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Joint press conference with the Australian Industry Group, the Business Council of Australia and the Minerals Council of Australia
30 Oct 2022|
Event: Joint press conference with the Australian Industry Group, the Business Council of Australia and the Minerals Council of Australia.
Speakers: Jennifer Westacott, chief executive of the Business Council of Australia; Innes Willox, chief executive of the Australian Industry Group; Andrew McKellar, chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Tania Constable, chief executive of the Minerals Council of Australia.
Date: 20 October 2022.
Topics: Proposed changes to Australia’s workplace relations system.
Jennifer Westacott chief executive, Business Council of Australia: Good afternoon, I’m Jennifer Westacott from the Business Council of Australia. I’m joined today by Innes Willox from the Australian Industry Group, Andrew McKellar from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Tania Constable from the Minerals Council of Australia. We represent all sectors of the economy. We stand for Australians having higher wages and better living standards. We stand for an Australia where people can realise their full potential. The industrial relations bill that has been introduced by the government this week in its current form, will not deliver higher wages or better living standards to Australians. The bill in its current form has many problems. We’re worried about Australian workers. We’re worried that they won’t get their wage increases on time, because the system is too complex and it will be bogged down in legal arguments for months and months about who is at the bargaining table. We’re worried about small business. We’re worried that small business is going to get dragged into conditions that it did not agree to. Strikes it did not agree to because the way the legislation is currently worded means that highly unionised. Large employers in a particular sector will be dictating the terms and conditions to small employers with 50 or 60 employees who are happy in their workplace or are working well with their employers. And we call on the government to stay true to its commitment this week that it will work to fix some of these problems. In the first instance, fixing the first problem that people who are bargaining will be allowed to bargain. And this particular small business case, going back to the democratic principles that for people to be part of a multi- employer agreement, or to be part of protected industrial action, strike action, that there must be more than 50 per cent of people at each side. We’re worried about Australian consumers because we believe this legislation opens the door to widespread industrial actions. Consumers waiting for their trains, people not being able to get their services and goods on a timely manner, because supply chains are disrupted. We’re very worried about the idea that large competitors will be forced to bargain together, which will potentially push wages down. Which goes against every single thing about competition in Australia, and which potentially will have a very adverse impact on many small businesses. In its total, this legislation will not deliver those wage increases, it will not make Australia more competitive, it will not create the conditions for things to be made in Australia. We welcome the fact that the government says it’s willing to sit down and fix these aspects of the bill. We think that has to be done in good faith, in its current form it will not deliver the kind of Australia that we all stand here wanting to achieve. I’ll hand over now to Innes Willox.
Innes Willox, chief executive, Australian Industry Group: Thank you. I’m Innes Willox, the chief executive for the Australian Industry Group. We wouldn’t be standing here today like this if this bill wasn’t so fatally flawed. We would not have to stand up for the rights of employers and their workforces who are confronting a vastly different industrial relations system going into next year than what we have now. What this legislation does in its current form is emasculate enterprise bargaining, as we’ve known it. Enterprise bargaining has been the cornerstone of our prosperity over 30 years. What this legislation in its current form will do is to take away the ability of many businesses large and small, to negotiate at the enterprise level for what they believe to the best with their workforces for that workplace. The legislation has been rushed, it has been put together very quickly, with far too little consultation. There are over 40 significant changes that have been already identified as a result of this legislation into the way workplaces will operate. Each of those has enormous consequences for the workforce, for employers and for the economy as a whole. We need time with the government and with the parliament to work through these changes to ensure that the worst unintended consequences of this legislation don’t come to pass. There is real concern among employers, alarm even, that what this legislation does is take control of their workplaces with their employees out of their hands and puts it in the hands of others, including unions. We’re now going to have the case where competing companies large or small are going to be forced into almost coalitionary situations when it comes to setting wages and conditions. This is not going to work in the Australian context. We have an awards system which has underpinned our employment now for a very long time. This is going to be put on top of the awards system, it’s going to complicate workplace relations and industrial relations, far more than necessary. The multi-party bargaining stream has been considerably widened and it’s been widened to impact right across the economy. No employer as things stand are potentially immune from it. That is why we are here representing manufacturing, mining, retail, hospitality, transport, construction sectors, because our members across those important parts of the economy are deeply alarmed around what the impact of this legislation could be. The low income stream of multi-award bargaining has already been in place. The problem with this is, that these are government funded sectors: aged care, disability care, childcare. If the government wants to get wages up in those sectors, it really needs to look at how we fund those sectors, because they are the main funder and the main provider for those sectors. You see, the NDIS is already under enormous stress. Aged care providers are reporting enormous financial stress. The capability to squeeze more wage rises out of that sector is incredibly difficult. It’s very important, we can’t over-stress this, it is very important that the government and the parliament take its time to get as much right as possible here. This should not be a rushed process. As things now stand, we are expected to have submissions into a Senate inquiry by the 11th of November with a report by the 17th of November. This is an incredibly compressed timeline. We need time to go back to our members, to consult, to get their feedback and to get the best outcome for employers, employees and the economy. Final point is the budget made clear that we are facing very strong headwinds for our economy. Rising inflation, slowing employment, rising unemployment, declining business investment. We don’t want to exacerbate those trends. By implementing legislation like this, as it currently stands. We’re here in the best interest of the economy. We’re here in the best interest of employers and their workforces. We want to make our industrial relations system work. We don’t want to turn it into a centre for conflict. We don’t want to go backwards, we need to look forwards. Thank you.
Andrew McKellar, chief executive, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Thanks very much Innes. Indeed, look I just want to reinforce that I think here, the government is rushing this. We think that this is being brought forward too quickly without the chance to undertake a proper review. To ensure that all of those unintended impacts that could arise from this bill are properly considered, looked at, evaluated and give the Senate the opportunity to ensure that the legislation will achieve its intended consequences. And of course, we have to work through that detail. So, to be expected to do that over the next three weeks is a ridiculous timetable to have to work to. We think there should be a full and proper open inquiry in this process, more consultation undertaken, time to work through more detailed amendments and ensure that we can make the best out of the proposal rather than stumble into a series of risks. This bill really is to a large degree, a Trojan horse, the Trojan horse that is delivering a situation where there will be greater risk of industrial action, where businesses and employees will lose control over the right to enter into agreements which they support and which deliver real benefits to them. And equally, if we all take away control from businesses, from business owners and deliver it to the Fair Work Commission and to unions. These are not the sort of outcomes that we want to see coming out of this bill. It is the Trojan horse and we will stop it from coming through the gates.
Tania Constable, chief executive officer, Minerals Council of Australia: Good afternoon. My name is Tania Constable I’m the CEO of the Minerals Council of Australia representing what is the most important industry right now to the economy. And that was demonstrated on Tuesday night, where the Treasurer talked about the underpinning of the economy by commodity prices; the iron ore, the coal, the gold, the minerals that our industry represents. Which are going to be there for the long term and are necessary if we’re going to get the economy moving to a net zero economy by 2050. This bill in its current form is very fraught. We need time to consider the bill in its entirety and some of the industries across Australia saw this bill for the first time, only in the last 24 hours. It is expansionary. It provides a lot of power to the union movement. And for the mining industry, we’ve been working very well with unions and other interested stakeholders in enterprise bargaining arrangements over a long period of time. The mining industry has 99 per cent of its workers working at above award wages. 51 per cent are on individual awards. 40 per cent are on enterprise agreements, and only 1 per cent are on awards. That’s saying that our current system is working. We’re working very well with all interested parties. So to move to a multi-employer approach undermines the great work that has already been done between employers and employees. This industry, as well as other industries represented today, need time to consider the impacts. Need time to consider what really needs to be done to get wages growth moving in Australia. The mining industry already has a great wages outcome. In the last 20 years, we have doubled our wages in the mining industry, we’ve more than tripled jobs within the mining industry. That should be saying to the government and to the economy that indeed, things are working for big business. We can’t afford to decouple productivity from wage growth. Productivity adds to wage growth at the end of the day. Just moving the whole economy and all employees to higher wages, doesn’t give you a good outcome on productivity. So, we’re asking government to slow down, to consider what is being said here today. To consult properly, with all parties, with industry groups, with employers, with unions and other interested parties to make sure that we get this deal right and we get a good outcome economically for Australia. For the people that work in our industries, for the people that really need to have high wage outcomes. We need to slow this bill right down and make sure that there is a proper parliamentary process, that the upper house and the lower house are able to consider this bill so that we get a good outcome for the economy. Thank you.
Journalist: You’ve articulated the concerns, but what are the specific changes?
Jennifer: If we go though the areas that I’ve outlined and I’ll get my colleagues to jump in. So the first one is that at the Jobs and Skill Summit, the government made a commitment that employers and employees that were already in the bargaining process would be allowed to bargain. So, the good thing in the legislation is the changes to the Better Off Overall Test, it’s much more simple, much easier to use. What we want to see is an amendment that allows employers who are currently bargaining, bargaining successfully to be allowed to bargain. Not to be dragged into six months of discussion about who is at the bargaining table, that will hold back wage increases for workers in Australia. The second area that I raise is our concern that a small business will be roped into this whether they like it or not, by virtue of the way it’s drafted at the moment. So, a large employer who has got say 5,000 workers is unionised, can be telling another employer in the same sector, who has got 50, 60, 70 people who are all happy, ‘you’re going work with these conditions, we’re going to take industrial action when we say so,’ and we think that is not democratic. Now the government has indicated to one of the areas it’s willing to look at. So, we want to see an amendment that puts in place, embeds democracy into our industrial relations process with 50 per cent, more than 50 per cent of workers at each site having to vote a) to be in a multi -employer agreement, b) to take protected industrial action in other words to go on strike. The other issue we’re worried about, as I talked about is that this opens the door to widespread industrial action. And the unions have said themselves, we want to see widespread industrial action. I don’t think the Australian community wants to see widespread industrial action. We don’t think Australians want to be waiting for their trains, trying to find things in supermarkets because they’ve been held up at distribution centres. Australians want to know that they can get the stuff they need and get to the places they want to go to. And that’s very much about this whole idea of opening it up for people to dictate the terms, particularly to small business. And the final area that we want amendments on is this idea that large competitors are going to be forced to bargain together. Think about that. Think about all the supermarkets, all the banks, that’s going to have three big risks. The risk that you end up with the lowest common denominator wages. That you end up working completely against competition and innovation, which is what drives up wages. And that small businesses, particularly very badly impacted by that. So they are the amendments that we sought, the government has indicated yesterday in those areas, that it’s willing to make amendments in those areas, we want them to act in good faith.
Innes: Can I just add, we’ve gone through this legislation, and so far we have identified 40 areas of concern. A lot of them are technical, within the operation of the legislation and of the current Act and how the current Act relates to the new legislation. So they’re not easy to explain simply. The other point is that we have a set of member briefings on this legislation next week. I cannot overstate the amount of interest from members of ours, businesses are clamoring to put forward their views, to find out more. And that’s part of this; business needs to find out more around what is being proposed here and work it through. Just a couple of quick points. We need some clarification around what role unions will have in allowing enterprise agreements to go to votes, even if they’re a very small unionised component of the workforce. As things stand, it may be maybe that unions have a veto over that enterprise agreement going to a vote, we need that clarified. We need to radically reduce the ability of unions to take industrial action in support of multi- party claims to rope in others through supply chains, across industries, to stop big parts of our economy functioning. That’s what we need to make sure. There’s a whole range of measures here. Your question is a good one. And the more businesses look at the legislation, the more questions they have.
Tania: Let me give you a practical example of one area that we don’t like as part of the part of the bill, and that’s a common interest test being expanded. So, a common interest test could be expanded to a geographical area, or to a particular transport example that takes in strikes at the moment that relate to rail being expanded out to buses and ferries. For the mining industry, looking at a geographical area and somewhere like Port Hedland. Because we’re very concerned about widespread industrial strikes, if there was a six-week strike in Port Hedland, applying to that port, then, and we’ve got about 1.4 million tonnes of iron ore going out of that area, the loss to Australia is about $9 billion in revenue, and $500 million in royalties for Western Australia alone. That’s a lot of hospitals. It’s a lot of police stations. It’s a lot of a lot of the teachers and schools that that we have to have in Australia in every state. So that’s a practical example of the economic loss that we will face through this bill.
Journalist: You use the very punchy metaphor of a Trojan horse. Has the government been negotiating in good faith at least?
Andrew: I think we’ve had some very initial consultations with the government. I think it’s been brought to legislation before it’s ready. I think it is premature. But we see real risks in the legislation as has been outlined here. And the impacts across business, particularly for small business, they need to be explored. We need to work through those. We’ve already identified multiple areas where amendments need to be made. I think there are some areas in this bill, which will be less contentious and which can be progressed, but there are parts of this bill, which absolutely, we need to go into much more detail, they need to take the time to do that. And I don’t think that their consultation process is anywhere near finished at this point. There needs to be the opportunity for amendment, government amendments, and we need to look at amendments in the House of Representatives, and obviously in the Senate, in terms of what will be brought forward there.
Journalist: Is the minister being accurate when he says that consultations have been constructive?
Andrew: I think we’re all discussing this in a mature and responsible way. But we need to work through that detail and that process needs to occur. Now, I think the government has prided itself on the fact that it is trying to open up a stronger dialogue with all of the parties that are involved in an important policy decision that it has to grapple with. And we saw that very constructively with the Jobs and Skills Summit. But if you’re going to continue through on that commitment, then there is no requirement to be in a mad dash to get this legislation through. They’ve got to take the time to try and get it as right as possible. And if they can do that then ultimately, I think they will get a reasonable outcome.
Innes: Can I just add, just one quick point. In these negotiations or consultations with the government for many employer groups it has been like wrestling with smoke. There have been no formal proposals put up until the very end. A lot of hypotheticals but nothing firm that we could work with and from. Some of us saw the legislation for the first-time last Friday, some of us only saw the legislation after it was introduced. That doesn’t equate to great consultation. But the fact is the consultation really in earnest needs to begin now.
Journalist: The bill contains new [inaudible] on industrial action, there’s compulsory conciliation before going on strike. There’s greater arbitration of intractable disputes, which could actually mean that, you know, rail and port disputes in very militant sectors come to a conclusion much sooner. So, my question for all of you is are employers really concerned about more strikes or are you concerned about the prospect of having to pay higher wages?
Innes: Employers are never concerned about having to pay higher wages when there is a productivity return for that, because that is the sustainable way to increase the business with sustain, and the economy can sustain. So this is not an argument about trying to prevent wage increases, far from it. But part of the concern we have is that the way it has been established is that unions can make ridiculous ambit claims on employers, to force them to arbitration across the board, so they don’t even let employers have the opportunity of having proper negotiations with their workforce rather than unions will make a claim that is completely unsustainable, and then take it to the Commission for arbitration, which rules out the role of the employer really. That’s where part of our big concern here is. So this is not about an argument about employers not wanting to pay more wages, we want a prosperous, successful economy, but we also want a sustainable economy.
Jennifer: We’ve been clear all the way through. And we were all clear at the Jobs and Skills Summit, we want Australian’s to be paid more, but we want that payment to last, and we want that not to come at the expense of higher unemployment. We want that not to come at the expense of widespread industrial action. What we want to see is the enterprise agreement system, a system invented by Labor, which basically brought people together at the enterprise level, sitting down together, employees, employers working out how to make that enterprise more successful. And how to share in the gains through better wages and better conditions. But driven through higher productivity and more successful enterprises. That’s the system that has not been working and that is the system that needs to be restored. We do not believe the legislation in its current draft will drive people back to that bargaining table in good faith. And that’s what we’re concerned about and that is the way to get higher wages. People on enterprise agreements now earn on average $100 a day more than people on awards, we want that system reinvigorated. We don’t want to bogged down in legal complexities. We want people to be paid more. But we’ve got to make sure that enterprises are successful, that things are more productive, and that we can make those wage rises stick.
Journalist: You’ve all indicated that the process is rushed, what do you think would be a realistic timeframe on this legislation?
Andrew: Well, look, I think, I mean, we’ve had, we’ve had discussion with a number of the different representatives in the Senate. And we saw some discussion on that yesterday. Honestly, if you look back at what’s happened in the past with significant industrial relations changes, then I think, an average sort of period has been a three-month period for an inquiry or consultation. Now, I think that’s much more reasonable. Here, we’re looking at three weeks. Honestly, I think that’s ridiculously short, it doesn’t give everyone the opportunity to really work through to consult, as Innes said, we’ve got to go out, we’ve got to talk to our members, they haven’t seen the bill up until now. I think they’ve got to be properly briefed. They’ve got to be able to work through and understand how this is going to apply in their businesses. That’s one thing at the very big end of town. But as you’re talking and seeking to inform and engage with smaller and medium sized businesses, that’s a process that’s got to be conducted properly, as well. And I think really, you know, if the government was serious about having a mature and transparent review of this bill, that’s the sort of process that they’d be outlining now.
Journalist: You’ve all spoken about how deals at the enterprise level are more appropriate and more productive, are you going to be advising your members now to include enterprise agreements and pay above award rather than be sucked into the multi-employer streams that you all dislike so much?
Tania: To talk about the mining industry, we are already the highest paying industry in Australia, we’re not worried about paying higher wages, that’s going to come with discussions around higher productivity. So, in terms of being above awards, as I, as I mentioned, only 1 per cent of the mining industry in Australia is at award, the rest are above award. So, there’s 40 per cent are within enterprise bargaining arrangements, and over 50 per cent are under individual awards. So, there’s no concern about paying above award wages, we just need to make sure that we’re not decoupling productivity and wage growth. That’s really important to every business, whether it’s small business, or big business in Australia. So, the more that we can to do bring those two issues together, and make sure that employers and employees have the ability to bargain, that we’re not thrown together and have compulsory arrangements put into place that, that doesn’t allow that relationship to continue. That’s better for overall wages in Australia.
Innes: Can I just add one point. All the data from the OECD, for those countries that have multi-award bargaining, and those data shows that the multi-award bargaining outcomes are worse for employees in terms of outcome. So the most success comes from, in the OECD more broadly, but in Australia, obviously, from where agreements and arrangements are reached at the enterprise level. That’s because the employers and the employees know their business better than anyone else. Better than a union, better than the Fair Work Commission who would be dragged into this. What that’s telling you is that unions shouldn’t expect that they’re going to get wonderful wages outcomes out of multi-employer bargaining. In fact, just the opposite perhaps. We want enterprise bargaining to work. It is the cornerstone of our prosperity. And we need it to work. The multi-party bargaining will just bring, as it’s now structured, industrial chaos to Australia, for potentially not much gain.
Jennifer: Well, I think that’s not our understanding of how the legislation is drafted because of the way that the majority support determinations have been worked through. But just to kind of reinforce your point, we have always been encouraging employees to bargain. We have been out there for years saying we want people to bargain because it gets better outcomes for people. It reflects the enterprises that they work in. What’s important to note is what the budget this week factors in the wage increases that are part of the industrial relations, and they are extremely modest. So, we may pay a very high price for very modest wages, whereas we know that the wage benefits that come from increasing productivity are very substantial, and very sustained. So, we want people at the bargaining table. The other point that we haven’t talked about this morning is the award system. There’s no effort here in this bill to fix the award system. Now, admittedly, the government made a commitment that they would look at awards, and awards simplification, but we still have a system that is in a quagmire of awards; 122 awards, clauses that are decades out of date, employers, particularly small business trying to get their head around a massively complex system. We still want the government to commit itself to fixing that awards process, for many workers will still be on awards, and it’s important that those awards work more smoothly.
Journalist: I’ve just got one question for all of you. It’s about something that Minister Burke pushed out earlier in his second reading of the speech yesterday about one of the amendments. That’s to ensure agreements don’t go to a vote without union involvement. I think that was something [inaudible]. I’d just love to know how you’d characterise that basically?
Innes: We have to work this through with the government exactly what they intend by that. And this is part of the problem, we need to have further consultation and discussion. But the fact that the minister has raised this has set off alarm bells across industry. What it means is that it gives unions the veto right to stop a vote even though the union may have a very minor role within in a workplace. It puts all the power in the hands of a union, even though it may a virtually non-unionised workplace. It gives the unions sort of unfettered control, essentially, over what is put to the workforce and basically takes away the right of management and the employees more generally to work together for the best outcomes for the business. We need to work this through with the government. It’s not exactly clear to us how they envision that will operate. That’s one of many things, one of the 40 things, I mention that we really need to sit down and work through. You’re not going to be able to do this properly in three weeks.
Journalist: One more. Is there anything about the bill you’ll accept?
Jennifer: Well, as I said, the Better Off Overall Test is a vast improvement on the test. And that has been the thing that has held back enterprise bargaining, the application of that test. So it was an important commitment at the summit. But it will mean nothing, if people are caught up for 6 months in deciding who is at the table bargaining, which is why we’re calling that one of the crucial amendments is that people who are bargaining be allowed to keep bargaining. And that we don’t bog that down in months and months of legal argument, because the only people whose wages are going to go up in that scenario is a whole lot of lawyers.
Andrew: Yeah, I’d agree with that. I would say there are parts of the bill were I think we can have a very sensible and constructive discussion. So, whether that’s around the objectives and trying to support gender pay equity. Obviously, that’s something that business supports, we’ve got to look at how we achieve that. And there are other measures as well, I mean the supported bargaining stream. If we can make what is currently the low paid stream of work more effectively for those sectors where people are not getting the sort of incomes that they probably deserve, then that’s something that can be looked at. But we have concerns that lumping in some of these concepts with other aspects, including expanding the right to strike, including taking away control and democracy from businesses and employees, opening them up to the risk of industrial action, dragging them into agreements that they fundamentally don’t have control over. These things are not desirable. And that’s where we rule a red line.
Tania: I think there are elements of the bill that certainly could proceed. We’ve already talked about gender pay equity. Sexual harassment is another aspect of the bill, that we’re in complete agreement with. The supported stream as already has been indicated. I think the biggest issue we have with the bill is the multi-employer bargaining arrangements that are there. That has to be completely slowed down. And I would like the government to consider that when they’re looking at the options they might take forward in regards to this bill. The good aspects of it, I think we’re all in agreement that that we would like to see some of those things proceed. But it’s the multi-employer bargaining that creates the biggest loss economically for Australia. That’s the area that we are very concerned about and should be slowed down.
Innes: One last thing. There’s a lot here that business can work with. It’s all been mentioned, gender equality, sexual harassment, the Better Off Overall Test, that still needs a bit of technical work, but directionally, it’s heading in the right direction. So, there are bits of this legislation that employers can work with and are very happy to work with. The problem is that the bad bits of the legislation are really bad.
Jennifer: So just to close, I think we stand together to work constructively with the government to work constructively with the union movement. We all want Australians to get ahead, we want them to have better wages, better conditions. We want our economy to prosper. There are good things in the bill and we will work with government to get those done. But we need to fix the things that are not going to work and they’re not going to work for Australian workers and they’re not going to work for Australian consumers and they need to fix them urgently. Thank you.


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BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong announced Friday that two people were in custody and charged with criminal homicide in connection with the homicide of 66-year-old Arthur Walter Downey Sunday night.
Trevor Lloyd Segars, 20, of Maryville, and Colin Louis Blades, 21, of Maryville were charged with criminal homicide. Segars and Blades were jailed on a $250,000 bond each and will face their charges in Blount County General Sessions Court at 1:30 p.m. September 30th.
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The expected snow left a winter wonderland Thursday night across Northern Virginia, but looks can be deceiving: Be careful walking and driving!
Falls Church City Public Schools were already scheduled to be closed this week for the holidays with students returning to school Monday, Jan. 6.
The operating status for Friday, Jan. 3 for City of Falls Church is as follows:OPEN:
CITY EMPLOYEES: Unscheduled leave, but check with your supervisor.
The federal government will be open Friday, according to the Office of Personnel Management. Federal employees have the option of using unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework.
Who to Call
- Power Outages: Report to Dominion Virginia Power via their website or 866-DOM-HELP (866-366-4357).
- Stay away from downed lines and call Dominion Virginia Power to report lines down in your area. Do not try to drive over or around downed lines.
- Trees/Limbs in Public Spaces and Roadways: Call 703-248-5181during office hours (if City government is open); call the Police non-emergency number, 703-241-5053, after hours
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“Studies indicate the majority of Canadian investors have 70-80 per cent of their investments in Canada alone. Investors prefer to invest in their home country, and that’s understandable, especially since the Canadian market has done remarkably well, but I think a well-diversified equity portfolio provides the best returns at the most reasonable levels of risk. Now would be a judicious time to put money into categories that haven’t been as successful. If you do have 70 or 80 per cent in Canadian equities, we’d recommend taking some of those excellent gains and moving a bit, say 10 or 20 per cent, into markets that look like they can rebound, as a hedge of one’s bets,” O’Shaughnessy said during a recent visit to Montreal.
With equity markets now entering the third year since bottoming out in March of 2009, O’Shaughnessy foresees “a return to normal market conditions,” with stocks rising or falling on a more individual path.
The market meltdown of 2008-09 didn’t change his basic investment strategy, but it did lead to some tweaking of his rules. The one dictating the sale of a stock that had fallen 50 per cent from its purchase price, for instance.
He’s now added the condition that it also be in the bottom decile in price appreciation for a period of 12 months.
The change was needed, he said, because in a “panic” bear market such as the last one, all companies were being lumped, and dumped, together. “When you get into a market where everything goes down 50 per cent,” he said, “there’s no longer a distinction between the healthy and the sick.”


Senate approves sales tax break for outdoor enthusiasts
by MBJ Staff
Published: February 27,2014
JACKSON — The Senate has passed a sales tax holiday to encourage sportsmen to purchase firearms and hunting supplies in Mississippi.
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves says Senate Bill 2425 gives sports enthusiasts a sales tax break on firearms, ammunition, hunting supplies and fishing supplies purchased the first weekend of September. Louisiana has a similar holiday.
“This tax break is for Mississippians who enjoy outdoor sports and encourages more citizens to participate in outdoor shooting sports,” Reeves said.
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A bus ( /ˈbʌs/; plural "buses", /ˈbʌsɨz/, archaically also omnibus, multibus, or autobus) is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker rigid bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are used for longer distance services. Bus manufacturing is increasingly globalised, with the same design appearing around the world.
Buses may be used for scheduled bus transport, scheduled coach transport, school transport, private hire, tourism; promotional buses may be used for political campaigns and others are privately operated for a wide range of purposes.
Horse drawn buses were used from the 1820s, followed by steam buses in the 1830s, and electric trolleybuses in 1882. The first buses powered by internal combustion engines were used in 1895 and this is still the most common power source. Recently there has been growing interest in hybrid electric buses, fuel cell buses, electric buses as well as ones powered by compressed natural gas or bio-diesel.
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“The myth of independence from the mother is abandoned in mid- life as women learn new routes around the motherboth the mother without and the mother within. A mid-life daughter may reengage with a mother or put new controls on care and set limits to love. But whatever she does, her childs history is never finished.”
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The axis will depict which direction your face faces too. Then move on to the more detailed three fourths sketch by drawing the central line from an angle.
Draw a rough face shape down the extended line depending on the face you have in mind.
Human face sketch. Nov 5 2020 – Explore Lucas Arguellos board Human face sketch on Pinterest. Get 10 free Shutterstock images – PICK10FREE. Section off with light pencil strokes the eyes nose lips ears and chin.
The eyes nose. Once you are confident to draw circle and jaw lines you can try the face using oval shapes as well. NEW Face Drawing Tutorial Here.
Fashionable illustration modern art work my original pencil drawing on paper vertical portrait impressionism face of a young beautiful determined purposeful bold free girl with long hair and bright eye – human face drawing stock illustrations. Draw a cross-axis a giant plus sign to the center and a little lower to the center of the circle depicting the center of the face. For most people the top of the ear is right around the eyes in terms of location on the face so sketch in an oval shape indicating where your ear will be placed.
Feb 8 2019 – Explore Suraj Barfas board human face on Pinterest. Fortunately learning these proportions is a very manageable task. The human face is the most recognizable thing in the world to all of us and a mistake made when drawing the face head.
See more ideas about human face sketch face sketch drawings. Do the same thing for the top section of the face. Face sketches are wonderful expressions of facially communicable emotions such as happiness grief surprise shock shyness and arrogance apart from several others.
If you want to draw lifelike portraiture knowing how to draw facial features is essential. Draw a line about a quarter down the original circle that will be. He starts out with the traditional egg shape and visualizes the neck as a slightly slanted cylinder.
Draw guidelines on the face. Draw Facial Construction Lines. However artists also have a lot to experiment with from face sketches with a more abstract feel such as faces camouflaged by accompanying cracks and irregular lines on the sketch page and zoomed in sketches focusing on.
All the best Pencil Sketch Of Human Face 40 collected on this page. Write self notes color choices and any dominant or unusual features. These lines are for the eyes nose lips and hair.
Begin by reducing the complexity of the human face to a few essential landmarks. Now to show you how to put together everything youve learned so far the artist draws a front view of a complete head. Outline the head shape.
The step by step guide would help you to know the basic proportions of a human face. First begin with the profile sketch by applying everything learned in the previous unit. Below artist and instructor Lee Hammond shares tips and techniques for drawing realistic faces with graphite pencil excerpted from her book Lee Hammonds All New Big Book of Drawing.
Then move further to outline the drawing in symmetry to the circle and the horizontal line. Human Face Sketches. Add eyebrows neck and hair.
Through the center of the head draw a vertical and horizontal line. Are you looking for the best images of Human Face Sketch. Once you understand those basics you can apply them to your own drawings to create stunning portraiture or to fill your latest sketchbook.
You would have noticed that the basic outline of a human face is an oval-shaped. Finally Gabriela guides you through drawing the third and most detailed frontal portrait. The only way to get through a human face sketch with utmost realistic features is to start with a circle and then draw a horizontal line between the two to mark out the human features equidistantly.
Tips for sketching the human face. Establish the landmarks of a human face. See more ideas about human face pencil sketch portrait sketches.
Split the bottom section of the face in half and then in half again. For symmetry he draws a vertical guideline down the center of the egg. Shade or highlight the eyebrows eyes lips ears chin and hair.
In this step-by-step guide Lee will teach you how to recreate every aspect of your models face. HttpsyoutubegT5zBXuKO3IArt materials I used in This video. How to draw a human face from an oval shape.
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The creator of Girls made fast friends earlier this year when she first met Brooklyn-based designer Rachel Antonoff. "We’ve been friends since March. But it was one of those things where we met and within ten minutes I told her about the ghost in my apartment and the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to me in 7th grade," Dunham told us at the event. "She’s just a real kindred spirit." Dunham wore one of Antonoff's sweatshirts to the designer's presentation at Drive In Studios on Saturday afternoon.
At the Louis Vuitton Art Basel Beach Barbecue event, Michelle Williams (in head-to-toe Louis Vuitton) was the epitome of chic, effortlessly styling her stripe tiered skirt with a slouchy blue sweater, the brand’s signature checkered clutch and mustard yellow sandals.


“Flow of business law in 2021”, a report of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, shows that hundreds of circulars that guide the implementation of laws are issued each year. The quality and transparency of the documents are in question.
The number of circulars released from January 1, 2016 to July 20, 2020 accounted for 68 percent of total documents issued.
On average, once a law is enacted, there are 6.8 government’s decrees, 1.8 PM decisions and 25.8 circulars that guide the implementation of the laws. With the overwhelming quantity, circulars play a very important role in realizing the policies and they have a significant impact on the business environment.
The compilation of circulars is mostly implemented by units belonging to ministries. If compared with the process of promulgating decrees, laws and ordinances, the level of control over the quality and transparency of circulars is lower.
Under the 2005 Enterprise Law, circulars must not set business conditions. The regulation is also seen in the 2014 and 2020 Investment Law. Under the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents, circulars must not set administrative procedures, unless they are authorized by laws.
However, circulars that stipulate business conditions can be easily found. There are several types of circulars.
The first is the circular with open business conditions, which is mostly seen in the banking sector, for example Circulars 40/2011 dated December 15, 2021, 17/2018 dated August 14, 2021, 28/2018 dated November 30, 2018 which stipulate conditions for granting establishment and operation licenses to joint stock banks; and licenses for establishment and operation of joint venture banks and 100 percent foreign owned banks.
The second is the circular with business conditions ‘hidden’ in required technical standards. For example, the circular requires businesses to satisfy the requirements on facilities, practicing certificates and more.
The massive promulgation of so many business conditions in circulars makes for a less favorable investment and business environment, according to VCCI.
The report by VCCI also pointed out that ‘abuse’ of circular promulgation exists. There are very detailed decrees which stipulate all conditions and administrative procedures, and the law can be implemented while there is no need to issue circulars. However, ministries still issue circulars, even though they are not authorized.
As a result, law enforcement heavily depends on the regulations in circulars. Analysts say that in some cases, circulars have higher validity than laws as they set requirements which don’t exist in the laws. This harms the business environment and poses risks for businesses.
The VCCI report also points that some circulars have been suspended because of problems in quality. Circular 15/2019 of the Ministry of Science and Technology, dated November 15, 2019 on the national standards of stainless steel was suspended just eight months after issuance.
In many cases, the regulations stipulated in circulars are different from laws and decrees, thus causing contradictions and making it difficult to implement the laws.
Circular 40/2021/TT-BTC dated June 1, 2021, for example, which stipulates that the owners of electronic trading floors must make tax declarations and pay tax for individuals, faced strong opposition from businesses. As a result, the legal document had to be amended right after issuance.
According to VCCI, circulars act as the bridge that explains the provisions of the laws, ordinances and decrees to bring the laws into life. If circulars have problems, this will cause an entanglement of the entire investment and business process. As a result, the spirit of legal documents at higher levels cannot be brought into life.
Pham Chi Lan, a respected economist, said that low-quality circulars which are not feasible, and are unpredictable and inconsistent are making it difficult to improve the business environment. However, the compilers of the circulars don’t have to take responsibility for the circulars.
Nguyen Dinh Cung, a respected economist, said, on average, the National Assembly enacts about 20 laws, but there are 150 decrees and 500-600 circulars. That is, the legislative branch is giving too much room to the executive branch to make regulations.
Business environment reform has been slowing down over the last two years. Some bad regulations that were removed because they hindered the development of enterprises have been revived.
Noting that the apparatus inside ministries and branches is still cumbersome and hierarchical, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministers to restructure departments and general departments.


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Dubai: The UAE is going to issue a no objection letter for the substitution of inhabitants caught within India, on humanitarian justification which fulfill all stipulated problems and needs, the UAE Embassy in New Delhi announced on Tuesday.
The mission provided an update for a huge number
In a number of tweets of Indian residents that are stuck back home throughout the COVID 19 pandemic and are longing to go back to their workplaces and families in the UAE.
The embassy stated appropriate UAE residence permit holders now present in India should obtain necessary approval through the Federal Authority for Citizenship and Identity by observing all the circumstances established by the authorities.
“The UAE embassy India would want drawing :
the interest of valid UAE residence permit holders now present in India, to the need for obtaining necessary endorsement from the ICAUAE while making certain all the circumstances set by the UAE skilled authorities are observed,” the quest stated in its very first tweet.
It added: “Please mention that UAE is going to issue no objection letter to traveling in certain humanitarian cases just that meet all problems and requirements.”
The embassy also affirmed the commitment of its to the choices of the Indian authorities about the continued closure of airfields in India [for regular overseas travel] as well as implementation of several restrictions which don’t allow foreign airlines to transport passengers.
“We voice our thank for the cooperation:
of yours as well as your understanding of the present global situation, and if there’s some development within this regard, we are going to publish it on the official os’s of embassy,” it included.
Gulf News is within the method of reaching out to the authorities to get additional clarification on the methods for acquiring the no objection letters on humanitarian justification.
The tweets from the mission are available in the wake of reports appearing from India which mentioned UAE residents caught in India needed extra levels of approvals on the UAE Embassy in The Ministry and new Delhi of International Cooperation and foreign Affairs in the UAE to be able to have the ability to take a trip to the UAE.
Nevertheless, energy sources told Gulf News which these needs weren’t valid for residents planning to fly to the UAE.
The mission’s tweets reaffirm:
that you’ll find no such circumstances set for Indians hoping to go back to the UAE.
When contacted, the UAE Ambassador to India, Dr Ahmad Abdul Rahman Al Banna, stated the tweets were self explanatory and also he’d no additional commentary to add.
The Indian Ambassador on the UAE Pavan Kapoor told Gulf News: “We work closely together with the UAE authorities to reach a set up to facilitate the go back on the UAE inhabitants from India.”
Stranded Indians seek lucidity Indians marooned back home desired clarity on the treatments to get the no objection letters from the UAE to facilitate the return of theirs.
Most of them tweeted within reply into the embassy:
explaining the plight of theirs and requesting clarification on just how they might obtain the new approval stated by the embassy.
Some stranded residents also described their worries over job loss but not being ready to pay rents and bills.
“Please enable us to arrive at UAE:
we’re stranded here for four weeks and we’ve paying our rents in Dubai, energy Bills and also the Job security of ours is diminishing slowly. Although we’ve approvals but you can find absolutely no flights. Make sure you consider this’s a humanitarian foundation and permit us (sic),” published.
Non-Indian’s appeal Among individuals who appealed for assistance was Dr Ahsan Waziri, a non Indian national. Hailing from Kabul found Afghanistan, Dr Waziri clarified he was an Al Ain resident that got wedged around Hyderabad immediately after he went there for a business trip. Declaring he’d an ICA [Federal Authority for Identity as well as Citizenship] endorsement, he urged the quest to assist him after the family of his, by yourself in the UAE, was in trouble for 3 weeks.


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The so-called “white coat effect” is both real and common in the management of hypertension and it may be a significant cause of patient overtreatment, a new study finds.
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An exercise training program worked better than medication for those with a debilitating heart problem that’s dubbed the “Grinch syndrome,” new research suggests.
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Millions of people with peripheral artery disease (PAD) aren’t taking preventive medication to reduce heart disease risk.
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Live From The Record Room - November 2019 - Featuring NUR-D
Join us for a special Nur-D live performance featuring his Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Band! We will be recording over the course of 2 nights.
Friday, November 15th - This will be a recorded "Behind The Scenes" rehearsal show. If you come to this, be prepared to see the guts of the live album recording process. This will include but not be limited to the following:
- Watching Phil have grumpy facial reactions to technology not working the way he wants it to.
- The band playing certain songs more than once.
- Having to record extra crowd reactions.
-The songs played will be the same ones played on Saturday the 16th.
Saturday, November 16th - Limited Tickets Available
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Hemigrapsus nudus (Varunidae), commonly known as the purple shore crab, is found along the Pacific coast of North America, ranging from Yacobi Island, Alaska to Bahia de Tortuga, California (Oliver and Schmelter 1997). Hemigrapus nudus typically inhabits the rocky shore areas of the mid to low intertidal zones, preferring locations with larger rocks and stones overlaying sand. These areas provide an abundance of shelter and allow for more adequate drainage of water (Kundsen 1964; McGaw 2003). Purple shore crabs prefer water temperature ranges from 14.6 °C to 26.9 °C. Their preferred salinity ranges between 22 PSU and 32 PSU, but H. nudus will tolerate lower salinities in order to find shelter (McGraw 2001, McGraw 2003). Hemigrapsus nudus is typically purple in color, but individuals can vary from greenish-yellow to reddish-brown. Purple shore crabs are characterized by the reddish-purple spots located on their claws and the lack of hair on their legs. The shell, or carapace, of males can measure up to 36.2 mm wide, while the carapace of females can measure up to 34 mm wide (Oliver and Schmelter 1997). Mating occurs annually, generally beginning in November and extending into early April, with eggs hatching from May to early June. The number of offspring produced by a female is positively correlated with her size. Females can lay from 441 to 36,400 eggs at a time; on average, females lay around 13,000 eggs (Kundsen 1964, Oliver and Schmelter 1997). Purple shore crabs are considered to be omnivorous with a diet consisting mainly of diatoms, desmids, and green algae. They are also known to occasionally eat small animals such as snails and barnacles and consume dead organic matter (Kundsen 1964, Lewis et al. 2007, Oliver and Schmelter 1997).


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There are people who collect things …then there are collectors! Michael Dezerland is a collector who doesn’t do things by halves! The Orlando Auto Museum is a jaw dropping $200 million auto collection that features 2000+ vehicles. It’s housed in what could be described as the world biggest and most luxurious garage – a part of the very impressive Dezerland Action Park – Florida’s largest indoor attraction.
Situated on North International Drive the sheer scale of Dezerland Action Park is not immediately obvious from the street. Once inside guests can stroll around and explore in air-conditioned comfort. There are numerous themed collections of amazing automobiles that have to be seen to be believed – here’s just a taste of what you’ll find:
Cars Of The Stars
See the cars driven by the stars in movies like Harry Potter, Fast & The Furious, Back To The Future, Indiana Jones, Spiderman, Ghostbusters, Dukes of Hazard, and so many more!
Enjoy the World’s Largest collection of James Bond movie cars, aircraft, and memorabilia
See the amazing Batmobiles driven by everyone from Adam West to Michael Keaton and Val Kilmer.
Alongside the Orlando Auto Museum at Dezerland Action Park you’ll also find over twenty exciting family attractions for all ages – race, bowl, shop, play, dine or drink! Look what you have to choose from:
Indoor Electric Karting
Gentlemen (and ladies)…… there is no engine to start! The twists and turns of this epic indoor track is the perfect setting for some fun racing!
Strike out your friends and family with a few fun frames of ten pin action!
It’s dry all year round, it’s air conditioned and the parking is free!
Dezerland Action Park offers more than 6,000 square feet of unique, privately owned food shops to create a food hall concept where guests can choose from a variety of cuisines.
At Pizza Pie, each pizza is created fresh with the guest’s choice of toppings. Amigo Burrito draws in adventurous eaters with the option to create their own burrito or bowl and enjoy Latin favorites like yucca fries, empanadas and churros. Guests can stop by French Café for fresh baguette sandwiches, hand- crafted coffee drinks and delicate pastries.
Other offerings include Corner Burger, which serves hand- crafted burgers finished with the best toppings, and Fish & Chips, where guests will find crispy cod or golden fried shrimp served with chips that can be customized with a variety of seasonings or toppings. Visitors can end their meal with a sweet treat at Glida and create their own soft serve ice cream or frozen yogurt masterpiece.
What better way to end a busy day on I-Drive than with a couple of superb craft cocktails?
Who new there was so much to do in Orlando under ONE roof – rain or shine it’s a great choice with lots of free parking and is an easy drive from all the major tourist areas.


Toyota originally explained its reluctance to produce electric carsMarch 14, 2019
Despite the fact that almost all global automakers are involved in the race for the production of electric cars, Toyota ignores this competition. And that’s why.
At the Geneva Motor Show 2019 Gerald Killmann, vice president of the European sector, Toyota explained why the largest Japanese automaker does not want to follow the trend for the production of electric vehicles. According to him, in this way the company seeks to … produce more “green” cars.
At first glance, such a comment contradicts logic. However, as you know, the Japanese are people from another planet, and their actions are not always obvious motivation.
It turns out that the automaker believes that, firstly, the release of all-electric cars brings less benefit to the environment and man than the production of hybrids. According to Killman, at the moment the company is able to produce batteries for only 28,000 electric vehicles per year. But, the same production capacity is enough for the production of 1.5 million hybrid cars.
According to the research of the corporation, the sale of 1.5 million hybrids is able to reduce harmful emissions into the atmosphere by a third more than the sale of only 28,000 electric cars. And it means that it is better to produce millions of hybrids than to invest funds and time in the production of electric cars.
Secondly, according to the leadership of Toyota, today consumers are more inclined to buy cars that have the ability to switch from battery power to traditional fuel. So motorists feel more confident, because they are not afraid to stay somewhere on the highway without the possibility of recharging with electricity.
And finally, third, Toyota believes that nickel-metal hydride batteries (NiMH) used in its cars are better than lithium-ion batteries. The first is that they are cheaper, the second is several times slower degrading. The proof is that in many cities of the world taxi drivers prefer to work on Toyota hybrid cars, and not on all-electric Tesla and Nissans.
- In November, the BMW Group unveiled the appearance of the production electric car BMW iX
- BMW announces pricing for new 128ti in Australia
- 816 forces and 3.6 seconds to 100 kph: the most powerful Ford pickup from Hennessey is presented
- Prices for most powerful variant of Toyota RAV4 PHEV announced
- 54-year-old Volkswagen minibus with Tesla electric motor to compete in the lottery


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Microdosing THC to feel happy, relaxed, or uplifted without feeling ‘high’ will likely become the future of cannabis use. The term “microdosing” is gaining a lot of attention in a variety of ways. As cannabis consumption moves into the mainstream, and legal guidelines change in regions around the globe, countless consumers are looking for more effective ways to determine their ideal dose of THC. For many, microdosing THC is the ideal dosage.
Microdosing THC involves consuming a much lower, more managed amount of cannabis, or specifically, the cannabinoid “THC”, which is responsible for the psychoactive effects of the plant.
While THC can offer a number of potential benefits, from pain relief and relaxation to boosted creativity and an uplifted mood, it can also have negative side effects. Negative side effects of too much THC include possible marijuana-induced panic attacks, anxiety and paranoia. Furthermore, the higher the dose of THC, the more likely you are to feel lethargic or overly anxious. These are just a few reasons why people are opting to microdose THC, in order to avoid these negative side effects from over-consumption.
Microdosing THC involves reducing your dose of THC, so you can get the maximum benefit from the minimum dosage. In other words, when you microdose, you could get the positive effects of THC without the risk of feeling “too high” to function normally.
What Exactly is Microdosing? An Introduction
Microdosing is an interesting new trend in the world of cannabis consumption. As access to THC, CBD, and full-spectrum cannabis products continues to expand, many cannabis users are beginning to experiment more creatively with how they consume this healing plant.
For many, microdosing THC is a solution to avoid the potential side effects of consuming large amounts of THC, such as increased heart rate, dry mouth, slower reaction times, and even coordination problems. The act of microdosing allows users to consume just enough THC to get a mood boost or some relaxation benefits, without having to deal with the other, less appealing side effects of being ‘high’.
A microdose of THC is typically somewhere between 3mg and 5mg of THC. The aim should be to create a barely noticeable effect. You might feel very slightly high, but you likely won’t feel high at all when microdosing THC. The most noticeable effects of microdosing will be more subtle effects such as a sudden uplifted mood, the ability to relax, unwind, or work on a creative project.
The positive yet subtle effects of microdosing THC are likely why cannabis beverages containing 3mg of THC per bottle, and cannabis edibles containing only 5mg of THC per serving are flying off the shelves.
Typically, the easiest way to microdose is through cannabis-infused beverages or edibles. Gummies and confectionaries are particularly popular among the microdosing fans, and they’re excellent for getting a combination of THC and other helpful cannabinoids at the same time, such as CBD.
If you want to reap the benefits of microdosing THC, try these Mango Haze x Blue Raspberry edible gummies from Wunderkind Extracts which contain a microdose of 5mg THC as well as 5mg CBD. Another great treat for microdosing THC is these Blueberry Cheesecake THC White Chocolate Edibles from Wunderkind Extracts. The unique microdose blend in these edibles creates a perfect balance. CBD helps with overall health and anxiety, but also keeps the THC at a perfect level in terms of effects.
The Advantages of Microdosing
Leaders in the cannabis landscape believe microdosing could be the future of cannabis use. Michael Backes, author of Cannabis Pharmacy, believes that microdosing will be the easiest way to consume cannabis in a structured, safe and measured manner, so you can customise your response.
Aside from delivering a nice buzz and uplifting energy shift without the paranoia, proponents of microdosing believe it delivers a host of potential health and lifestyle benefits.
Many creative types believe that microdosing THC is great for boosting creativity and productivity without making it impossible for them to focus, and those dealing with chronic stress feel microdosing is excellent for improving their ability to relax.
Let’s review some of the advantages of microdosing.
Microdosing THC could potentially help with:
- Anxiety and stress management
- Pain management
- Creativity and productivity
- Feelings of depression
The challenge for most people getting into microdosing will be the same challenge many face when consuming cannabis in general. Finding the right dose can be a complex process, but a microdose might be the perfect dose for you.
With most drugs, there’s a common bell curve. Most people who take two aspirin will get some relief from pain. With cannabis, there’s no obvious response for everyone. Everyone responds to cannabis differently, so determining the right dose will be different for everyone. It does require some experimentation.
For example, although 5mg of THC does qualify as a microdose, it’s at the higher end, so some people might feel too high after taking 5mg. Their ideal microdose, therefore, is likely 2.5 or 3mg.
Everyone needs to experiment a little (in safe, small doses) to find their perfect dose, since various people consuming the exact same microdose, could all report very different effects.
This is because the cannabinoids within cannabis support the natural function of the endocannabinoid system, and this system varies in functionality from person to person.
Human beings and other mammals have cannabinoid receptors throughout their body, in organs, tissues, and the brain, and the body makes chemicals to fit these receptors, naturally balancing the performance of the body. However, everyone has a different definition of “balance”.
A very good thing about microdosing, is that it allows people to experiment with THC slowly, taking very small amounts, and therefore reducing their risk of unwanted side effects. Microdosing is a safe way to experiment.
Is Microdosing THC Better with CBD?
Most commonly, microdosing is a method of consuming cannabis which focuses on exposing yourself to the psychoactive compound in the plant: THC.
The THC in cannabis is what causes the feeling of euphoria, or being ‘high’, but it’s also the substance most likely to cause some unwanted side effects if consumed in excess, which often means people are more likely to avoid it, or take it in moderation.
Studies Indicate that higher levels of THC lead to a higher risk of anxiety, paranoia and panic from consuming cannabis. While smaller amounts of THC are a good way to reduce the risk of these side effects, users can also minimize the potential side effects even further.
Combining THC with CBD, another popular cannabinoid from the cannabis plant, can lead to even fewer negative outcomes. This is because CBD has a naturally relaxing and calming effect, with very few, or no negative side effects for most users. Indeed, while THC can create an anxiogenic response (high levels of anxiety), CBD is attributed to anxiolytic responses (reduced anxiety). CBD will balance out the THC.
Taking CBD and THC at the same time with microdosing doesn’t mean you nullify the effects of the THC. Instead, it simply dilutes the effects of THC a bit, and ensures you feel more relaxed. Studies have consistently showcased CBD’s ability to block some of the negative cognitive reactions common when consuming THC.
The Legal Loophole of Cannabis and Microdosing
There are many reasons why microdosing is becoming an increasingly popular concept among fans of cannabis. One reason why some people believe this may become the future of dosing, is because certain states may begin to impose some regulations about how certain cannabis strains can be consumed when cannabis is legal.
Today’s strains of cannabis are not the same as those we had in the past. The strains being bred today are far mor protein, with THC concentration levels rising all the time. In the 1970s and 80s, the average THC content of cannabis was around 2%, and in the 90s, it was only 4%.
Today, some strains can contain as much as 28% THC.
Because the risks of cannabis use are generally higher in strains with higher amounts of THC, there is greater call for these new strains, such as Delta 9 THC, to be regulated more stringently.
Some governments may end up capping exposure to THC at no more than 3mg. This is a big reason why microdosing THC could be the future of cannabis use. As more and more people realize they genuinely enjoy this lower dose, it’s possible there won’t be too much backlash about a cap at 3mg doses.
Is Microdosing Right For You?
Microdosing could be an effective way for those interested in leveraging the benefits of cannabis to explore the advantages, with reduced risk of negative side effects. With smaller doses of THC, you can protect yourself from common negative reactions such as anxiety, panic, brain fog and paranoia. This is particularly true when you combine micro doses of THC with CBD to balance it out.
However, microdosing might not be ideal for everyone. The best thing to do is try microdosing, and see how you enjoy the subtler effects. Many people who try microdosing once are hooked, because they never realized a low dose was exactly what they needed to feel great, without feeling ‘stoned’.


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Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that causes tremors and difficulty with movement and walking. It affects about one million people in the United States.
“Past studies linking Parkinson’s disease and melanoma have not been conclusive, so we wanted to explore a larger group of studies to see whether the link was consistent,” said study author Honglei Chen, MD, PhD, with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, a division of the National Institutes of Health in Research Triangle Park, N.C., and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.
The research examined 12 studies conducted from 1965 and 2010 that looked at the possible association between Parkinson’s disease and melanoma. Most of the studies had fewer than 10 cases with both conditions.
The study found that men with Parkinson’s disease were twice as likely as those without Parkinson’s to have melanoma. Women with Parkinson’s disease were one-and-a-half times as likely to be diagnosed with the dangerous form of skin cancer compared to women without Parkinson’s. There was no clear link found between Parkinson’s and non-melanoma skin cancer.
“Parkinson’s disease patients in general have a lower risk for cancer, smoking-related cancers in particular, but they may have a higher risk for melanoma. One possible explanation for the link between Parkinson’s and melanoma is that the two diseases may share some genetic or environmental risk factors,” Chen said. “However, our understanding of this link is very preliminary.”
The study was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
The American Academy of Neurology, an association of 24,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, migraine, multiple sclerosis, brain injury, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy.
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Daily Editorial: Hung up on differences
Vail CO, Colorado
The diversity of the Democratic presidential candidates has been widely celebrated, and it is indeed a historic moment of which Americans should be proud.
A little less inspiring is the media’s continued obsession with race and gender. While it is of course relevant, even critical, to find out what women, blacks and Hispanics think about issues and candidates, the media seems to want to force these groups to vote only for “their” candidates.
The media’s message is: Blacks should vote obediently for Obama, Hispanics should adore Bill Richardson unconditionally, women should be fanatical about Hillary. The media is aghast when, for example, a black civil rights leader endorses Hillary over Obama.
But it’s not that clear cut. Barack Obama’s mother is white and he grew up far from the both the South and the inner city, the hotbeds of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. Hillary’s white but her husband, Bill is, by all accounts, revered by African Americans.
It also was revealed that Obama is a distant relative of both Dick Cheney (an eighth cousin) and George W. Bush (an 11th cousin). That fact should tear off all the superficial labels.
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So, despite the diversity, the candidates can’t be labeled or typecast by the media, and voters shouldn’t be pigeonholed either. While maturity cannot perhaps be expected from the media ” which expects people not to think outside their own race or gender ” Americans should be happy when a woman, for example, “crosses the divide” and endorses someone other than Hillary.
Because what should unite voters beyond gender and race is that we are all Americans and we all have a stake in our neighbors not choosing someone blindly, basing their choice only on background or culture. Hopefully, enough Americans will be wise enough not to vote for the candidate the media has assigned to them.
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MALIBU—On Saturday, February 2, a massive sinkhole emerged on Yerba Buena Road, engulfing an excavator and its operator.
Operator Gilbert Beltran told CBS LA, “I felt something weird. I thought I got a flat.” Beltran was clearing debris and mud from the road at the time. The road was in an area that was damaged by the Woolsey Fire of November 2018.
Beltran was safety able to exit the vehicle and the sinkhole without any injury. CBS LA reported that after Beltran climbed out of the excavator, the 20-foot front loader sunk deeper into the hole and buried everything but the bucket, which remained visible above the surface.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office reported that Yerba Buena Road is impassable north of Yellow Hill. Motorists have been warned to avoid the area. The road will remain closed for an unknown amount of time.


Raymond McDonagh was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment with the final twelve months suspended
A LIMERICK man who hijacked a social worker’s car before later driving it off a pier in West Clare has been jailed for four years.
Raymond McDonagh, aged 29, who has addresses in Bruree and Fedamore pleaded guilty to two charges including “unlawfully seizing control by force” of a Nissan Qashqai belonging to the victim who is aged in her early thirties
During a sentencing hearing, Detective Garda Ronan O’Reilly said the owner of the car had just parked at the Brothers of Charity centre at Mulgrave Street at around 8am when she was approached by the defendant who was on crutches.
McDonagh, who has a number of previous convictions, grabbed her hand and demanded she hand over the keys to the 131-registered vehicle.
Judge Tom O’Donnell was told a struggle then took place during which McDonagh struck her with one of his crutches.
The defendant then sat into the front seat while the victim got into the back seat in an attempt to stop him driving off.
John O’Sullivan BL, instructed by State Solicitor Padráig Mawe, said McDonagh, who was agitated and irate then drove “like a lunatic” towards the Ballysimon Road where he let the woman out of the car.
Gardai subsequently established the car had been driven off a pier in Quilty.
Det Garda O’Reilly said McDonagh made “full and frank” admissions when arrested the following day.
He told gardai he had a dispute with his partner earlier in the morning and that he did not have a full recollection of what happened due to his level of intoxication.
Mark Nicholas SC said his client has anger management issues and that he can snap when he gets emotional. He submitted the hijacking offence was at the lower end of the scale as his client’s primary aim was to procure the vehicle rather than to use force.
Judge O’Donnell said the wanton destruction of the car was an aggravating factor as were the previous convictions.
He noted McDonagh, who was described in court as volatile, had consumed alcohol, painkillers and cannabis and had gone “completely off the rails”.
He imposed a five year prison sentence, suspending the final twelve months.
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Kaddish and Other Poems: 50th Anniversary Edition (Pocket Poets)
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Allen Ginsberg's "Kaddish," a poem about the death of his mother, Naomi, is one of his major works. This special fiftieth anniversary edition of Kaddish and Other Poems features an illuminating afterword by Ginsberg biographer Bill Morgan, along with previously unpublished photographs, documents, and letters relating to the composition of the poem.
Allen Ginsberg, founding father of the Beat Generation, inspired the American counterculture of the second half of the twentieth century with his groundbreaking poems.
Bill Morgan is the author of I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg. He lives in New York City and Bennington, Vermont.
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A brand new version of my Christmas Dove print with hand painted details, is available from my Etsy shop. I have a limited number of these at the very special price of just £10 each – www.etsy.com/shop/chrisbourkeart
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