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The famously bad bust of Cristiano Ronaldo has had a makeover -- and some people think it now looks even worse | Business Insider
The famously bad bust of Cristiano Ronaldo has had a makeover -- and some people think it now looks even worse
The statue looked so bad it was mercilessly mocked on social media and bore a greater likeness tothe Mad magazine kid Alfred E. Neuman than it did to the famed Real Madrid and Portugal national team striker.
Sports website Bleacher Report challenged Santos to unveil the second bust on the one year anniversary of his first, universally derided, attempt. It was a challenge Santos accepted – and the sculptor is delighted with the finished product.
“The [first] one of Ronaldo I made, if I hadn’t done it the way I did, it would have been forgotten a long time ago. So, sometimes it’s necessary to have a certain bravery to go against the usual and have an impact.
“Even though there are people who mock and make negative comments there are still many people who value it. And what I’ve learned through all this time is that no matter how few people can see the positive side of the work there are enough to give us strength.”
Twitter users also blasted the statue, with one saying that while the newest statue may be better looking, it “somehow looks less like Ronaldo than the original.”
Emmanuel Santos, the chap who did the awful Ronaldo bust, was challenged to do another one and accepted.
Problem is, while the new one is a much better looking statue, it somehow looks less like Ronaldo than the original! ???? pic.twitter.com/MO4wtvb3W6
It's fair to say the second version of Cristiano Ronaldo's sculpture came out a bit better (via @BleacherReport) https://t.co/UA05yk1V5O
The artist who made Ronaldo’s bust a year ago got a second chance. He did better this time! pic.twitter.com/VkFifH3uPe
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Paul Manafort's wife Kathleen has been a quietly pivotal part of the investigation against him- here's everything we know | Business Insider India
Paul Manafort's wife Kathleen has been a quietly pivotal part of the investigation against him- here's everything we know
Rick Wilking/ReutersKathleen Manafort (pictured with her husband Paul) was present during the FBI's raid of the couple's house.
• Special counsel Robert Mueller slapped Paul Manafort, US President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, with numerous charges Monday.
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort surrendered to the FBI Monday after being indicted on 12 counts, including conspiracy against the United States, Business Insider reported.
The indictment accuses Manafort of laundering $18 million from 2006 to 2016 to keep up his "lavish lifestyle."
While the investigation into the political operative's dealings has dominated the headlines for months, his wife Kathleen Bond Manafort has largely stayed out of the news cycle.
The couple was in bed together when FBI agents conducted a pre-dawn raid of their Alexandria, Virginia house in July. CNN reported the experience was a "jarring event" for the couple, and that Kathleen was even searched for weapons, as per standard FBI procedure.
Reports indicate the couple was married on August 12, 1978, according to Heavy.com. It's unclear how they first met.
Kathleen is a lawyer who graduated from George Washington University in 1979, the year after she reportedly married her husband. She has given money to her alma mater over the years, and is listed as a donor in the school's president's report for the years of 1986, 1990, and 1992, according to Archive.org.
In 1984, the couple attended a state dinner for Dominican Republic President Salvador Jorge Blanco, the Washington Post reported. Manafort was a partner in the DC lobbying firm Black, Manafort and Stone at the time. The Manaforts have two daughters - Jessica, who was born in 1982 and Andrea, who was born in 1985.
Kathleen subsequently earned her J.D. from Georgetown in 1988, and passed the Virginia bar the same year, according to The Washington Post. Kathleen was also admitted to the DC bar in 1991. Her various degrees are listed in online legal databases like LegalDirectories.com and Lawyers.com.
The Manaforts have bought numerous in Florida, Virginia, New York, according to NBC, including a Trump Tower apartment together in 2006 and a horse farm in Wellington, Florida.
In 2003, San Diego - one of the horses owned by the couple - was stolen, according to "A Sunday Horse: Inside the Grand Prix Show Jumping Circuit" by Vicky Moon. The Manaforts - in partnership with the Wellington Equestrian Alliance - put up a $10,000 reward for information about the case. San Diego was found after several weeks and ex-veterinarian Cathy Crighton was charged with stealing the horse, the Sun Sentinel reported.
Bloomberg reported Kathleen bought a $400,000 lot in Southhampton in 1992. The subsequent $5.6 million house included a pool and a tennis court. In 2002, she received a $150,000 mortgage on the home from a bank run by Jared Kushner's dad. Two years later, Thomas Barrack Jr. - a close friend of Trump's - gave her a $1.76 million mortgage for the house.
In 2007, Kathleen Manafort appears during the May 17, 2007 minutes of the Town of Southampton's zoning board, when she requested relief from certain "residential district dimensional regulations" for the property.
And NBC reported the deed for the home was transferred to Paul Manafort's Summberbreeze LLC in 2016.
The indictment indicated Paul Manafort used offshore accounts to spend money on "personal items," including a total of $6,090,293 on a home improvement company and a landscaper in the Hamptons, Business Insider reported. According to Curbed, Paul Manafort was subpoenaed for a $3.5 million mortgage on the home.
Beyond public records about property purchases, not much is known about the relationship between Kathleen and Paul Manafort.
However, during the investigation, tabloids attacked the couple's marriage, Heavy.com reported. The National Enquirer - which is owned by American Media CEO David Pecker, a friend of Trump's - has printed stories alleging Paul Manafort was having an affair with a much-younger woman.
And in March, allegedly hacked text messages between the Manaforts' two daughters Andrea and Jessica indicated that their parents' marriage was in trouble.
Business Insider reported Andrea appeared to to say her parents couldn't go through a "public divorce" because it would unearth "too many skeletons."
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Expat parents in SA are less satisfied with the availability and cost of childcare and education than they were in 2017
Uganda and Morocco are the destinations of choice for foreigners working in Africa‚ with SA dropping down the rankings as expat parents grow increasingly anxious about the country.
SA has slipped 13 places for family life (from 19th to 32nd) in the 2018 Expat Insider survey by InterNations‚ in comparison to 2017’s survey.
"Expat parents are less satisfied with both the availability and the costs of childcare and education than they were last year. While 63% said that childcare was easy to afford in 2017‚ only 43% of expat parents still agree in 2018‚" the survey’s authors said on Thursday.
"The same is true for education‚ which was rated affordable by 44% in 2017 — but just 34% think so in 2018."
Apart from childcare and education‚ 38% of expat parents also worry about their children’s safety‚ which is close to four times the global average of 10%.
Safety is not only a concern among expat parents‚ but one shared by many expats in SA‚ the survey authors stated: just 29% feel safe here‚ which is 53 percentage points lower than the global average (82%).
More than one-third already considered the political situation in SA a potential disadvantage even before moving there (compared to 13% globally)‚ InterNations said.
A thumbs up is given to SA’s weather (92% v 61% globally) and the available leisure options. More than four in five expats rate SA’s leisure options positively (compared to 75% globally). "The climate is among the best in the world‚" a Dutch expat is quoting as saying‚ adding that "nature is beautiful and easily accessible".
Out of all the expat destinations on the African continent featured in the survey‚ Uganda is the best-rated country in 2018 (26th)‚ with expats saying they find it easy to settle down there‚ although they are unhappy with their career prospects.
Close to nine in 10 expats in Uganda perceive the attitude of local residents towards them as friendly. As a result‚ they say they have no trouble stepping outside of the "expat bubble"‚ with 63% saying that their social circle consists mostly of a mix of local residents and expats. This is far above the global average of 47%.
When it comes to quality of life‚ however‚ Uganda only ranks 55th out of 68 countries worldwide. And just 43% of expats in Uganda consider the country politically stable‚ which is 20% less than the global average (63%).
Morocco is ranked 32nd overall. With 71% of expats feeling safe there‚ Morocco is the best-rated destination in Africa for this factor. However‚ this is still 11% below the global average (82%). Uganda (66%)‚ Egypt (64%)‚ Kenya (33%)‚ and SA (29%) are perceived to be less safe.
When it comes to politics‚ close to three-quarters rate Morocco’s political stability positively‚ which is above the global average (63%).
Egypt ranks lowest in Africa‚ at 63rd place out of 68 countries worldwide‚ with expats citing a low quality of life and unsatisfying working conditions.
Just 39% of expats in Egypt are happy with the transportation infrastructure (compared to 68% globally) and only 27% rate the quality of the environment positively (compared to 69% globally). Twenty-one percent are unhappy with the available leisure options. "The entertainment here is pathetic," said an expat from Zimbabwe.
Safety and politics play a significant role in the country’s ranking too: just 24% consider Egypt politically stable (compared to 63% globally) and only 64% feel safe there (compared to 82% globally). Furthermore‚ only one in five expats rates the state of the economy in Egypt positively‚ compared to 64% globally.
Bahrain defended its first place‚ which it secured in 2017‚ thanks to excellent results for working abroad and ease of settling in (first for both). Seven in 10 expats in Bahrain (70%) are happy with their career prospects (compared to 55% globally) and 81% find it easy to settle down in this country (compared to 59% globally).
More than three-quarters of the expats living in second-placed Taiwan (76%) are satisfied with their job security (compared to 59% globally)‚ with the destination ranking first in the world for this factor. Taiwan also offers the world’s highest quality of life‚ and 77% of expats feel at home there (compared to 64% globally).
Coming in third place‚ Ecuador is one the biggest "winners" of the 2018 survey‚ moving up 22 places since 2017 (when it ranked 25th out of 65). While less than half the expats in Ecuador (46%) were satisfied with their career prospects in 2017‚ 69% are happy now. Moreover‚ 76% find it easy to settle down in this Latin American country (compared to 59% globally).
The bottom three countries for expats are India (66th)‚ Saudi Arabia (67th) and Kuwait (68th). Complaints include poor air quality and pollution‚ while in the two Gulf states‚ expats find it hard to get used to the local culture.
InterNations states its Expat Insider survey is conducted annually with more than 18‚000 respondents‚ representing 178 nationalities. Participants are asked to rate up to 48 different aspects of life abroad on a scale of one to seven. Their ratings are then bundled in various combinations for a total of 17 subcategories‚ and their mean values are used to draw up six indices: quality of life, ease of settling in, working abroad, family life, personal finance and cost of living.
Moody’s had already warned prior to the recession that it expected SA would miss its fiscal targets for 2018 due in part to a low tax performance