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Due to some new legislations and questionable behavior of mobile home landlords people in condos and mobile homes are being pushed out from their homes. It all started in June 24, 2021, when surfside condomium collapsed. The government then imposed some kind of mandatory renovations of condos, and some people could not afford it. And thus various rich people started using that situation to their advantage and forcing people out of their home. Also another typical story is common. The mobile home park owners sell their park, and the new owner forces the people out with little compensation. What people can do about it? 1. In the first case, when people are being forced out from their condos, because they are unable to handle the mandatory renovation costs, they should hire some construction assessment professional, which could say "This house will not collapse in 10 years, there is no need for renovation". If the government still requires to renovate the building, sue the go...

Most sane countries have these attributes: 1. Do not recognize Palestine (going against the God’s nation Israel indicate a moral downfall). 2. No mandatory kids vaccination (human body is sacred, no intervention should be allowed into it, as long there is no imminent (current) threat to human life – there must be an opportunity to refuse vaccines because of religious or philosophical beliefs). Countries which meet the above criteria: Austria Denmark Estonia Finland Israel Lithuania Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland United States Another important criteria – a low percentage of children in foster care (the bond between parents and kids is sacred, it cannot be separated). A low percentage of children in foster care indicates, that children are separated only in exceptional circumstances. So according to this criteria, the rankings are below: Country Minors in foster care, % Japan 0.0251 Estonia ...

Symptoms: in case you are using Web eID (online identification software for Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian residents), you may get a card error. At first it says something like " Card driver error ", and afterwards you get another error, like " This card cannot be read ". Solution: remove the card from the reader and insert it again or disconnect the reader from the USB port and connect it again.

There has been always an ongoing debate whether the measures taken by Child Protective Services (CPS) are not too excessive. For example, it is obviously clear that separating a child from his family by force, even for a few hours, will definitely cause him lifelong issues.  Sometimes a child is separated from his family just to be returned a few days later. Some people may want to protect their kids from such an outcome. National Foster Youth Institute claims that 50% of homeless population spent time in foster care. Is it always a good idea to separate a child from his family and put it into foster care? Here is the map of Child Protective Services Activity. Frequently asked questions: I have high income. Are my kids safe from Child Protective Services investigation? The link between average income and CPS activity is weak. The correlation between average purchasing power of each state and CPS activity is only ~ -0.3. High income does not protect your kids from the CPS Investiga...

There are only a few Libre Office Python macro examples in the internet. Here are some basic macros: Insert the current time in the cell D1: from datetime import datetime def insert_time(*args):   desktop = XSCRIPTCONTEXT.getDesktop()  model = desktop.getCurrentComponent()  active_sheet = model.CurrentController.ActiveSheet  now = datetime.now()  current_time = now.strftime("%H:%M:%S")  active_sheet.getCellByPosition(3,0).setFormula(current_time)  return Delete contents of the Column A: def delete_column_contents(*args):   desktop = XSCRIPTCONTEXT.getDesktop()  model = desktop.getCurrentComponent()  active_sheet = model.CurrentController.ActiveSheet  column = active_sheet.getCellByRangeName("A:A")  column.clearContents(1) #unfortunately this code deletes numbers only   return Place a cursor on the cell A11 (it is more like a workaround, partly derived from this forum ): def gotoCell(*args):   desktop = XSCRIPTCONTEXT...

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When making life decisions, it is worth checking the sunspot trends. By having some life experience I can confirm that the my worst life decisions were made during the spikes in sunspot number: My worst life decisions and a sunspot number The picture above shows the dates of my worst life decisions: September 2011 November 2013 December 2020 Sunspots produce magnetic flares, which reach the Earth, and negatively affect humans. As you can see, in September 2011 the average sunspot number was above 100, and there was a huge spike in the sunspot number in the second half of 2011. My worst life decision was made in September 2011. In the second half of the 2013, there was also a huge spike in sunspot number, and the average monthly sunspot number was above 100. My second worst life decision was made in November 2013. Also we can see a huge spike in the end of 2020 – also one of the worst decisions was made, however, this time the average monthly sunspot number was below 100. So in general,...

For beginners, it is always difficult to choose the right Linux distribution. Everybody wants an easy configuration, an everlasting " snap feel ", a great stability and extensive information in forums. Lubuntu Bionic Beaver 18.04 LTS was my first distribution. I have been using it for 3 years. I really liked it. I would like to point out the major reasons, why it is so great! 1. The Ubuntu community is more willing to help, it is more likely to provide you with the required commands. I started to admire Lubuntu even more when I tried another distribution – Manjaro. After I configured everything in Manjaro, a black screen appeared after login. I could not find the solution, so I gave up on Manjaro. When I was searching for the solution, I learned that Manjaro people tend to explain everything in  a more advanced way, skipping various aspects, which beginners may come up with. For example one of the reasons of why I experienced a black screen, is probably the error of lightdm: ...

Sometimes you may need to add a transparent watermark to your image. Various image editing software might be too expensive, however, a lightweight mtPaint is free and it can be used commercially. With this tool it is possible to add a transparent watermark. 1. Open mtPaint. Open the image file by using " File>Open " dialog. 2. Click " View>Layers Window ". Alternatively you can press " L " key. Click the " New Layer " button on the Layers window. 3. A new dialog appears. Click " Create ":   4. Make sure " Layer 1 " is selected. Set the " Transparent color " to " 0 ". 5. Click " Paste text " tool. 6. Select Font Family, Style, Size. Remove all checkboxes (" Antialias ", " Background Color ", " Angle of rotation "). Click " Paste text " 7. Select the desired color of your watermark: 8. [IMPORTANT] After you select the color, press " Enter " an...

Do you live in Lithuania, work as a freelancer, and are registered as a tax payer? You will need to handle the accounting of your freelance job. Fortunately it is very simple. The information below only works if you are registered under the form " Individuali veikla pagal pažymą ". How to register this way, you can read in in this article . Please note that the text below is not a legal advice. The author of this article is not responsible for the information provided in this article and not responsible for any consequences, which may arise from using the information of this article. The information provided below is based on personal experience (at least 5 years of freelance job as a permanent resident in Lithuania), and is provided as the best knowledge of the author. The text below may be corrected at any time. The information may not be valid in future as the legislation may change. The information provided below may not necessarily guarantee the lowest possible ...

Do you live in Lithuania and work as a freelancer? Do you want to register online as a tax payer? Please note that the text below is not a legal advice. The author of this article is not responsible for the information provided in this article and not responsible for any consequences, which may arise from using the information of this article. The information provided below is based on personal experience (at least 5 years of freelance job as a permanent resident in Lithuania), and is provided to the best knowledge of the author. The text below may be corrected at any time. The information may not be valid in future as the legislation may change. The information provided below may not necessarily guarantee the lowest possible tax exposure. After you register according to the scheme steps below, you will be required to handle your accounting (simplified form) of your freelance job. In case of any questions or doubt, please call Tax Inspection Office (VMI) number 1882. You will be warn...

In 2016 the Brexit referendum took place and 51,89 % of participants voted to leave. It is important to learn the reasons of such result, so other countries would not repeat the same mistake again. One of possible reasons – poor living standards in some of the UK regions. Look at the EU regions GDP (PPS) per capita of 2007: In general in 2007 the poorest UK regions were: West Wales and the Valleys Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Tees Valley and Durham Lincolnshire Shropshire and Staffords hire South Yorkshire And now look at the map of 2016. The UK still had some poor regions: West Wales and the Valleys Tees Valley and Durham Cornwall and Isles of Scilly South Yorkshire Lincolnshire As you can see 5 UK regions were poor in 2007 and nothing much improved until 2016. As the living standard did not improve – people started not to believe in the EU. One of such regions is Lincolnshire ­– the most pro-Brexit. "Leave" was won by a thin margin (51,89 ...

It is simple. Just answer these questions: Do you know something about the certain industry and you think people are gonna need its products after 20 years? Do you have any favorite product or service and you think people are gonna need it after 20 years? Do you use any particular product or service regularly and you think people are going to need it after 20 years? If any of these answers is yes – congratulations, you found your stock! Now find out whether it has paid dividends over the last 5 years or not? Yes? Ok, you can buy and hold it forever! I am not a qualified broker and this post is not intended to be a financial advice. All final financial decisions are made by you. I do not take any responsibility for any consequences which could happen because of this post.

Planning to visit Lithuania? Here are some best tips: Which cities to visit in Lithuania? Vilnius it is the biggest, most vibrant, most international and the most cool. You can just explore everything, eat at restaurants, go to clubs, enjoy water amusement park, find cool sights – everything is mostly in the walking distance. However, after 4 days you might get bored, so try some other nearby cities with sceneries, like Trakai (25 miles away). You can also visit a remote SPA town Druskininkai (80 miles away). In summer you can visit Palanga (206 miles away) ­– a seaside town with a nightlife, also some smaller seaside towns with sceneries – Nida (an upscale resort for riches, 220 miles away) or Šventoji (213 miles away, known for wide sandy beach and a great safety at night). Where to buy groceries in Lithuania? RIMI and IKI are the most western and the most nicely looking grocery store chains. MAXIMA offers the widest choice, however, it is often crowded. NORFA and LIDL offer a ...

I have been using Windows XP for a long time. I have a strange habit: if I have a device for a longer time, I always start feeling a strange bond with it. For this reason I never want to get rid of old devices. I tried Puppy Linux before, however, I never liked it. I was finding it difficult to make everything to work. As I was learning PHP and Codeigniter, the problems started when PHP 7 came out  –  it did not work on Windows XP. I also tried to learn Node.js, but the newest version also did not work on Windows XP. The Windows 7 would have been very slow on my PC and I continued learning with old versions. And then in August 2018 I decided to buy a new laptop. I purchased a used HP 8570p on Ebay. However, there was another problem  –  I realized my eyes were really sensitive for LED screen. After reading some forums I thought that I need to disable a thing called "temporal dithering" on the GPU. I tried to disable it by adding value s to Windows re...