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The US Senate has cleared the way for the approval of a weapons deal with Saudi Arabia worth US$1.15 billion. This is despite widespread allegations that the Saudis are using western-bought weapons to kill civilians in the ongoing conflict in Yemen.
The Senate voted 71 to 27 on Wednesday, September 21, to kill a proposal that would have stopped the mass sale of weaponry to one of the US' key allies in the Middle East.
Senate Majority Leader McConnell told reporters in the run up to the vote:
"I think it's important to the United States to maintain as good a relationship with Saudi Arabia as possible."
However, a senate resolution to oppose the deal garnered the support of 27 senators on Wednesday, in a sign of the growing unease about the increasing number of civilians being killed with US made weapons.
"There is a US imprint on every civilian death inside Yemen, which is radicalizing the people of this country against the United States," said Senator Chris Murphy.
Never before have so many Senators gone on record supporting a rethink of the US-Saudi relationship. Didn't win, but a strong message.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) September 21, 2016
The United Nations has estimated that at least 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen since the conflict began over 18 months ago.
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— Anonymous (@LatestAnonNews) September 3, 2016
Throughout 2016, several human rights organizations including the UN, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have condemned the Saudi-led coalition for indiscriminately killing civilians in Yemen, which they say amounts to a war crime.
The Yemen civil war is a strategic battleground for the regional power-houses of Saudi Arabia and Iran. In February 2015, Zaidi Shia rebels known as Houthis, forced the President, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, to flee the capital Sanaa, destabilising the whole country.
Thank you to the 27 Senators who voted to #StopArmingSaudi! Although we didn't win, we gained new allies in ending crisis in #Yemen. pic.twitter.com/1vJeCXVi4v
— Oxfam America (@OxfamAmerica) September 21, 2016
Saudi Arabia was quick to intervene, assembling a coalition of nine Arab states, backed by the US and UK. The Saudis have repeatedly labeled the Houthis as Iranian proxies, an accusation Tehran continues to vehemently denied. Despite this, both sides have been accused of acting with impunity, bombing and firing at a range of civilian targets including hospitals and schools.
In August, the same month the Obama administration announced the multi-million dollar Saudi arms deal, the Saudi Arabian coalition bombed a children's school; the home of the school's principal; a Doctors Without Borders hospital; the bridge used to carry humanitarian aid into the capital; and a potato chip factory in the besieged Yemeni capital.
We must send a message right now, today to Saudi Arabia: Stop putting Christians to death, stop beheading protesters, stop the abuse.
— Dr. Rand Paul (@RandPaul) September 21, 2016
On Tuesday, September 20, this week, President Obama gave his swan song final speech to the UN General Assembly in New York, in which he pushed other world leaders to respect human rights across the world.
"As imperfect as they are, the principles of open markets and accountable governance, of democracy and human rights and international law that we have forged, remain the firmest foundation for human progress in this century."
Thursday's vote, which has paved the way for the US to continue to arm a nation with a very controversial record on human rights, is being criticised as "deadly hypocrisy" by some, including Amnesty International.
The human rights organization has condemned Obama's "astonishing" and "vast flood of weapons" to repressive Middle East regimes.
Sunjeev Bery, the advocacy director for Middle East and North Africa issues at Amnesty International US, told reporters before the vote:
"One of the unspoken legacies of the Obama administration is the extraordinary uptake in the amount of U.S. weapons and military aid that are provided to major U.S. allies like Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt that have terrible records when it comes to human rights."
It's not just the US government who is facing such pressure.
The UK government is facing a legal challenge, brought by the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT). In July, the anti-arms trade campaigners won the right to fight Britain's licensing of weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
A High Court judge in London ruled that CAAT has an "arguable case" that there had been an unlawful failure to suspend existing deals which could result in the weapons being used in the war in Yemen.
Despite the majority of legislators in the UK and US continuing to at least publicly back Saudi Arabia, many remain worried that the West's involvement in another Middle Eastern conflict, could result in further radicalization against the West.
Senator Chris Murphy, warned that America would be blamed for the humanitarian disaster in Yemen.
"There have already been thousands and thousands of civilians killed," said Senator Murphy. "
If you talk to Yemenis, they will tell you that this is perceived inside Yemen as not a Saudi-led bombing campaign, which it's broadly advertised in the newspapers, but as a US bombing campaign or at best a US-Saudi bombing campaign."


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It's no secret that trucking companies are struggling to keep drivers behind the wheel and trucks on the road. The driver shortage is reaching epic proportions and shows no sign of slowing—which is why industry insiders are turning to every trick in the book, even launching blogs and social media campaigns.
Should you follow suit? Today's transportation companies surely need every competitive edge they can get, affirms trucking industry veteran Mark Dixon. But it's imperative that your truck driver retention efforts don't cost you compliance with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rules and regs—which apply equally whether you have 10 drivers or 1,000 drivers, he reminds.
In his AudioSolutionz virtual boot camp, "DOT Boot Camp 2018: Compliance, Recruiting & Retention of Drivers," Dixon reveals what successful companies are doing right (and what not-so-successful companies are doing wrong) in their attempts to recruit and maintain a steady driver pool.
DOT Compliance: Have You Gone Through Your Checklist Lately?
Even established transport companies need to periodically review their DOT compliance, and a checklist is a great tool for evaluating your procedures, notes a TruckingOffice article.
And it's not just DOT rules you must keep track of. "[I]f your business conducts state-to-state commerce, then it's important to remember that the government requires you to comply with both the CDL [commercial driver's license] and drug and alcohol checklists," the article continues.
A partial to-do list for CDL requirements includes:
- Make sure drivers are familiar with parts 40, 382, 383, 387, 390-397, and 399 of subchapter B, chapter 3, title 49 of the federal regulations code; these cover everything from special training to drug and alcohol testing
- Complete both pre- and post-trip inspections of all your vehicles and document that you have done so in writing
- Keep up-to-date qualification records and safety performance histories for each driver
- Document each driver's hours of service
- Create a regular vehicle maintenance program and make sure it's followed
- Ensure all vehicles are marked with their respective DOT numbers
Know Whether Your Conducing Intra- or Interstate Business
Don't wait for a DOT auditor to come knocking before your evaluate (and make necessary improvements to) your DOT compliance program.
The first rule of business is to sort out which regs pertain to which vehicles. Note that vehicles used to transport property or passengers as part of a business fall under the rules for "commercial motor vehicles"—and so do those operating across state lines, notes Work Truck Online.
Pitfall: Tread carefully when parsing whether you must follow rules for intra- versus interstate commerce. "Companies operating intrastate are not off the hook," Work Truck Online noted. "Many states have adopted most, if not all, interstate regulations."
And definitions of interstate commerce are broad, the site added. For example, a truck transporting mail between two cities in the same state can be considered interstate if some of the mail came from outside the state.
Smart: Be sure to consult the state DOT website and your company's legal counsel for more information.
Try These Truck Driver Recruitment Tips
Of course, DOT regulations don't matter if you don't have anyone in the driver's seat. With thousands of jobs open, luring new drivers is key.
Hightower, an ad agency that specializes in truck driver recruitment, offers these 5 tips:
- Invest in search engine marketing and don't forget paid search results
- Blog—or hire someone to blog for you—to help qualified truck drivers find your site
- Use job boards and job aggregators
- Conduct email campaigns
- Engage potential recruits through your social media channels—this allows you to form relationships
The Keep Truckin blog also has some low-tech suggestions for fighting the driver shortage:
- Pursue drivers whose qualities and values mesh well with your company
- Offer competitive packages
- Don't forget perks (think: team-building exercises and performance-based rewards)
- Establish a mentor program to shepherd new hires and curb early driver turnover
- Don't skimp on onboarding and training (especially on software)
The struggle to maintain DOT compliance and recruit and retain drivers is real, says Dixon—make sure your game is on-target to meet your goals.

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TomTom Expands HD Traffic Services
New features help drivers avoid congestion and other traffic problems
TomTom, in an effort to help drivers avoid traffic congestion and save time and money, is expanding its HD Traffic Services to all of its LIVE GPS models. Previously, the service was only available on its GO 2535 M LIVE model.
The LIVE Services include local search, fuel Prices, weather forecasts and HD Traffic. TomTom has dropped the annual subscription fee of the service to $59.95 from $119.95.
TomTom CEO Harold Goddijn announced in New York City Wednesday that the company has expanded HD Traffic to include traffic information for six million miles of roads in the U.S., up from 500,000 miles.
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Nursing home and home care services in 2016 Almost half a million people (+6.6%) benefit from nursing home and home care assistance
People receiving care at home or in nursing homes spent CHF 682 million on care in 2018
Neuchâtel, 23.11.2017 (FSO) - In 2016, almost 340,000 persons benefited from home care services, a 10% increase compared with 2015. For the first time, the 1570 nursing homes registered a decrease in their number of residents with around 149,000 persons (-0.4%). In order to provide this care, home care services and nursing homes employed 177,184 members of staff. These are some of the findings from the Statistics on Home Care Services and the Statistics on Nursing Homes from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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Pups Save a Splash is a DVD release of PAW Patrol. It was released in Canada on June 27, 2017.
The PAW Patrol are making a splash in these 6 summer adventures. From saving Walinda the walrus to Marshall turning into a Merpup, can the Pups survive the heat and make some PAW-some new friends along the way?
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The new product, TUBALL FOIL, outperformed other products such as carbon-coated foils available on the market in key performance areas including electrical conductivity and adhesion with minimal thickness of conductive layer. This significant decrease in the thickness of the conductive coating will support battery manufacturer efforts to increase the energy density and prolong the life of lithium-ion batteries.
During the battery manufacturing process, anode and cathode materials are cast on aluminum and copper foils. These foils act as the battery's conductive substrate and the battery performance and cycle life depend on its properties. The thickness of currently available carbon coatings on foil is 1 micrometer or more, which negatively affects battery energy density.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Pamela Wyatt, president of the Cape Fear Area United Way in Wilmington, N.C., will become director of the Poor and Needy Division of the Winston-Salem-based Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust in November.
As a former resident of Winston-Salem for more than a decade, Wyatt says, she is looking forward to taking a leading role in an organization that has done so much for the community.
"One of the first things I want to do is reconnect to the community," she says. "I'll be working on a way to impact the individuals and family members who receive funding, and make nonprofits stronger so they can meet community needs."
The Poor and Needy Division invests in programs that improve quality of life among the financially needy in Forsyth County by providing basic needs and increasing self-reliance.
In the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, the division awarded more than $6 million in grants to programs focusing on issues such as housing, health care, education and job training.
While living in Winston-Salem, Wyatt was able to see first-hand the good that Kate B. Reynolds was doing in the area, she says.
"Not only does Kate B. Reynolds make grants," she says, "but they're looking for innovation and creative ways to solve community problems."
It was during her time in Winston-Salem that Wyatt became actively involved in the United Way of Forsyth County, joining the organization as vice president of community impact in 2003. She moved to Wilmington two years ago to serve as president of the Cape Fear Area United Way.
Addressing the needs of the financially needy is especially pressing in times of economic uncertainty, Wyatt says.
"Agencies are being called upon to serve more and more people while funds are flat or being reduced," she says. "We're going to see nonprofits really struggle to find how they can use their resources most effectively."
Part of her mission is to help nonprofits build capacity so they can rise to the challenge of meeting growing needs, she says.
Wyatt plans to leave United Way at the end of October. The United Way board of directors plans to form a search committee for a new president.
Established in 1947, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust aims to improve the quality of life for the financially needy in North Carolina.


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Frankincense, like so many of the other essential oils, is a wonder oil! I think I'll have to share more of my essential oil success stories. This story, however, was quite by accident. I frequently use essential oils in my diffusers, in my beauty products and cleaning products. And, because I've been blessed with a… Read more
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Weekly Tarot Reading for the week of November 11 – November 17, 2019
Something from the past is causing the week to start off with problems to be solved. Unfortunately, it is likely to cause conflicts and arguments as something that should have been handled is now showing up again. So, for now, prepare to deal with petty hassles and annoyances as you handle something that you thought was over and done with. Regardless, of who is to blame for things not being properly completed you will need to put aside differences and join your energy with others to make sure that everyone comes out of this smelling like roses. If that is not difficult enough someone has decided that they are the center of the world and have given more than anyone else to make things work and is now bemoaning their sacrifices. Make sure that the person is not you. Enough is enough. It is time to move away from these feelings and anyone who is putting that kind of energy out is not helping themselves or anyone else. The good news is that all the early aggravation will bear positive fruit. You may find that you are being congratulated or praised for your part in bringing the situation earlier in the week to a successful conclusion. Even though the week began with a bit of a hassle it will smooth out and by the end of the week, you will be looking to move forward with projects and situations that interest you. Remember the actions you took have put you in a position where others are looking to you for guidance so responsible and ethical action is required. By the weekend you will be ready to celebrate a week that ended well.
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Kiran Gandhi HBS '15 is a drummer, activist and entrepreneur who has played with M.I.A., Kehlani, Thievery Corporation and others. She visited Harvard to share her story and her experiences in the music industry.
By Guest Blogger Milo Davidson '19
"I try my best to make the most honest and authentic art that I can make and let the world decide what to do with it," said drummer Kiran Gandhi HBS '15 during an intimate discussion with nearly a dozen students on Oct. 26 at the Office of Career Services at Harvard.
Her search for authenticity has paid dividends. Gandhi, not yet 30, has gained recognition in several fields with, seemingly, not a lot in common. She toured with rapper M.I.A. in 2014 while attending Harvard Business School during the week. She also worked at Interscope Records as the first ever digital analyst. She became the viral flash point of a global conversation about menstruation when she ran the London marathon while free bleeding.
Gandhi started off the OCS meeting by telling her story. She started with her childhood: She grew up mostly in in New York City. "We had this bus driver who would drop off the kids, and when he would pull up to the parents, he would play the classical music station on the radio," she said. "Then as we would drive away, he would change it back to Hot 97. And it felt like the truth. It felt like something honest."
She began drumming one girlhood summer at a camp in Maine.
After that, her career took off, and she began the work of balancing business school and a world tour with M.I. A. "I used to go to class, and then go and play Chile on Friday, or the next weekend go and play Argentina or Japan," she said. "We played all over. One of the weeks we did a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in New York. I used to go to class, and then [get on a] 2 p.m. flight to New York, play the show, and then Tuesday morning, fly back, go to class."
Clearly Gandhi still gets what it means to be a student and to have aspirations. She's committed to the importance of fostering younger voices. When one student at the OCS event said she was interested in studying South Asian hip hop, and mentioned three artists in particular, Gandhi casually texted all of them to set up interviews.
Additionally, the topic of misogyny in the music business came up. When asked for advice on how to deal with it, Gandhi said: "Don't. I'm not interested in telling young women to work for men. Don't do it. I'd rather go and work for women. I'm very strict about that. Even in the projects that I do, I only work with women and feminine identifying people, and for those men who I do work with, we have to have a very spiritual bond. They align with my mission and believe in it, and understand it, and have employed those values in their own spaces. And that means that the bar is very high."
When it comes to her art, Gandhi has both the business and the craft locked down. How did she develop her artistry while juggling so many commitments?
"Consistency is key, and iteration is everything," she said. "You have to make really terrible art before you make really excellent art. That is a real thing."


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On the 15th of October in Vitebsk school № 45 Methodological Association of German Teachers took place. Tatiana Mikhalchenko, a chief librarian of German Reading Room, told to the audience about the collection of books and events that are held in the library to promote German language and German culture. Participants were familiarized with the projects of German Reading Room and invited to cooperate in the framework of the project «Library to school».


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Recently, I have fending off lots questions from my friends and peers (least of all my wife) about what events or competitions I am thinking of participating in this summer, and while I was all gung-ho even just four months ago to get back at it training-wise towards something, anything, well, let's just say that I am currently looking at things a bit differently these days.
Initially, I thought I'd go back to short course racing this year; sprints and Olympic distance. I'm confident now that I could "train" fairly easily for distances without having to make many sacrifices physically, personally, or of the vastly underappreciated commodity in triathlon (especially long distance) … TIME.
As it turns out though, my motivation this year has become something much different and therefore, taking my "training" in a very different direction.
In fact, I'm hesitant to use the word "training" at all.
The New Year started pretty well with me getting back into a regular swim, bike and run program. I even started attending some cross-training classes, and lifting weights. Hell, I even invited a newly certified personal trainer friend of mine to totally rip out my asshole and rearrange my innards on Tuesday nights over the course of 60 minutes of intense circuit-training. I'm not even exaggerating.
I will admit that my third round of early morning core workouts (click HERE) pretty much fell off the radar but, hey … sue me.
I think 243 days of self-inflicted core workouts over three years so far, isn't bad.
About a month ago, however, I noticed that my usual "go forth and get it done" hutzpah was somewhat lacking, preferring instead to roll over at 4:15am and opt for another 90 minutes of sleep before work. I had lost that spring in my step, so to speak. There was always a reason or an excuse; I wasn't "feeling well"; I was "listening to my body"; it's a "recovery week". The list went on and on but, truthfully, there was nothing wrong with me.
I just didn't want to do it anymore.
First, however, it's important to state for the record that I have NOT stopped working out. I am still swimming, running, cycling, lifting weights, and doing lazy yoga in my underwear on the weekends in lieu of a disciplined daily core strengthening program. I'm still doing it all; I'm just not doing it as intensely or for as long a time and, true, sometimes I just roll over and sleep in instead.
So what I am contemplating on doing, you ask?
What crazy adventure or insanely stupid challenge am I going to take on to punishment myself over?
Nothing …
Absolutely buckus!
Instead, I'm going to be a dad and a husband again … albeit, a very active one.
A few things have occurred to me over the past few weeks. My past three years of Ironman training have taken me away from my family for hours and, quite often, days at a time; they don't call it an "Iron Widow" for nothing. It was a simple necessity of the process: swim, bike, run … a lot! I'm sure I'm not the only person who's trained for a long distance triathlon that will tell you there is an expected amount of stress that goes along with it; and not just the workouts themselves, I'm talking about the normal daily stresses that go along with trying to accomplish everything around everything else – namely your family and friends.
Let's not even mention the stress involved if a workout is cancelled or doesn't go as planned.
Did I go far enough? Did I go hard enough? Do I need to do more?
I'm kind of done with that shit for a while.
Presently, I'm planning on being around a lot more this summer to ride bikes with my step-daughter, as well as other great people that I just never get a chance to ride with because I was always out "training". I also wanted to organize group rides from the local Brimstone Brewery (and my sponsor – click HERE) to show off the amazing area I which I am fortunate to live and (*ahem*) train, help a few participants from my Monday night Master's spin class get out on the road on their own bikes, I wanted to be available to help new swimmers get in the open water confidently, I wanted to support fledgling triathletes learn the basic "in's and out's" of the sport without immediately feeling obligated to drop big money with the first "Iron Guru" that convinces them they need their astute guidance and about six kabillon dollars of unnecessary equipment. Most importantly, I want to spend time with my family.
Oh, one more thing … I also wanted to be able to do a full squat.
Without the pressures of "training", especially that required for Ironman, I'm feeling liberated to do more of things that I couldn't before … the fun things.
One could argue the important things.
(Right, Steve?)
Oh yes, I'd also like to be able to have the time to update this blog more as well.
Anyway, so what does this mean for my summer plans and goals then?
Well, regardless of not having to be defined by a specific training schedule per se, I still have this intrinsic need to somewhat structure my weekly activities to ensure I am still on the righteous path of maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle, keeping my triathlon-specific skills somewhat in check and, well, not turn into a total blimp for all the guilt-free craft beer I'll inevitably drink this summer.
With all that in mind, priority no.1 is supporting HRH in her quests to be active this summer and among her chosen healthy lifestyle passions is swimming and cycling. Beginning with swimming, my goal is continue developing my stroke instead of going right for the distance and long swim sets. Instead, I'll remain focus on developing my catch and adding some short speed sets to mix things up from the usual program.
This, however, will inevitably means that for a while in comparison to my peers who follow a disciplined training program, where once I entered the pool deck like this …
It's, sadly, now going to be more like this:
Graceful isn't it?
But I don't care.
The idea is that I'm going to continue spending that quality active time with my step-daughter and once the water decides to rise to a reasonable temperature that isn't like diving into a minus-zero Arctic temp ice bath, we'll hopefully transition into cooling off together in the humid summer evenings by swimming in the open waters of Lake Erie a whopping two minutes away, or at the International Flatwater Center in Welland.
Ideally, I'd like to continue swimming 2-3 times a week, albeit not necessarily long or intensely.
One of Hailey's goals this summer besides her third crack at the Big Move this year, is another big "Daddy-Daughter Bike Adventure" together in the fall.
Leading up to that, I'd like to be able to use some of this extra time and organize more destination rides around the area so can better appreciate some of the amazing countryside and communities we have here in the Niagara Region; horses and endless pastureland; sweet-smelling vineyards; "Pick Your Own" fruit farms and roadside stands; small town cafes and bakeries; fragrant orchards overladen with ripening (and rotting) apples, pears and peaches; long rolling descents along the Niagara escarpment; the gradual sloping climbs back up again; I would like her to experience all of it.
As much as we can anyways.
As far as running goes, well, I'm going to continue to allow myself to fail in some regards.
My current plan is to continue keeping the runs short and infrequent with one longer run on the weekends somewhere in the neighborhood of 45-50 minutes, perhaps getting up to approximately an hour. This is going to be more in the hopes that I can maintain some of my run specific strength I developed the past three years while not having to endure endless fartlek runs in the extreme heat and humidity of summer … something I have always struggled with during the summer months. After all, nobody likes a fat, sweaty runner wrapped in Lyrca (least of all me) so aside from the "long" weekend jaunts outside, a good portion of my runs this summer might be accomplished on the treadmill in the mornings as either a warm-up or supplement cardio workout after a strength workout at the gym in the early mornings.
As far as distances and run goals are concerned, ideally, I have none. If I can manage to keep myself within being able to accomplish, say, a 10k run without killing myself I'd be very happy indeed. Perhaps this then provides more opportunities to try this whole "trail running" thing and see what all the bearded hippie runners are blogging and podcasting about. I have tried a few "off roads" runs recently and, surprisingly, they were pretty cool so, yeah, maybe I'd like to do more a bit more of those too.
One thing that is important for me to maintain is my strength and flexibility.
I'd love to join a yoga studio again but, really, that works against the whole plan of freeing up more time to spend with the family. However, these two things are both fundamental in maintaining both my "triathlon specific skills" as well and being able to continue working long, hot, hard days and still being able to come home and ride my bike and swim in the canal so, essentially, I'm going to begin using my morning out of the pool to focus on the heavy iron and developing better core strength; of which, is typically much less than where it currently is and should be at this point in the training season.
To this regard, I'm succeeding as the slower, more methodical session with the weights have proven to be a rather good start to the morning for me in the way that swimming is and not, say, running* – I just plug in my Yurbuds, set the meter to "kick ass" and go all Schwarzenegger with the heavy iron.
Well, in my mind anyway.
Yoga has been reserved for free mornings in my underwear in the basement, with Toby the Cat and a cup of coffee just it has been for the past few months; perhaps in the future, but for now, this desire to re-establish a regular "practice" will just have to remain on the back burner.
Having said that, I still do get to practice a very undisciplined variety of yoga each and every day when I get out of my work truck and enter the work site where my inability to either do a very low crawl, hold a plank, perform and hold a squat, and maneuver into tight and confined spaces more or less means that my body is getting a variety of workouts and "poses" over the ordinary workday. Essentially, it's a continuation of the "On-the-Job Training" mindset I was attempting to put myself into last year exactly one year ago.
There is one thing however that will inevitably pre-empt a few of these plans eventually as I am expecting the call to come from the good people at the Brock University Kinesiology Department headed by Dr. Stephen Cheung to return to the "torture chamber" for God knows what kind of testing.
Whatever it is, I'll be ready … mentally and physically.
It likely will not be my finest moment fitness-wise, but it will also give me that same adrenaline rush through suffering and sense of accomplishment that I have gotten before, and would ordinarily get from competition otherwise. What it says about me that I like to be experimented on and tortured by guys in lab coats as a way of developing and learning about myself, who the fuck knows — but I will do it happily once that call comes.
What it all comes down to in regards to "training" this year if you really need to put a fine point on it, is that I'm training to be a dad, a husband and all round swell guy this year.
Full stop.
This is going to be the relatively stress-free year of fun.
By the way … I can now successfully do a full squat despite my burgeoning beer gut.
I'm already killing it.
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It's no secret that successful weight loss is a personal science. It requires discovering your body's current energy needs, calculating and understanding daily caloric intake, along with determining how much exercise is required to avoid gaining those extra pounds. It's enough to make anyone scream.
Losing control over managing your weight has severe and often times fatal consequences such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression, and premature death to name a few. Fortunately, from the previous articles, we've learned minor changes can easily equate to major changes over time, such as, eating more fruits and vegetables, decreasing consumption of foods high in fat, exercising using 10 minute workout videos, using the stairs at work instead of the elevator and walking during lunch breaks.
While increasing exercise and eating healthier foods can help you lose weight, have you ever considered how your daily choice of beverages can affect reaching personal weight loss goals? The table below is a glance of the caloric content of common non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages:
To put the data into valuable knowledge, it should be known that one pound of body fat equals 3500 calories. In other words, if a person consumes an extra 350 beverage-calories over a ten day period, he or she would gain one pound on the tenth day. Therefore, understanding the rate of personal weight gain also assists in determining by how many calories they are over eating daily.
Mifflin's Resting Metabolic Rate formula (RMR), listed below, is widely used as an estimator for the amount of calories an individual's body will burn on its own per day. Again, the formula is simply an estimate and does not account for additional variables altering metabolic rates such as current body fat percentage, pregnancy, diseases of the thyroid, diabetes etc.
RMR for men = (10 x weight in kg) + (6.25 x height in cm) - (5 x age) + 5
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In using Mifflin's RMR, a 37 year old, 5 foot 9 inch male weighing 200 pounds would burn approximately 1,824 calories at rest per day, meaning this is the minimum amount of calories his body needs to function properly. In order to lose weight without depriving the body of its necessary fuel, increasing physical activity will create an "energy deficit". Over time, the increase in exercise along with making wiser food and beverage choices, the body fat will gradually disappear.
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Forty years ago, the Mellen firm that would one day become a model for efficient, environmentally conscious logging began in a very small way, as Terry Peters and his father Howard "Bud" Peters purchased a Model 208 Timberjack skidder from a dealer in Duluth. The Skidder was a tractor-like piece of equipment, with a four-speed manual transmission and a powerful winch for hauling trees out of the woods and a stout blade for clearing a way in wooded areas. For loggers of the day, it was a thing of beauty with bright orange paint and jet-black forestry special tires.
The purchase of that skidder marked the official birth of Terry Peters logging, and the beginning of a family enterprise that continues to this day for a family firm that is the product of five generations of logging.With that single skidder, a four-wheel drive pickup, and two chainsaws, the new operation began working in the woods of northwestern Wisconsin. Back then, the company used perhaps 20 gallons of fuel per day while today Terry Peters Logging uses closer to 800 gallons of fuel a day.
Terry's early days in the woods were spent following his father, Howard Peters, onto logging jobs starting at the age of five. He also spent parts of summers working with his grandfather, Herman Peters, at his sawmill. In those days, trees were skidded with an old Ford tractor and then hauled to the sawmill in an International log truck with a cable jammer, a winch and cable rig used to load the truck for transportation to the mill.
Today the logging operation uses state of the art harvesting machines that leave the smallest footprint possible while simultaneously lowering costs through increased productivity, while producing minimal environmental impacts. These cut-to-length machines consist of a processor that harvests the timber, as well as a forwarder that hauls the timber to the landing. The operation has three teams of this tandem equipment, as well as four tree length skidders, two slashers to process the trees, and a short wood skidder.


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SJC beats E.P. Yorke 47-33 in basketball action
Good evening I'm James Adderley and you're locked into another blast on Sports Monday. The Central Division Secondary School competition has become a plus for basketball right about now and we caught up with Friday night's ticket at the City Centre.
And as you can see high school basketball is a bustle of energy, complete with the spectacle of committed cheerleaders on the sidelines. They belong to the defending female champions St. Catherine's Academy, who are locked in this bitter struggle with archrivals Palotti High.
Rhondine Ortiz gets the convert going early, picking up the loose ball and streaking downcourt for the first two points of the ballgame. She would finish with the game high seven points.
The Palotti response comes from Ursula Johnson who lays it up for two. Points were hard to come by as demonstrated by this mad scramble that culminates in a SCA turnover off this miss shot from Aphania Avila, Tamia Usher grabs the rebound, the long pass downcourt to Terese Casimiro end the half, SCA is up in a 9-2 score.
At the resumption of hostilities Casimiro stays with this play to keep SCA with a ten-point cushion. And yes, Mr. Policeman, its imperative you enforce security for students and fans who go to the City Centre to watch the show and not star the show.
But back to the ballgame and Palotti goes to Ursula Johnson for offense-she hits this bucket-she would finish with six points. St. Catherine's goes on to post the 15-9 big W. In the female under card Gwen Liz got over Sadie Vernon in a 10-7 final score.
Meanwhile folks, we also got to see the defending male champions St. John's College in action against perennial challenger E.P. Yorke and it certainly was a wild ride.
The first points of the ballgame drops for E.P. Yorke courtesy of number eight Arthur Crawford. Crawford remains hot from his favourite spot and knock down the three for E.P.
But SJC comes alive–Hubert Samudah dishes to Englebert Cherrington and he scores with emphasis and we have the first tie at six a piece. E.P. goes to Crawford who hits it for two. Erlan Garbutt then comes up with the steal and makes SJC pay.
SJC comes back with Rumile Arana who finds the glass for the bucket. Cherrington then battles to get two the hard way. He does and at the half E.P. Yorke is up by two.
Out of intermission SJC takes its first lead from this baseline jumper in the corner. Rumile Arana then looks for three and gets three for SJC as they begin to pull away. The feed goes to Lindberg Graham and he would sink this big three pointer.
In the mean Cherrington continues to hit his free throws down the stretch-he would finish with sixteen points to lead SJC to the 47-33 big W over E.P. Yorke.
In other high school action, Wesley College became the Central Division Volleyball Champion after winning the rubber match with Nazarene High 25-20, 25-17. Congratulations are in order. Wesley joins SCA in representing Belize at the Nationals this Friday at Ecumenical High in Dangriga. If you're in the area make sure you visit and support these juvenile athletes.
We also want to remind you that November fourth brings the resumption of the BFL football schedule. To date, the league has not been able to supply us with the schedule for this weekend. As soon as we get it, you'll do. That's it for now.


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The Serbian Royal Court today released the very first picture of the new member of the Serbian Royal Family, Prince Stefan. The Serbian Royal Court has confirmed to Royal Central that the photo was taken during a photoshoot at 11 am local Serbian time today. The Royal Palace in Belgrade announced on 25 February that Her Royal Highness Princess Danica had given birth to her and her husband, Prince Philip's first child, a son named Stefan.
The Prince was born in Belgrade on the morning of the 25th at 10:30 am local time. He will be styled His Royal Highness Prince Stefan of Serbia and be third in line to the throne. This male birth was the first one in Serbia in the Royal Family for 90 years when Prince Tomislav was born in Belgrade; he was the brother of His Majesty King Peter II – the grandfather of Prince Philip.
When the Prince was born the bells of St Sava temple rang, as well as the bells of St George Church in Oplenac with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia. In a statement after the birth, the Royal Court said: "The mother and the baby are doing well. The new parents Prince Philip and Princess Danica warmly thank everyone for their congratulations together with TRH Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine."
Last summer, Royal Central visited Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Kathrine in the Royal Palace of Serbia and talked about their humanitarian work and the possible re-establishing of the monarchy in Serbia. The entire interview can be read here.
Prince Philip is the second child of Crown Prince Alexander and his first wife, Princess Maria da Gloria of Orleans Bragança. He is the second in line to the throne after his older brother, Hereditary Prince Peter. Philip has a fraternal twin, Prince Alexander. Philip and Danica married at Saborna Church in Belgrade on 7 October 2017.
Her Royal Highness Princess Danica was born in 1986 and has lived in Paris since 1992 where she completed her studies. She graduated in graphic design and visual communications at the Academy of Applied Arts in Paris, as well as in the Comparative Literature and Slavic Studies at the Sorbonne-Paris University. In London, the Princess finished her Master of Graphic Design and Communication at the Chelsea College of Art and Design. She spent a large part of her childhood growing up both in Belgrade and Paris.


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I want to give you some information on modulation and changing keys. This isn't complicated, as you'll see. It can actually be very simple. I'm going to walk you through a lot of different examples of modulations and key changes that we've heard in popular songs and how they were performed but most importantly we're really going to try to hone in on how do these key changes make us feel because if we can identify how these tricks make us feel than as composers we know when to Pull these tricks out of our sleeve and make the listener feel that way.
Please note, this transcription was computer generated and has not been checked for errors. However, I do hope you find it helpful. Be sure to check out The Ultimate Modal Poster!Hey, I'm Jake lizzio. And in this video. I want to give you some information on modulation and changing keys. And the first thing I want to do is just let you know. This is not an advanced or complicated or difficult topic.
It can actually be very simple. So in this video, what I'm going to do is walk you through a lot of different examples of modulations and key changes that we've heard in popular songs and how they were performed but most importantly we're really going to try to hone in on how do these key changes make us feel because if we can identify how these tricks make us feel than as composers we know when to Pull these tricks out of our sleeve and make the listener feel that way. We're going to start pretty simple and then we'll gradually get more complicated and what I want to start off with is the most common and simple kind of modulation that we here, which is just a direct transposition up or down into a new key and when you transpose something it just means that you literally lifted every single note and chord up. So right now I'm playing The Star-Spangled Banner in the key of a major, but if I move my fingers up one fret I'm playing The Star-Spangled Banner in the key of A sharp when you call it the key of B flat out if I move my fingers up again now, I'm The Star-Spangled Banner in the key of B, right pretty simple stuff moving it up transpose has it might sound a little awkward on its own but believe it or not. This is a really common trick to play in modern music halfway through your song or near the end. You just dial your song up a half step and it gives the ending of your song way more energy than where you started off with and it lets you kind of ride out on a high note as opposed to staying at that same energy level that you started with a great example of this being done is in Michael Jackson's Man in the Mirror. The chorus is there are mainly just G major. It's a g a g over. abhi and then ac2 Adi Now the end of that chorus instead of a d they play a C sharp diminished and then a D7 sharp 9 Deadpool's you really strongly back to G. And that's just what they do.
However, the second time this course comes around they play this D seven sharp 9 and you expect it to come back to G. But instead right on the word change. They do the key change and take. You to the key of G sharp, which is a half step. Hi. If you want to make the power now to me, this is like a very comical key change the effect here is like like a surprise birthday party kind of thing. You know, it's totally unexpected. They don't prepare you for it. They give you like a quarter note rest to let you know that something is coming. But to just kind of plop you into a new key like that I think is pretty hilarious and it works, you know, it gives you that energy it gives you that surprise and it kind of gives you that Elation throughout the rest of the song we hear the same trick in Bon Jovi's Livin on a Prayer those courses are in the key of E minor.
But after the guitar solo they do an abbreviated pre-chorus they chop off a beat and they throw you right into the key of G major.
And this key changes really funny to me too because you just get sideswiped with it with that missing beat. It's like you're thrown into the new key before you ever had a chance to anticipate it and it really adds a nice, you know vibrant shining brightness to that last chorus. I use that word brightness a lot with these key changes the move up because we have a tendency to associate higher notes with brightness and lower notes with Darkness. So I don't think it's too abstract to say that this really just brightens up the song at the end. Now, you don't have to be so abrupt and sudden with these key changes. You can kind of massage them in there a little more subtly and a great example of this is in Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's Ain't No, Mountain High Enough. That song has a pretty complex chord progression, but the chorus is can be thought of as B minor now after the bridge they bring in this B flat major chord and from there on out. The rest of the song is now a half step higher and you might miss that key change the first time it's not totally blatant. Or it might be obvious to you. But the first time you hear it, it might just kind of slip past you but you can't really deny that the end of that song has a really great energy that the first half didn't quite have as much of that. You might be thinking. Okay, if you can bump up your song a half step. Can you bump up your song a whole step? And the answer is yeah. You can totally do that. Very popular move a great example is my girl. That song is in the key of C by the time it ends. We're in the key of D, which is a whole step higher.
And this key change happens in a really great fashion. They don't just plop you in there. They lead you to the key of D through the clever use of some dominant chords. So they use a one chord in the key of C for which is half back to 1/4 C back to for for half now the diatonic to and the diatonic five now, the E major is the five of my six chord instead of playing my diatonic 6, they play a major 6, which is an a major and that is the dominant chord of D. So it pops us right into the key of D for I've got some right in the key of D lovely modulation really clear-cut dry example of how to modulate up a whole step and this is a really popular Trope in the 80s a lot of 80s music.
Does this whole step modulation up Whitney Houston's I want to dance with somebody great 80s dance song is in F sharp major about halfway through they just bump you right up into the key of G sharp major.
It's such a potent 80s trick that I use in my own 80 song Come Back Home. That song is in the key of B major. Will you come back home?
Will you come back but it ends up in the key of C sharp major by bringing in the dominant chord of C sharp right before and I give you this wild 80s drum fill to kind of ramp up the excitement of that modulation.
So since we're on the topic of whole steps, I've got to bring up the Metallica transposition.
Metallica will take a rip and they'll modulate the whole riff up a major second. So that holds and then they use that to help them modulate back down and it's that modulation back down. Its that crash back to Earth that gives it that like awesome atom bomb power effect. They do this all over the place. I mean half of their discography has this change where you move everything up a whole step and then you just come, you know, crashing back to Earth. So It's a really nice effect. I've used it a lot in my own songs because it's such a potent little trick and it's easy to perform so we could keep going all day here. We could do minor thirds and major thirds. I'm just going to give you a few examples of some of those bigger modulations.
I'm the one who wants to be with you is an E major, but at the end they spice things up by bringing it all the way up a minor 3rd to G major and maybe the most dramatic and epic modulation that I can think of. In modern history is from Celine Dion's my heart will go on. Those courses are in C sharp minor, but after our lovely Titanic flute solo, we end up kind of traveling through some chords bringing in an F sharp on the base to take us to F minor.
That's a really dramatic modulation.
And I think it's because it's such a wide distance away from our original key, but I think it serves another purpose there. We've got a singer that's able to hit these insanely high notes with a lot of control. So as a composer you want to be able to Showcase and highlight your other musicians and your other Instruments around you so to be a composer and say Hey, you know, we can keep our singer in her Comfort Range for most of the song but when we really want to turn up the heat we can buffer up an entire major third. So she's singing at the top of her range. That's a good composers vision for taking a song and lifting it passed just the notes on the page. Now, you're considering the other musicians their abilities and their strengths and weaknesses. So enough about transpositions.
Hopefully you get the picture that by turning up a half step or a whole step. You can really increase the brightness on your song and by doing Anything over that you start getting a little dramatic, but there's a lot of other kind of key changes that we hear on a daily basis. If you ask most music teachers, what should you do for modulations? And how should you change Keys most of them will say while take a look at your key and find that on the circle of fifths then try to modulate to one of the neighbor Keys. Those are keys that only differ by one note and there's a lot of Truth to that but I don't like approaching modulations from that perspective and I'll let you know why first off that doesn't cover any of the modulations that we just talked about and those are extremely popular. It also doesn't cover another kind of popular.
Action, which is from parallel major to parallel minor. So imagine I'm in the key of A minor like the George Harrison song While My Guitar Gently Weeps with the Beatles that's in a minor. It borrows a little from a Dorian but we go from the key of A minor to the key of a major and that change is really nice. It's got like the sun comes out right? It's much shock. It's not like we turn the brightness up. We really went to a whole different environment there to go from the tonality of the this dark a minor and then all of a sudden being in the key of a major.
I feel like that's a whole different Universe than what we were just talking about about just bumping things up. It's like, you know transplanting to a different place now just as soon as you get to the key of a major they go through some diatonic chords of a major there and then they bring you to the dominant chord E.
And as you know, the dominant chord can resolve to a major tonic or a minor tonic so here they use it to just spin you back into the key of A minor I look at you.
And I love that really drastic change from the you know, the storm clouds coming over the horizon and then all of a sudden the Sun comes out and beam it on your face really like that modulation. I hear these major minor changes a lot in classical music to a lot of the etudes. I learned on guitar were pieces that started off in a minor key, but then would end in the same parallel major key. So you start off in E Minor you end in e major but really it's not just about parallel major and parallel minor. It's about all of the parallel modes if you're in the key of You major it's highly advised to try to move over to C mixolydian or to see lydian.
And when you do that take a look at your key signatures and you'll recognize. Hey, these are actually neighbor keys to C major C. Mixolydian is the same thing as F major and C lydian is the same thing as G major, but when you modulate to the key of F major, I think it's really important to keep your tonal Center the same right stick to the tonal Center of C. So work modally likewise in minor keys if you want to be in c minor consider modulating NG to see Dorian or consider modulating to see phrygian and you might realize oh those are actually neighbor keys to my original key signature of C minor cool example of this is in another Beatle song Norwegian Wood, which is in e mixolydian or you can think of as a major and then all of a sudden they switch to e Dorian You might hear that switching from be mixolydian to e Dorian. It's less dark than what we did in the last Beatle song where we went from major to minor because dorian's just less dark than minor. So if you've got a good grasp of your modes, then you'll really be prepared to do some cool key changes because you know, what kind of environment you're entering when you decide to go into a parallel lydian or a parallel aeolian or a parallel phrygian. So basically in my experience, it's not too common to just modulate up or down to one of those neighbor keys on the circle of Its more common to modulate it to a parallel mode and that will end up being one of those neighbor keys. But I think it's helpful to think of it as a parallel mode. I can't find you one song that does literally just go from the key of C to the key of f its Twenty One Pilots.
The song is called House of Gold & it's pretty clearly in the key of C major and when my body turns to Stone will you take care of me see is clearly The Talk The tonal Center there, but then eventually they take you to your four chord.
And now we're in the key of f so like that's clearly our tonal center. Now, they have to repeat they have to get back to the key of C. So they just bring in the sea and just start all over again. She asked me son when I grow which I think is kind of funny. It's like a Brute Force but still somewhat elegant method of changing Keys just change Keys. You don't even have to prepare for it. You don't have to massage it in there. You can just do it and a lot of times The Listener will accept it now. We're almost wrapped up here, but I've Leave you with a little bit more information first off. If you start changing Keys really quickly. You can get even more interesting effects. For example, there's a song by The Supremes called I hear a symphony. My dad told me to check this one out when I told him that I was doing a song on modulations and it's fantastic first off the first three chords really play a trick on you for the actual key of the song then about halfway through you get for lightning fast modulations in two different Keys all a half-step up. The effect is fantastic.
It really allows that song to give it more mileage, you know, it might have gotten stale if you stay in that same. I'm key with those same abilities, but by constantly cranking it up half step F or half step you get this constant Rush of excitement. It's just doesn't let you down. Also, if you do fast key changes from major keys that are unrelated. You can get a really epic God cord effect. I just did this for the commercial I made for my ultimate modal poster the first 40 seconds that video are these insane chords, they're all major totalities, but they're all unrelated. They're constantly shifting and it just gives you this like genesis of the cosmos effect, which I really enjoy Also. I would be remiss to make a video on modulation. Not mention John coltrane's Giant Steps, which is a mess of modulations that are performed very quickly. Also, I want to mention that when you modulate from minor keys to other minor Keys you can get some really creepy haunted house effects. This doesn't happen a lot in popular music stuff. You're going to hear on the radio. There is a song by Toni Braxton Unbreak My Heart that is in the key of B minor and the choruses are in the key of D minor and that transition is really lovely. I suggest you take a listen to it and listen to the creepiness of that modulation, but when you go from random minor keys to unrelated minor Keys you can get Really spooky effect that you hear a lot in film score, and lastly one of my favorite popular songs with tons of key changes is Total Eclipse of the Heart. Take a listen to it figure out the chords and see if you can string together how those modulations work. So I hope you enjoyed this video, and I hope you learned something. If you did enjoy this video you can thank my awesome and patient patreon supporters for making it possible. If you want to support me. You can join them at patreon or you can consider buying my ultimate modal poster that went on sale last week. Thanks for watching and I will see you next time.


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Four ways brands can make early adoption easier and less painful
A recent trip to Japan got me thinking about the disadvantages of being an 'early adopter' of new products and technology, and how brands should encourage and reward those of us who get in ahead of the crowds.
Japanese technology shops are particularly fun, with blaring advertisements and garish coloured banners everywhere.
In one, I found 'easy to drink from' vacuum mugs in a wide range of colours with a variety of sophisticated caps and drinking spouts.
The humble black screw top I had bought in the UK was completely upstaged by these colourful, feature packed newcomers.


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Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held November 20, 1966 - January 15, 1967. Parallel Dutch / English texts by E. de Wilde & W.A.L Beeren. Includes biography, exhibition chronology, bibliography for each of 37 artists, which includes Josef Albers, Max Bill, Richard Paul Lohse, Peter Struycken, Victor Vasarely, Ellsworth Kelly, Alexander Liberman, Barnett Newman, Leon Polk Smith, William Turnbull, Paul Feeley, Al Held, Nicolas Krushenick, Morris Louis, Sven Lukin, Kenneth Noland, Richard Smith, Frank Stella, Neil Williams, Allan D'Arcangelo, Bonies, Derek Boshier, Robyn Denny, Robert Indiana, Tess Jaray, Hans Koetsier, Tadaaki Kuwayama, Karl-Georg Pfahler, John Plumb, Michael Tyzack, Marc Vaux, Mark Brusse, Donald Judd, Utz Kampmann, Phillip King, Gerald Laing, and Kaspar-Thomas Lenk. ... [details]
Artists' book / catalogue / multiple published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, March 5 - April 4, 1971. Includes a preface by Evan H. Turner, director, and a foreword the artist. ... [details]


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How To Utilize Tax Planning To Reduce Your Taxes
The measure of taxes we pay goes up and up and knowing how to oversee them is expertise that everybody ought to have. For those that don't know how to do this, don't stress because this article will help you learn. Contrary to the unfounded belief that states that tax planning is only useful for business, it can also be used by individuals to reduce the taxes they pay by a significant amount. It is advisable for both people and businesses to handle everything tax-related before the year ends and taxes are due. For independent ventures, this is exceptionally helpful because they, for the most part, don't have numerous workers and taking care of the taxes could get overpowering. In most cases, being knowledgeable about what you are dealing with is very important, and this case is no exception. One needs to stay on top of the game to avoid being involved in any legal matters because a new law was made and you have no idea about it.
First, you need to understand the goals that you are working towards. Planning your taxes is the same as overseeing cash, and before making a move, it is essential to recognize what target you are moving to with a specific end goal to know how to go about it. It is important to know your goals and plan how you will minimize your taxes and other expenses with the end goal of achieving the goals you have put in place. This will also double up as motivation any time you get tired as you will be waiting expectantly to reach your goals. This process needs to be handled a long time before the taxes are due so that you have enough time to think things through to avoid any rushed decisions that could prove fatal. Another tip on tax planning is ensuring that you reduce your adjusted gross income. This gross income is the main determining factor in calculating of taxes; this means that when the gross income is low, the taxes will also be low and when the gross income is high, so will the taxes. Net salary is the aggregate sum of cash that you make. A legal way to reduce your gross income is to make contributions to a retirement plan. Reduction in your gross income automatically translate to a reduction in the taxes that you pay.
One should also track their expenses. This is critical and is a step that should not be overlooked. There are several personal finance programs online that assist people in doing this. Tracking these expenses is important because they will help you know how much tax will be deducted from your gross income after you make a few deductions. Tax credits are another thing that you should keep track of. They are generally used by a great many people who make good on government obligations because they empower you to get discounts for your tax. Lessening the taxes you pay is a decent method to spare some money.
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Frosty Fruits Cheesecake
- Easy
- 0:30 Prep
- 0:02 Cook
- 12 Servings
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- 250g Arnott's Arrowroot biscuits, crushed
- 100g butter, melted
- 150g pineapple, peeled, diced
- 1 passionfruit pulp removed
- 3 tsp gelatine powder
- 2 tbs water
- 500g cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 300ml thickened cream
Frosty Fruits Jelly
- 6 Frosty Fruits icy poles
- 2 1/2 tsp gelatine powder
- 2 tbs water
To make the base, lightly grease a 22cm round springform cake pan. Combine crushed biscuits and melted butter in a bowl. Stir to combine. Press over base of pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm.
To make the filling, sprinkle gelatine over water in a heatproof cup. Stand cup in a pan of simmering water, until dissolved and then cool slightly. Using electric beaters, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in vanilla and cream until light and fluffy and then beat in the gelatine mixture. Spread mixture into pan and smooth the surface. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until just set.
To make the Frosty Fruits jelly, remove sticks from icy poles. Place in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt in the microwave on HIGH (100%) for 1 minute or until completed melted. Sprinkle gelatine over water in a heatproof cup. Stand cup in a pan of simmering water, until dissolved. Whisk gelatine mixture into melted Frosty Fruit mixture until combined. Pour jelly over filling. Refrigerate for 3 hours or until set. Serve topped with pineapple and drizzled with passionfruit pulp.
This recipe was created by Cathie Lonnie for Australia's Best Recipes.
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She likes a cuddle on her terms and comes to the humans when she wants to be petted; more often than not, her favourite interaction is playing and not being petted.
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- After one preseason game, it's clear the NFL's new helmet rule is going to cause some problems this season.
- The rule, which states players can't lead, or initiate contact, with their helmets on tackles, was called three times on Thursday, leading coaches, players, and analysts to express confusion.
- Chicago Bears cornerback Prince Amukamara told Business Insider that the new rule could be problematic because it may force players to think or hesitate on the field.
- As expected, the new rule seems to have a steep learning curve that is likely to lead to plenty of controversies this season.
Just one game into the season, the NFL world is up in arms over the new helmet rule.
The rule, introduced in the offseason, states that players can't lower their helmet to initiate contact or lead with their helmet against an opponent. Penalties can range from a 15-yard penalty to a fine or ejection.
Less than five minutes into the Baltimore Ravens-Chicago Bears Hall of Fame game on Thursday, referees threw a flag for the new helmet rule, assessing a 15-yard penalty on Ravens linebacker Patrick Onwuasor for illegal use of his helmet after a tackle.
Here was the play:
The rule was called three times on Thursday, with all three penalties going against the Ravens.
People from around the NFL world, from players, coaches, to former referees, have noted the confusion the rule is likely to cause. Mike Pereira, the NFL's former VP of officiating and now an analyst for Fox, said the rule would be "impossible to officiate."
After one preseason game, it's clear few people have any idea what to expect.
"I'll wait to see the TV copies and see what [the penalties] look like," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said after the game on Thursday. "So I really don't know. If I knew, I would give you an opinion on it. I don't know enough about the rule to understand it right now."
Making Harbaugh's comments even more eyebrow-raising, NFL reporter Jim Trotter reported that Harbaugh told him before the game that he wasn't concerned with the rule because the Ravens teach players proper tackling form. Evidently not, in the eyes of the referees.
—Jim Trotter (@JimTrotter_NFL) August 3, 2018
Last week, Philadelphia Eagles players reportedly grew frustrated in a meeting with referees over the rules. The Eagles said the referees could not agree whether a tackle from last season violated the new rule.
"[The refs] were kind of like, 'Hey, we didn't make the rules.' Because I think guys were kind of frustrated," running back Wendell Smallwood told ESPN's Tim McManus. "Most of the defense was like, 'Man, how are we supposed to tackle?' They were frustrated."
"You can't slow yourself down thinking about rules in a split second," Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins said. "The game happens really, really fast, faster than the rules, I think, take account for, but I won't let it affect the way I play."
Bears cornerback Prince Amukamara expressed a similar sentiment to Business Insider. After first asking for a reminder of the rule, Amukamara said players can't afford to slow down and think before plays.
"It is gonna be tough because this is a sport where you gotta make a decision in less than a second," he said, adding: "If you hesitate in this [sport], you'll end up getting hurt and stuff like that. It's gonna be tough."
Amukamara pointed to other potential repercussions. He noted that in the Minnesota Vikings-New Orleans Saints playoff game last year, when Stefon Diggs scored a game-winning 61-yard touchdown, Saints safety Marcus Williams slowed down, appearing to be afraid to crash into Diggs midair. He ended up misplaying the ball, and Diggs broke free for the touchdown.
Amukamara also said he expects players will appeal ejections and fines if they disagree with rulings by the officials and league. He said at the moment, it hasn't been a hot topic with the Bears and other players, but he expects it may be later on.
The new helmet rule is ostensibly a good one meant to make the game safer. If there's an upside to the confusion following Thursday's game, it's that referees may be trying to set an example in preseason to get players and teams used to the new rule. Perhaps after enough time, things will smooth out.
Ravens linebacker Bennett Jackson, who was called for a penalty for violating the helmet rule on Thursday, said he thinks officials are trying to set an example early in the preseason.
"I feel like they're trying to harp on it a lot more in preseason, so they're going to throw flags even on times when it's not necessarily head to head, just to make people aware of it," Jackson said. "I spoke to the ref. He even said, 'Hey, it's preseason, we got to throw the flag.'"
In the meantime, there appears to be a steep learning curve that promises more flags, penalties, reviews, fines, appeals, and debates.


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If you're driving to Bay South Garden, from ECP take exit 17 (towards Changi Airport) or 17A (towards City). Travel onto Marina Boulevard and turn left onto Marina Gardens Drive. There are 2 car parks available at the Gardens – a basement at the Visitor Centre and an outdoor one at The Meadows.
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Wooden Seagull Statue
A wooden seagull statue is a craftable item. It can be made using a knife and 1 stick's worth of wood with the whittling skill.
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Samsung Wireless Bluetooth Headset (EO-MG920) - Black
- Slim and lightweight
- Long battery life
- Comfortable fit
- Slim and lightweight
- Long battery life
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Show some style with the EO-MG920 Bluetooth headset. Its glossy, patterned front casing gives it a sophisticated look, while its ergonomic, slim and lightweight (9.2g) design delivers you a comfortable fit, even during extended wearing periods.
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The EO-MG920 Bluetooth headset comes with both small- and medium-sized hybrid type eartips, which not only reduce outside noise thanks to exceptional sound insulation, but also deliver you an exceptionally comfortable fit. The EO-MG920's clear earhook provides you wearing comfort, no matter what the day ahead has in store for you.
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Exclusively designed for making and receiving voice calls, the EO-MG920 Bluetooth headset is equipped with noise-reduction and echo-cancelling functionality, allowing for clearer voice calls. With its ideal mouth-to-microphone positioning, the EO-MG920 delivers exceptionally clear sound reproduction.
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The EO-MG920 Bluetooth headset offers up to 300 hours of standby time and seven hours of continuous talk time, allowing you stay in touch with the people who matter most to you, no matter where you need to be.
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- Standby Time: Up to 12 days
- Operating Distance (Range): Up to 33 feet (10m) from phone or table, Class II
- Headset Weight: 9.2 grams
- Battery Type: Rechargeable non-replaceable lithium ion
- Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 3.0
- Bluetooth Profiles: Hands-Free Profile (HFP), Headset Profile (HSP)
Box Contents1 x Samsung EO-MG920 Bluetooth headset
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Charity speaker comes to Oxford tinnitus support group
there are management techniques which can help a person lead the best life they can
29 May 2019 A speaker from the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) will be talking at the next meeting of the Oxford tinnitus support group. The meeting will take place at 3.00pm on Saturday 15 June, at St Andrew's Church, St Andrew's Road, Old Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DL.
The group, facilitated by local volunteer Paul Dean, allows people with tinnitus to come together in a friendly environment and share their experiences.
Dave Carr from the BTA will be discussing ways to manage tinnitus, and talking about the work the BTA does to support those who experience the condition.
Dave said: "I look forward to coming to Oxford and speaking with the support group. Being among people who have tinnitus, listening to their experiences and how they manage it, can be inspirational. I feel I learn something every time I attend a group meeting. It is amazing seeing the difference it makes to people, especially those who have recently been diagnosed."
Tinnitus is defined as the experience of sounds with no external source, most commonly ringing or buzzing, but sometimes experienced as whooshing, clicking or even music. Many people aren't troubled by sounds they hear, but for around 10%, the condition has a significant impact on their quality of life, often linked to stress, anxiety or sometimes depression.
Dave adds: "Tinnitus can be an isolating condition, and we're keen to spread the word that there are management techniques which can help a person lead the best life they can, and to reduce the burden of living with this condition."
If you would like to find out more, please contact Paul on firstname.lastname@example.com or 07836 697767
Editors Notes
- The BTA is an independent charity which supports 645,000 people per year who experience tinnitus and advises medical professionals from across the world. It is the primary source of support and information for people with tinnitus in the UK.
- The BTA needs to raise £800,000 each year to continue their UK wide support. Donations can be made via
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- Not">... an illness or disease, tinnitus is a term that describes the sensation of hearing a noise in the absence of an external sound. The noise can have virtually any quality. Ringing, whistling, and buzzing are common, but more complex sounds may also be reported.
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Simon Williams
From Pewsey to Didcot by Mouse-Hearse
Get yourself a free-rolling hearse;
a Daimler or a big Ford. You won't require speed,
a good walking pace will do.
You'll need a bedroll and a sleeping bag for night,
something to insulate against the metal of the runners,
but space won't be a problem, you can lie out full length.
Breed your mice from the best stock;
weak, white lab specimens aren't born to dray work.
You'll save the cost of peaked caps for their pink eyes.
Give them motivation through inspirational talks,
remember chocolate is more attractive than cheese.
Allow five hours to harness them each morning.
It is your job to apply the brakes quickly,
should a cat or other predator break cover
and scatter your team. Many previous expeditions
have been cut short by losing stock
to the wheels of vehicles or early sledges.
Mice do not respond to whip-cracks.
At the end of each day, attend to the needs
of your mice before your own. Feed and water them.
Make sure they have plenty of fluff for nesting.
The route is mainly flat; there are no major hills
(don't contemplate the Hexham expedition).
Give your mice recuperation time. Avoid Newbury.
Simon Williams has five published collections, the latest being A Place Where Odd Animals Stand (Oversteps Books, 2012) and He|She (Itinerant Press, 2013). He was elected The Bard of Exeter in 2013 and founded the large-format magazine, The Broadsheet (www.thebroadsheet.moonfruit.com). He makes a living as a journalist.