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AF: I think for me, watching this silly cartoon. I remember I had no idea what it was but really liking it.
I started getting more into jazz particularly in high school. My parents had me studying with a great trombonist in the area named Dean Hubbard and we would play in our lessons a little bit. He would improvise and that's where I discovered how great the trombone can sound, particularly in jazz. I started getting way into it. I would record what I was playing and then try to figure it out more when I got home.
AAJ: When did you make the transition from piano to trombone?
AF: That was in fifth grade. I'm really tall so I was one of the only guys who could reach close to seventh position in fifth grade, so they pretty much just assigned it to me because physiologically it worked...You notice, there are a lot of very tall trombone players out there.
AAJ: What made you stay with the trombone?
, J.J. Johnson and Art Blakey. Those were the first three records that I owned. John Coltrane's Blue Train (Blue Note, 1957), Art Blakey Big Beat (Blue Note 1960), and the J.J. Johnson is just called The Trombone Master (Columbia, 1957) and it is a compilation.
AF: It was a combination of studying with this guy Dean Hubbard and also going to the Stanford workshop, which was my first jazz summer camp. There were several trombonists there who I heard for the first time who were really playing beautifully, particularly improvising, and I just fell in love with the sound of the instrument and how it can express certain things in a very human, vocal quality. The trombone, to me, fits in with the sound of the human voice. I fell in love with that human element in the sound that I was really attracted to.
AAJ: How would you describe your personal musical pedigree? The musical influences that comprise your musical development?
AF: Early on, the first records I got, and I would say these are still big influences, were John Coltrane
Those impacted me very significantly. In the sense that, unlike today, those were the only three records I had access to. In some ways, I just can't understand how students can start in the digital age because, for me, you went to the record store and that is all you got.
AAJ: I remember that. I remember the first CDs I bought. The first time I went to a store and bought a CD, I listened to that for weeks, just that one CD.
AF: Yeah, everything about it influences you. The way it sounds, the way the tracks are sequenced, the artwork, all the information in the liner notes. You just eat it up.
AAJ: So at this time, did you dive into jazz or was there other kinds of music that you were studying at the same time? Whether that be classical or listening to pop?
AF: At my high school at that time, the bands that were really popular that I was concurrently listening to were bands like King Crimson, Rush and Yes. I certainly listened to a lot of music from those bands, but it is hard to say how much of an influence they were. They must have been in some form or another.
Also, the fusion thing was in its heyday when I was in high school. So that was what my brother was getting into and those things influenced me as well. He was really into a lot of fusion bands, like the Chick CoreaElektric Band. All these bands that sound so dated nowat least to me when I hear them now I think, "Wow, that sounds so '80s." At the time, though, it was like this is it, this is it.
AAJ: Have you and your brother always played together or were there times when you went in separate directions?
AF: No, we never really went in any separate directions. Even though we don't see each other as much now that we're both doing so many things, we've always played together. We've never had our paths split in any way. We've always lived close to each other. For instance, we lived in L.A. close to each other. Then, I moved to New Yorkthree months later he moved to New York.
We both studied abroad for a year in college. We were always around each other. Every step of the way we've been with each other. Being a twin, is a pretty special relationship in a lot of ways.
AF: We graduated college in 1997 and both of us worked around L.A. pretty extensively, freelancing. In retrospect, it was a great way to get started learning how to be a freelancer in an area that wasn't quite as intense as New York. And the other thing is, in college, Mark and I developed a lot of strong musical relationships with people we still make music with today. We went to college with Todd Sickafoose, who I still play with ... I've probably played every composition he's written. We were roommatesMark and I were roommates at one point; we go way back. Gretchen Parlato, we were in school together. And many others.


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Jaylen Brown left another Celtics’ loss, one in which he scored 42 points, saying he needed to do more. That’s admirable of the rising star to admit, but it’s not the truth.
Brown needs more help, and during this stretch of games without cohort Jayson Tatum, he didn’t get much at all.
Tatum is expected to return from COVID-19 protocol Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers and that will obviously help, but the Celtics’ supporting cast has been a major letdown this season and it was again evident in Friday night’s 122-110 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center.
Brown against was brilliant but nobody else was even close. Kemba Walker scored 19 points but the Celtics were a minus-21 when he was on the floor. Marcus Smart scored 20 points but it required 17 shots. At a time when the Celtics need their complements to play well, they are failing miserably.
The 76ers shot nearly 56 percent and tattooed the Celtics for 73 second-half points. Brown said he would take it upon himself to singlehandedly improve the defense. It’s an admirable objective but one that shouldn’t be necessary to tackle on his own.
“A lot of that is on me,” Brown said of the defensive effort. “I’m one of the leaders and captains on this team and I got to be a better leader on that side of the ball. I got to lead these guys defensively. We’ve got to get after teams. We have to have that villainous mentality on defense. Just really making people’s nights a living hell. I can do that and be great offensively at the same time; it just takes a level on conditioning.”
Again, that wouldn’t be necessary if more he received more contributions from his teammates.
Tristan Thompson is not finishing at the rim and hasn’t been the defensive presence expected. He’s shooting 47.8 percent from the field — good for a perimeter shooter, not so good for a player who doesn’t shoot outside of 7 feet.
Grant Williams has not progressed in his second season as expected. His offensive numbers are nearly identical to his rookie output but he is averaging a foul more per game and is getting crushed on the boards, especially Friday when he couldn’t keep Dwight Howard off the glass. Howard had 12 rebounds in 17 minutes; Williams collected one rebound in 11 minutes.
Jeff Teague continues to struggle from the field and the reason he’s on the floor is to score. Teague is 16 for 58 from 2-point range, meaning he isn’t finishing at the rim nor hitting his floater. And worse news occurred in the first half when Payton Pritchard left with a right knee sprain that may cost him extended time.
Celtics coach Brad Stevens talked about playing shorthanded, but Tatum was the lone significant contributor who missed Friday’s game. It’s unlikely the Celtics would have gotten much out of Carsen Edwards or Aaron Nesmith.
Javonte Green is a high-energy defender who can make plays but he doesn’t shoot well enough from the field or the free throw line to be anything besides a high-energy defender.
The Celtics lost this game in the third quarter when nine 76ers scored and they shot 54.2 percent in scoring 42 points. Philadelphia got contributions from its complementary players as well as stars Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris. Meanwhile, Smart and Brown scored 19 of the Celtics’ 28 points in the third period. No one else scored more than 3.
Boston is already a top-heavy team with Brown, Tatum, and Walker averaging 20-plus points per game, but they need help. The Celtics have to find a way to improve their bench, from the players who are already here or outside sources.
“I’m disappointed in the way that we played in multiple big possessions in the fourth quarter,” Stevens said. “We have to be better. We have to be more detail-oriented. We have to be crisper. Everything has to be tighter; everything has to be done to perfection even more so when the other team is locked in. Too haphazard in my opinion.
“We’re not going to win a game with the group that we have giving up 122 points. Until we’re really committed to that, I just don’t see us being sustainably competitive.”
It’s apparent the Celtics have slipped defensively this season and those players who have slipped defensively aren’t contributing much in other categories either. So that is placing too much pressure on Brown to be heroic and carry Boston to victory. He’s been brilliant offensively but his teammates let him down. Daniel Theis collected two rebounds in nearly 25 minutes.
“I think we can be better for sure; we’ve got some work to do,” Walker said. “We just have to be better as a group, executing, sharing the basketball, making the right plays, being in the right positions. We’re just not doing it consistently and that’s what’s hurting us.
“If we’re going to play the way we’ve been playing, it’s just not going to work. It just hasn’t been good, it just hasn’t. It hasn’t been at the level that we know we can play at. Hopefully we can learn from our mistakes from here on out.”

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There are really no hard and fast rules of strictly "BY THE NUMBERS" for rigging, other than
1. the rig provides a stable platform for the 'shaping' of the sails
2. The mast remains in a relative 'straight column' ... as a platform for the sails. (Although, there are rigs that are purposely built as 'bendy'.)
2. the stretch (sag) of the rigging wire (forestay, etc.) provides a predictable structure to which one attaches the headsail. Sail design, especially the wind-loaded headsail, is cut/designed based on the predictable stretch/sag of this wire.
What this means is that typical rigging, may have material strength/stretch characteristics that falls on one extreme end of 'the specification' especially and importantly it's 'elasticity'; and, to set up for optimum/maximum performance of the sails (due to their spread of tolerances/dimensions due to variability of the cutting/design and variability in the sail fabric material strength characteristics, etc.), that the rig and its set tension may have to be varied so that the sail characteristics MATCH the structural/elastic rig characteristics for the range of windstrengths as based on the design. TWO
independent 'systems' that must be adjusted so that they 'work' in concert
with each other.
All 'the numbers' are based on averages - average stretch of the wire, average stretch of the sail fabric ... when wind-loaded; and, sometimes the way that all these 'averages' stack-up, one may have to operate such tensions at outside of the 'averages'. Unless specified otherwise, such as for high end racing, etc., the typical sail will be designed for use between 12-18kts of windstrength. On either side of this 'normal' (15% of wire tension or less than 10kts. or greater than 15-18kts) the precise sailor will have to make adjustments in rig tension (typically backstay), sail (edge - luff/foot/leech) tension, etc. etc. etc. etc. The precise sailor wishing for 'maximum' output and a high level of performance usually will make such 'adjustments', sometime beyond 'normal' to achieve this goal. If you're not going to set up these tensions yourself, find a rigger who is also a sailmaker or vice versa!!!!!!!!
An Example: The 'usual' situation where rig tension (usually backstay, etc.) should be adjusted is when operating at or above the maximum 'design' condition parameters - beating in 18+ kts of wind and where the rig stretches in dimensions ..... and now a large sagging curve develops at the luff of the headsail (a big curve in the luff to rearward and to leewards) .... such changes the angle of attack which decreases ability to 'point', the leewards sag promotes aggressive heeling, slows the boat due to increased sail draft and hooked up leech, and promotes the boat to be now start skidding off to leewards because the sail went 'draft aft'. The solution: change to smaller jib, or tighten up the backstay, change the 'edge' tension on the sail, less sheet tension, etc. etc. BUT not to increase the tension so that the rig exceeds 'yield' (typically above 30% tension in 'some' member) or the rig will be in danger of breaking.
If you want to continually be at the top of your racing game, record all the tensions vs. windstrengths, etc. ... especially when you 'won' and when you 'lost' - do not 'guess'.
Here's an article that I wrote many years ago which discusses the phenomenon of sail shape vs. rig stretch (rig tension). This article was written for cutter/solent rigs which have 'very complex' stretch characteristic due to the 'interplay' of two headsails; but, the principals will apply to simple 'sloops'.
Rx: set your rig tension so that the shape of the sails, especially the luff curve of your headsails, closely matches what the sailmaker designed into the sails, AND that the rig tension does not routinely exceed 30% when the boat is at maximum heel when in 'high' wind ranges. (in 'blammo/survival' conditions when on long passages, my tension meter is mounted ON the backstay - tells me WHEN to reef down or change to a smaller headsail, etc.): http://www.ftp.tognews.com/GoogleFil...f%20Hollow.pdf
15% is the 'usual' starting point for rigging ... for Sailmakers too
Hope this helps.


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Rumour Has It: Inter firm over Barca target Lautaro, Bayern could sell Alaba
Lautaro Martinez was asked to move to Camp Nou.
The Inter striker is high on Barcelona's target list as the Spanish giants are considering a long-term replacement for veteran Luis Suarez.
But Inter doesn't make it easy for Barca.
TOP STORY - INTER THAT DOESN'T BUDGET ABOUT MARTINEZ
According to Sky Sport Italia, Inter stands firmly over Lautaro Martinez, the goal of Barcelona.
LaLiga champion Barca is determined to sign the Argentinian striker, but Inter are not ready to meet their demands - either to pay its release clause of 111 million euros or 90 to 95 million euros plus one from the Serie A club selected player.
The same network claims inter-borrower Alexis Sanchez can extend its loan agreement with Manchester United.
- Inter are interested in Real Madrid full-back Achraf Hakimi, Calciomercato reports. Achraf, who had borrowed the last two seasons in Dortmund, was connected with people like Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and others. Inter is an admirer of the Moroccan international, but remains far from luring him to Milan.
- The Times says Chelsea is ready to sell star midfielder N'Golo Kante to raise money for additional transfers. Madrid are thrilled by the French as Chelsea sign Leicester City full-back Ben Chilwell and Bayer Leverkusen's star Kai Havertz.
- Napoli has reached "total agreement" with defender Gabriel Magalhaes with Lille, says Footmercato. The Brazilian central defender is also associated with Everton and Tottenham.
- Sky Sport Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio reports that Fiorentina is fighting Milan and Everton for outgoing PSG defender Thiago Silva, who is a free agent.
- Milan has been questioned as the most likely goal for Naby Keita, as Liverpool is considering selling the former midfielder from RB Leipzig, according to Milan Live.
- David Alaba leaves Bayern Munich? The Telegraph claims the Bundesliga champion is open to a sale and alarms people like Liverpool, Manchester City, United and PSG.
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The Independent Order B’nai Brith is sending another committee to Mexico to investigate the status of the Jewish immigration there. The committee will be composed of Archibald A. Marx. of New Orleans and Rabbi Zielonka, of El Paso.
The committee will leave on July 15 and will visit all of the principal cities of Mexico, each of which now has a “baby” Jewish colony, sprung up within the last two and a half years. In the past few years, between 700 and 800 Jews have established themselves in Mexico City.
A propondering majority of these immigrants, who came to Mexico, expecting to use that country merely as a way station to enter the United States, are now said to be successfully established in the Republic. Few are said now to have any desire to leave and the I.O.B.B. officials are of the opinion that Mexico presents splendid “opportunities for commercial advancement for those immigrants who are willing to struggle in order to get a foothold.”
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There are some events you don’t want to miss. For ARaymond Tinnerman*, National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo is one of them. As the premier fastener show in North America, gathering worldwide manufacturers and distributors, it is not just a place to be: it is a place to get even better and hone your offer.
For a few years now, we have been dedicating extra time before the event with a distributor centered day to make the most of the gathering.
To remain innovative and focus on directions that are truly relevant for our customers, we don’t hesitate to strengthen our bonds with our distributors, whose value go well beyond the mere delivery factor: as our distributors’ challenges are their customers, and we take pride in making them ours too.
There is no better way to set the future than to get a clear picture of the past. To trigger added-value discussions, we went through a presentation of our 2016 activity showing how we’d accommodated their 2015 requests.
In terms of promotion, we showed that a more integrative and coherent marketing campaign gave them an opportunity for co-advertising, and improved web activity gave them leverage to better inform and serve their clients.
In terms of service, a vastly improved catalog (almost increased by 300%) was put in place to answer logistical needs.
Finally, the meeting gave us the opportunity for a recap on our new product lines: a much appreciated new cable management system, as well as an increased product offering of fan balance clips (eliminating noise and vibration in industrial fans).
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Breaking: NFL Trade Rumors Shake Up League
The NFL trade deadline is fast approaching, and rumors are flying about which players may be on the move. In particular, there is a lot of buzz around the possibility of a blockbuster trade involving a star quarterback. Many teams are said to be interested in acquiring his services, but it remains to be seen whether a deal will actually materialize.
Another name that has come up frequently in trade talks is a standout defensive end who has been the anchor of his team’s defense for years. While there is no shortage of suitors for his services, it is unclear whether his current team is willing to part ways with him.
As always, the trade deadline is a time of uncertainty and speculation in the NFL. Teams are looking to shore up their rosters for a playoff run, while others are looking to unload expensive contracts or underperforming players. It will be interesting to see which deals actually get done and how they will impact the league going forward.


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General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2018 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles. A joint in the driver's seat-back frame may not be properly welded, reducing the strength of the seat-back frame.
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DeSantis OKs Dolphins, 'Canes plan for fans at opening games
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday endorsed the reopening of Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium for a limited number of fans for the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and University of Miami’s football home openers next month.
The governor signed off on team plans to allow as many as 13,000 fans to attend the Dolphins first home game Sept. 20 against the Buffalo Bills. The crowd would represent about 20% of the Hard Rock Stadium’s capacity.
UM’s first home game is set for Sept. 10 against the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
“I think it is something that will give people a little bit of hope,” DeSantis said at a news conference with local leaders and Dolphins officials.
There will be no tailgating at the games, and a host of other protocols are included in the Dolphins’ 46-page plan for reopening the stadium to fans.
The move came the same day Florida reported 2,258 new coronavirus cases, continuing a downward trend – but one also accompanied by a significant dropoff in testing for the virus.
DeSantis said it’s the fewest number of new daily cases since June 14, but he did not mention that the 45,603 tests conducted also are the second-lowest daily amount since July 5, according to state records.
DeSantis also pointed to a decline in daily hospitalizations and visits to emergency departments. The scaled-back testing level has corresponded with a lower number of tests coming back positive. The positivity rate was 5.2% Monday.
DeSantis’s political mentor, President Donald Trump, in June said that,“With smaller testing, we would show fewer cases,” a view condemned by epidemiologists who see testing as key to bringing the coronavirus under control.
The state has had 602,829 coronavirus infections since the pandemic began, and Monday’s 72 new deaths brought the toll from the disease to 10,397 Floridians.
Although the state’s virus levels peaked in July, shortly after Walt Disney World reopened, DeSantis interpreted the easing caseloads emerging now – more than a month later – as a sign that his administration had taken the correct steps.
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Although DeSantis has refused to issue a statewide mask requirement, the Dolphins will insist fans wear masks at games.
“If you are someone who does not want to wear a mask, this isn’t the place for you this year,” said Tom Garfinkel, the Dolphins’ president and CEO. “Don’t buy a ticket. Don’t come.”
Garfinkel said that everyone would reevaluate the 13,000 capacity level following the home openers for both teams.
“After that, we will take a look at see where the numbers are,” Garfinkel said. “If they get a lot worse, it’s very conceivable we could have a situation later in the year where we don’t have fans at a game. If they get markedly better, it’s possible we could move to half-capacity.”
Among the NFL’s 32 teams, 15 have said they will not allow fans at their home stadiums. The league’s three Florida teams, the Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars, are among six teams that plan on admitting a reduced number of fans.
The remaining 11 teams haven’t formally decided, officials said.
While Miami-Dade County’s positive case numbers for the virus has fallen into single digits lately from more than 20% a month ago, South Florida is still a hot spot for the virus.
U.S. Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Miami, a former University of Miami president who served as secretary of Health and Human Services under President Clinton, said that allowing fans to attend games remains risky.
“It is very difficult to open anything when you have community spread,” Shalala said Monday. “We still have community spread in South Florida. So the kinds of precautions that need to be taken are extraordinary. And I think it’s going to be very difficult to do.”


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Description: “Explore the science behind of tasting food and drink.”
This course was a part Nomad Tea Festival from a few months ago. This was a pre-recorded session from the Brewin Tea Festival, which is a Melbourne-based event. Cheryl was the speaker for the course and is a Certified Tea Master. She has travelled around the world and was the winner of the 2017 Tea Master Cup (Australia and New Zealand) in the Tea Preparation category.
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The experiment to highlight mouthfeel was tasting blueberries and raspberries with green and black tea and how it was perceived in the mouth. The “anti-pairing” was the green and raspberries. However, I (thankfully) didn’t get the astringent reaction the host, Kishan, and Cheryl had! So, I need to try this one more time. Cheryl did share one of her favourite berry and tea pairings, fresh raspberries piped with dark chocolate ganache with tippy black tea which sounds divine!
4. Flavour Pairings
The last part of the course was putting it all together and considering how to do flavour pairings using the concepts of weight & intensity, Flavour Bridges, or balancing of flavours. When using Flavour Bridges, Cheryl suggests tasting a tea and using it as a starting point. This includes flavours from the dry and leaf and liquor and pairing that with other flavours. She recommended using the book, the Flavour Bible, which outlines hundred of ingredients for flavour matching.
This was my first-time “meeting” Cheryl and she was lovely! While some of the science did go over my head, I liked how tea was explained through the lens of science. Sometimes when attending workshops, I feel like I don’t get enough guidance on how to start, so I appreciated her tips and suggestions. I did find it sometimes hard to follow along as the course was more free-flowing, so I wish we had a worksheet or handout*. Still, a very fun course if you want to learn more about tea and how to start flavour pairings (3.5/5 rating)!
* Cheryl reached out and mentioned there was a handout that was initially a part of the workshop but was not sent out by the festival. As noted in my other recap of another course I attended during Nomad Tea Festival, there were a few technical issues, the biggest being no links were provided to attendees to join the Zoom workshops during the event. Since this was a pre-recorded event, Nomad Tea Festival did send me a replay link after I requested it.
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How to clean a mechanical keyboard? You may have been wondering the answer to that question if you are a gamer minded person or a person who likes his/her items always up in a good condition, which is a great thing. No matter what, you are here because you are searching an answer to your question. And don’t worry, you will find all the answers that you are looking for. KEEP ON READING!!
In this article we will discuss the main processes behind the cleaning of a mechanical keyboard, necessary items that we need to accomplish the finest detailed cleaning and little useful tips behind the process of good keyboard maintenance.
LET’S START! – The Regime and Items
Just like in engineering, maintanence is important. You must keep the condition of your keyboard up and maintain it in regular intervals. I advice you to repeat this clean up process of your keyboard once in every two weeks. Make it three if you’re too lazy to do it.
I will be advising you some products for the proper cleaning of your keyboard. But please don’t think of me as a promoter or advertiser, because some of these products are really meant to keep your keyboard healthy during the process and prevent damages. Best example for this is a keycap remover. And also there is my personal favourite Cyber Clean gel.
You may also clean your keyboard without help of any other special product, they are not a must. But i myself use these additional helpers to clean my keyboard and they really work out great. I’ve never encountered with any problems like broken keycaps or deformed keyboard chasis, thanks to these items.
Enough chit chat. Let’s talk about keyboards.
What Do You Need??
As i said, you need to get some stuff to clean your keyboard, it won’t clean itself. First of all, let’s start with obtaining the proper equipment to clean our keyboard.
- Warm water
- Cloth for wiping and cotton swabs
- Isopropyl Alcohol
- Compressed air
- Sticky cleaning gel
- Keycap Remover
Our cleaning will be consisting of two parts. General surface cleaning and deep cleaning.
First part: General surface cleaning
Our cleaning will go step by step from surface to deeper areas in order to achieve full size hygen. Your first task is to plug-off your keyboard.
Grab your keyboard and take it over a trash can or some surface that you can use as a trash and throw away later. For example you can lay down newspaper pages on the floor. Then turn your keyboard upside down. Shake your keyboard to force all the dust, hair and junk out. Don’t worry about being too harsh to your keyboard. Just don’t slam it or tear it apart. It will be fine even if you shake it hardly.
After shaking out your keyboard, apply compressed air to it to remove the remained dust and junk at the inner parts of your keyboard. Hold the compressed air can 5-10 cm/2-4” above your keyboard with a 45-70 degree angle. This is not to scratch and damage your keyboard.
Wipe Down – And Stick Down?
Second step is wiping out the surface of our keyboard. In order to wipe out the surface of our keyboard I recomend you to prepare a solution of warm water and isopropyl alcohol. In a little cup mix warm water with isopropyl alcohol in %50-50 amounts. And DO NOT use ethyl alcohol, it may damage your keyboard.
For wiping you can use a cloth or you can use a moisted hand wipe or you may prefer cotton swabs. I prefer using cloth and cotton swabs together. First dip a piece of your cloth to the water-isopropyl alcohol mixture. Just pay attention that your cleaning cloth isn’t soaked deeply in liquid. You wouldn’t like to get your keyboard wet and damage your keyboard circuit. You want your cloth moisted wet, not dripping wet.
Gently wipe down the surface of your keyboard with the moisted cloth. Make sure that all surfaces are cleaned up.
Take a web cotton swab after that and moist the swab with the water-isoprophyl alcohol solution after wiping down the surfce of your keyboard. Go down between the keys with cotton swab to clean all the sticky dirt. Make sure you got through all the tight spots.
Gel Is The Key For Continious Maintenance
Now let’s get to the second part of general surface cleaning. Actually this part is quite optional, but I always do it and it is my favourite cleaning method. You don’t need to exactly do this if you are not willing to, but it really makes everything easier and provides great hygiene of your keyboard. For this part of our surface cleaning, we’re going to need a cleaning putty (sticky gel).
This sticky gel – widely known as Cyber Clean – is meant to deeply clean the surface and inner sides of electronics by sticking and spreading to them. Well, not only electronics. It’s widely used everywhere from PC to cars, electronics to kitchen appliances. The great thing about it is that it not only deeply cleans your keyboard from dust,dirt and junk material, but it also sterilizes your keyboard. You just stretch it, lay on the desired surface, press it and pull it off.
I had the chance to use it myself and after using it I can comfortably say that it’s so easy to use and so practical that i’m in love with it. Now I’m using it everytime when I have to clean my keyboard. It doesn’t mean that you strictly need it to clean your keyboard and don’t think that I’m going promotional or advertising over here, because it was really the best variant for effective and easy keyboard cleaning. It is actually used very widely in many areas and is really a breath of fresh air. I’m presenting you a video about how to use the Cyber Clean Gel and it’s benefits:
Now I’m telling you the next task assuming that you have the cleaning putty (the Cyber Clean gel). If you don’t have one, I give you the link to the place where you can buy it:
Stretch your cleaning putty, put it on your keyboard, press and stick it. Then just remove it off. You will see that your keyboard area which was in contact with the gel has been cleaned and sterilised. It will engage with all the dirt between your keys and absorb them. You may roll the cleaning putty-gel up and use it again the same way until it has cleaned every spot, every nook and cranny of your keyboard. And you’re done! Clean as new.
It is the simplest and most effective way to barely clean your whole keyboard. You can easily repeat this process anytime you want in a really short time. Once in a week is ideal to do this. It will also prevent your keyboard from further draggle. It is always better to clean your keyboard in a regular basis than cleaning it once in a while. By doing that you won’t have to open up your keyboard every time and get into this extensive deep cleaning process. Just a few sticks in a week and you’re good.
And if you don’t have the cleaning putty, it’s not the end of the world. You can also clean your keyboard surface with hand wipes or moisty cloth. But Cyber Clean really eases the process and you can apply it anytime you want without disassemblying your keyboard, just to generally clean your keyboard in an easy way.
Two Is Always Better Than One
My best advice for general surface cleaning is to apply both methods mentioned above. This is what i usually do:
- First I shake out my keyboard to filter out all the easy removable dirt from it, then I wipe it down with a moisted hand wipe and swab with isopropyl alcohol then dry it.
- Apply the cleaning putty-sticky gel to all the surface of keyboard to deeply clean and sterilise. Then woila! First part of my keyboard cleaning ritual is complete.
If you repeat this process on a regular basis you can prevent your keyboard from serious draggle and intensive dirt storage which will result in failing buttons and a look which is not so appealing to the eye. And most of all, it will also greatly improve your personal hygiene. Just imagine all the surfaces you touch during the day, you are tranferring all those germs and harmful micro particles to your keyboard, which you are in contact with most of the time.
Second Part: Deep Cleaning
Now that we’ve cleaned the surface of our keyboard, we can continue our cleaning with a more intensive approach. Actually it also has elements of surface cleaning in it, but now things get serious. Our second part will be consisting of these actions:
- Pulling the keycaps
- Washing the keycaps
- Cleaning the tray / base plate
- Cleaning the switches
- Dry for 2-3 days
Remove The Keycaps
You would like to remove the keys of your keyboard and place them together to a place where they won’t get lost. By the way, I would recommend you to take pictures of your key placements not to mix the places of keys after the cleaning.
You can draw out a layout scheme of your keys or simply just photograph your keys’ places that you will look at later when you’re going to reinstall all your keys back to their places again.
To remove your keys I advice you to always use a keycap remover. I see around people using butter knifes or their hands to remove their keycaps, but it is pretty risky and you wouldn’t like to damage or break any of your keys. Believe me, it ain’t worth it. You wouldn’t like to use a keyboard where a key is seriously damaged or broken.
The simplest and safest way to remove your keycaps is to use a keycap remover. It’s an item which is so cheap yet so practical when it comes to removing keycaps. And by using a keycap remover you eliminate the risk of damaging the keys. I repeat, DO NOT USE ANYTHING ELSE INSTEAD OF A KEYCAP REMOVER. If you don’t have one, I’m giving you the link where you can get one easily.
Also I’m presenting you a video which shows how to remove keycaps with a keycap remover:
After removing all the keycaps we can proceed to the next step. This is actually very similar to the surface cleaning but it’s a little bit detailed and physically deep version of it. Some of you may find some of these steps boring and you aren’t obligated to do anything that I tell you here, but believe me, it’s the best and most effective way of cleaning. So let’s move to next step:
Have You Ever Heard Of Denture Tabs?
It may sound weird to you, but one of the best ways to clean your keycaps is denture tabs. Fill a cup or container with hot water and put your keycaps in it. Then drop 3 denture tabs.
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Be sure that all the keycaps are submerged in the water then close the container with a seal. Shake it about half a minute then let it rest for around an hour. You can continue cleaning your keyboard while your keycaps are resting.
After the completion of your keyboard cleaing session you can take your clean keycaps out, dry them and install them back to their places.
One more time apply air to the surface of your keyboard to remove all the dirt and junk from the plate of your keyboard. I have seen some pretty messed up keyboards and you can’t even imagine how dirty a keyboard can get.
You may not be aware of all that dirt inside your keyboard while the keycaps are installed but there is another dimension under them, and that dimension is not very appealing to the eye.
The best way to apply air is to use compressed air in a can. They’re pretty cheap to buy and work great on surfaces with dust-type little dirts, like keyboards. If you don’t have any compressed air, I provide you with source where you can get one.
If you wouldn’t like to use compressed air or you don’t have any change to buy it you can always use your lungs to blow the dirt away. But i always use compressed air and it’s way more comfortable, just my two cents.
Remove final remainings
You may still have some dust or stick that is hard to remove, so it’s time to use our water-alcohol mixture again. It will be much more easier this time because the keycaps aren’t installed now,which means you have a lot of space that you can work on. This time apply the solution to a cotton swab and clean through the surface of the keyboard plate. And pay attention to the mechanical switch parts, don’t skip them.
Some Lube Maybe?
You may have a sticky key problem where your key feels a little difficult to press. Just like it’s sticking to somewhere and can’t be pressed smoothly. If you are having this problem the best solution may be to lubricate the mechanical switch.
If you’re going to do this you’ll need your water-alcohol mixture and a lubrication.
This is the thing that you’ll do: Just drop one or two tiny drops of mixture to the problematic mechanical switch. Drop it right on top of the mechanical switch and make sure that the solution leaks into the mechanical switch gap. Press the switch a few times to make sure that solution is feeded well to the mechanial switch. After that repeat this for lubrication too. And that’s it!
Finally, It’s Over
Now that you have cleaned your mechanical keyboard inside out, it’s time to get our keyboard together.
Take your keycaps out from the container which was filled with hot water and dissolved denture tabs. Dry your keycaps and then install them back to their places. I think you don’t need any guide to do this. Just put them on the mechanical switch and press them. And woila! Now your keyboard is clean as new.
A little reminder – The DON’TS
Use dishwasher – This may sound a little od, but there really are people who wash their keyboards in a dishwasher. Well, I must give credit because there are some special seal type keyboards which are waterproof and approoved by the manufacturer, but washing even a waterproof keyboard in avdishwasher needs some balls of steel. It’s ot for the faint hearted and I don’t recommend doing it with any keyboard.
Use hairdryer – Keycaps are mostly made of ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) material which is a plastic and can melt under temperature. ABS materials have relatively low temperature handling limits that you may melt your keycaps while srying them with a hairdryer.
Connect keyboard while it’ still wet – I think I don’t even have to mention that your keboard may short circuit if water leaks into the circuit of your keyboard. So be sure that your keyboard is completely dry before connecting it to electricity.
Use sticky material – Sticky material such as some cleaning liquids may not be the wisest choice. They may make your switches stickier and lead to sticking switch problems which are not so welcome.
High Pressure – High pressure can damage your keyboard circuit, so that’s why it’s better not to use vacuum cleaners with high suction pressures. Folks who are interested in science know that there is not only applied gauge pressure, but there is also vacuum pressure. This is where the vacuum cleaner comes into the picture.
How to Clean a Mechanical Keyboard – Conclusion
We have discussed the main aspects of keyboard cleaning with you. Now you know the necessary steps to fully clean your keyboard and the items you need to accomplish this task. Which means that now you have all the information you need about keyboard cleaning.
But still, if you have any question marks inside your head, please don’t hesitate to comment about it. Be sure that your comment will be answered. And don’t forget that your comments are HIGHLY appreciated. Please give feedback and please share this content if you’ve liked it! If you want to directly get in touch you can do it by emailing to firstname.lastname@example.org. Don’t forget to check out our other content if you are interested in gaming peripherals. See you soon, KEEP IN TOUCH!!! And don’t forget, SHARING IS CARING!!


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Sias also said it is prepared to put Utico in touch with some PnP holders who may be interested in selling some of their holdings to Utico, as the utility company may not be able to intervene in the judicial management of Hyflux as a potential investor.
Sias added that it would require a response from Utico by July 16.
Hyflux’s winding-up hearing, initially set on Monday, was adjourned after Utico made a last-ditch attempt to intervene. High Court Justice Aedit Abdullah had granted permission to circulate among creditors Utico’s draft affidavit, which was said to refute what the judicial managers had asserted regarding the failure to proceed with certain negotiations for the restructuring.
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Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism has joined forces with more than 50 organizations throughout Washington State in a Recreate Responsibly Coalition to provide practical advice for enjoying outdoor recreation during the COVID-19 pandemic, while limiting the spread of the virus and ensuring that our public lands stay open.
The coalition has developed six quick tips for outdoor recreation, based on recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), public health guidelines and recreation experts. Whether for hiking, biking, running, walking, boating, paddling, fishing, hunting or riding (a horse or a dirtbike), these tips offer advice for how to recreate responsibly during this public health crisis, especially during Washington State’s Safe Start re-opening Phase 1 and Phase 2. From what to consider as you plan your adventure, to how far you should travel — the Recreate Responsibly tips provide outdoor recreation guidelines.
Six tips to help you #RecreateResponsibly
- Know Before You Go: Check the status of the place you want to visit in advance. If it is closed, don’t go. If it’s crowded, have a plan B.
- Plan Ahead: Prepare for facilities (such as restrooms) to be closed, pack your own lunch and bring essentials like hand sanitizer, gloves, a face covering (and a bag for your own waste items).
- Stay Close to Home: This is not the time to travel long distances to recreate. Most places are only open for day use.
- Practice Physical Distancing: Adventure only with your immediate household. Be prepared to cover your nose and mouth and give others space. If you are sick, stay home.
- Play It Safe: Slow down and choose lower-risk activities to reduce your risk of injury. Search and rescue operations and health care resources are both strained.
- Leave No Trace: Respect public lands and communities and take all your garbage with you.
“Bellingham and Whatcom County are home to a vibrant cross-section of national, state, county and city public lands and waterways that are treasured by locals as well as visitors. The abundance of outdoor recreation is what makes our region a popular travel destination,” said Annette Bagley, Director of Marketing for Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism. “However, now is the time to follow the Governor’s guidelines and re-opening phases carefully, county by county. Our role is to provide constantly updated information about the status of activities in our region to help the public make informed decisions.”
“As Washingtonians, we continue to fight to slow the spread of COVID-19. As a community that treasures the outdoors, we are so profoundly grateful to get back outside. It is one small step back to normalcy for all of us,” said Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz. “Due to our shared sacrifice and the heroic work of our first responders, doctors and nurses, we can now begin reconnecting with nature again. However, we all must take the proper precautions to keep our communities, our families and ourselves safe from the virus so we can continue to enjoy the healing powers of nature.”
Brought together under the leadership of Washington Trails Association, outdoor retailer REI and state land managers, government agencies, nonprofits and outdoor businesses, the newly formed Washington Recreate Responsibly Coalition brings together more than 50 organizations to simplify and amplify the guidance of Washington State Governor Jay Inslee — to make recreating responsibly easier to remember, follow and share. And the work of the Washington coalition has begun to help shape the national conversation.
“It became clear pretty quickly that there were a lot of similar conversations happening. It made sense for us all to come together to agree on clear and consistent guidelines that everyone could use,” said Andrea Imler, Washington Trails Association.
The coalition realized that harmonizing these simple guidelines would increase the understanding and awareness of these shared best practices across the state, and potentially beyond. REI, one of the founding members of the Recreate Responsibly Coalition, has a reach beyond the state’s boundaries and quickly saw the potential to channel this energy nationwide.
“Spending time outdoors has been important for many Americans during this public health crisis,” said Eric Artz, President and CEO of REI Co-op. “The #RecreateResponsibly coalition is an inspiring example of what’s possible in this state when organizations come together with a shared passion and a clear goal. By simplifying and amplifying guidance on how to recreate reasonably, we are keeping ourselves healthy, supporting our land managers and working together to keep our public lands open. This is a collaborative model we hope to see take off at the national level and in other states.”
The Coalition recognizes this is a first collective step. As more people get outside, and as governments update their COVID-19 policies, the guidance may need to be updated. In addition, different activities— climbing, off-roading, trail maintenance and restoration, for instance — may require additional protocols. The Coalition hopes to synthesize and amplify that additional guidance for the benefit of the broader community, too.
The reality is that the impacts of this pandemic on recreation and public lands and waters will be felt for months, and maybe years, to come. The quick, collective response of the outdoor community shows how a love of nature can bring us together.
Members of the Washington Recreate Responsibly Coalition
- Access Fund
- American Whitewater
- Back Country Horsemen of Washington
- Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism
- Boys & Girls Club of South Puget Sound
- Cascade Bicycle Club
- City of Spokane Parks & Recreation
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
- Colville National Forest
- Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
- Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance – Eastern WA Chapter
- Gifford Pinchot National Forest
- Inland NW Land Conservancy
- Interim CDA
- King County Parks
- Methow Valley Trails
- Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
- Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
- Mule Deer Foundation
- National Forest Foundation
- National Park Service – Mt. Rainier National Park
- National Park Service – Region Office
- North Cascades National Park
- Northwest Marine Trade Association
- Northwest Motorcycle Association
- Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
- Olympic Hiking Co
- Olympic National Forest
- Oregon Trails Coalition
- Outdoor Alliance
- Outdoor Asian
- Pacific Crest Trail Association
- Pacific Northwest Four Wheel Drive Association
- Recreation Northwest
- Spokane Parks Foundation
- Spokane Regional Health District
- The Mountaineers
- The Wilderness Society
- Trailkeepers of Oregon
- Trout Unlimited
- U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region
- Visit Rainier
- Washington Alpine Club
- Washington National Park Fund
- Washington Off Highway Vehicle Alliance
- Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Washington State Department of Natural Resources
- Washington State Parks
- Washington Trails Association
- Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition
- Youth Experiential Training Institute


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Compliance a surprised appearance at Coachella earlier this month, Blink-182The classic lineup of Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge, and Travis Barker officially kicks off their first tour together in nearly a decade. Taking to the stage at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota on Thursday night, the pop-punk trio ran through a 25-song setlist.
Notably, the Blink-182 performance performed “Cynical” and “Bored to Death,” two songs the band recorded and released with Matt Skiba after DeLonge’s departure in 2015. since 2009. See full setlist and fan-captured video footage below.
Blink-182’s North American reunion runs through July, with support from Turnstile. You can find tickets to all their upcoming shows HERE. Afterwards, they will go UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and South America.
Blink-182 is expected to release a new album in the near future. Barker fans recently said that the band had to finish the album before leaving for their tour.
Second Part of the Song
The Rock Show
No Delay Departure
Up All Night (First time with DeLonge since 2014)
Cynical (First time with DeLonge)
Don’t Leave Me
Happy Holidays, You Bastard
Stay Together for the Kids
Bored to Death (First time with DeLonge)
I miss you
Adam’s Song (First time with DeLonge since 2009)
Play a Video
Ghost on the Dancefloor (First time live since 2014)
How Old Am I?
All the Little Things


The Grand rapids Department of Transportation (DOT) has recently improved the number of traffic cameras on Iowa interstates. While the cameras were installed great site in years past, new types were added throughout the year. Commuters from Ames to Ankeny will notice a large number of new cameras along the route. Road 30 in Ames and Interstate 70 8 around Newton can be covered by new cameras. More are expected to get added inside the coming a few months.
In a assertion on Thursday night, the Grand rapids Department of Transportation announced that it will not mount any more targeted traffic cameras. The modern rules have received a blended response coming from people along the state. In February, the department authorized new suggestions for the use of automated traffic observance cameras. The most recent rules do not place any kind of restrictions around the use of visitors cameras, which usually take millions of dollars from the general public each year. In the mean time, a number of Grand rapids cities are thinking about adding more camcorders for their roadways. The increase will only make the problem worse.
After a series of law suits by local communities, the DOT offers decided to place traffic enforcement video cameras under condition control upon state-controlled roads and roadways. On Wed, the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION will begin enforcing its new rules in Iowa’s interstates and streets. The new rules will allow the DOT to publish information on road construction, several programs and travel information. The push comes a few days after having a lawsuit was filed by the city of Sioux Town against the new DOT guidelines.


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The town’s Original Factory Shop raised more than £265 for its charity partner, Montrose Community Trust.
Colleagues at the High Street shop raised the money for their local charity partner over the last six months.
The charity was picked following a Facebook poll by the store earlier in the year asking their customers which charity they should support.
Brian Hart from the local store said: “We’re really excited that we and our customers have helped to raise £267.13 for Montrose Community Trust, our chosen charity.
"What they do is invaluable for the local area and we’d like to think that this effort will go some small way to supporting their work in the community. As a company, this year we have decided to support local charities in our towns, and in March we asked our customers through Facebook which charity they would like us to support.”
The partnership is designed to raise awareness amongst The Original Factory Shop’s customers and colleagues on how Montrose Community Trust utilise the power and widespread appeal of sport to inspire change, through a range of unique and innovative programmes.
Customers can continue to donate to the local charity by making a donation in the charity box in store. Donations will also be made to the store’s charity fund when a customer buys a carrier bag or swipes their TOFS Club member card.
Over the course of the partnership, The Original Factory Shop will be running a wide range of fundraising activities to support Montrose Community Trust, including coordinated fundraising events organised by colleagues.
Montrose Community Trust aims to utilise the power and widespread appeal of sport to inspire change, through a range of unique and innovative programmes. It recently launched its Soccer Saturday & Little Dribblers programme which is an age and stage developmental programme for children aged five to 15 years of age.
Those attending follow the trust’s very own Soccer STARs football curriculum with the STAR representing Skill, Teamwork, Athleticism and Respect, with sessions based around the 4 Rs of football – receiving, retaining, running and releasing.


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Here is a view of my work space while I was working on my December Daily. I realize it may look like a mess to you (I know, Sheila, your space is always neat...), but for some reason, this mess works for me. I would love to have a big dedicated space for my crafting (even just a large table) where all of my tools and things have a specific spot, but what I have is a small desk, and it quickly fills with my project materials. I am always shuffling items around to work on a part of it, but in the end, I can still create and develop some pretty nice things. So, if you only have a small space to work in, don't let that stop you!
Guess it's time to clean up this mess and get ready for the next project mess!


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New Delhi: The government and RBI, which continued to monitor the cash crunch in the country, believes that the situation would start to improve as early as Friday evening, according to sources.
The situation saw a slight improvement on Thursday as around 86 per cent of the ATMs were functioning across the country. However, in states such as Andhra Pradesh and Telangana only 70 per cent of the ATMs were dispensing cash, claimed senior government officials.
On the ground report, however, suggests that the number of cash-dispensing ATMs claimed by the officials to be exaggerated.
Bihar, which was another state hit by the cash crunch, saw around 66 per cent of its ATM working on Thursday.
The RBI is transporting more cash to Bihar so as to improve the situation in the state by Friday evening, said sources. They added that at least additional Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200 crore may be pushed to Bihar.
Special arrangements are being made to transport cash to areas that during the last three days faced an “unusual spurt in demand for cash”.
In states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha and North East around 90 per cent of the ATMs were working on Thursday, said sources.
To deal with cash crunch, the Centre has ramped up printing of currency notes and is operating all the four presses 24x7. Since this week, the presses are printing out Rs 200 and Rs 500 notes without a break to meet an estimated Rs 70,000 crore of curre-ncy shortfall in the country, said senior officials.
On an average, the four presses of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd operate for 18-19 hours daily with a 3-4 hour break. But since the time ATMs ran dry due to “unusual spurt in demand” for cash, the presses are operating 24X7, said officials.
SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar said the problem will be resolved by Friday. “It is not a uniform cash crunch problem. It is there in geographies like Telangana and Bihar. We are hoping that the problem will be resolved by tomorrow because cash is in transition and it is reaching these states by today evening,” said Mr Kumar.
He also blamed hoarding of cash for the current shortage. “If we (people) hold everything, then whatever supply we (banks) do, it will be insufficient for the country. So it is important that the currency is also recycled,” Mr Kumar added.
Economic affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg too had said that the government suspects that Rs 2,000 notes are being hoarded as they are not coming back into the circulation fast enough.
Normally a currency printing cycle is of 15 days, meaning thereby the increased number of currencies which are being printed beginning this week would be available only towards the end of this month.
The official said that the printing of currency 24x7 was last done post demonetisation.


Man charged in street sweeper theft sentenced
BILLINGS (AP) – A former Butte Pre-release Center inmate who faces charges alleging he stole a pickup truck fitted with a street sweeper with plans to drive to Mexico has been sentenced to five years on drug possession and trespassing charges.
District Judge Rod Souza sentenced Matthew Brandon Hawkins on Thursday in Billings.
Yellowstone County deputies investigated the report of a suspicious vehicle stuck in an irrigation ditch last September and found Hawkins hiding in a nearby building. Court records say Hawkins told officers he planned to drive the pickup to Mexico.
Hawkins, who had been working for a parking lot maintenance company in Butte, still faces charges of escape and theft in Butte-Silver Bow County.
State records indicate Hawkins has burglary, theft and drug convictions dating back to 1985.


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Global Bookkeeping Week
Focuses on MTD challenges
by Ian Moss, Nov 20, 2018
Article from www.accountex.co.uk
Bookkeepers are taking part in Global Bookkeeping Week, an international celebration of good bookkeeping and its transformative power for small businesses.
It’s a celebration of a profession that has its origins in the manuscripts of 15th century Franciscan monk Luca Pacioli and that is now getting to grips with cloud accounting.
Dinah Scudder, of Scorpion Bookkeeping Services in London, will be meeting her fellow members from the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB) to raise a cup for their profession on Wednesday 21 November.
Bookkeepers who do VAT and tax returns for local businesses, will be meeting at Costa Coffee on Tooley Street, London Bridge, to celebrate the event.
“We are embarking on software training courses to ensure that we are equipped to help our clients make a seamless transition when MTD for VAT comes into effect,” says Dinah, who left a job in Barclays Bank to set up her own bookkeeping practice.
ICB Bookkeepers have seen increased demand for their services over recent months as businesses struggle to get to grips with Making Tax Digital (MTD); the HMRC initiative that affects VAT-registered businesses with turnover over £85k from April 2019.
Catherine Pyman, owner of CPY Business Solutions Ltd in Knaresborough, N Yorkshire, says: “The role of ICB Bookkeepers has never been more important. There is a lot of new, cloud software but nothing can replace a bookkeeper.
Power to transform
“If you’re a VAT-registered business with a taxable turnover above the VAT threshold, MTD means you must now use commercial software to maintain your accounting records and file your VAT returns online. Just 3.5 per cent of businesses in this category are exempt and you’ll no longer be able to use the usual HMRC VAT form,’ says Jacquie Mount FICB, ICB’s head of technical policy.
Global Bookkeeping Week will see ICB Bookkeepers in the UK link up with a 150,000-strong community of students and members of ICB Global.
Putting you back in control
President and co-founder Garry Carter, says: “Good bookkeeping has the power to transform!
“Gone are the days when you could get through your first year of trading and find out you couldn’t pay your tax bill.
“Bookkeepers not only save you time and money, they talk in a way you understand, putting you back in control of your finances and making sure you’re ready for MTD and whatever comes next.’
Global Bookkeeping Week ICB’s headquarters in New Zealand, Australia, The Philippines, Singapore, the UK, Ireland, and North America.
Highlights from the Bookkeepers Summit and Luca Awards in the UK
“The Bookkeepers Summit is the pinnacle event of the bookeepers calendar"
Amy Copeland, ICB Director of Communications

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