticisms thrown against it. Regardless of your opinion on E-Sports this is a title that will surely delight any player.
Second for a more MMO style, might I suggest Destiny 2? This one will of course vary on the person. If you loved Bungie's former masterpieces on the Xbox consoles, then you will undoubtedly enjoy this one. Destiny 2 takes the MMO genre and gives it a nice First-Person coating that just works. It has been so successful that we have seen other titles adopt this similar stylized approach. If you can't beat them, join them. It is a daring space opera that has everything that one could want from a normal MMO, just minus the macros and tedious crafting systems. It is a stripped version and I quite enjoy the look and feel of it. Now it won't be for many people as It will depend on how fond you are of shooters.
For the concerned parent might I suggest Splatoon 2? While this is a shooter for all intensive purposes, it is far from toxic or graphic. It simply pits two teams of four against one another in a challenge to cover the map in your teams ink. While it most defiantly helps to attack the enemy players, it really isn't the focus of many. The game is cute, colorful and down right simple. It makes the perfect companion for the most casual of Nintendo Switch players and the overly competitive.
Lastly a game for those of us who wish to dawn a new persona: Persona 5. While I wholesomely wish that this game had won the GOTY award from The Game Awards it still is a most solid of titles. The game has the anime look and feel, as well as the renowned difficult grind of a J-RPG. This series is a spanning one that improves leaps and bounds over its predecessors. It tackles tough to swallow truths and everyday struggles for high school students and social issues. The game is also quite dark and morbid when it needs to be, but the story it unravels before is one that is just gorgeous. If you wish to achieve all there is to the game expect to be in it for a while. The average time for full completion sits around 163 hours in total.
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