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    The Photographers' Corner - 2021 to ?

    It's sedimentary rock.
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    Countries offering retirement visas

    You're welcome.Did youseethe post where I corrected the error I made in the post you quoted. It's at https://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f29/list-of-countries-offering-retirement-visas-23742-19.html#post2603899
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    Countries offering retirement visas

    :facepalm: D'oh! :blush: I made a mistake. Sorry about that. Didn't realize it until my tax preparer sent a copy of my 2020 Portugal tax return. The IRA tax info above is for those without NHR status. With NHR, sales/withdrawals from Traditional IRAs are tax exempt.
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    Countries offering retirement visas

    You're welcome. Taxes was one of the reasons I ruled out Spain. The others were the ridiculous difficulty of obtaining a visa[1], the less than friendly people, no coastal area with a city that had: 1) A climate like that found between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo California, and 2) An...
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    Countries offering retirement visas

    NHR is for 2 types of people who have not been tax residents in Portugal for the previous 5 years. First are those Portugal classifies as 'highly skilled workers'. They have their own set of tax incentives. Second are those who come to Portugal with a D7 visa (own income, be it pensions...
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    What new series are you watching? *No Spoilers, Please*

    Recent series, recently finished: - Lupin. It's excellent, if you don't mind a few improbable coincidences per episode. Second part of season 1 will air this summer. - Gangs of London. Compelling story and characters. Some might find the hard core violence off-putting. Season 2 has been...
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    Favorite Sandwich: Hot & Cold

    Cold: Mashed bananas (ripeness level: first day of flecked with spots), mixed with peanut butter (smooth, 100% peanuts) on Oroweat's Honey Wheat Berry bread. Hot: Pulled pork with a little cole slaw on bread baked by someone who believes with all his heart that Wonder Bread is unfit for human...
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    Countries offering retirement visas

    Not if you spend less than 183 days in a 12 month period in Portugal AND you maintain a permanent residence outside the country.
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    Countries offering retirement visas

    Commonly believed, but not quite true. The law says in Article 16 of CIRS (translated by Google Translate): "1 - People who reside in Portuguese territory are those who, in the year to which their income relates: a) There have been more than 183 days, consecutive or interpolated, in any 12-month...
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    Music Royalties

    Alexander Courage wrote the theme song for the original Star Trek series. Gene Roddenberry, the series creator, wrote lyrics for the song. Without consulting Alexander, Gene registered the lyrics so he'd get half of the performance royalties.
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    The Photographers' Corner - 2021 to ?

    Taken while exercise walking in and adjacent to the city park. Two flagpoles. A duck and 2 flagpoles. To create some blur, intentionally shot at a slow shutter speed with image stabilization off. Movement of the trees, leafs, and water courtesy of a windy day. The bottom of my...
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    What new series are you watching? *No Spoilers, Please*

    Gangs of London. Six international crime organizations have managed to co-exist until the head of the largest and richest one is murdered. The other 5 seek to take advantage of the now unstable alliances. The stories are easy to follow despite the large cast. It's binge worthy. It's violent -...
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    The Photographers' Corner 2013-2020

    Shadows of Trees and Shadows on Trees. Taken while wandering in the City park looking for long shadows. Slight waves on the pond caused the distortion. Photo taken looking almost straight down while standing at the edge of the pond in the City park.
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    Sweden’s “Bold Experiment?”

    I see we use different sources. Care to share your information source? From 24 April to 31 May the 7 day moving average of the number of new cases ranged between 622 and 618. It has increased since 1 June. From 24 April to now the 7 day moving average of the number of deaths has dropped from...
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    Sweden’s “Bold Experiment?”

    His numbers match this source https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/sweden/
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    Any Travel Plans for 2020?

    Relative to their population, Thailand is ranked 182nd in total cases, 160th in deaths out of 213 countries. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/thailand/
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    Sweden’s “Bold Experiment?”

    CDC guidelines don't require a positive test. "In cases where a definite diagnosis of COVID–19 cannot be made, but it is suspected or likely (e.g., the circumstances are compelling within a reasonable degree of certainty), it is acceptable to report COVID–19 on a death certificate as “probable”...
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    Windows Defender Renewal Scam

    Seems then figured no one would verify their address: Windows Defender Team Helpline no - +1 (918) 480-1491 1303, West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA, USA 90094 I did. Suite 200 must be upstairs:
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    What was your COVID news for the day?

    This morning I found that Portugal moved from a State of Emergency to a State of Calamity. The reopening plan: Local businesses open their doors on May 4. In this first phase, it will be allowed the reopening of some stores that were forced to close with the state of emergency, decreed for...
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    COBOL for COVID?

    Yes. I was a programmer then, but not in COBOL. I remember reading in both the business press and the Information Technology press there were more than a few top level executives who were not at all happy that the Y2K COBOL programmers at their company were being paid more than they were - and...
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    What was your COVID news for the day?

    Portugal will close all borders and airports (cargo excepted) between 9 and 13 April. A few days ago they announced closing roads entering and leaving concelhos (counties) during the same period for all non-essential traffic. Dates were chosen because it's traditional to get together with your...
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    The Photographers' Corner 2013-2020

    Many towns in Portugal celebrate Carnaval. Taken in Feb. Attention seeker. He knew he was in the wrong line. Mr. Grumpy Pinocchio knows they were having fun.
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    The Photographers' Corner 2013-2020

    I spent this past Dec and Jan in California, returning to my home state for the first time since 2008. LA Harbor seen from Long Beach The Oakland Museum of California has a large Burning Man exhibit. This piece was created to cast shadows in a tent. A BIG tent. Leaving San...
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    The Photographers' Corner 2013-2020

    These days the only people using the city's big park are exercising. No one is feeding the swans, peacocks, and ducks. The city removed the bird food pellet vending machine. These 2 came directly to me when I stopped on the edge of the pond to photograph the reflections. Taken with a Pixel 3a.
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