Overview : Square puts people in business.
Accept credit cards and cash on your Android device with the free Square Card Reader. It's only 2.75% per swipe for Visa, American Express, MasterCard and Discover. No contracts, monthly fees or merchant accounts. Funds are deposited into your bank account the next day. Square makes it easy for anyone to accept payments, anywhere.
Fast setup: sign up for your free Square Card Reader and start swiping in minutes.
Built-in analytics: track sales, collect tips and tax, and send electronic receipts via email or text message.
Safe and secure: Square meets all industry-standard security practices to protect your customers and your business.
Quality/Usability : As more and more people become small business owners or entrepreneurs, accepting credit cards is crucial when dealing with customers. People rarely write checks anymore as it requires 5-7 business days for it to clear, money orders cost money just for a piece of paper and no one will carry hundreds or thousands of dollars in their pocket. What's the easiest form of payment? Credit Card.
Square Credit Card reader is free. You can go to http://www.squareup.com and sign up for a free account and a Square reader will be delivered in 2-5 business days. You'll need to enter your bank account info online so Square can deposit your funds but you can enter the info when you're ready to transfer funds (funds are deposited every evening). If you can't wait for it to be delivered, you can also pick up the Square at your local Apple, Walmart or Best Buy store but it will cost you $9.99 up front. When you sign up at Square's website, they'll refund you the $10, making it free. If you decide to have it delivered, the Square comes in a nice envelope and inside the envelop is a tri-fold white box. Inside the white box, you'll find some instructions on the left, a foam padding holding the Square reader in the middle and a Square sticker on the right so that you can display on your tablet or window.
The reader is a tiny, 0.75-by-0.75-by-0.5-inch white, plastic square and is compatible with devices that have a 3.5mm headphone jack. Square works on Apple iOS devices running 4.0 and up, as well as Google Android devices running 2.1 and up. Unfortunately, it does not support Blackberry devices. The system works over Wi-Fi or a cellphone data connection. As you can see from the pictures, the reader fits perfectly fine on devices with a case (Verizon HTC Thunderbolt with Seidio Active Extended pictured).
While you're waiting for the reader to arrive, you can go to the iTunes App Store or Android Market and download the free app. Once you have downloaded the app and the reader has arrived, you're ready to receive credit card payments. It's that simple! Square accepts all major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Square will even accept debit cards in the same way you run a credit card. What I didn't like was that when you're swiping, sometimes it took more than 1 swipe before the card was able to be read. The reader does have a potential of turning when you swipe the card.
To get started, simply run the app by tapping the Square icon. The first screen you'll see is the main payment screen where you would enter the amount and include a description and/or picture of the item. You can either attach a picture of the item you're selling from your Photo Gallery or take a picture on the spot. Once the information is entered, all you have to do is run the credit cards magnetic strip through the reader and it will begin the process of authorizing. Or you can swipe the card before entering the information. The app will display the last 4-digits of the credit card.
If you haven't received your reader yet and want to charge a customers credit card, you can enter the number manually. Simply enter the amount and the tap the [$] icon at the top right. This will take you to a new window that will allow you to charge to your customers card ($1 minimum) by entering the credit card number, CVV, customers billing address and zip code. Once you enter the information, hit "Authorize Card" and it will charge your customer. Square will allow you to also record a transaction as cash.
Once the charge has been processed and authorized, you will have your customer sign their name with their finger. If they mess up on the signature, simply shake it and it will clear the signature. In the settings, you can also skip having the customer provide their signature on charges under $25. Press "Continue" and it will ask you if you want to send a receipt to your customer either through SMS text message or email. You'll need the customers phone number or email address depending on the method they prefer to receive. If they don't want a receipt, they can elect to skip this.
Fees are straightforward. There are no hidden or monthly fees. Square charges a 2.75% fee for each swiped transaction that you do. What you see is what you pay. However, any keyed-in transaction where you have to enter the credit card number manually, you're charged higher, 3.5% + $0.15 for each manual entry.
Logging onto the Square website gives you instant access to your account. You can see all of your detailed transactions history, track your daily deposits, even perform a refund if needed. You can update your personal information at any time such as your address, email, profile picture, password and bank account information. You can even update the name on your account to reflect your business or order a new card reader.
Now most importantly, I'm sure some people are afraid of swiping their credit cards on a strangers phone. Through out the process, your credit card number is not visible or displayed to the seller (except for when you had it to them to swipe or you can swipe it yourself). The only numbers they'll see on the phone and on their Square account are the last 4 digits of your card. Your information is hidden and secure. No need to worry about credit card theft. Procedure and security is the same as if you were to go to a store and swipe your credit card on their machine...but portable.
Conclusion : Overall, the Square Credit Card Reader App and Service is very convenient. This is great for those who sell on Craigslist, at flea markets/garage sales or run a business such as photography, freelance work or doing repairs. Plugging in a regular 3.5mm headset and opening the Square app, the app will think the Square reader was plugged in even though it was just a regular headset.
The Square reader is small and portable but it would be nice if they included a case or incorporated a way to carry it with you such as on a keychain or lanyard. I found my own way of making case. I had a battery holder ($0.47 plus shipping) that held 2-AA battery. It was the perfect size in width and height to hold the Square reader but the length was too long and it wobbled. So I cut out a 1x1 inch square from the foam that came with the Square packaging. I than cut a slit down the middle half way down the foam similar to that on the foam when the Square first arrived. This gave it a nice snug fit.
If you use PayPal for eBay or receive payments from sales on forums, the fee pricing is on par to what they take for receiving payments. Despite the fees, I like that I can transfer money from a credit card gift card that I received as a gift whether it be Visa, Mastercard or American Express and transfer to my bank account. I like to do this because I get cashback or points when I use my banks credit card. With these credit card gift cards, I do not.


Are you looking for a low-cost, efficient and worry-free way to manage your debts? A debt management plan (DMP) could be the answer.
A DMP is an informal agreement between you and your creditor which acts as confirmation that you will pay off all your debts. This solution can help you manage your debts by reducing your monthly repayment(s) into one payment which is more manageable for you.
If you're struggling to keep up with payments on credit cards, loans or store cards then a DMP may be the right solution for you. Get in touch with a debt charity/DMP provider to see if this is the best option for you.
Do I qualify for a DMP?
Are you struggling to make repayments for your existing unsecured debts?
Would you be able to afford lower monthly repayments?
Can you afford to pay your debts in full within a reasonable amount of time?
If you can answer 'yes' to all three of those questions a DMP may be the right option to manage your debt.
Your monthly debt repayments will be reduced to a level you can afford.
If you opt for a 3rd party managed DMP, you will no longer have to deal directly with your creditors.
Some creditors may freeze the interest on your debts when you enter your DMP.
If you have any county court judgments (CCJs) or similar actions against you, the CCJ creditors may agree to suspend taking further action.
DMPs are informal agreements – which can sometimes be a disadvantage (see below) – which can help you to avoid formal insolvency procedures such as bankruptcy.
If your debts are extensive then a DMP may not be helpful for you as you may end up in debt for a very long time or you could end up without much hope of becoming debt-free.
Because DMPs are informal, your creditors are allowed to change their minds at any time without recourse, unlike in an IVA where you are protected by the formal proposal process which is legally binding on all parties.
Not all creditors will freeze interest under DMPs, particularly where you have debts in arrears which are at higher interest rates than the original loan rate.
The reduction of your monthly repayment may make debt repayments more affordable but it is likely to take you longer to repay your debts.
Your DMP provider will typically start by asking for a budget which lists income, debts and expenditure. You will also need to provide an indication of the funds available once all priority debts are paid for.
Your provider will deal directly with your creditors in order to negotiate a lower repayment for you.
Once agreed, a new direct debit instruction will be issued to you for the single monthly payment.
DMPs are not legally binding, therefore there should not be a minimum contract time or debt repayment limit which you are obliged to adhere; this enables you to cancel the plan at any time.
As we are not providers of DMP's, we suggest you get in touch with Stepchange or the Money Advice Service to set up a DMP. However, for advice regarding debt and which debt solution is the most suitable for you, get in touch with us.
In many cases, DMPs are a lifeline for those struggling with multiple unsecured debts with multiple creditors. If you are confident you can afford to pay off the debt within an acceptable timeframe, a DMP could be the answer to your problems.
DMPs are only one solution to personal debt problems and we always advise that you consider every option available to you before making a decision. For further advice from specialist advisers, contact us on 0800 901 2488 as soon as possible.
The Money Advice Service is an independent service set up by the government to help people manage their money. If you would like to look at alternatives, The Money Advice Service provides details of organisations that provide free debt advice and services.


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Jacob Lawrence, Harlem Street Scene, Silkscreen, Overall: 34 x 27 1/2 x 2 in. (86.4 x 69.9 x 5.1 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Courtesy of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, Washington, D.C.
Peter Young, Untitled, Silkscreen, Overall: 53 x 40 1/4 x 2 in. (134.6 x 102.2 x 5.1 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of Lincoln Center / Vera List Art Program
Synthia Saint James, Daughters, Print (Serigraph), Overall: 26 x 32 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (66 x 81.9 x 3.2 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the artist
Alice Baber, Blue Kingdom of Daylight, Watercolor, Overall: 36 1/4 x 28 1/4 x 1 1/2in. (92.1 x 71.8 x 3.8cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of The Estate of Alice Baber
Kristin Pluhacek, Souq, Pastel, Overall: 36 x 33 x 2in. (91.4 x 83.8 x 5.1cm), Courtesy of the artist, Omaha, Nebraska
Kristin Pluhacek, Fad, Pastel, Overall: 50 x 52 x 2in. (127 x 132.1 x 5.1cm), Courtesy of the artist, Omaha, Nebraska
Synthia Saint James, Offering to Oshun, Print, Overall: 25 x 31 x 1 1/4 in. (63.5 x 78.7 x 3.2 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of the artist
Crystal Worl, Into Water, Hand-printed, combination of photo-plate lithography with hand-built waterless lithography plates, Overall: 36 3/4 x 29 x 1 1/2 in. (93.3 x 73.7 x 3.8 cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; In collaboration with the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Alice Baber
Crystal Worl
Kristin Pluhacek
Synthia Saint James
BRAZZAVILLE EMBASSY 2008
KINSHASA 2018
LILONGWE 2003
NOUAKCHOTT 2014
ANTANANARIVO 2002

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Q: WebRequests in C# OpenID Connect OAuth I need an example of accessing an external API using OpenID Connect/OAuth authentication/authorization, and The supported OAuth flow is Authorization Code Flow with PKCE.
endpoints use REST technology over HTTPS
I know that I have to get the authorization code first, then ask for the authentication token.
They have the OpenID Connect in this URL:https://iam.efatura.cv/auth/realms/taxpayers/.well-known/openid-configuration.
I'm using C# winForm
I'm doing this and giving error 401.
try {
            string url5 = "https://iam.efatura.cv/auth/realms/taxpayers/protocol/openid-connect/token";
            string client_id = "";

            string client_secret = "";

            HttpWebRequest webRequest = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url5);
            webRequest.PreAuthenticate = false;
            webRequest.Method = "POST";
            webRequest.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
            webRequest.Accept = "multipart/form-data";
            webRequest.Headers.Add("Authorization:" + Authorization(client_id, client_secret));
            var request = "grant_type=client_credentials";
            byte[] req_bytes = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(request);
            webRequest.ContentLength = req_bytes.Length;

            Stream strm = webRequest.GetRequestStream();
            strm.Write(req_bytes, 0, req_bytes.Length);
            strm.Close();

            MessageBox.Show(webRequest.Headers.ToString());
            HttpWebResponse resp = (HttpWebResponse)webRequest.GetResponse();

            String json = "";
            using (Stream respStr = resp.GetResponseStream())
            {
                using (StreamReader rdr = new StreamReader(respStr, Encoding.UTF8))
                {
                    //should get back a string i can then turn to json and parse for accesstoken
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Assembly Members confirm Kwasi Bonzo as DCE for Ellembelle
Assembly Members in the Ellembelle District have confirmed Mr Kwasi Bonzo as District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ellembelle.
He polled 35 YES votes and 15 NO votes with two spoilt ballots in an election conducted and supervised by the Western Regional Electoral Officer, Madam Angelina Tagoe.
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, appealed to Assembly Members in the MMDAs to confirm the President's nominees for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to pave way for development at the grassroots and the Region.
Mr Kwasi Bonzo last week Thursday failed to secure a two-thirds majority of valid ballots cast by the Assembly Members.
However, since the nominee obtained more than 50 per cent, Assembly Members were asked to reconvene within ten working days for another election.
In a victory speech, Mr Kwasi Bonzo thanked the Assembly Members for endorsing him for a second term as DCE.
He pledged to team up with them to chart a common path for development.
Mr Bonzo said he would continue to closely work with the Member of Parliament, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah to spearhead the development of the District.
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A/R: DCE Tells Assembly Members To Consider Interest Of Electorates First
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Juaben Municipal Assembly fails to elect Presiding Member (PM)
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Monday October 17, 2022 visit the Kumasi based OTEC 102.9 FM for a an exclusive interview on their breakfast show "Nyansapo "
The regular host of the show who happens to be one of the popular broadcasters in the region, Andrews Korankye Akuoko, affectionary known as Captain Koda will moderate the show.
The visit forms part of a four-day tour of the Ashanti Region which begun on Sunday October 16, 2022.
President Akufo-Addo commenced his tour with a church service at the Saint Cyprians Anglican Church at Fante New in the Kumasi Metropolis.
President Akuffo Addo will later call on the Asante Otumfour Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace after which he will proceed to inspect the ongoing works at Boankra Inland Port Project.
The president will also Commission the long waited Konongo Municipal Hospital in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality.
The president will among other things get comprehensive briefings of security situation in the region from the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) and Meeting with Security Officers at Headquarters of Central Command IDRIS Barracks.
One of the major highlights of the tour is the sod cutting event of the four tier Suame Interchange, and per the schedule, President will cut the sod on Tuesday October 18, 2022 which happens to be the third day of his tour.
Source: Myvoicenews.com
There are fresh calls within the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for an early congress to elect the flagbearer of the party ahead of the 2024 election.
The party is yet to announce modalities for the election of the person to lead the NPP into the next election.
Several names of bigwigs in the party like Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Trades Minister, Alan Kyeremanten and others have come up as persons who may contest the flagbearership position.
But speaking to JoyNews, MP for the Subin Constituency, Eugene Boakye Antwi noted that electing the flagbearer early affords the party and the individual enough time to prepare for what will be a crucial election in 2024.
"Going by experience, my view is that let us hold the super delegates as early as say next spring, March thereabouts, give them four or five months to campaign around the country. By August when Parliament is on recess like this, we vote for both Parliamentary and Presidential, get it off the way.
"The most important thing is that we must look at the party. Akufo-Addo will not be a candidate in 2024 so whoever the candidate will be at that time is the one we should be aiming at selecting, partnering the President in terms of all these Regional tours the President is doing," he said.
The Legislator recounted how late the party elected its Flagbearer prior to the 2008 elections which he said affected the outcome of the election results.
For this reason, Eugene Boakye Antwi believes the party must not delay in electing its flagbearer for the 2024 elections.
"I am saying that because of what happened to Akufo-Addo in 2008… Nana Akufo-Addo had only about six months to campaign at that time Mills and Mahama had split up the country into two and going various ways, it did affect us," he recalled.
According to him, the early election of the Flagbearer has the tenacity to affect the outcome of the elections since it affords the party enough time to campaign.
"You give the flagbearer six months before the end of the year so any housekeeping duties will be dealt with at the time…just before Christmas, they hit the ground running they have one year to campaign and you will see the results," he noted.
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has approved guidelines for the Party's constituency, regional, and national elections for the next three months.
About  7,900 executives are expected to be elected in a total of 876 elections at the constituency, regional, and national elections.
The Party's Branch elections, held in about 29,000 branches of the Party across the country, is expected to be completed next week to pave way for the next round of elections.
Per the guidelines, the Party will hold its Constituency elections between 22nd and 23rd October, 2022, while the regional elections would be held between 12th and 13th November, 2022.
The National Congress will be held on December 17, 2022.
Addressing a news conference in Accra on Thursday, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary, NDC, said all aspirants must be members in good standing and must have joined the Party for at least 4 years.
He said a 5-member elections committee would be constituted to supervise the elections at all levels.
Mr Nketia said nomination forms for all the elections would be made available online and that payment for picking and filing of nomination forms would be done electronically.
The NDC will open nominations for its Constituency elections between 20th and 22nd September, 2022, and filing of nominations is slated for 28th to 29th September, 2022.
The nominees would be vetted between 30th September and 2nd October, 2022, and the hearing of appeals would be done on October 5, 2022.
Mr Asiedu Nketia said the opening of nominations at the regional elections would be done between  October 6 and  October 7, 2022, and the filing of nominations between October 14 and October 15, 2022.
He said the main regional elections would be heralded by the Regional Youth Organiser and Women's Organiser conferences slated for November 11, 2022.
Regarding the National Congress, the NDC will open nominations between 20th and 21st October, 2022, and filing of nominations would be received from 5th November, to  6th November, 2022.
"We will hold the National Youth Organiser and Women conferences on Saturday, December 10, 2022, and the main national Congress will be held on December 17, 2022," Mr Nketia said.
Filling fees
The NDC said persons living with any form of disability would be offered 50 per cent discount on the filing fees at all levels.
Mr Nketia said aspirants for the Constituency Chairmanship position would pay a filing fee of GHS600 while those vying for the Constituency Vice Chairman, Secretary, Organiser,  Treasurer, and Communications Officer positions will pay GHS400.
Aspirants for the Regional Chairmanship positions would pay a filing fee of GHS 4,000, and those vying for the Regional, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Organiser,  Treasurer, and Communications Officer positions will pay GHS3,000.
"The Youth, Women, and Zongo Caucus Coordinators will pay GHS2,000 and all other deputies will pay GHS1,500," Mr Nketia said.
The Party said it was yet to finalise the guidelines for the national elections.
As part of measures to address challenges associated with the Tertiary Education Institutions Network (TEIN), Mr Nketia said the Party had resolved that any TEIN Branch must have been credited for at least since 2020 to be eligible to participate in the elections.


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Marxist economist Michael Roberts reviews A Promethean Vision
A Promethean Vision – The Formation of Karl Marx's Worldview
Reviewed by noted Marxist economist Michael Roberts
Eric Rahim has written a clear and cohesive account of how Karl Marx formed his unique materialist conception of history. At Marx's funeral in 1883, his long-time friend and close collaborator, Friedrich Engels commented that Marx had developed two ground-breaking discoveries that were the basis of 'scientific socialism': the materialist conception of history and the law of surplus value. These two discoveries provide the searchlights for understanding the development of human society and social organisation in the 21st century.
Rahim takes us carefully and historically on the journey that led Marx to conceive of the first of these. Starting with Hegel as the teacher of the contradictions of history between state and individual; between the relative and eternal; between free will and determination, Marx turned Hegel upside down to reject Hegel's idealism that all is the product of the contradictions of thought and mean's ideas and instead offer a Promethean vision of history, namely that material conditions shape history and that man shapes those material conditions.
Rahim shows that Marx moved from a purely philosophical rejection of Hegel's idealism as towards the material contradictions, as expressed by the Young Hegelians and Feuerbach. He was encouraged by Engels (who had already done so) to read the works of the great classical political economists, especially after visiting Manchester with Engels and seeing the heart of the industrial revolution that was shaping modern capitalism. History was changing through material conditions, not through the ideas of the 18th century enlightenment or the French revolution.
This led Marx in his Theses on Feuerbach in 1845 to break finally with the dualist materialism. There is no dualism between ideas and material things because reality is created by human beings. Nature is shaped by man just as much as nature restricts man – (the coronavirus pandemic is a star confirmation of this).
Rahim argues that Marx was mainly influenced by Adam Smith, calling him the Martin Luther of economics, because he showed that it was human labour that created wealth. Wealth was not a given, put before man, but was the product of man's labour.
History is not predetermined by forces beyond the control of man in aggregate or as an individual. But man can only change things in the given circumstances. Marx's materialist conception is a dialectical one that denies a one-sided view that all is determined by objective conditions or that all is decided by free will or chance. It is a brilliant conception, as Engels remarked.
The essence of Marx's materialist conception of history – his Promethean vision to use Rahim's aphorism – is summed up in Marx's fully developed formulation put into practice in his 1852 pamphlet, The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte: "Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted from the past." In this masterpiece of history and literature, Marx's conception explains all.
In his interpretation of Marx's historical materialism, Rahim rejects the dualist idea of an economic base and socio-political superstructure. This rigid formula promoted by 'analytical Marxists' like Gerard Cohen is a distortion of Marx's vision, according to Rahim. Material things are not independent of man's knowledge – a machine can do nothing without man. On the other hand, a man cannot create anything out of nothing.
This is not a fudge, Rahim argues. On the contrary, such a conception is essential for understanding history. Also it means that there is no inevitable 'progress' from feudalism to capitalism and then to communism, just as Darwin's evolutionary theory of life has no teleological assumption of fish to mammal to ape to primate to human. Each stage provides the basis for choice and to take a different direction.
Rahim emphasises that Marx's main critique of political economy was the assumption by the likes of Smith and Ricardo that the economic laws that operated under capitalism were eternal and universal to all societies. The classical economists lacked a materialist conception of history, and for good reason, because that conception suggested that capitalism was not going to be here forever, just as slave and feudal societies expired. Such an idea was inconceivable to the economists of capitalism.
Marx's conception argued that there are no eternal laws of economics; namely that only market economies can exist and are necessary for human progress. Marx's law of value applied only to commodity production for sale on the market for profit; as opposed to individual production for individual consumption under feudalism; or social production for social need under communism.
Marx's second great discovery was that the capitalist mode of production was yet another method for the ruling class to gain control of the surplus labour of the rest. The classical economists denied or ignored any idea that 'exploitation' was involved in production for the market. For them exchange was equal between buyer and seller; and between employer and employee.
Both Smith and Ricardo did see that the Promethean power of capitalist accumulation could falter. Smith reckoned that capitalist production would eventually slow to a stationary state of harmony and leisure because too much capital had been accumulated, driving down profitability. This future for capitalism was echoed by John Maynard Keynes in the 20th century. Ricardo also saw that capitalism could be restricted but only because of monopoly of the landowners. All rejected Marx's conception of all history as the history of class struggle, which took the form under capitalism of the struggle between capital and proletariat. Man can change history and the proletariat is the agent of that change. That was Marx's Promethean vision.
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Stubborn, Determined and Never Gives Up!
Our daughter, Catriona (aka Cat) now in her mid-20s seems to have the gene which scientists use to explain stubborn and bullheaded behaviour. It's estimated that some one-third of the UK population has the gene mutation which researchers say is nature's way of ensuring there are always some who 'shall never surrender'. From her early days of falling off her horse and getting back on and always being prepared to try again, it was clear she was not a quitter. Although I have to add, she was not always confident just damned determined!
So when Cat came home from college, aged 18 to announce that she intended to pass on her university place and instead requested help to fund a return airline ticket and visa to Australia; it didn't come as a huge surprise. She had already organised herself a job, accommodation and a travelling companion!
The researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Germany say historical greats such as Lord Nelson, Sir Winston and suffragette leader Emily Pankhurst (a heroine to Cat) probably had the same gene that our daughter has inherited.
"Where would we be without those few individuals who refuse to accept defeat and who continue to soldier onwards when common sense tells the rest of mankind that there's no use trying?" said Dr Tilmann Klein, one of the authors of the study.
About 30 per cent of the population has the A1 gene mutation, which researchers say, leaves individuals less able to make use of the brain chemical dopamine, which plays a key role in learning. People with the flawed gene have fewer D2 receptors - cells which help the brain use dopamine - and so find it hard to learn from their mistakes.
This means that rather than accept failure, they will keep trying. People without the mutant gene will 'learn' from their mistakes and stop trying. Don't know about you, but I'm going to Go Bulldog! Act like Cat. And be mutant!
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Het Kasteel van Baugé (Frans: Château de Baugé) is een kasteel in de Franse gemeente Baugé-en-Anjou.

Het Kasteel van Baugé werd in de 11e eeuw door Foulques Nerra gebouwd. In 1442 kwam het, door het overlijden van Yolande van Aragón, in bezit van haar zoon René I van Anjou. In zijn opdracht en onder zijn toezicht werd het kasteel in 1455 verbouwd. Het kasteel moest eenvoudig maar mooi en aangenaam zijn. René I van Anjou verbleef er regelmatig om vanuit het kasteel te jagen in de naast gelegen bossen.

Het kasteel is te bezichtigen. Op de begane grond zijn een klein museum, een winkel en een tentoonstelling te vinden. Op de eerste verdieping zijn twee zalen, Salle d'Honneur en Salle des Anjou, te vinden. De tweede en laatste verdieping zijn eveneens verdeeld in twee zalen, Salle de Retrait de Roi en Salle Yolande d'Aragon. Van de oorspronkelijke indeling is vrijwel niets meer over.

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Baugé-en-Anjou
Historisch monument in Pays de la Loire
Bouwwerk in Maine-et-Loire

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The big plan for this final week was "finish the projects that we started." Top that off with the normal work week and fitting in some more sweet times with family and friends, and it was pretty eventful. We went into San Antonio one night to watch our friends' daughter sing and dance with a talented group of children ranging in age from 3 to 17. The young set of cousins spent the night with us a few more times. We lounged outdoors in the pleasant evenings just visiting with friends. We saw Espi's brother's new home where he, his wife, and 6 children live snugly and sweetly. Espi's cousins, also, invited us over for a delicious dinner which included homemade tortillas; H enjoyed more than her fill of them and was even given a take-home bag with a few more for later--lucky girl.
I don't know at the moment exactly how many projects were completed. I can tell you that new siding and a garage door were installed, carpeting was laid, fencing added, about a 300 feet long-2 feet deep trench was dug and water pipes and electricity were laid before the trench was filled in again, several water hydrants were put in, a window, light, and faucet were installed. An old picnic frame was restored to make a new table. There was caulking, lots of caulking! It's amazing what love will do!