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If you’re looking for a career change in 2015, you’ll find reading the book What Color Is Your Parachute a comprehensive guide to success. The reason I chose this book is because at 47 years old, I finally received my bachelor’s degree! What everyone should know in this new version of “What color is your …
Childhood obesity and homework time
We all had chores when we were little. We wash the dishes, fold the clothes, put them away and help with the housework. As we grew, we added helping with yard work. It didn’t occur to us that we were exercising but, in fact, we did. It was simply more productive. calories burned: A good …
Making weight for wrestling – Part II
This month I would like to start with a little story. It goes back to my days as a competitive weightlifter. I competed for 12 years in weightlifting and I remember many contests where I had to lose weight. By the end of my weightlifting career I was around 196 pounds. He could have competed …
Gone Missing by Linda Castillo – Amish Crime Fiction – Teen Disappearances, Sex, and Murder
Bestselling author Linda Castillo premiered Missing, his fourth crime fiction novel starring a former Amish woman, Kate Burkholder, on June 19. Castillo’s signature talent is exposing the flaws of the Amish community often perceived as pure Simon. Kate, 33, is a police chief in the small town of Painters Mill, Ohio. Raised Amish, she left …
What is the best water filter for my house?
Are you sure your tap water is safe? It may seem that your touch or well water is fine, but it always contains some level of contaminants. Y Even if your water is free of contaminants, the high levels of minerals can affect the taste or make your washing machine and dishwasher less efficient. That’s …
UK Capital Gains Tax: What You Need To Know To Avoid It!
What is CGT? Capital Gains Tax (‘CGT’) is the tax you pay when you sell an asset. So if you are selling a property or an investment, you will need to consider CGT. In fact, anything you don’t own for business purposes (meaning you haven’t bought to sell) will fall under CGT’s purview. Any profit …
What benefits do I get with a Metis Status card?
With the news that the Metis are considered by the Canadian government in the same way as First Nations and Inuit, everyone wants to know what benefits the Metis get. People who suspect they are “partially Indian” want to know for sure and get their Metis Status card, but there is so much conflicting information …
4 easy steps to prepare cinnamon tea
Cinnamon is an aromatic spice, which is considered very useful for human health. This sweet-tasting spice is available in hard stick form as it is derived from the inner bars of some medicinal trees. Cinnamon is known to be effective in lowering blood sugar, cholesterol, and excess body weight; while it is also used as …
Sela Cetiya
Sela Cetiya – The Stupa on a high rock Did you know that Sela Cetiya was the place where Buddha meditated on his third visit to Sri Lanka? Located 8 miles from the old district of Anuradhapura, Mihintale is the place where Sela Cetiya is located. Mihintale is said to be the ‘cradle of Buddhism …
Why would someone confess to an affair that happened years or decades before?
Sometimes I hear from wives who are quite confused about a confession that just came in from their spouse. She has confessed to cheating, but there is a catch. The deception does not just happen, even though the confession is fresh. There are some people who choose to confess to the deception years, or even …