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Sloane Stephens Received Over 2,000 Abusive Messages After U.S. Open Loss

By www.bet.com
Published On :: Tue, 7 Sep 2021 13:38:33 EDT

She says it’s “exhausting and never ending.”


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Simone Biles Fights Back Tears While Describing Abuse During Congressional Testimony

By www.bet.com
Published On :: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:04:12 EDT

She says it impacted the Tokyo Olympics.


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Waldron Wins Race On Busy Night In Indiana

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:17:27 +0000

It was an eight race night for Kiwon Waldron at the Harrah’s Hoosier Park in Indiana, as the harness race season continues. Waldron claimed two top three finishes on the night, which included a win. In his first race of the night, Waldron was in the bike of Trace Camrickel, finishing 8th in race 2 […]


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Busy Night In Indiana For Kiwon Waldron

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:50:38 +0000

It was a busy night for Kiwon Waldron at the Harrah’s Hoosier Park in Indiana, as the harness race season continues. In race 3 the pace class, Waldron was in the bike of Trace Camrickel, they finished 6th in a time of 1:58&1. Waldron then climbed in the bike of Winning Vibes in race 4 […]


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Sexual Assault & Child Abuse Awareness Month

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:29:41 +0000

In recognition of Child Abuse Awareness Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Women of the One Bermuda Alliance [WOBA] met this month to “discuss critical issues relating to families, women, and children as well as to identify ways to highlight and support the work of three essential charities in Bermuda.” Nicky Gurret, Chair of […]


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Protecting Seniors Against Financial Abuse

By bernews.com
Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:35:43 +0000

The Bermuda Bankers Association announced support for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, highlighting the need to recognize and prevent financial abuse, especially among older adults. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Bankers Association supports World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which takes place each year on June 15th. This is an opportunity to remind […]


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Gallagher Launch Specialty Insurance Business

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:08:55 +0000

Gallagher launched a new specialty insurance business in Bermuda, and has appointed Jasmine DeSilva as Managing Director of the new business. A spokesperson said, “Gallagher has launched a new business in Bermuda to support clients across the region with their specialty insurance solutions. “Gallagher already has a significant client base in Bermuda, along with treaty reinsurance […]


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Photos: Fidelis & West Businesses Halloween

By bernews.com
Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 17:29:37 +0000

The Fidelis Partnership and 15 West Hamilton businesses hosted a festive Halloween celebration for the community. A spokesperson said, “For the first time since 2019, The Fidelis Partnership [TFP] and several businesses in the West Hamilton area joined forces to host a festive Halloween celebration outside their respective locations. This event brings together not only […]


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BE Solar Celebrates 12 Years In Business

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:10:38 +0000

BE Solar is celebrating 12 years in business, with the company “focusing on helping people make sensible investments in high quality, reliable and clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses.” A spokesperson said, “Eighty-six years ago, Bermuda Engineering Company Ltd. was founded by renewable energy pioneer Gordon Hamilton Burland who installed Bermuda’s first wind […]


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Mary Prince Legacy Bus Tour In July & August

By bernews.com
Published On :: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 23:12:16 +0000

The Mary Prince Legacy Bus Tour will be held on select Sundays in July and August. A spokesperson said, “In recognition of Emancipation & Mary Prince Day, Titan Express & The African Ancestories in Bermuda are offering in July & August, “The Mary Prince Legacy Bus Tour”. The tour highlights Mary Prince’s experiences and visits […]


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‘Minibuses Being Driven In A Dangerous Manner’

By bernews.com
Published On :: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:14:04 +0000

The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] said they are “aware of a video recording being circulated on social media, depicting what appear to be two minibuses being driven in a dangerous manner and at a high rate of speed.” A police spokesperson said, “Dangerous or reckless driving is unacceptable under any circumstance. However, the size of […]


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Wallpaper Wednesday: Businessman Emoji

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:55:41 +0000

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features an emoji dressed to impress in Bermuda shorts, jacket and tie. The design is available in two sizes; a Facebook profile cover image and also in a vertical format, ideally sized for use as a mobile phone wallpaper, WhatsApp status image or Instagram story. You […]


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Scam Social Media Post Offering Bus/Ferry Pass

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:06:18 +0000

The Department of Transportation is advising the public of a social media scam “promoting a three-month smart pass” for the bus and ferry. A Government spokesperson said, “The Department of Public Transportation advises that an advertisement promoting a three-month smart pass has been circulating on various social media platforms. “Please be aware that this is […]


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Centre Against Abuse On 2024 Throne Speech

By bernews.com
Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:46:29 +0000

The Centre Against Abuse [CAA] said they are “enthusiastic and pleased that the Throne Speech included the implementation of a Specialist Domestic Abuse Court for Bermuda.” A spokesperson said, “CAA has lobbied for this initiative over the past decade, and we want to express our gratitude to all involved in moving this forward. “We believe […]


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Collision Involving Bus & Pedestrian In Hamilton

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:37:27 +0000

[Updated] “There has been a serious road traffic collision involving a PTB bus and a pedestrian at the junction of Bermudiana Road and Front Street in the City of Hamilton,” the police said this morning [Oct 30]. A police spokesperson said, “Details are limited at this time, however, the scene is currently being processed and traffic […]


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Armed Robbery At Business In Devonshire

By bernews.com
Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:24:21 +0000

Police responded to a reported armed robbery at Mr. Chicken Express in Devonshire, with the suspect brandishing a knife and stealing a “draw containing a quantity of cash from the cash register.” A police spokesperson said, “Around 10:00 p.m. on Friday, September 20, 2024, police responded to a reported armed robbery at Mr. Chicken Express on […]


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Online Store Mika + Co Now Open For Business

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:33:55 +0000

Online store Mika + Co. is offering a “thoughtfully curated selection of fashion, beauty, culinary, and home goods.” A spokesperson said, “Mika + Co. is making waves in the local retail scene with its thoughtfully curated selection of fashion, beauty, culinary, and home goods. This online lifestyle-concept store was founded by Kimberley Pearman-Dhingra, a fashion-forward […]


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TBi Acquires WoW’s ‘Business & Certain Assets’

By bernews.com
Published On :: Mon, 02 May 2022 19:43:40 +0000

TBi has ”acquired the business and certain assets” of WoW, with TBi saying they “have an exciting vision to take the company to new heights.” A spokesperson said, “TeleBermuda International Limited [TBi] today announced that it acquired the business and certain assets of World on Wireless Limited [WoW], acting by its Joint Provisional Liquidators [JPLs], Michael […]


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Apex To Acquire Irish Depositary Business

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:53:45 +0000

Apex Group announced the planned acquisition of Bank of America Custodial Services [Ireland] Limited, the Irish depositary business of Bank of America. A spokesperson said, “Apex Group Ltd. [Apex], a global financial services provider, announces today the planned acquisition of Bank of America Custodial Services [Ireland] Limited [BACSIL], the Irish depositary business of Bank of […]


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Arch To Acquire Businesses From Allianz

By bernews.com
Published On :: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 14:34:10 +0000

Arch Insurance North America, part of Arch Capital Group Ltd, has entered into a master transaction agreement to acquire the U.S. MidCorp and Entertainment insurance businesses, including select specialty insurance programs, from Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE [AGCS] for a $450 million cash consideration to Allianz. A spokesperson said, “Arch estimates its capital requirement […]


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Arch Completes Acquisition: Allianz Businesses

By bernews.com
Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 09:34:55 +0000

Arch Insurance North America, part of Arch Capital Group Ltd. announced it has closed the acquisition of the U.S. MidCorp and Entertainment insurance businesses from Allianz originally announced on April 5. A spokesperson said, “Nearly 500 former Allianz MidCorp and Entertainment employees have joined Arch and will provide continuity to clients and brokers as Arch […]


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Beat around the bush

By www.oglaf.com
Published On :: Sun, 23 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000


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Amazon's Blockbuster Innovation

By strategystreet.blogspot.com
Published On :: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:25:00 +0000

In 2005, Amazon introduced its Prime Free Shipping program. This yearly subscription program promised free two-day shipping on any purchase the subscriber made from Amazon. Five years later, 13% of Amazon’s 130 million active users are Prime members. More significantly, 20% of the subscribers who purchased products from Amazon in the last twelve months are Prime subscribers. These Prime subscribers purchase two to three times as much as non-Prime subscribers over the course of a year. This Performance innovation removes an impediment to purchasing on Amazon. In fact, it increases the odds greatly that online purchases will be made on Amazon rather than on a competitive site. This has been a blockbuster innovation for Amazon. The innovation holds a special appeal to the larger customers in the market. The Prime subscribers may also offer Amazon an entry into a business that it has longed to gain, for several years, subscription video rentals. It appears that Amazon will introduce a streaming video product for its Prime subscribers. This new product will not cost the Prime subscribers any more than their normal subscription. Netflix’s Watch Instantly service cost about $96 a year so Amazon may have a price advantage on Netflix. Of course, Convenience and Price are only important provided Amazon offers equivalent Function, that is, streaming video content. We don’t know about that yet. Still, Amazon has proven to be an innovative company who can find ways to build a business in non-traditional ways. It continues to grab market share in the retail business.


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Nestlé’s Cost Reduction in the Coffee Business

By strategystreet.blogspot.com
Published On :: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:47:00 +0000

Nestle is the world-wide leader in the coffee business. They offer coffees at virtually all price points. They invented instant coffee in the 1930s. After the buffets of the commodity markets over the last few years, the company has created a global push to reduce its costs and to increase the quantity and quality of the coffee it buys.




We have found four generic approaches to reducing costs.



• First, reduce the rate of cost of a cost input.

• Second, reduce the cost inputs that do not produce output.

• Third, reduce unique activities and components in processes and the product

• Fourth, spread fixed cost activities over additional product output



Nestle is using the first three of these approaches in its world-wide investment in cost management.



First, Nestle redesigned part of the process. Its scientists developed a new generation of Robusta and Arabica coffee plants for Mexico. The Robusta beans are relatively inexpensive and make up the bulk of the beans in instant coffee. The Arabica beans are more expensive, harder to grow and go to the higher end coffees. Today, Nestle has planted 100 thousand coffee trees in Mexico using its newly designed coffee trees. Once this experiment is complete, the company plans to distribute 220 million plants to coffee growers world-wide over the next ten years.



The use of these new plants will enable Nestle to reduce its rate of cost for the beans it buys. The new plant design increases yields so it eliminates some inputs that do not produce the output of coffee beans. Many long-term coffee farmers are using older trees, which yield fewer beans and lower quality beans. Many of these farmers are leaving the industry since they cannot compete. This magnifies the commodity price problem Nestle faces. Nestle’s new trees fit the region’s climate. They resist disease and allow for larger and easier harvests. These trees will make coffee beans more consistently and predictably available. Nestle will give these trees to the farmers without asking for a firm long-term contract or ownership of any part of the farm. But it should be obvious that Nestle will engender a great deal of farmer loyalty with this program.



Nestle also expects to reduce the rate of cost it pays for its beans with two other cost reduction initiatives. It will offer farming and investing advice to up to ten thousand farmers world-wide. As these farmers become more efficient, Nestle’s costs will drop. In addition, Nestle will also increase the amount of coffee it buys directly from the nearly 170 thousand growers who produce its coffees.



This kind of foresight and innovation suggests why Nestle commands its market leadership.


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Shoulder For Busy Guys.

By timernstfitness.blogspot.com
Published On :: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:38:00 +0000



Here is a shoulder workout that's quick yet very effective.  If you don't have a whole lot of time to spend in the gym or you want to get a quick shoulder workout at home, all you need is some dumbbells and a bench.  The shoulders is the starting point when you are striving to get a V-Taper Physique.  I will be releasing a program that's tailored to getting that v taper physique in a few short months.  Be on the look out for that one.

1.  First exercise 8 reps 

2.  Second 8 reps

3.  Third 15-20 reps

Note:  All these exercises are done back to back to back.  These are called Giant sets, there is no rest in between exercises.   After you complete the first circuit you can rest for only 60 seconds.  Rinse, Wash, and Repeat for four more circuits making it a total of five.


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Elon Musk’s job as Trump’s bureaucracy buster could be just the start - The Australian Financial Review

By news.google.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:47:00 GMT

  1. Elon Musk’s job as Trump’s bureaucracy buster could be just the start  The Australian Financial Review
  2. Elon Musk tapped for ‘government efficiency’ role by Donald Trump  Sydney Morning Herald
  3. Evening News Bulletin 13 November 2024  SBS News
  4. Donald Trump wants Elon Musk to slash regulations as he reveals his role  ABC News


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A bushel of buzzwords from Japan; the advent of phoneticization

By languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu
Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:13:04 +0000

Below are two lists of nominations for Japanese buzzword of the year.  Each has 30 entries, and from each list one will be chosen as the respective winner.  Since the two lists are already quite long and rich, I will keep my own comments (mostly at the bottom and focusing on phoneticization) to a minimum. […]


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Busy Writing and Running Summer

By greglsblog.blogspot.com
Published On :: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 22:32:00 +0000

Well, it's been a busy summer writing-wise.  I'm letting a draft of a middle grade sci-fi adventure cure for a bit and also completed a work-for-hire project, and two-and-a-half nonfiction projects. (The half is still in-progress :-)).

Circa 1995.  No hills :-).
After the Cap Tex Tri weather debacle, I reconsidered my original plan to try the Austin Half-Ironman (or Ironman 70.3 as they're calling the things these days).   I'd wanted to do a couple Olympic distance races this summer (the other would've been the Tri Rock Austin Triathlon over Labor Day weekend) to get the kinks out before going for the longer distance.

Unfortunately, the schedule didn't quite work out (and I'm going to be doing some school and bookstore visits in October, prime training time :-)).  Also, this allows me to delay buying a new bike -- my current one is a 1989 Trek that is fine, but riding 50+ miles around the Hill Country, I can see where handlebar shifters would be useful :-).

So I decided to dive back in to the Austin Distance Challenge and take up the Austin Runners Club on the marathon training (which would also help with next year's triathlons).  My goal is a personal best or possibly Boston Marathon qualifying. (With the age-group corrections, BM qualifying has finally caught up with my PB :-)).

The ARC program is based on the Runner's World "Run Less, Run Faster" program, which has you run three days a week and do other cardio work two days a week.  One of the days is a track workout, one is a tempo run and the third is a long run, with pace times based on a one mile time trial we did a couple weeks ago. I have no idea if it will work, but I like it because I want to keep up the biking and running as well.

After the long run
I just completed the first week of the program and didn't actually hit any of my goal times, but I've never actually tried running for time, so at least the effort is interesting.  I ran a trial mile of 7:10, slightly slower than my 6:50 from last spring and a lot slower than my PB of 5:55 (granted, twenty years ago :-)).

From this, the track workout was supposed to be 4x1000 m at 4:09; my times were 4:20; 4:14; 4:15; and 4:22, so not terrible.  The tempo workout was supposed to be 4 miles at a 7:38 pace and my actual pace was 7:46. I figured it would be a challenge to hit those marks but was glad to have been close.  

The long run was supposed to be 11 miles at 8:57, which I though I could do, no problem, since I'd done my half marathons last year at around 8:24.  But with the humidity and heat (in August, hydration tends to be my biggest problem) and having only three hours of sleep (due to small feline mammals), I only did seven miles at a 9:07 pace.

Based on limited data, I like the program because it's not just about racking up mileage, which was getting a bit old. Also, the track workouts are not far from where I live :-). 

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the challenge of a new marathon best time, at the 2017 Austin Marathon!


Setting my PB on a wintry spring day
    



 



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Barbour Nimbus Wellington Boots

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Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 12:00:00 -0500


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Brabus 1000 All Gray Sedan

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Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:00:00 -0500


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dave and buster fun tokens

By www.marriedtothesea.com
Published On :: Sun, 22 Jan 2023 04:00:00 EST

Today on Married To The Sea: dave and buster fun tokens


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We Know Diversity is Good for Business, So Why Do Corporate Leaders Remain Predominantly White and Male?

By www.diversityjobs.com
Published On :: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 21:07:22 +0000

An examination of diversity in senior leadership roles at America’s top companies Diversity is more than just a buzzword, it’s a recipe for corporate success. Multiple studies have shown that a more diverse workforce in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, as well as veteran, disability, and LGBTQIA+ status can bolster innovation.i A more diverse corporate talent pool is […]

The post We Know Diversity is Good for Business, So Why Do Corporate Leaders Remain Predominantly White and Male? appeared first on DiversityJobs.com.


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Big business is better than you think (rooftops)

By biztoc.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:18:35 GMT

We characterize optimal product market policy in an unequal economy in which firm ownership is concentrated and markups increase with firm market shares. We study the problem of a utilitarian regulator who designs revenue-neutral interventions in the product market. We show that optimal policy…


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How business owners can prepare for potential tariff hikes in 2025

By biztoc.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:23:38 GMT

President-elect Donald Trump has promised tariff hikes. Here's what experts say business owners should be doing now to prepare.


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China's renaming of its regional jet is another clear sign its homegrown planemaker is coming for Boeing and Airbus

By biztoc.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:23:46 GMT

The ARJ21, COMAC's first commercially available plane, was rebranded on Tuesday to the C909. Chen Xiao/VCG via Getty Images China's COMAC is rebranding its regional jet to the C909, keeping with the naming style of its newer C919. That might not get COMAC more C909 sales, but it markets the plane…


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Thames Water gets backing from three-quarter of creditors; markets eye US inflation – business live

By biztoc.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:02:37 GMT

Emergency funding deal would give struggling water company £3bn lifeline Thames Water has been teetering on the brink of collapse since being described as “uninvestible” in March when shareholders refused to pour in more cash. The government has been on standby for nationalisation through a…


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OCBC Has Enough Capital For M&A, Business Growth, CEO Says

By biztoc.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:13:54 GMT

Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. has enough capital for business growth even as Chief Executive Officer Helen Wong signals her appetite for deals while keeping the bank’s dividend policy. Most Read from Bloomberg “We are well-capitalized,” Wong said Wednesday in an interview with Haslinda…


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Is Social Marketing Forcing Business Websites to Disappear?

By linkworxseo.wordpress.com
Published On :: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:15:34 +0000

Why do you Place Social Buttons on a Website? During a discussion on LinkedIn, a gentleman posed the question about not being able to understand the reason social media buttons are on main business websites. I thought it might be nice to cover some of the main purposes of social media strategies and what can […]


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Ten Best SEO Practices to Follow to Help Your Business

By linkworxseo.wordpress.com
Published On :: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:05:29 +0000

The Problem Recently an individual was trying to understand why their website had been dropped from the search engine results. There are several factors that can cause your website to lose placement completely or drop significantly enough that you may need to search several pages back in the results to find your site again. There are […]


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How can Geo-Targeting Help Businesses

By linkworxseo.wordpress.com
Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 00:13:59 +0000

What is Geo-Targeting? This is a form of location specific targeting where you literally choose specific locations to market your services or products too. A simple way to understand this objective is to think of it as local listing services that show local results in the search engines. But the main difference is that you […]


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Fox Business Tries In Vain To Defend Trump's Crazy Tariff Plans

By crooksandliars.com
Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:08:39 +0000

Fox Business host Charles Payne and contributor Steve Moore did their best to soft-peddle the damage Trump's cringeworthy plan of tariffs would have to the US economy but still came up short.

Payne, subbing for Neil Cavuto, went back to a US history that is no longer relevant to us to prop up the idea of tariffs.

PAYNE: How does President Trump plan to convince his fellow Republicans that this is the right way to go?

MOORE: Well, there's two issues here, Charles.

One is how do we make his landmark 2017 tax bill permanent, because as you know, if no action is taken this year, a lot of that tax bill expires and the average family would pay about $2,500 more in taxes and it would hurt our businesses.

This is what the 2%ers and corporations want more than life itself. Letting these tax cuts expire won't hurt anybody. It makes it harder for the rich to fiddle with their tax returns.

Now comes the rub. This is where their clucking begins.

MOORE: And then, of course, there's the secondary issue about the tariffs that Trump has been talking about. Now, maybe, I'm just thinking out loud here, Charles, and I've talked to some of the top economic advisors that have worked with me in the Trump campaign, we could maybe mix these two and use tariffs as a way to pay for some of these tax cuts.

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Busy

By www.futilitycloset.com
Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 06:47:03 +0000

Franz Liszt’s 1851 étude “La Campanella” is one of the most technically demanding pieces ever written for piano. In bar 102, below, the left hand has to jump 35 half-steps, nearly three octaves, in the space of a sixteenth note. That’s about 46 centimeters.


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Book 3/omnibus thoughts

By egypt.urnash.com
Published On :: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 01:13:15 +0000

Categories: Uncategorized

I have finally gotten some quotes in for printing book 3 and/or the omnibus. After the results being pretty split on skipping to the omnibus, I’m probably going to print both volume 3 and the omnibus. My rough thoughts are as follows: Initial campaign: $10k. Book 3 would be $25, as would the omnibus in the […]

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