|Publication number||US7415913 B2|
|Application number||US 11/336,682|
|Publication date||Aug 26, 2008|
|Filing date||Jan 20, 2006|
|Priority date||Jan 20, 2006|
|Also published as||US7395740, US20070169593, US20070169594|
|Publication number||11336682, 336682, US 7415913 B2, US 7415913B2, US-B2-7415913, US7415913 B2, US7415913B2|
|Original Assignee||Channellock, Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (15), Classifications (13), Legal Events (3)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
(1) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to pliers. This invention also relates to tape pullers. Specifically, this invention relates to pliers for pulling a fish tape for pulling electrical wires through conduits. This invention also relates to a multi-tool for fish tape pulling and, electrical wire reconfigurations.
(2) Background and Discussion of the Prior Art
Tape pullers generally provide for grabbing the end of the tape by closed pliers jaws. The tape passes medially between the closed gripped handles. This prior art construction causes the tape to undesirably rub the user's grip hand. Such prior art tape pulling pliers are disclosed in Grimshaw et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,005,366, granted Oct. 21, 1961 and Higgins, U.S. Pat. No. 2,542,249, granted Feb. 20, 1951.
Attempts are made to direct the tape away from the grip hand of the user. One early attempt at redirecting the tape away from the grip hand is disclosed in Tays, U.S. Pat. No. 2,598,146, granted May 27, 1952 (“Tays”). The Tays construction nonetheless caused the angularly disposed tape to be disposed immediately adjacent one of the handles thereby causing undesired contact with the user's grip hand. A more recent attempt at redirecting the tape is disclosed in the accompanying
Referring specifically to
Additional respective portions of surfaces 18 and 19 engage the fish tape T with the further closure of the pliers. Channel 20 is proximately disposed from pivot member 13. With fish tape T frictionally held between edges 18 and 19, the user pulls the fish tape through conduit 25. The fish tape T undesirably engages or rubs against the users' grip hand in pulling the fish tape (
A pliers is formed with opposed jaws having a channel with opposed surfaces for frictionally engaging and specifically directing a thin flexible element, such as a tape. The frictionally engaged tape is angularly disposed in a specifically configured channel. The channel is distally disposed from the pliers pivot axis. The tape is consequently directed or channeled away from the handles and the users' grip hand.
In one embodiment, the invention is a fish tape pliers with one jaw formed with an angularly disposed planar edge with the other jaw formed with an opposed curvilinear edge. The opposed edges form a channel. The channel is distally disposed from the pliers pivot axis. The closed jaws frictionally engage the fish tape. The opposed edges, in one operable embodiment are spacedly disposed from the fish tape, and in another embodiment, frictionally engage the fish tape. The fish tape is disposed in the distally disposed channel. Consequentially, the fish tape is directed away from the handles and the users' grip hand.
The pliers jaws are formed with opposed surfaces for frictionally engaging the fish tape adjacent the distal end of the pliers. The opposed jaws, in preferred embodiments, are formed with diverse combinations of cross-ridged and smooth planar surfaces. These diverse combinations of surfaces provide in turn diverse gripping modes wherein the fish tape is securely held without undesired distortion or crimping. These further preferred constructions permit the desired degree of holding of the fish tape for pulling the fish tape through a conduit without damaging the fish tape. This in turn permits the fish tape to be readily repeatedly spooled and unspooled in subsequent use.
The present invention, in the various embodiments, includes complimentary components for wire stripping, crimping cutting and/or bending. The pliers in other words is a multi-tool for pulling tape and variously reconfiguring an electrical wire.
The distal end of jaw 35 is formed with a cross-ridged surface 42, and the distal end of opposed jaw 36 is formed with a similar cross-ridged surface 43 for gripping frictionally engaging fish tape T. An angularly disposed wall or edge 44 is disposed between surface 42 and distal end 45. Jaw 36 likewise has a similar angularly disposed wall 46 disposed between distal end 47 and cross-ridged surface 43. Angularly disposed walls 44 and 46 subtend an angle A with pliers medial or center line or plane B. Centerline or plane B extends medially through pivot axis C. Walls 44 and 46 receive fish tape T to permits the angular disposition of fish tape T, on closure of the jaws (
Jaw 36 is formed with edge or wall 48, and angularly disposed edge or wall 49, contiguous recessed wall portions 50 a and 5Ob, and second angularly disposed wall or edge 51. First and second walls 49 and 51 are similarly angularly disposed as shown by parallel lines or planes D and E, which subtend equal angles F. Wall 51 is contiguous with cross-ridged surface 43. Jaw 36 is formed curvilinear edge 41.
Edges 38 and 39 together with edge 49, and transverse wall 55 form channel 60. Fish tape T passes through channel 60. In a first operable mode, fish tape T is spacedly disposed from edges 39 and 49 (
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|Cited Patent||Filing date||Publication date||Applicant||Title|
|US1305873 *||Oct 29, 1918||Jun 3, 1919||Pliers|
|US1518251 *||Jan 14, 1921||Dec 9, 1924||Mayhew Steel Products Inc||Hand tool|
|US1551328 *||Mar 28, 1925||Aug 25, 1925||Pliers|
|US2598146 *||Apr 19, 1950||May 27, 1952||Tays Richard V||Pliers for straightening or pulling fish tape|
|US3831207 *||Dec 18, 1970||Aug 27, 1974||Stanley Works||Multipurpose pliers|
|US3946453 *||Jan 27, 1975||Mar 30, 1976||Torres Ruben J||Combination plier, wrench and screwdriver tool|
|US4104752 *||Jan 17, 1977||Aug 8, 1978||Amrein Wayne Thomas||Multipurpose tool|
|US4206663 *||Nov 14, 1977||Jun 10, 1980||Joseph Pace||Lineman snake gripper|
|US4669340 *||Apr 22, 1986||Jun 2, 1987||Igarashi Plier Co., Ltd.||Slip-joint pliers|
|US4920593 *||May 25, 1989||May 1, 1990||Finn Patrick W||Combination tool|
|US5497522 *||Aug 2, 1994||Mar 12, 1996||Chen; Chin-Chuan||Combination tool|
|US5572914 *||Apr 5, 1995||Nov 12, 1996||Coleman; Kenneth J.||Tweezer-pliers having multiple gripping means|
|US5732461 *||Jan 15, 1997||Mar 31, 1998||Keffeler; Gregory T.||Hand tool|
|US20040205897 *||May 18, 2004||Oct 21, 2004||Hartranft Bruce W.||Soft-grip wire stripper|
|US20050188468 *||Nov 2, 2004||Sep 1, 2005||Crawford Bruce A.||Multifunctional pliers|
|U.S. Classification||81/418, 254/134.30R, 7/107, 7/129|
|Cooperative Classification||B25B25/00, H02G1/085, B25B7/22, B25B7/02|
|European Classification||H02G1/08D, B25B7/02, B25B7/22, B25B25/00|
|Jan 20, 2006||AS||Assignment|
Owner name: CHANNELLOCK, INC., PENNSYLVANIA
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:RECKHART, HARRY;REEL/FRAME:017547/0914
Effective date: 20060113
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With young outfielders Corbin Carroll, Daulton Varsho, Jake McCarthy and Alek Thomas all left-handed hitters, one of the D-backs’ goals this offseason was to add a right-handed hitter to the group.
Mariners receive: OF/C Cooper Hummel
D-backs receive: OF Kyle Lewis
Here are some things to know about the trade:
The D-backs are betting on Lewis being healthy and they still believe in his upside
Lewis won the AL Rookie of the Year Award in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season when he hit .262/.364/.437 and showed good discipline at the plate.
Injuries to his right knee limited him to just 36 games in 2021 and he appeared in 18 games for the Mariners last year when a concussion also sidelined him briefly.
“We felt like he was a good fit for us,” D-backs GM Mike Hazen said. “We’re taking a shot at some upside here with the power potential, he’s gotten on base when healthy, and we feel like this is a good opportunity for us acquire some potential impact. He seems like he’s healthy right now, finished the season healthy. The concussion was a little bit of an outlier when he got hit, but we’re going to work hard to stay on top of [his health] and how that kind of fits from a playing time standpoint and a use standpoint. But when he’s in the lineup he’s a good fit for our team.”
The D-backs don’t need him to play center
Every inning Lewis played defensively in 2020 came in center field, but with Carroll, Varsho, McCarthy and Thomas all able to play center, Lewis will be used in the corner or designated hitter spots.
“We’re looking at his spot as somebody that is going to jump out into the outfield and bang a little bit and obviously hit from the other side of the plate,” Hazen said. “I don’t believe anybody we acquire is going to play any center field outside of the guys we have on the roster.”
The chances the D-backs trade one of their young outfielders remains the same
It would seem on the surface the acquisition of Lewis would make it more likely that the D-backs would trade one of their young outfielders like Thomas or Varsho for help at other positions, but while that’s still very much a possibility, this trade didn’t impact that.
“Nothing has changed,” Hazen said. “This doesn’t change any of those dynamics. This rounds out the roster I think a little more from a right-left standpoint. Opportunity that could present itself for us to continue to improve the roster, we’re going to look at those things.”
The trade of Hummel also doesn’t change the calculus behind the plate
Hummel was used as the team’s backup catcher the final couple months of the season and he went to the Arizona Fall League to continue his work behind the plate.
With or without Hummel, though, the D-backs planned on looking into upgrading if not the starting catcher position currently occupied by Carson Kelly, then certainly the backup role.
Hazen said the most logical outcome is probably that they find a way to strengthen the backup position, but as he has said many times over the past couple of months, all options are on the table for improving any aspect of the roster.

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In anticipation of the upcoming 2024 election, major US voting equipment manufacturers have announced an initiative to collaborate with cybersecurity experts to undergo extensive stress testing of their election systems.
The move aims to bolster election security and combat the rampant spread of misinformation among American voters.
Hosted by the Information Technology-Information Sharing Analysis Center (IT-ISAC), the “Election Security Research Forum” marked a significant milestone in efforts to safeguard US elections.
According to a release published last week, the event was the culmination of five years of planning by IT-ISAC’s Elections Industry Special Interest Group (EI-SIG) and support from an independent advisory board comprising security researchers, security companies, nonprofits and former state and local election officials.
While certified election systems are regularly tested, this represents the first time that manufacturers have voluntarily opened their systems to third-party scrutiny as part of a vulnerability disclosure process. The primary goal is twofold: to uncover potential vulnerabilities and to enhance transparency, ultimately instilling greater confidence in the voting process.
The cybersecurity testing program brought together three leading voting equipment vendors: Election Systems & Software, Hart InterCivic and Unisyn. These vendors allowed a group of trusted cybersecurity researchers nearly two days to assess their software and hardware for resilience and security.
During this period, election technology manufacturers provided security researchers access to modern election technology, including newly developed and yet-to-be-deployed software configurations. This encompassed digital scanners, ballot marking devices and electronic poll books – technology voters encounter at polling sites.
“What I found noteworthy was that the vendors in the room were actively welcoming security research and working hand-in-hand with hackers to identify new and novel risks,” commented Casey Ellis, founder and CTO at Bugcrowd.
“The reality is that security research happens whether the vendors invite it or not, so this shift in relationship and approach takes advantage of the existing dynamics of the Internet in order to make the democratic process more resilient and more trustworthy.”
The forum also facilitated direct engagement between researchers and those responsible for these essential systems. Discussions at the three-day event focused on various components of America’s election infrastructure, aiming to improve future election security.
The initiative symbolizes a significant step forward in securing the integrity of the US electoral process as the 2024 election approaches. It is expected to pave the way for more robust cybersecurity measures and further bolster trust among American voters in their democratic system.


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Submitted to: Peptides
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/27/2006
Publication Date: 1/12/2007
Citation: Nachman, R.J., Fehrentz, J., Martinez, J., Kaczmarek, K., Zabrocki, J., Coast, G.M. 2007. A C-terminal aldehyde analog of the insect kinins inhibits diuresis in the housefly. Peptides. 28:146-152.
Interpretive Summary: Because of problems with the development of resistance to conventional pesticides, there is a critical need for new concepts and alternative approaches in controlling insect pests. The basic premise of this research is that neuropeptides (short chains of amino acids) serve as potent messengers in insects to regulate vital functions. Nevertheless, neuropeptides in and of themselves hold little promise as pest control agents because of susceptibility to being degraded in the target pest. Neuropeptide mimics must be designed that resist degradation by enzymes in the digestive tract and blood of pest insects and interact with the active site within agricultural or medical pests by over-activating or blocking critical, neuropeptide-regulated life functions. We report on the design and synthesis of a modified version of neuropeptides of the ‘insect kinin’ class that selectively inhibits the elimination of fluids and toxins from the housefly; an action expected to allow pesticides to reach higher internal concentrations. Smaller quantities of pesticides would then be necessary to kill a pest fly. This work represents an important milestone toward the development of practical neuropeptide-like substances that will effectively control insect pests in an environmentally friendly fashion.
Technical Abstract: The insect kinins are present in a wide variety of insects and function as potent diuretic peptides in flies. A C-terminal aldehyde insect kinin analog, Fmoc-RFFPWG-H (R-LK-CHO), demonstrates stimulation of Malpighian tubule fluid secretion in crickets, but shows inhibition of both in vitro and in vivo diuresis in the housefly. R-LK-CHO reduced the total amount of urine voided over 3h from flies injected with 1 uL of distilled water by almost 50%. The analog not only inhibits stimulation of housefly fluid secretion by the native kinin Musdo-K, but also by thapsigargin, a SERCA inhibitor, and by ionomycin, a calcium ionophore. The activity of R-LK-CHO is selective, as related C-terminal aldehyde analogs do not demonstrate an inhibitory response on housefly fluid secretion. The selective inhibitory activity of R-LK-CHO on housefly tubules represents an important lead in the development of environmentally-friendly insect management agents based on the insect kinins.


Male Arrested in Business Robbery and Assault of Boulder Police Officer
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Boulder Police officers arrested a man today in connection with the robbery of a business and assault of a police officer.
Boulder Police Arrest Counselor for Sexual Assault; Looking for Other Victims
Posted on 01/25/2021 at 09:54 am
The Boulder Police detectives arrested and charged a former counselor at a local treatment facility with sexually assaulting a patient and believe there could be additional victims.
Boulder Police Make Quick Arrest in Afternoon Stabbing
Posted on 01/21/2021 at 08:31 pm
The Boulder Police Department has arrested a man in connection with the stabbing of another man near the Andrews Arboretum at Broadway and Marine this afternoon.
Stabbing Near Broadway & Marine
Posted on 01/21/2021 at 03:11 pm
The Boulder Police Department is currently investigating a stabbing that occurred earlier this afternoon in the area of the Andrews Arboretum just south of Broadway and Marine Street. The victim reported that the incident took place in the wooded area along the bike path that traverses down the hill from Main Campus at CU Boulder.
Boulder Police Arrest Male for Sexual Assault on a Child; Looking for More Victims
Posted on 01/20/2021 at 05:56 pm
Boulder Police detectives arrested a man last night following an investigation of sexual assault on a child, and believe there could be additional victims.
City of Boulder invite community members to watch interviews for civilian police oversight panel
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After more than a year of work by a community-led Task Force and Implementation Team, the City of Boulder will interview eighteen finalists interested in serving on a civilian Police Oversight Panel.
Boulder Police Looking for Additional Victims in Sexual Assaults; Suspect Arrested
Posted on 01/06/2021 at 11:41 am
Boulder Police are looking for additional victims in connection to sexual assaults that occurred during licensed massages at businesses in the city and county of Boulder.


Welcome to another edition of Fight Nerd Cinema! This time, we take a look at a Korean film from 2002 called “Champion”. Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, this movie dramatizes the true story of professional boxer Duk Koo Kim, who cemented himself as a legend in the sport in Asia, and literally changed the rules of the sport.
Duk Koo Kim (played by Yu Oh-seong) is a down-on-his-luck bum. A terrible hustler who can barely make ends meet, Duk makes the mistake of angering the wrong people who proceed to beat him up and rob him. Fate leads him to the Dong-Ah Boxing gym, where he meets the strict coach, Hyeon-ji Kim (Seung-won Yun), a martinet who beats his students if they lose, or just don’t win convincingly enough.
Duk quickly excels at the training, and through the discipline of the sport begins to grow into a more mature person. He soon decides that he wants to become a world champion boxer and promises to work harder until he attains his goal. Duk befriends Jong-pal Park after a drunken night of bonding over their mutual lack of fathers, and other fellow boxers from his gym, and continues on his career, eventually earning the Korean lightweight title and earning a greater reputation as well as bigger paychecks.
A new business opens upstairs from the gym which leads to Duk meeting Kyeong-mi Lee (Chae Min-suh), and after chasing down her bus to work one morning finally gets the nerve to ask her out. Despite their budding romance, Kyeong’s father denies their marriage since he refuses to allow a boxer to marry his daughter. The struggle ensues for both love and glory as Duk tries to put the woman he loves back in his life and pushes on towards his goal of becoming a world champion and eventually engaging in the greatest fight of his life against Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini.
And that, dear readers, is where the spoiler-free synopsis ends. Hit the jump for the rest of the review!
The Inside Scoop:
While the synopsis was spoiler free, this section will technically not be. “Champion” is based on the true life story of Duk Koo Kim (or Deuk Gu Kim according to the subtitles), so serious boxing fans already know how this story ends, along with the entire nation of Korea. In my best efforts to keep this spoiler-free still, this film is a very accurate portrayal on the life of Duk Koo Kim, and rightly so as the story deeply affected the director.
According to Korean Film, Director Kwak Kyung-taek, the man who created Korea’s best-selling movie of all time “Friend”, was a teenager when he saw this fight on TV. Like many Koreans who lived through that era, the event left a strong impression on him, and years later he decided to make a film in memory of Kim’s determination and courage. “That was during an era when Korea was trying desperately to escape the poverty of the 60’s and 70’s, to cast off our reputation as a third world country,” Kwak said in an interview with the group. “For Koreans who remember him, Kim represents the last image of that generation and their hunger to succeed.”
Yu Oh Seong had his hands full when he was cast to play the famous boxer. Fresh off his role in “Friend”, Seong took up a serious training regimen to get into shape and be battle ready for the fight scenes. When the film came out, it was met with a very positive reception from many critics and moviegoers, many calling it the Korean version of “Rocky”. However, other critics had a hard time swallowing it purely based on director Kwak’s previous film which set the bar high and left many with expectations that could never be met.
Before I had researched the film, in the back of my mind I was comparing it to “Rocky”, and it definitely takes many elements of that masterpiece into consideration. Being set mainly in the late 70’s and 80’s, it evokes the same kind of feel that Rocky has both in its settings and in the way that it is filmed. It comes off like a movie that was shot during that period, and I mean that in the best way.
Oh-seong Yu captures an aloof awkward nature with Duk Koo Kim, paired up with the highly driven fighting spirit inside him. He goes one minute from a look of barbarism in the ring to having a smile on his face while jumping rope at the gym the day after his date. His transformation from a literal bum to one of the most important athletes in Korea is captured nicely, albeit rushed. “Champion” was Chae Min-suh’s first role in a film, but you can hardly tell from how she handles herself. Her relationship with Duk feels genuine from the moment they first meet all the way to the bitter end. Seung-won Yun is one of the harshest coaches you will see in a movie, but he does it for the good of his fighters and that shows through his stone-cold exterior.
The story seems overall pretty accurate, with the settings authentic to the time period. The audience loses themselves to the world the characters live in. Every little detail is done to keep you in that fantasy, with the exception of a single Coca-Cola vending machine in Las Vegas that has the modern logo on it, but that is purely nitpicking. I can also happily say that this movie is very accessible to Western viewers, other than a few scenes that may leave you scratching your head. Overall, the dialogue is believable and the pieces of the puzzle work together well. The only major problem is the pacing, which can’t decide on what’s important and what isn’t, and when it does decide it is detrimental to the flow of the film, but more on that later.
“Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting” – the action scenes:
The keyword when describing the fights in “Champion” is intense. The action scenes were directed by Jung Doo-hong, who played Sang Bok Lee in the film. Jung is an accomplished martial artist in his own right, and has pioneered “Koreanized” action, the rough-and-realistic Korean style of action and fight choreography that is beginning to be implemented in more Korean films. However, this is not a high-action martial arts fight film, but a plot driven piece with the fights as the payoff.
Most of the fighting we see is quick snippets of Duk and others in the ring. The majority of these comes from a montage near the end of the first act, and they easily draw attention and importance to the character, while showing us how he evolves from a nobody to a champ. Otherwise, the only other fight scenes we are get are when Duk is drunk (which I am grasping at straws to count), his sparring match with Sang, and the final fight.
The scene where Duk gets drunk and gets into a brawl at a night club is exceptionally done, purposefully disorienting and sad, giving us a glimpse behind the fighter and into the person. The scene is free of dialogue as well and relies purely on the emotion of the acting to draw you in.
The sparring match with Sang, which comes nearly 90 minutes into the film, is a very interesting and intense one. Staying in a realistic fashion, there is no background music or flashy effects. The story of this fight is told with faces, and is shot mostly in a first-person point-of-view to make the viewer feel like they are in the ring battling. Sadly, this fight is extremely short at around 20 seconds at most, and was disappointing to see it end so soon.
The final fight scene is Duk against Ray Mancini in Las Vegas, and is technically a two-part fight since the movie opens with the first punch of this fight, then after 100 minutes returns to the bout in the middle of the twelfth round. This scene is a prime example of how to film a boxing fight both in pacing & drama as well as showcasing the action itself. When Duk is bludgeoned with the blows that lead to the end of the fight, the scene slows down to a crawl, with church bells ringing in his ears.
Taking a page out of the sound effects from “Raging Bull”, the intensity of the scene is matched not with music but clever use of real noises to amplify the agony on-screen. In order to stay spoiler-free still, you will be surprised with how Kwak chose to end the last fight, and in my opinion depriving us of a pay-off like “Rocky”, but the ending is where those two stories take divergent paths especially with Duk being based in reality.
“I have the courage and will to fight until the end…”
“Champion” was a great boxing movie and delivered as a drama as well, but it’s far from being the best. The acting was solid and Yu Oh-seong was perfect for the role of the tragic boxer, with Chae Min-suh shining in her big-screen debut. The biggest problem for me was the pacing, as the movie tends to drag at certain places with seemingly no place to go despite having an outline based in real life. Parts that I expected more time to be spent on were glossed over.
While I was not disappointed by how the action scenes were shot, I was disappointed with how few there were and with how terribly short they were. As we established, this movie is not intended as an action movie but more along the lines “Rocky”, and while Stallone only delivered two fight scenes in the first film, they were the ultimate pay-off, while this movie continued to drag on after and downplay the boxing. “Champion” had more relationships to examine as opposed to “Rocky”, including Duk’s wife, coach, his rival at the gym, his relationship with his mother, and more, and that is where the film became messy and unfocused. The ending will leave you with mixed emotions and split most people down the middle as to whether you like it or not, and if it even works (and I’m still undecided on that).
Criticism aside, this is a very strong movie that will easily stand the test of time, with beautifully shot action and great directing. Problem is it takes too long to get to the meat of the matter, and when it does it can’t decide on what to do. With the parallel already made for “Rocky”, the movie does not flow nearly as well as that and the comparison is too much to ignore. Despite that, I still give this movie four out of five stars and highly recommend it to any combat sports fan. You’ll come to watch the fight scenes, but stay for the captivating story of a real-life legend!
What movie will be up next weekend? I have not decided yet, so I leave the floor open to the readers for your picks, preferably something streaming on Netflix so more people can see it easier!


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Watch performances from the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, including Pharrell, Twenty One Pilots and Tori Kelly.
MTV is rolling out their slate of performers for the Video Music Awards on August 30, with Kanye West set to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
"Why does Flavor Flav wear that giant clock?" is just one of many tidbits you're about to learn.
The music world's been sadly Adele-free for years now, but Pharrell has an update on her creative progress.
Dylan's "Happy" dance is great, and his maniacally shrieking dad is even more psyched than we are.
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards took over Las Vegas on Sunday (May 17), and while there were many winners, it was Taylor Swift's night.
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The "Blurred Lines" trial is far from over, as both Robin Thicke and Pharrell and Marvin Gaye's family are filing new motions.
As the "Blurred Lines" trial rages on, it was revealed that Robin Thicke, Pharrell and T.I.'s hit song of summer 2013 has netted more than $16 million dollars.

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“I’m yours, E. You’re mine. We are two people that get it right most of the time, but, on occasion, we fuck up.”
➦Those words from the quote… I can’t get over how true they are. Let’s face it, marriages are hard work and they aren’t perfect. It can be really really good, until someone fucks up royally and then it suddenly is bad. How much does it take then to fix the broken trust? We have our love but often life just gets in the way.
“Loving her is so damn easy. It’s as natural as breathing or the beating of a heart. It’s making life work around the love that’s hard.”
➦This is a story of Ty and Elin, two married people who drift apart due to some unfortunate life circumstances. Ty gets injured at a job and struggles with rehab while Elin is heartbroken over unsuccessful attempts at getting pregnant. At one point it all becomes too much for Ty and during one of the many heated arguments he leaves. He doesn’t come back for weeks. Until he does.
➦It was very interesting to see how Elin handled the sudden departure of her husband. My heart really hurt for her. He comes back realizing he screwed up big time and it was very interesting to be part of the “marriage healing” process. I love reading about relationships in books and this really was enjoyable for me.
➦I was a little unsure about the ending to this novel due to the use of a subplot. However, after thinking about it I know two things:
1. I kept plowing through it at a speed of light until I got to the last page. (and that’s a rarity in itself for me these days lol)
2. I cried like a baby through the last 10% and I’m not even PMSing. Any book that gives me the feels is a good book… in my book. (ok that sounds weird.)
➦Give this one a chance if you like down to earth romances which don’t sugar coat reality and might make you feel a bit emotional. This one’s definitely a tear jerker but I was very satisfied with a HEA at the end.
I pull her into me, trying to put her, me, our life back together with my embrace. Her arms find my waist, and I hold her in the middle of the driveway, swaying back and forth in a moment I’ll never, ever forget. The feeling of my world careening back into focus, into the places it should be, nearly drops me to my knees with my girl in my arms.
“I should go in,” she says, looking up at me.
“It’s cold in there.”
She shrugs and I see her start to slip away from me again. Frantic, I struggle to find a way to stop it.
“Let’s go for a drive,” I suggest.
She looks at me warily.
“It’s just a drive,” I promise. “The house can warm up and then I’ll drop you back off, if that’s what you want. What can it hurt?”
“You won’t try to make out with me or anything, right?” she teases. “Because I know that look in your eye, Tyler Whitt.”
“Only if you ask,” I wink, opening the door to my truck and watching her climb in. Before I shut it, I lean in and whisper into her ear. “Hey, E.”
About the Author
USA Today and Amazon Top 10 Bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys created by other authors, Adriana has created her own.
She resides in the Midwest with her husband, sons, and two dogs. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket.
Please contact Adriana at www.adrianalocke.com. She loves to hear from readers.

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UP madrasas forced to 'modernise' and teach Constitution
It's a dawn for the madrasas in Uttar Pradesh: they are introducing Constitution of India and Muslim Personal Law in their syllabi.
With the Samajwadi Party government deciding to strengthen the educational institutions of the minority community, this decision to align the syllabi with modern times has been welcomed by many.
The UP government is introducing the Constitution of India and Muslim Personal Law in madrasa syllabi
Primarily, the ulemas who get trained at these state-aided madrasas will be benefited. On Saturday, chairman of Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Shiksha Parishad, Qazi Zainus Sajideen, said that they have agreed in principle to introduce these courses in its institutions.
He said: “Two new subjects of Muslim personal law and the Constitution of India would be introduced at Alim (equivalent of intermediate) from the next session.
"A proposal to this effect would be brought at a meeting of the Board in August. The whole idea is to educate the future ulemas about the complexities of personal law and Constitution."
Sajideen said there have been occasions when the ulemas were confused over the issues of talaq, nikah and property disputes.
This happens just because they don’t have the proper knowledge of the personal law vis-à-vis the Constitution of India.
Observers here pointed out that the Samajwadi Party government, which banks upon the minority community during the elections, has recently included over 140 new madrasas in the list of aided institutions.

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The long-serving chief of the Chicago U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Criminal Division is departing for Stroz Friedberg LLC after more than two decades in the office.
David Glockner, the former Northern District of Illinois’ Criminal Division chief, will now serve as a managing director of the firm’s new Chicago office, according to a news release.
Glockner has served as the Criminal Division chief since 2000, overseeing a number of high-profile prosecutions. During his tenure, his office successfully prosecuted former Govs. George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges. He joined the office in 1987 and has also served as an assistant U.S. attorney, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division and Deputy Chief of the Special Prosecutions Division. Office graduates have called Glockner, with his wide-ranging experience, “institutional knowledge personified.”
The former prosecutor is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Stanford University Law School.


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How To Cook With A Cast Iron Skillet
All you need to know about: How To Cook With A Cast Iron Skillet.
Prepping the Skillet
Before cooking in a cast iron skillet, it is essential to season or “cure” the skillet. This will prevent the skillet from rusting and will also add flavor to your food. To season the skillet, start by scrubbing the skillet with a stiff brush and warm soapy water. Once the skillet is clean and dry, generously coat the skillet with vegetable oil or melted shortening, making sure to cover the entire surface. Place the skillet in an oven preheated to 350 degrees F. Bake the skillet for 1 hour and then turn off the oven. Let the skillet cool in the oven before removing.
Cooking With Cast Iron
Once your skillet is prepped and seasoned, you are ready to start cooking! Cast iron skillets are incredibly versatile and can be used on the stove, in the oven, and even on a grill.
One of the great things about cast iron is that it can withstand high heat temperatures without breaking down or warping. This makes it ideal for searing meats. To use the skillet on the stove top, preheat the skillet over medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot, add a few tablespoons of oil, butter, or fat. Once the fat is melted and hot, add your food and cook until the desired doneness is reached.
Cleaning and Maintenance
Cast iron skillets can be tricky to clean and maintain. To clean the skillet after cooking, wipe out the excess food with a paper towel and then scrub the skillet with a stiff brush and hot soapy water. Make sure to avoid using too much soap, as this can damage the seasoning on the skillet. Once the skillet is clean, dry it thoroughly and then rub the inside of the skillet with a thin layer of vegetable oil or melted shortening.
Cooking with a cast iron skillet is both a fun and rewarding experience. With proper prepping and maintenance, a cast iron skillet can last for generations. With its ability to withstand high temperatures, cast iron skillets are ideal for searing meats and vegetables as well as baking breads and other dishes. With a little bit of care, you can enjoy delicious meals cooked in your cast iron skillet for years to come.

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Using the re-christened Milton phone we’d texted ahead long in advance to ensure we were still OK to take up the kind invite of Tom & Erin. We arrived just as Erin returned from work.
They have a hell of a place. With a pool outside shared by the complex, a high-ceiling open plan living room, kitchen & balcony and lovely ground floor bedrooms it was a really cool spot. When the offer for one of the couples to stay in the spare room came up Rob & Gilly were kind enough to let us have it. Before long Tom was home and was all for taking us down town to see ‘the best sunset in the world’.
We rolled into town and took a wander down to the water’s edge but on this particular evening the weather wasn’t playing fair. Tom & Erin offered to BBQ for us all so we grabbed a few bits from the supermarket and settled in for the evening.
The next day, with Tom & Erin working, we took the vans up to Mossman Gorge, part of the Daintree National Park and rainforest territory. A tour with a local guide was available for a princely sum; Rob & Gilly signed up and had a really informative and entertaining few hours while Fi & I were content to take a wander on our own and snap photos at our own pace – and offset the saving against my new six-string.
All said, while warm the grey cloud cover kept it muggy and such weather is the universal sign to simply leave your lens cap on. Seriously, if anyone reading this (assuming someone actually is reading this!) knows some magical way of taking decent photos under a grey sky please impart that knowledge.
Despite the futility we still took the hike and countless photos and all reconvened later. On our return journey we pulled over at Silky Oaks and took turns in throwing ourselves off a tree stump into the unfathomably cold river. Credit where credit is due – Rob & Gilly were the pioneers (as always) – I wouldn’t have bothered but bravado got the better of me and drove me to a backflip.
Once we’d all dried off it was back to Tom & Erin’s. It was our turn to rustle up a feast and what could be more traditionally British than a Ruby Murray? All hands on deck produced fine fare and Rob even made some of his famous scones for dessert.
A poker game brought the evening to a close and with Tom looking safe for the win a storming comeback from Robbie was too much and it was he that took the $30 pot.
We woke early the next day to dive the Great Barrier Reef – Erin was going to take us out on the boat Tom worked on so one way or another we knew we´d have a great time.
I´ve probably covered this before – I´m not as into diving as most of the divers I´ve met. I´m honestly a bit gutted about this; the people whom I´ve trained with and dived with are some of the most incredible people you could meet and are all so enthusiastic and happy in general to be able to what they do each day. I´m envious. Of course, the good thing is that when you´re around these people they´re wonderfully infectious assuring you of a good time both above and below the waves. So when the opportunity arises to dive with friends I´ll more than likely take it, the only other circumstance these days being the sports-jock cliché equivalent desire to dive with anything either big (whales, whale sharks etc.) or dangerous (great white & tiger sharks etc.). I´ve ticked most other underwater desires now and no matter how much I wish I did I just don´t feel the love for the underwater world that my cooler friends do.
Back in Port Douglas we´d lined up 3 dives and especially enjoyed the second one. The highlight of the whole day was peering into a dark reef to see a clam with what looked like electricity flaring and dancing within it. We also met a grumpy cod who, despite his disposition, was more than happy to pose for photos. The lunch onboard was delicious and a savvy underwater cameraman snapped photo of the five of us posing on the seabed so we had to pick that up to commemorate the day.
On our return we all found ourselves plagued by the typical post-dive exhaustion but soldiered on, pulling a meal together for 4 of us while Tom & Erin attended a farewell party for a friend. We caught a bus into town later to meet them only to find the first establishment took issue with our lack of IDs. I took a ride back while the rest of the gang set out to hunt down a more accommodating venue. It proved more of a struggle than it had any right to be with an hour long series of buses to grab all our passports only to find that the place we ended up at never questioned any of our ages. A good night was had by all well into the early hours.
Sore heads aplenty the next morning though at least we weren´t in Tom´s situation with a 6am start for work. We were due to move on further north but took a while to get started. That did however mean we got to take a nice wander along the beach before Erin fixed us up a hearty and delicious lunch to complete the recovery. We were thoroughly spoiled rotten by Tom & Erin and all look forward to returning the favour sometime in the future.

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Rhythm & Sound
Australian Tour January 2009
Civil Society, Inertia, VOID and Sydney Festival are proud to present the debut Australian performances of one of the most prolific and unmistakable outfit in electronic music, the legendary and mysterious German techno dub collective Rhythm & Sound – the creative force behind Basic Channel, Chain Reaction and Maurizio.
Mark and Moritz established themselves as pioneers of techno in the early 90s with Basic Channel and collaborations with Jeff Mills and Carl Craig et al. Basic Channel’s ground breaking aesthetic changed the shape of the genre. Rhythm & Sound is the realization of the collective’s desire to take the sound of Basic Channel to its next logical conclusion. This evolution developed the dub-reggae bass lines of their earlier techno work to create a new sound in dub. This new creative endeavour is challenging the norms of the dub in the same groundbreaking manner they did to Detroit style techno a decade earlier.
While still drawing on the techno elements from their past, Rhythm & Sound is a move from the dancefloor-orientated techno sound to a dub-reggae aesthetic – a move which signaled a shift in both the collective and in the wider European dub community. During this period of development Rhythm & Sound garnered the support of Dominican born, Berlin based vocalist Tikiman whose singular ‘broken’ voice has made him a highly in-demand artist in Europe’s dub and electronic music scene. Cited as a major influence on Dubstep by the leading lights of Dubstep – Burial, Kode 9, Pinch and many others – Rhythm & Sound have once again been able to carve a new niche for themselves and change the shape of a genre.
* Please note Moritz von Oswald was originally advertised as appearing for Rhythm & Sound at the Sydney Festival. Due to a stroke suffered in October 2008 Moritz is no longer appearing.
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Love is a complex and ever-evolving emotion that undergoes various stages and transformations. Sometimes, despite the initial excitement and intensity, it may feel like you have fallen out of love with your partner. This emotional shift can be confusing and disheartening, but it’s essential to recognize that it’s a natural part of the human experience. Here are some possible reasons why it may seem like you have fallen out of love, and explore how to navigate this challenging phase in your relationship.
The Honeymoon Phase Fades
The initial stages of a relationship are often filled with intense passion and infatuation. This, commonly known as the honeymoon phase, eventually subsides as reality sets in. The excitement and novelty wear off, leading to a decrease in the intense feelings of love. This normal progression in relationships does not necessarily mean love has disappeared. However, understanding and accepting this natural ebb and flow can help manage expectations and foster realistic perspectives on love.
Routine and Familiarity
Over time, routines and familiarity can creep into a relationship, reducing the sense of novelty and excitement. The spark that once ignited passion may dwindle, causing one or both partners to question their feelings. Monotony can dull the romantic connection, making it feel like you have fallen out of love. Recognizing the need to inject freshness and variety into the relationship can help rekindle the flame and reignite the feelings of love.
Lack of Emotional Intimacy
Emotional intimacy plays a vital role in maintaining a solid and fulfilling relationship. If emotional connection and communication are lacking, it can lead to feelings of detachment and falling out of love. Unfortunately, life’s challenges, busy schedules, and other external factors may have taken priority, leaving little room for emotional connection. Investing time and effort in deepening emotional intimacy through open and honest communication, shared experiences and acts of vulnerability can help rebuild the emotional connection and reignite the love between partners.
Unresolved Conflicts and Resentment
Unresolved conflicts and lingering resentment can erode the foundation of love within a relationship. Constant disagreements, unresolved issues or a lack of forgiveness can create emotional distance and make it feel like love has faded. Therefore, it is essential to address conflicts constructively, actively listen to each other’s perspectives and seek resolution together. By nurturing a safe and understanding environment, you can pave the way for healing and reconnecting on a deeper level.
Personal Growth and Change
Individual growth and change are inherent parts of life. As individuals evolve, their desires, interests and priorities may shift. This can create a sense of disconnect in a relationship, making it feel like you have fallen out of love. Therefore, communicating openly about personal growth and embracing the changes within yourself and your partner is crucial. Finding common ground and supporting each other’s growth can help navigate this phase and redefine love in a new light.
Experiencing a shift in feelings and believing you have fallen out of love is a common experience in relationships. However, it is essential to remember that love is not static; it evolves and requires effort to thrive. By actively working on the relationship, seeking professional help if needed, and fostering open communication, it is possible to rekindle the flame and reignite the love you once felt. Remember, love is a journey requiring patience, understanding and a willingness to evolve together.


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Join us for golf on May 18, 2018 at Olde Atlanta Golf Club in Suwanee, GA. A true Davis Love III design, the course rolls through the Piedmont Plateau, offering golfers stunning views on each hole. Olde Atlanta Golf Club, located just north of Atlanta in Suwanee, Georgia, features a picturesque and challenging course built in 1993 by Master Architect Arthur Hills. The course rambles through the north Georgia foothills, winds around three sparkling lakes and incorporates numerous elevation changes. All of these elements make for an unforgettable round of golf at one of Atlanta’s favorite golf courses. Tee-off times starting at 7:50am.
Each month we will visit a golf course in the Atlanta area to play 18 holes of golf. Twelve player spots are available for registration. Once the available spots are filled, you will be able to sign up on the waiting list to be used to fill any vacated spots prior to the event or possibly acquire additional player spots with the Country Club.
Registration is now open!! Buckhead Club members will need to enter promotional code found in newsletter or on website to receive discount. Other discount members should contact organizer for registration assistance.
All player spots are offered on a first come/first serve basis.

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Vanessa Paradis has tied the knot with Samuel Benchetrit - just days after her son Jack battled a 'serious health issue.'
The ‘Joe Le Taxi’ star, 45, wed the film director, also 45, during a discreet civil ceremony at the town hall in Saint-Simeon, a town to the east of Paris near where Vanessa grew up.
The news comes after Vanessa was forced to miss the premiere of her latest film, A Knife in the Heart, in the French capital last Tuesday because of health concerns involving 16-year-old son Jack, who she shares with ex partner Johnny Depp.
But Vanessa appeared to have put her recent troubles behind her for the day as she looked the picture of happiness as she emerged from the town hall.
Pictures from local paper Le Parisien. show Vanessa dressed in a stunning long-sleeve white chiffon gown and veil, with garlands of pink flowers in her tousled hair.
The actress beamed as she proudly took the arm of her new husband while guests flooded them in confetti.
While groom Benchetrit wore a sharp dark blue suit and tie, together with a white shirt and sunglasses.
Among the small crowd of well-wishers were French rocker Matthieu Chedid, and the singer Raphael Haroche.
Le Parisean reported that Lily-Rose Depp, Vanessa’s 19-year-old daughter with Johnny, was there, but there was no sign of Jack among the 20 guests in attendance.
On Tuesday, the Knife in the Heart director Yann Gonzalez had to explain Vanessa’s absence at the premiere, saying she had received some 'very bad news'.
'Unfortunately, Vanessa Paradis was not able to join us tonight, she had to be absent because of her son's serious health problems,' he said.
Jack had been photographed with his mother at Charles De Gaulle on Monday, but did not display any obvious maladies.
After news of Jack's illness broke, his father was spotted hopping off a tour bus in Munich, Germany on Wednesday night after performing with his band, the Hollywood Vampires, at the Tollwood Festival.
Although the couple were never married, they spent 14 years together, from 1998 to 2012, having Jack and Lily-Rose in the process.
The parents also suffered a health scare with their daughter in 2007 when the then-seven-year-old was rushed to hospital with e-coli poisoning, which resulted in temporary kidney failure.
While Jack's parents and older sister are all actors, models or musicians, the 16-year-old tends to shy away from the limelight. Depp once described his son as being 'very simple, low-key, solid'.
Depp has recently spoken to Rolling Stone about his struggles with depression, money and his love for drugs including quaaludes.
He also spoke frankly about how his tumultuous split from actress Amber Heard sent him into a deep depression, which was compounded by his financial woes.
Vanessa dated French singer Florence Pagny from 1988 until 1991, and was then with Lenny Kravitz and actor Stanislas Merhar before linking up with Depp.
Since their split she has had a relationship with Benjamin Biolay, another singer, but they broke up in May 2015.
She has been with Benchetrit since meeting him on the set of this fifth film, Dog.

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Who will be Donald Trump’s Secretary of State? Will it be Rudy? Maybe, initial signs pointed towards the former mayor of New York City.
But since then there has been more names that have risen. One of major name as of late has shocked a lot of people. Mainly because it is very obvious that these two people do not like each other.
But as it turns out, President Trump’s Secretary Of State be one of his greatest enemies.
Is he creating his own “Team Of Rivals”?
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 19, 2016
Pool: PEOTUS, VPEOTUS and Mitt Romney are expected to speak to the press momentarily
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) November 19, 2016
What do you think? Is this a sell-out to his voters or is this a prudent choice? Mitt Romney, despite his RINO status has been a big critic of the weakness of Hillary and Obama’s failed foreign policy.
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The newest Sang'gres of Encantadia were revealed and the netizens were most curious on Sanya Lopez, the one who'll play Danaya. You may not know her but the upcoming requel of Encantadia is not Sanya Lopez's first TV project. She's already visible in GMA shows most recently in 'The Half Sisters' and 'Master Showman: Walang Tulugan'. She is also the sister of another Kapuso star, Jak Roberto.
Sanya Lopez may be a newbie but GMA is sure that she can do Danaya justice. I had a small chat with Sanya and she mentioned that she's now doing some combat training and workshope is preparation for the role. Sanya is also on strict diet as Danaya has the sexiest costume among the Sang'gres. Sanya also got emotional when we talked about her mentor, Kuya Germs.
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Top 5 Tax Saving Options India Helps You To Plan Your Tax Investments
It’s a TAX SEASON….We are entering the final quarter of the financial year which gets us worried about the tax investments looming overhead. “Next Year” we do it better and ahead of time is the lame statements that we keep on making year after year. We fret as with less time on hand and no help in guiding where to invest and how much; majority of people fails to make tax investments. There are many tax saving options India available; all you need to do is know where and how much and what’s the right time to do Tax investements.
If given a choice, most of us wouldn’t want to pay tax on the income we earn. But we should because; the tax we pay is an important source of revenue for the government. People try to invest as much money as they can in the various tax saving options India schemes in the final moment.
Honestly saying, saving tax isn’t that difficult as you think. There are many things that you have no idea about and can help you save tax. All you need to do is to claim the tax benefits. Before we proceed further showing you where you can do make your tax investments; we show you some completely legal ways of saving taxes first.
People unknowingly make those expenses which make us eligible for tax benefits but; we fail to claim it as we are not aware of it.
Common Regular Expenses Which Lets You Save A Lot Of Tax
1.Repayment Of Home Loan
If you aren’t aware of it, you’d be glad to know that the first home that you are buying for yourself can help you save a lot of tax. The home loan EMIs can help you reduce the burden of tax furthermore; you can claim the very same under tax benefit. You can benefit on both interest components of the installments as well as principal amount. All these tax deductions are covered under Section 24, Section 80 EE, and Section 80C.
2.Deduction On Rent Paid
No worrying even if you are not getting your HRA in your salary, you are still eligible for the tax benefit under the provisions of section 80GG of I-T Act.
3.Medical Insurance & Health Checkup
Medical expenses are a regular part of a person’s life. You’d be glad to hear that the tax laws allow you make some tax gains if you spend any money towards medical insurance as well as preventive health check-up. A person is eligible to get the deduction up to Rs. 60,000 under section 80D of the I-T Act. However; ensure that you do not pay the premiums in cash.
Folks in India spend considerable amount of their income in providing top class education to the kids. Under I-T laws ; it gives you an opportunity to compensate the tution fee expenses by reducing taxes. Parents can claim this tution fee expenses under 80C of I-T Act.
The reason why majority of the rich people you see making donations is because they get exempt. By making donation you are not doing a good work and blessings but; earning the right to claim another tax exemption under section 80GGA. There is also an upper limit mentioned on the cash donations. Such donations are capped at Rs. 2,000.
6.Treatments On specified Diseases
Treatment of diseases like cancer and AIDS is very expensive hence; for these kind of diseases Income Tax Department offers tax benefits to the individual under section 80DDB. The tax benefit offers much needed financial relief to the person suffering from such ailment as well his/her family members.
7.Medical Expenses Of Disabled Dependent
If you are having a dependent person in your family suffering from certain disability; you can avail tax benefit under section 80DD. This deduction is offered as a help to take care of the disabled person who is dependent on you. It can help you save up to Rs 1,25,000 from your net taxable income.
Continue reading on “How These Top 5 Tax Saving Options India Helps To Plan Your Tax-Saving Investments”
Tax Saving Options India
Employees Provident Fund
Majority of the companies offer opening EPF account for their employees. If your employer has opened an EPF account; then you are already planning the tax investment which is one of the lucrative tax saving options India offering to save a substantial amount.
The contributed amount under your EPF or PF account can be claimed under the section 80C. The interest income & maturity amount that you get as a result is also exemptable from the tax.
Voluntary Provident Fund
It is said that 12% of your basic salary goes as a mandatory investment in your EPF. However; you can choose to invest more of your basic salary + DA under VPF tax saving options India. In case you choose to invest more, your Employee Provident Fund automatically becomes your VPF.
VPF earns you tax-free interest of 8.4%. Therefore; you can increase your contributions in VPF to get the most out of your deductions under section 80C.
Public Provident Fund
Apart from than Provident Fund, another tax saving options India available for investment is PPF. It is a great option if you looking for long-term investment opportunity. Just like Provident Fund, the individual can get tax deduction on your contributions while resulting interest income & maturity amount stays exempt from tax.
Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme
This one is arguably one of the best tax saving option India that people prefers investing in. This tax benefit is covered under section 80C. This major tax investment schme offers higher rate of return on investment compared to PF & PPF. However; this tax saving option is only available to parents or the guardians of a girl child.
National Pension System
Perhaps one of the oldes tax savings options offered by postal department of India. It is one of the most highly secured option with zero risk. Your contribution to this scheme makes you eligible for section 80C tax deduction.
5 Year Post Office Deposit Account
You can invest in a 5 year fixed deposit at any of your nearest post office branch in India. These post office deposit account work like any other fixed deposit account but’ they comes with a lock-in period of 5 years. However; it offers double return on investment and tax deduction.
You can start using the above mentioned tax saving investment methods to optimise your tax life. In case you have any confusion and need any guidelines on Tax saving options India you can lets us know clicking below.
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Anne Arundel County Police seized drugs, cash and an SUV when they arrested an Odenton man on narcotics charges May 22.
Officers conducted a traffic stop near Odenton Road and Sappington Station at about 2:55 p.m. Their search of the vehicle turned up 6.8 grams of crack cocaine with a street value $612; 7.4 grams of marijuana valued at $148; and 11 suboxone strips with a street value of $110.
A total of $260 in cash and a 1995 Chevy Tahoe were also seized by authorities.
Police said the driver was Demond Cornelius Lomax, 40, of 793 Sunny Chapel Road in Odenton.
He was arrested and charged with possession of CDS: marijuana, possession of CDS: not marijuana and possession with intent to distribute CDS.


|Redi Haul quick and easy
The Xpress line from Redi Haul Trailers, Fairmont, Minn., is available in a 21-ft. and 25-ft. model. The Xpress has heavy gauge steel construction, a swing-up jack, heavy-duty D-rings and a 4-ft. ramp that folds flat into the deck, which is made of 2-in. treated pine. The Xpress trailers generally have a capacity of about 1,800 lbs., however the RX12UTE with a 5,200-lb.-rated axle and electric brakes has a capacity of 3,890 lbs.
||Power Products low angle
The NoRamp trailer from Power Products, Elkhart, Ind., has a 3-degree load angle. The deck lowers at the axles with the push of a button. The U-19 has an 80-in. wide, 19-ft. long pine, oak or steel mesh deck. The trailer has 16-in. radial tires, brakes on all four wheels, a 7,000-lb. rated jack and 6-in.-by-6-in. structural steel frame.
The T-70HT trailer from Towmaster, Litchfield, Minn., has a 70,000-lb. capacity, a 102-in. load width and a 43 to 48 ft. overall length. The T-70HT has a perimeter frame design, fifth-wheel gooseneck with top deck,
hydraulic folding tail and 12,000-lb. winch. It comes standard with LED lights, Angelim Pedra wood deck and dual parking jacks. Several configurations and options are available.
||Trail EZE lowboy
The TE100RG rigid gooseneck trailer from Trail EZE Trailers, Mitchell, S.D., has an overall length of 39 to 53 ft. and a main deck length of 17 to 31 ft., an upper-deck length of 8 ft. and a width of 8 ft. 6 in. The frame is made of high tensile steel with beams designed for stress loads of at least two times capacity, the company says. The deck is 1.5-in. oak that is attached to each crossmember with two torx-head screws.
|Landoll easy loader
The 930C Traveling Tail trailer from Landoll Corp., Marysville, Kan., has a 15-ft. long tail to provide an 11-degree load angle. The traveling undercarriage is pulled forward, lowering the tail to the ground with one hydraulic lever. When the undercarriage is returned rearward, the tail raises into transport position
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I had to make a set of cards for my DS, she was having surgery the day
I gave all my cards away. So I made her a batch, she is a quilter so also
an textile artist.
I had made a box for them, its laying in the background of the cards.
Don't use embossed paper, it is gorgeous paper but it split at the
seams, I have made another one but no pic of it..
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful day..

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Bugatti, Volkswagen Group's exotic sports car brand, is awaiting approval to build a four-seat sedan as it adds more variants of the two-seat Veyron.
16C Galibier: The four-seat carbon fiber and aluminum sedan is reported to be delayed until 2015. The 16C Galibier will use an 8.0-liter W-16 engine and run on biofuel and gasoline. Output could be as high as 1,000 hp. The car is expected to sell for about $1.5 million. Only 300 will be produced.
Veyron 16.4: Production of the limited-edition two-passenger Veyron has been extended with the addition of variants. Bugatti has sold about 360 Veyrons and will make 450 altogether, including the 1,200-hp Super Sport edition and the Grand Sport Vitesse that was unveiled at last month's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The Vitesse will sell for $2.5 million, according to reports.


Exterminate! Doctor Who-villain lookalike robot taking on superbugs could save NHS 200 million per year
22:02 GMT, 15 December 2012
Deep clean: The Tru-D device uses UV lights
It may look like a gadget from Doctor Who, but this robot is a new, efficient method of tackling hospital superbugs that could save the NHS more than 200 million a year if adopted nationwide.
The remote-controlled Tru-D device uses concentrated levels of UV light to kill 99.9 per cent of pathogens in a room within 50 minutes, and costs just 5 per use.
Currently, vaporised hydrogen peroxide (VHP) is used to sterilise wards, with a deep-clean taking six hours followed by a wait of up to 24 hours before the room can be used again.
The method poses significant health risks if not carried out carefully and costs 45 per treatment.
Hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA and C.diff cost the NHS about 1 billion a year.
Tru-D, which is already used in more than 100 hospitals in the US, has
recently been tested by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, which
is hoping to adopt the method permanently.
Bacteria spreading: The new device kills hospital superbugs faster than before and could save the NHS 200 million
‘Judging by the results that I have
witnessed, it is clear that new and more sustainable alternatives such
as Tru-D represent the future of hygiene in hospitals,’ says Dr Tim
Boswell, consultant microbiologist at Nottingham University Hospitals
Since the Tru-D was presented at the annual conference of the Federation of Infection Societies in Liverpool last month, six other NHS hospitals have begun trialling the device.
A report published in October by the Patients’ Association in partnership with the Royal College of Nursing and the Infection Prevention Society called for a renewed focus on infection prevention and control across the NHS.


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Major histocompatibility complex recombinant R13 antibody response against bovine red blood cells
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Recombination within the chicken major histocompatibility complex (MHC) has enabled more precise identification of genes controlling immune responses. Chicken MHC genes include BF, MHC class I; BL, MHC class II; and BG, MHC class IV that are closely linked on chromosome 16. A new recombination occurred during the 10th backcross generation to develop congenic lines on the inbred Line UCD 003 (B17B17) background. Recombinant R13 (BF17-BG23) was found in a single male chick from the Line 003.R1 (BF24-BG23) backcross. An additional backcross of this male to Line UCD 003 females increased the number of R13 individuals. Two trials tested this new recombinant for antibody production against the T cell–dependent antigen, bovine red blood cells. Fifty-one progeny segregating for R13R13 (n = 10), R13B17 (n = 26), and B17B17 (n = 15) genotypes were produced by a single R13B17 male mated to 5 R13B17 dams. One milliliter of 2.5% bovine red blood cell was injected intravenously into all genotypes at 4 and 11 wk of age to stimulate primary and secondary immune responses, respectively. Blood samples were collected 7 d after injection. Serum total and mercaptoethanol-resistant antibodies against bovine red blood cell were measured by microtiter methods. The least squares ANOVA used to evaluate all antibody titers included trial and B genotype as main effects. Significant means were separated by Fisher's protected least significant difference at P < 0.05. R13R13 chickens had significantly lower primary total and mercaptoethanol-resistant antibodies than did the R13B17 and B17B17 genotypes. Secondary total and mercaptoethanol-resistant antibodies were significantly lower in R13R13 chickens than in R13B17 but not B17B17 chickens. Gene differences generated through recombination impacted the antibody response of R13 compared with B17. Secondary antibody titers were not substantially higher than the primary titers suggesting that the memory response had waned in the 7-wk interval between injections. Overall, the results suggest that the lower antibody response in R13R13 homozygotes may be caused by recombination affecting a region that contributes to higher antibody response.
antibody, immunity, MHC, recombination
Wilkinson, N. G.; Kopulos, R. T.; Yates, Linda M.; Briles, Worthie E.; and Taylor, R. L., "Major histocompatibility complex recombinant R13 antibody response against bovine red blood cells" (2020). NIU Bibliography. 553.
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PENTAX Medical America has launched a new fast endoscope drying solution, the PlasmaTYPHOONdry, which is designed to improve productivity and traceability by furthering endoscope drying capabilities for patient safety.
Maximizing Productivity in Endoscope Drying
“Recent changes to industry standards have further highlighted the need to dry endoscope channels after reprocessing, prior to use, and prior to storage. PlasmaTYPHOONdry reinforces PENTAX Medical’s commitment to the GI community and addressing its unmet needs,” says Ojas A. Buch, president of PENTAX Americas.
PENTAX Medical says it is aimed at focusing on patient safety and infection prevention needs of customers.
The PlasmaTYPHOONdry is a patented, fully automated process that utilizes an innovative approach to drying with two different levels of airflow. The process begins with a laminar flow and then moves to a turbulent heated flow to dry the endoscope channels quickly. After completion of the drying process, the endoscopes can be utilized on the next patient or placed into storage. With fast cycle times of one to five minutes, PlasmaTYPHOONdry can be added to the reprocessing regimen with limited interruption in daily routines. This new system reduces delays in reprocessing, better supporting the needs of physicians, nurses, and reprocessing staff across a multitude of departments.
The PlasmaTYPHOONdry is currently available on the U.S. market.


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Colombia to Clontarf: On the Deadly Trail of the Cocaine That Killed Gerry; How the Tentacles of the Trade in 'White Gold' Spread from the Jungles of South America to a Bar or Nightclub near You
Byline: SPECIAL INVESTIGATION by Brian Carroll
GERRY RYAN was living a staggering double life, consuming cocaine for at least 16 years, and in such quantities that he could no longer survive on his after-tax income of around [euro]5,000 a week.
If reports are correct, his voracious appetite for cocaine cost him as much as [euro]2,000 a week.
While many dispute these claims, the inescapable reality of the evidence at his inquest is that he was a regular user of cocaine, and that it killed him. Taking the drug for 16 years brought him into contact with characters embedded in the international drugs trade.
Like the 29,000 other regular cocaine users in Ireland, Gerry ryan may have regarded it as a recreational drug, but cocaine isn't called White Gold for nothing. It's a trade worth [euro]59.5billion a year, and Harvard University research says two-thirds of cocaine deaths annually are caused by homicide and suicide.
Detectives say ryan was getting his cocaine from a dealer three or four steps removed from Fat Freddie Thompson, a 30-year-old violent psychopath at the centre of the tit-fortat gangland killings which have ravaged the working-class heartlands of Drimnagh, Crumlin, Kimmage and Finglas. In the global trade for White Gold, Thompson is just a tiny player, but, like end users such as Gerry Ryan, he forms a vital link in the chain from Colombia to Clontarf.
The White Gold business begins in the dense forests of Colombia, where peasants in the pay of FARC guerillas pick the coca leaves that form the base paste from which cocaine is made. FARC - the self-styled revolutionary armed Forces of Colombia, which has less than 9,000 members - was largely responsible for the 16,000 murders in the country in 2008. With a population of 45million, Colombia has one of the highest murder rates in the world, and more than 17 per cent of the population lives in 'extreme poverty'.
Colombia produces more than half of the 865 tons of cocaine consumed every year. FARC guerillas, who, going back to the early Nineties have connections to the Ira, control the distribution, taxing everyone along the chain. FARC's ruling council, called estado Mayor, has been imposing a 'tax' on each stage of cocaine production for nearly 20 years now. Everyone in the drugs trade pays a tithe - a percentage tax - to FARC: The peasant farmers producing the coca paste; the laboratory workers who add chemicals to the peasant's paste to make cocaine powder; and the South american gangs who export the drugs to Venezuala, and on to the U.S. and Europe, feeding the world's 13.4million cocaine users.
According to the Colombia Drugs Observatory, 2.2million hectares of forest have been cleared in Colombia to produce the plant known as Erythroxylum coca. In homemade paste pits known as pozos, peasant farmers add up to 12 chemicals - known as the dirty dozen - to dried coca leaves, grinding them into coca paste.
The Colombia Drugs Observatory, and BBC reporters in Colombia, both report that cement is sometimes added as a thickening agent, along with sulphuric acid, ammonia, sodium carbonate, and kerosene.
Coca paste is so commonplace that national Geographic magazine found Colombian farmers using it to buy food in local shops, because, despite relatively low inflation of 3.8 per cent, paste is still considered more reliable than their local currency, the Colombian peso. A peasant farmer can make [euro]300 profit on a kilogram of cocaine paste, twice the monthly minimum wage.
The farmer sells a kilo of paste for [euro]750 but [euro]450 of this goes on his costs, and taxes to FARC. The paste, an offwhite to brown putty-like substance, is then converted into cocaine. In other countries such as Bolivia the paste is converted into a cocaine base first and then into cocaine hydrochloride, but in Colombia, they convert the paste into cocaine hycrochloride in laboratories hidden deep in forests. …


The coronavirus pandemic in Montana continued to grow as the state recorded a record number of cases Saturday, surpassing the high marks reached two days earlier.
The state health department recorded 346 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday morning, an increase from 323 cases Friday and 333 cases Thursday. On Sunday the state reported 200 new cases.
Montana experienced a record number of new case totals in eight of the previous 12 days.
173 Montanans have died from the virus. As of Sunday more than 3,100 people statewide are known to be currently with COVID-19, with 148 people hospitalized.
The State of Montana surpassed 300 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 Friday for the second day in a row. The state announced 323 new positive results from 4,598 tests. That makes today’s positive case count the second highest number in one day, after yesterday’s record-breaking case count.
The Missoula City-County Health Department reported 32 cases Friday, adding that it’s monitoring more than 1,000 people who were in close contact with known cases.
Missoula also reported 28 new cases since Wednesday among University of Montana students and staff for a total of 76 active cases.
UM administrators say group activities, like sports and social gatherings where people aren’t wearing masks or social distancing, are largely responsible for the uptick. School administrators say safety protocols, like social distancing, wearing a mask and using hand sanitizer are working to keep the virus at bay in most classrooms.
Flathead City-County Health Department reports 59 new cases today. The state reports 56 cases of COVID-19 in Yellowstone County and 31 cases in Gallatin County. There are 2,713 people ill with COVID-19 in the state, and there have been 170 deaths reported.
Petroleum County is the only county in the state that has not seen any cases of COVID-19.
Twice as many schools in Montana are reporting more than twice as many cases of the novel coronavirus among students and stuff over the week prior.
In a weekly report released Wednesday, the state health department announced 62 more schools reported coronavirus cases than the previous week, for a total of 121 schools kindergarten through university statewide.
294 cases among students and staff were added since the previous update, for a total of 488 known cases. Read more
Newly confirmed coronavirus cases in Montana have spiked to another record and health officials report that the number of infections tied to schools more than doubled in just a week.
State officials reported 333 new confirmed cases of the respiratory virus on Thursday, topping the previous single-day record set less than a week ago.
The number of schools with associated cases rose from 58 last week to 121. The overwhelming majority of those campuses reported new cases in the past two weeks.
COVID-19 has killed 165 people and infected more than 11,000 people so far in Montana. The number of infections is thought to be far higher because studies suggest people can be infected with the virus without feeling sick.
Montana’s governor says the state’s employment rate is in a healthier place compared to many other states after the coronavirus pandemic led to government mandated business closures earlier this year. Some economists say it’s too soon to draw conclusions. Read more
With Cases Spiking, Blackfeet Tribe Orders 14-Day Shutdown Of Entire Reservation
The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council announced Thursday a mandatory 14-day shutdown of the entire Blackfeet Indian Reservation, which will begin Sunday at midnight. The Blackfeet Nation reported a spike in cases today with 86 active cases on the reservation. According to a Facebook post from the Blackfeet COVID-19 Incident Command, public health officials recommend a two-week shutdown due to the high infection rate of COVID-19.
In a Facebook live video posted Monday, Tribal Chair Tim Davis urged tribal members to continue wearing masks, washing hands, and to stay away from large social gatherings.
"We need to be vigilant, diligent, and following the recommendations of our health experts."
According to a news release from the business council, law enforcement will issue citations and fines to those who do not comply with the mandatory shutdown. The council said more details about the shutdown will be released on its Facebook page.
The St. Mary and Babb communities in the Blackfeet Nation were placed under a mandatory 14-day quarantine last week.
The State of Montana reported 214 new lab-confirmed cases Wednesday from 3,151 tests. At the state level, Yellowstone County tops the list of counties with most new cases, at 45. Rosebud County follows with 21 new cases and Flathead with 20.
Cascade City-County Health Department today announced 19 new COVID-19 cases and Tuesday announced 59 new cases. The health department said a third of yesterday’s numbers are connected to a cluster at the local jail.
Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter yesterday said there are currently 68 people with active cases of COVID-19 at the Cascade County Detention Center. Cascade County health department also said that social gatherings during the recent Labor Day weekend and symptomatic people failing to quarantine themselves may be responsible for the uptick in cases.
The state has announced 165 total deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, and deaths in Yellowstone county are responsible for 62 of those. The Yellowstone County health department today said a woman in her 60s died in a Yellowstone County hospital Tuesday.
The state releases an update on positive cases in Montana schools today. As of last Wednesday, data show there are a total of 194 positive cases associated with 59 schools. Universities accounted for roughly half of those cases.
The state reports almost 11,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 to date.
Montana's chief medical officer says the state is seeing a “remarkable increase" in COVID-19 cases. Over the past week, the state has averaged just over 200 cases per day and has a total of at least 10,700 confirmed cases of the respiratory virus. Health officials attribute the increased cases to schools reopening, Labor Day gatherings and increasing spread in congregate living settings, such as nursing homes and jails.
As COVID-19 cases continue to trend upward in Montana, state health officials say they’re concerned that outbreaks could further stress the state’s already thin health care system. Read more
Schools on the Fort Peck Indian reservation in northeast Montana say they’re switching to fully remote learning for two weeks due to an increase in COVID cases. Frazer Public Schools informed parents of its decision in a letter over the weekend. Fort Peck Community College announced its transition to online classes Monday.
Following a recent surge in cases the Blackfeet COVID-19 Incident Command wrote on Facebook today that it’s heard people asking about a possible reservation-wide quarantine and said the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council is working with Public Health Officials on the matter. The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council posted an update reiterating that tribal members should wear masks and observe social distancing.
The State of Montana announced 130 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 Monday from 8,449 tests run.
Yellowstone County’s public health department announced that two women in their sixties and one man in his seventies died in county hospitals over the last few days from illnesses connected with COVID-19.
Yellowstone County added 22 cases today, Cascade added 18 and Roosevelt added 17, according to state numbers. Some counties list different numbers because of lags in uploading data at the state level. The Glacier County Health Department on Monday announced 26 new cases while the state reported 16 for the county.
Statewide, 2,393 people are sick with the COVID-19 illness and 108 patients are hospitalized. There have been 10,429 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 160 deaths from the disease in the state since the beginning of the pandemic.


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Host Michael Taft speaks with meditation teacher Chandra Easton about her new book Embodying Tara: 21 Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom, the background of Green Tara, why there are 21 different manifestations, the inspirations for the book. Chandra’s lifelong relationship with Green Tara, and we take an especially deep dive into manifestation number thirteen, the so-callled “Demolition Tara.”
ow breathing in, take the image of Avalokiteshvara into your heart. Breathe Avalokiteshvara directly into your own heart where the image plugs in and begins to radiate powerfully from your own heart. So that the energy and wisdom and compassion of Avalokiteshvara, which translates as the one who hears the cries of the world, starts beaming out from your being.

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Have you ever caught yourself saying or thinking something negative towards yourself?
I’m not good at ___.
I’m too old/young for ___.
I never know what to do.
Every time we think or speak such a statement we set limits on ourselves.
We create barriers made of our negative and limiting thoughts.
A limiting belief is a belief that we hold about ourselves, others, or the world that creates a barrier between our desire to change and our ability to act on that change.
If your go-to thought is rooted in negativity, doubt, or fear you will end up stuck. Those thoughts become deep rooted and automatic. They are barriers to progress and success.
This is why we should care. Negative thoughts and limiting thoughts are barriers that keep us from moving forward and doing great things!
Knock down the barriers with positive and empowering thoughts.
The best part about discovering your limiting beliefs is realizing that you can change how your mind views them. They don’t have to stay negative thoughts that hold you back. You can reframe them and use them as motivation.
I’m not good at ___. —-> I am learning ___.
I’m too old/young for ___. —-> I am experienced/I have new insights and I can add value.
I never know what to do. —-> I might sometimes feel uncertain, but I have done ___ in the past, and I can do ___ now.
These are just a few examples of how this process can go. Try it out!
They don’t call it a limiting belief for nothing.
I’m not a master at focusing on the positive thoughts over the limiting beliefs, but I can tell when I am remembering the positive thoughts and when I am focused on a limiting belief.
Just the other day I was talking to a friend and out popped a limiting belief. That limiting belief flew out of my mouth without hesitation. As soon as I heard my friend’s response, I knew I had spoken a limiting belief. I quickly rephrased my statement.
We all give in to our negative thoughts. The first step to overcoming those limiting beliefs is to notice when we are leaning on a limiting belief. When we are letting limiting beliefs keep us from progress.
It can be a real struggle to overcome those ingrained negative beliefs. Maybe it will be easy for some of you. If you’re like me, however, I believed all those negative thoughts for so long that recalling them became a force of habit-a habit that I needed to break.
Breaking bad habits isn’t easy, but there comes a time when it must be done.
Are you with me?
Questions: What makes a thought a limiting belief? Can you identify your top 3 limiting beliefs?
Behavior Challenge: When you catch yourself speaking or thinking a limiting belief, reframe it right then and there. Share your story in the comments by clicking the post title or here.
Please comment with any thoughts or questions related to this post.


The EU will not Discuss British Border Proposals During the Brexit Talks
British proposals to ensure an invisible Border after Brexit will not be discussed next week when the latest round of negotiations between the EU and the UK get under way in Brussels, The Irish Times.
The British government has recently tabled proposals for avoiding a customs border on the island of Ireland after Brexit, but its suggestions for new customs arrangements, or that most Irish firms be exempted from any tariffs that are introduced, received a cool response in Dublin and Brussels this week.
The Irish Times now understands that the EU negotiating team will not discuss the British proposals when the Brexit talks reconvene in Brussels early next week for the third session of the negotiations.
EU sources say the British proposals on the customs border will not be on the agenda because it forms part of the “future relationship” phase of the Brexit talks, which Brussels says cannot start until sufficient progress is made on the separation agreement.
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