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UEFA European Cup 2012 is a famous international football tournament hosted by Poland and Ukraine, this tournament is meant to start 8th June 2012 and will last till 1st July 2012.
In this tournament there will be 16 strong nations competing for the Euro Cup 2012. We still do not know which teams will participate as they are still playing the qualifying matches, however we can speculate that strong teams such as: Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal, England, Holland, Greece, Sweden and the hosts: Poland and Ukraine would qualify for playing 2012 European Cup.
Last UEFA European Cup was hosted 4 years ago in Austria and Switzerland where Spain reached and won the final match against Germany. David Villa was the highest scorer on the tournament; he scored 5 goals for Spain.
Spain also won the FIFA World Cup 2010 that was hosted in South Africa, making them one of the favourites to win the UEFA 2010 European Cup.
The first UEFA Euro Cup was hosted by France in 1960 where Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia at the finals. So far there have been 13 EUFA Euro Cups (1960-2008). The UEFA Euro 2012 will be the 14th time this tournament will be played.
Germany won 3 Euro Cups so far, they have won in 1972 against Soviet Union (3-0), again in 1980 against Belgium (2-1) and in 1996 against Czech Republic (2-1).
France and Spain both won 2 times with cup followed by Soviet Union, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Holland, Denmark and Greece who won 1 time each.
Since UEFA Euro cups are played every 2 years followed by FIFA World Cup, making a gap of 4 years between one Euro Cup to another European cup; heavy betters are eager and awaiting for this tournament.
It is estimated that over 100 million bets are played on major sporting events such as UEFA Euro Cup. Football is watched and appreciated all over the world and bets are placed all over the place; including the internet, bookies, private and event among friends.
All UEFA European Cups are held over the summer, this means loads of parties, champagnes, heavy music, fun, gambling (betting) and loads of goals!
Every four years new quality and world class players are born, plus new millionaires are made from sporting bets and this is why UEFA Euro Cup is among the most awaiting sporting event for all football fans!
So if you never done a sporting bet but are tempting then I strongly suggest EUFA 2012, where you will be able to play and win hundreds over and over for 1 month!
Spain, France and the UK formed the EuroMillions lotto in 1994, due to its popularity other European countries joined. The countries were Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Ireland and Switzerland. Thanks to its expansion, EuroMillions lottery tickets has more popularity than ever.
EuroMillions lottery takes place Fridays at 9:30pm; it is open to all residents of participating countries eighteen years of age or older. EuroMillions lottery tickets cost just two pounds after a recent bump up from one pound fifty. Based on the jackpot and prices at stake, this is a very cheap ticket. Also to increase the odds of winning the jackpot, players of the lotto can buy as many EuroMillions lottery tickets as they like.
Anyone who wants to play the EuroMillions lottery in the UK has until 7:30 pm on the day of the draw to buy their tickets. If they are not going to be around or are likely to forget, players can get the EuroMillions lottery tickets 4 weeks before hand.
Once they have the ticket, players must choose 5 numbers between 1 and 50 for the main numbers, and 2 lucky stars between 1-9. There is also the option of going for a lucky dip, if a player is unsure which numbers to pick, the EuroMillions lotto ticket issuing machine does the lucky dip.
During the draw which takes in France, 5 main numbers and 2 lucky star numbers are draw at random by two machines containing the lottery balls. The machine that holds the 50 numbers for the main draw is known as the Stresa while the machine containing the 9 lucky star numbers is known as the Paquerette.
Apart from the main jackpot, there are eleven other EuroMillion prizes won each week. To win the jackpot a player with EuroMillions lottery Tickets must match all 7 drawn numbers, if more than one person with valid EuroMillions lotto Tickets matches the winning numbers, the jackpot is shared equally.
Considering 9 European countries take part in the EuroMillion lottery, the odds of winning the jackpot are about 1 in 18 million. The other prizes on the other hand have more reasonable and achievable odds. Monies won in the EuroMillion lotto is tax free except for winners in Switzerland who have to pay taxes.
When the jackpot is not won, it rolls over to the following week; this can go on for eleven weeks before a Roll down happens, this is when the jackpot is shared among the next level of prize winners with close matching EuroMillions lottery tickets.
Recently the Jackpot Pool Cap was introduced so that jackpots over 185,000,000 Euros go into a jackpot pool account. Also if the jackpot has not been claimed after twelve draws the money is given to people with closest matching numbers. Which in this case will be people who have 5 main numbers and 1 lucky star number or people with 4 main numbers and perhaps 1 lucky star. The process is repeated until the money is finished.
EuroMillion lottery has massive jackpots and prizes which is why EuroMillion lotto Tickets sell like hot cakes not just in the UK but in other participating countries. EuroMillions lotto tickets can be bought either at local a EuroMillions lottery tickets vendor or online making it accessible to all who want to play.
EuroMillion lotto Tickets sells itself with everyone hoping to win the big jackpot. Players in both the UK and the nine participating countries never miss a draw; Fridays have become the busiest day for EuroMillions lotto tickets vendor but customers can also buy EuroMillions lotto tickets online.
Parental Alienation; the programming of a child by a parent to turn the child against the other parent has three levels of alienation mild, moderate, and severe. As the alienation increases the negative behavior of the children towards the targeted parent also increases. The percentage of children having access and parenting time (visitation) with the alienated parent decreases.
In a case study of thirty highly conflicted divorce and custody cases, submitted by the courts involving fifty nine children was evaluated to determine the existence of Parental Alienation Syndrome. This is when the child aligns with the alienating parent, adopts their views, joins in the defaming of the target parent and rejects that parent citing frivolous and irrational reasoning. Countering Parental Alienation Syndrome will take the knowledge of Parental Alienation and finesse.
This must be confronted to increase the chances for the target parent in reuniting and maintaining a meaningful relationship with their children. Janelle Burrill compiled, analyzed and evaluated the data for one year (2000-2001) from the cases that were submitted from a two year period (1998-2000). In the study twenty two children were listed under the mild alienation category, seventeen in the moderate category, and twenty in the severe.
The children listed under the mild alienation category show that eighty two percent of them expressed affection for the targeted parent. None of them had any anger towards or denigrated (disrespect and reject) the parent. Ninety five percent had parenting-time with the target. With mild alienation there is some cynicism of the target parent. This generally arises from a persons lack of restraint in making negative remarks about the target. They tend to react in this manner when they are hurt, angry, and feel personally attacked. For example, when parents first separate mom is feeling anxious and will implicitly convey to the children that their father is a bad person suggesting that it is not safe to be with him. She may say something to the effect of, "If you get scared or are not having fun call me right away and I will come and get you and bring you home."
Dad may say something like, "Remember to tell your mother that you want to spend more time with me," Suggesting that their mom is trying to separate them from each other. Generally, this behavior from the parents is done so they can look like they are the better parent to be with and that something is wrong with the other one.
In the scenario with mom the children start to question if they are safe to be with their father. With dad they can start to believe their mother is trying to estrange them from their dad. Usually when you point out the alienation to the alienating parent they feel ashamed that their behavior is negatively affecting the children and that they did not have enough self-control to refrain from distributing alienation.
Parents and children in this category normally have a good relationship. The parents who hands out the alienation usually are unaware they are doing it. It is a behavior that has not been addressed so it can be corrected. These parents are usually willing to modify their behavior to benefit the children. The recognizable denigration traits in mild alienation are sighing in disapproval, rolling the eyes in contempt, ignoring, disrespect, snide or sarcastic remarks, and defaming the target parent. To defuse the alienation explain to the children why people will make those kinds of gestures and bad-mouth another person. Let them know it comes from when they feel disrespected, rejected, hurt by a person, and that they lack self-control and respond in undesirable ways to validate themselves.
In the moderate alienation category the percentage of children who had parenting-time with the target parent drops significantly from ninety five percent down to sixty five percent. The same percentage of children also expressed affection for the target parent with fifty nine percent of them expressing anger towards the target and joining in the denigration of that parent.
With moderate alienation the alienating parents have difficulty keeping their composer when thing do not go their way or feel threatened. Like the belief their counterpart is trying to take the children away from them. They will increase the alienation when their anxiety escalates in an effort to keep what they perceive is rightfully theirs. When they lose control they go ballistic disregarding appropriate boundaries, including the fear their behavior produces in the children.
When, they calm down the alienating parent has a hard time taking responsibility for their actions. But, there is hope. Some of these parents in this category can be persuaded to develop their self-control with anger management, therapy, and parenting classes. These parents love their children and want to be a good parent and be viewed as one. But rarely will they volunteer to get help. They blame the other parent for their problems and believe the other parent is the problem.
If they do not modify their behavior then the only remedy is to get a court order for therapy and treatment. With moderately alienated children are hesitant to spend time with the target parent. They have some fear of the target parent due to the alienating parents repeatedly defaming the target in an effort to get the children to get to accept their views about the target parent and to align with them.
To remedy this level of alienation with the children there needs to be an environment where they feel safe and comfortable with the target parent. A therapist can arrange to provide for this. The parent then need to listen to the children without being judgmental, empathize with their feeling, acknowledge their concerns, and let them know the conflict is between the parents and they do not have to choose either parents side. They should not have to reject one parent to please the other parent. They should be able to love both without having a loyalty conflict.
Bring to the attention of the alienating parent the harmful effects the alienation is having on the children because they are conflicted on how to please both parents without displeasing either one of them. Moderate alienation ascends from emotional charged events. The parent feels they have been wronged and react destructively. Afterwards they are embarrassed of their behavior and might be willing to work on not involving the children to even the score for the wrong they believe was done to them. If there is unsatisfactory improvement and willingness on the part of the alienating parent in correcting their behavior, which is often the case, the target will need to get a court order for family counseling and treatment.
In the severe alienation category forty five percent of the children expressed affection for the target parent, ninety percent had anger towards the target, and sixty percent join in the denigration of the parent. Only fifteen percent of the children had any parenting-time with the target parent. With severe alienation there are no-holds-barred attacks on the targets character and the alienator is obsessed with destroying the relationship the children has with the target parent to inflict emotional pain on the target. Because they have deep-rooted distorted beliefs about the target parent and operate from a delusional system of thinking they are hindered from listening to reason.
There is no effective way for treating severe alienation. To minimize the influence of the alienating parent and harm the alienation causes the children is to reduce or remove them from the care of the alienating parent which will take legal intervention. At this level of alienation the children aligns with the alienating parent, adopt their distorted views about the target, and join in the campaign to severe the relationship they have with the target parent. This is where Parental Alienation is transformed into Parental Alienation Syndrome.
They're creepy, spooky, and mysterious. I'm sure you know them. They've visited you at home on your TV and you may have seen them in the movie theater, too. They are The Addams Family. So, what do they have to do with astrology? The characteristics of planets and signs of the zodiac may be learned easily by examining archetypes who embody them. Archetypes can be found in mythological tales and in our pop culture figures. Often, a transit of a planet will make me think of a modern day character from a book or TV show that personifies the qualities of that planet and sign. The current transit of Venus and Mars in Scorpio makes me think immediately of The Addams Family, particularly Morticia as Venus and Gomez as Mars.
Scorpio rules the eighth house of the astrological chart. In traditional astrology, the eighth house has to do with the occult, metaphysics, the paranormal, sex, death, taxes, and inheritance. Scorpio is ruled by Pluto. Characteristics attributed to Pluto are intensity, power, destruction, resurrection, and transformation. A spooky ancestral home decorated with the macabre and mysterious, housing a family possessing intense passions and morbid proclivities who live off unlimited wealth hidden in the basement is the most perfect example of Scorpio eighth house symbolism I can imagine.
The Addams Family movie was released to the public on November 22, 1991, under the appropriately Scorpionic influence of the Sun, Mars, and Pluto transiting in - you guessed it - Scorpio! I'm sure the transits of those planets in the sign of Scorpio increased the popularity of the film and the audience's enjoyment of the actors' portrayal of the spooky family so many of us love. Not all movies based on popular television shows live up to expectations, but I know The Addams Family lived up to mine. Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston were wonderfully cast as Gomez and Morticia. I have watched the film several times over the years when I have wanted to set the Scorpio mood for the Halloween season.
Mars is a planet of action and physical vitality. It is a masculine planet and represents sexual energy in matters of love. When Mars is in the fixed water sign of Scorpio, passions can run deep and both lust and anger can flare dramatically. Mars in Scorpio may have its own moral code of conduct and rules to live by. When someone breaks those rules, it is an invitation to take action. When Mars in Scorpio believes in something or someone, it believes all the way and can be completely devastated should it be deceived or betrayed. In The Addams Family movie, Gomez is entirely convinced Fester is his long-lost brother - he cannot allow himself to believe otherwise. When Gomez is playing with swords, visiting his basement full of money, wrecking model trains, or succumbing to Morticia's chilly charms he is acting out the essence of Mars in Scorpio. Obsession is a Mars in Scorpio quality and Gomez is obsessive about his family. Above all, he is obsessive about Morticia. As he observes her sleeping, he says, "Look at her. I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way, what bliss!"
Venus is a planet of physical comfort, beauty, and pleasure. It is a feminine planet and represents affection in matters of love. Scorpio is an intensely emotional water sign that wrestles with issues of control and exposure. In love and all relationships, Scorpio prefers to have the upper hand and know more about the other than they are willing to share about themselves until they feel it is safe to do so. Venus in Scorpio can be jealous, protective, intensely loyal, and secretive. Clandestine romance, love triangles, and unrequited love are the negative patterns of relating that arise from the Scorpio fear of exposure and intimacy. Those three kinds of relationship have distance and lack of total involvement at their core. Sometimes Venus in Scorpio takes the all-or-nothing approach - if Venus in Scorpio can't have exactly who it wants, it will have none at all. Yes, for all the reputation Scorpio has as the sexiest sign of the zodiac, it can actually appear quite cold on the surface. Despite her minimal outward display of emotion, Morticia radiates a deep passion, neatly tucked into her form-fitting dress and graceful control. Morticia is the ultimate cool, self-possessed woman. She is also a perfect example of the social etiquette, which Venus in Scorpio values. Her manners are impeccable and she considers the needs of others, even if her values are a bit skewed, as when she admonishes her mother, "Hush, mama! It's for charity! Widows and orphans. We need more of them."
Out of all the twelve signs of the zodiac, Scorpio is the one sign that has distinctly different characteristics between the sexes. Scorpio women are more comfortable in the realm of emotions than Scorpio men. They are better able to contain sensitive emotions when they choose not to express them. Not all Scorpio men can reconcile the softness and sensitivity of Scorpio's feminine water energy with the stereotypical strong and dangerous bad boy Scorpio image they believe they should project. When a Scorpio male feels too much emotion, he may release it as anger rather than risk appearing vulnerable. Many Scorpio women are the coolest, calmest ladies you will meet. They prefer to wait and watch and lure others in patiently through intent, much like a spider in a web. Like Morticia, the less they speak, the more they seem to say - especially with those expressive eyes. A Scorpio woman has powerful family instincts. Morticia walks and talks Fester through the family graveyard to impress the importance of his family history upon him. A female scorpion is such a good mother that she may take on the care of baby scorpions which do not belong to her. A Scorpio mother may be protective, but she rarely stifles her children. Although she may have her own strict Scorpio rules, she encourages her children to become strong and think for themselves. There is a scene I love in The Addams Family movie where Wednesday, stalking Pugsley with a knife, goes past Morticia, who is at the kitchen table. Morticia stops Wednesday and asks, "Is that for your brother? I don't think so." She relieves Wednesday of the knife, but gives her a much larger and deadlier looking weapon. Now that's empowering! Morticia may appear to be unaware of her children, but she doesn't miss much. Venus in Scorpio is receptive, intuitive, and able to know what others are thinking or feeling.
For an in-depth astrology lesson on Venus and Mars in Scorpio, watch The Addams Family movie and pay special attention to the patriarch, Gomez Addams, and the matriarch, Morticia Addams. Together, they show us the masculine qualities of Mars in Scorpio and the feminine qualities of Venus in Scorpio - two halves of a passionate whole. Gomez asks, "Are you unhappy, my darling?" Morticia answers, "I'm very unhappy, my darling."
