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Make Bentonville, AR your summer getaway! Voted second in USA Today's Top 10 Best Small Towns in the U.S. for Adventure and third in Time Out Magazine's 16 Best Cities For A Weekend Getaway, Bentonville is a hub for arts, culinary, and outdoor experiences. Here's your guide to planning a great visit this summer:
Things to Do
Visit a museum!
In Bentonville, you can immerse yourself in art, science, history, and more. Be sure to check each museum's hours before you go. Here's a short overview of what's on this summer:
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: Diego Rivera's America is an exhibition featuring more than 130 of Rivera's paintings, frescoes, and drawings, including many works which have never been shown in public before. The exhibition is on view until July 31—don't miss the final stop of this major exhibition curated by SFMOMA. Plus, enjoy free admission to the collection galleries!
The Momentary: Two solo exhibitions by Latina artists are on view this summer: Yvette Mayorga: What a Time to be and Firelei Báez's To breathe full and free… Mayorga's exhibition combines images of family, found objects, '90s nostalgia, moments of Midwest life, and her signature pink and frosted style to interrogate the art historical canon and the meaning of belonging through painting, collage, and sculpture while Báez's work is a sweeping sculptural installation that reclaims and revisits the Caribbean's place in the story of Western world history. General admission to the galleries is free.
And don't miss upcoming performances at the Momentary, including a Brothers Osborne concert in July and the world-premiere of "Die No Die (Arkansas)," a site-responsive performance by Matty Davis, 2022 artist-in-residence.
Amazeum: Featuring hands-on family activities and STEM fun, this is THE destination for families with kids from infants to teenagers! Check out interactive exhibitions like the 3M Tinkering Hub, the Market sponsored by Walmart, the Nature Valley Water Amazements, and more. Admission is free to members and children under two, and costs $11 for all others.
Museum of Native American History: Learn about the history and heritage of the Native American people with this collection of over 10,000 Native American artifacts and collections both donated and on load. General admission is free.
Bentonville History Museum: The recently-opened museum includes several displays that tell the rich history of the city of Bentonville. From early Native American settlements to the growth of Walmart—there's so much to discover!
Walmart Museum Heritage Lab: Bentonville's staple of the Square, the Walton 5 and 10, is closed for renovation, but you can still learn about the history of Walmart at their pop-up location at Ledger Bentonville. Try out new exhibits, technologies, and more, and get a glimpse into the future of the new Walmart Museum. The lab is open from 9 am to 6 pm daily and from 12 to 7 pm on Sundays with free admission.
Peel Museum and Botanical Garden: Learn about the apple industry that was thriving in Bentonville from the 1800s to the 1920s with free interactive tours of the historic Peel Family home, and explore beautiful summer blooms in the botanical garden.
Compton Gardens and Arboretum: This oasis with an impressive selection of native plants, trees, and greenery is free to enjoy in Downtown Bentonville from dawn to dusk every day. Find OZ Art scattered throughout the trails, or pop into the building from 8 am to 5 pm weekdays, and find an informative exhibit about the history of the Buffalo river.
Explore the outdoors!
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From our miles of mountain biking trails to our quilt of parks, you can spend all day, every day outside! Here's just a few options:
Enjoy the peaceful wetlands of Osage Park and Lake Bentonville, and while you're there, check out The Quiver Archery Range where you can learn the sport of archery!
Spend a morning basking in the beauty of Coler MTB preserve, strolling their main path to the Rise, or biking their 19 miles of trails. Bonus: Airship at Applegate is tucked along the trail, and makes for a great stop to refuel and refresh.
Bike Curious? Rent a mountain bike and join the Bike School Bentonville team every Saturday this summer for their free beginner-level guided mountain bike ride of our popular Slaughter Pen Bike Park. Or check out their bike school offerings for the whole family.
High temps in the forecast? Cool off at a splash pad—Lawrence Plaza, Creekside Park, or even the pool. Check out all of the city of Bentonville's parks and amenities here.
Bonus: check out our 2023 Summer Ride Guide here.
Check out our events calendar!
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There's always something happening in Bentonville, but here's a list of a few big upcoming and recurring events:
- 7:30 am–1 pm, Saturdays: Farmers Market and Art Market on the Bentonville Square
- 7–9:30 pm, Saturday nights: Summer Forest Concert Series at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
- 3–9 pm, first Friday of every month: First Fridays on the Square
July Events
- July 4: Independence Day celebrations at Orchard Park
- July 10–16: Honor Fest
- July 15: Live on the Green: Brothers Osborne at the Momentary
August Events
- August 18–19: SOAR NWA
- More to come!
Is live music your thing? Here's our 2023 guide for concerts all summer.
Where to Eat
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Explore our Bentonville Dining Guide, and check out these tips for making the most of the Bentonville culinary scene:
Dining on the Square
Whether you're craving Italian, Ark-Mex, seafood, or a good ol' burger, you'll find something to satisfy any palate on the Bentonville Square. Stop in the original gastro-pub of Bentonville: Tusk and Trotter, enjoy farm fresh gluten-free menu at Conifer, and so much more. Out for dinner? Check ahead to see if reservations are recommended.
Dining at the Market District
Cruise down NW A Street to 8th Street and you'll find Bentonvile's bike-tastic restaurants: Pedler's Pub and The Hub. Then,keep going and you'll find the darling Crepes Paulette. Hop over to 8th Street Market to explore delicious award-winning eateries, like Yeyo's Mexican Street Food, Sweet Freedom Cheese, and Co-Op Ramen, and don't miss the delightful Roll & Fold, or the classic loafin' Joe's sandwich truck.
Walton Blvd.
Our main drag is nothing to sneeze at either! Delicious restaurants can be found the whole way down. Check out Meld, Crisp & Green, Flavors Indian Cuisine & Lounge, and Table at Hickory Inn.
Places to Stay
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Home rentals and hotels alike abound around Bentonville. Trying to decide where to stay? Here's some tips:
- If you're looking to fly into town then walk or bike, we recommend 21c Museum hotel or vacation rentals in the Downtown and Market area, like you see here.
- Driving in? Great! Take your pick of hotels throughout Bentonville, and simply park downtown, here's a map of downtown parking options.
See more places to stay here.
Plan Your Visit
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If you need additional help planning your visit, check out our DIY mix and match itinerary builder. Or stop by our Visitor's Center for tips and brochures when you get to town. We're happy to help you!
Sign up for eNews updates below to stay in the know about what's happening in Bentonville, and check out our blog This Weekend in Bentonville the week of your visit for a roundup of events happening when you'll be in town.


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Gabbi Tuft is known worldwide as former WWE Superstar "Tyler Reks" and founder of the international renown fitness company, Body Spartan. She publicly announced to the world that she was transgender in February 2021.
Gabbi shocked the world as she was not only the first WWE Superstar to come out as transgender but also because she was previously the epitome of what the world viewed as an alpha male. At 280 lbs and 8% body fat with a massive beard and dreadlocks down to her butt,
Gabbi literally set the standard for what society had previously defined as hyper-masculine. Her transition is amazing and shocking in that she can go from such a rough, masculine figure to the soft, much smaller female she is now.
Born in San Francisco and raised in the Sonoma/Napa area, Gabbi was considered a "nerd" in high school. A straight-A student with a 4.0 GPA, Gabbi was ridiculed and bullied through her freshmen and sophomore year of high school. The constant bullying resulted in Gabbi turning to her father's weight set in the garage. From the age of 14-40, she built her body into what many consider to be the equivalent of a Viking warrior.
In 2002 Gabbi married the love of her life, Priscilla Tuft, and the two moved to Southern California, where Gabbi took up surfing and pursued her passion for the gym. In 2008, Gabbi was offered a contract by WWE, and she and Priscilla moved to Tampa, FL, to begin her wrestling training.
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In 2012, after the death of her brother, Gabbi began Body Spartan with the goal of never missing an opportunity to help someone in need. Body Spartan, an online fitness company, was the first to bring the ketogenic diet to the internet. The company flourished and grew, and Gabbi grew into herself as she motivated the masses with her motivational videos, tours, and public speaking.
It was the summer of COVID in 2020 when Gabbi began experimenting with presenting females in the privacy of her own home. Her wife, Priscilla, was there every step of the way to encourage and mentor her in all things female.
Now, after announcing her transition, she has successfully obtained her real estate license, is a licensed Realtor, and recently launched a new online personal fitness coaching endeavor.
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Good things happen in the world every day, but they are seldom reported in the major media news outlets. Not even for the holidays.
Bad news dominates what we hear and read at every turn. Just look at the headlines on any given day; "Tiger Woods cheats on his wife -- repeatedly" or "Five car bombs in Bagdad kill hundreds."
Really terrible news produces documentaries or is made into Hollywood movies to satisfy public bloodlust and morbid curiosity. Do you know why violence and bad news are so pervasive today?
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The Destination WeddinG Guide
Major congrats on your engagement! I'm so honored that you're considering having me spend your wedding day along side of you!
Wedding photography is a lot of things, but most of all it's an investment in someone to capture and document your wedding day! When the wonderful day is done, the cake has been eaten, the outfits hung up, you are left as newlyweds with your wedding photographs. These images will be your first family portraits.
Spend some time reviewing this guide. If after reading this, you feel like we'd be a great match for each other, let's chat to discuss your needs and vision for your wedding!
About Me
Most days you can find me jamming out to new tunes in my home office, dancing in my chair, and sitting cross legged with my shoes kicked off. I am a woman who always has her bags packed, a storyteller, a lover of fashion, a wannabee singer, a fruity drink fanatic, and a fan of being bare-foot. We only have one life, I believe in making it count, being true to myself, staying level headed in moments of panic, and always being ready to kick back in the sand. I love dogs, sea turtles, and elephants, eating avocados and mac n cheese, and watching ice hockey and Clemson football.
My photography style is light-filled, joyful, and authentic. I will do anything to make you laugh and I promise to make you feel comfortable. I make it simple for you, keep it light, and focus on the adorable candid moments that naturally occur between two people who are madly in love. Years down the road, I want you to look back at your wedding photographs and have all those memories come flooding back! The joy, bliss, happiness, love, laughter and warmth from the day you wed is what I will focus on capturing so you have amazing photographs.
Destination Wedding Details
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$3,200 + Travel fees
8 hours of wedding day coverage
1 photographer (Nikki)
Online gallery of digital images for Wedding Day
Full Print Release
Then Add On
Additional Coverage – $400/Hour (Nikki) | $80/Hour (2nd Photographer)
DC Area Engagement or Destination Portrait Session – $600
Wedding Albums begin at – $855
Travel fees will be added on to your custom collection. These fees include flights/gas, accommodations, possible car rental, and a base travel fee to cover items like checking equipment, parking at the airport, etc. See FAQ below for more details.
Online gallery is open for two years and stored on our online server for 3 years.
Album prices vary depending on size and amount of pages.
Destination Wedding Photography Details
How does long distance travel work and what is the travel fee?
Since this is one of the more complicated parts of booking a non-local wedding photographer, I want to break down how the process works and how travel fees are calculated!
How it typically works:
You book me! I require that I arrive at least 36 hours before your wedding due to potential flight delays or mishaps.
My second shooter (if booked) and I fly to the airport nearest to your wedding location – typically the nearest major city rather than a small regional airport unless the price is reasonable. I book the flight.
After we arrive, we get in a rental car or Uber/Lyft/Taxi and head to the hotel, resort, or AirBnB.
On the day of your wedding, we capture your celebration for up to 10 hours! Typically, the next day we depart for DC.
How travel fees are calculated:
Travel expenses that you need to cover include airfare, baggage, transportation – either Uber/Lyft/Taxi's or a rental car for longer drives, lodging, airport parking, and a $200 standard travel fee (this helps cover things like gas for the rental car, meals for the weekend, and more).
The cost of this can vary quite a lot depending on the destination. Before booking, we will chat to try to get an appropriate estimate of this cost.
How you are charged:
We will work together to make sure the travel fee doesn't go crazy above the estimated cost (and hopefully it's lower than the estimated cost)!
After the wedding, you'll receive an itemized invoice for the travel – you'll have a pretty good idea of the total cost pre-wedding since we work together during the reservation process, but I do it after the wedding to account for any taxi costs. Since all other payments are made before the wedding day, my assurance that you'll reimburse me for travel is that I do not release photos until the travel invoice has been paid.
Things to Note:
Your wedding is your own unique day. It might not fit into my standard destination collection. We can work together on figuring out something that works for your needs, especially since traveling is a factor. For example, if you're having a smaller wedding and need less coverage, I can offer smaller packages – but most people who book me for destination weddings figure that if you've spent the money to get me there, might as well utilize my time as much as you can!
Since you're arriving early, can you capture additional events?
If I arrive early, I am happy to capture additional activities. However, I will not guarantee coverage of particular events in the case that my flight has a delay or I arrive later than anticipated.
Since we're paying for you to have a vacation, can you cut us a deal on the wedding collection price?
No. Traveling for work is not a vacation.
What's an engagement sessions or destination portrait sessions?
I'm so glad you asked.
If you're local to the DC area, you may consider doing an engagement session! These are great for you to get comfortable in front of the camera and gives you great, beautiful portraits!
If you are not local to the DC area, we can do a portrait session the day before or day after your wedding. This will be a bit different than your wedding photography as we'll explore the city/town/area and you can get some beautiful, creative portraits of your time there.
General Wedding Photography FAQs
When are images delivered? How many images will we get? How are images delivered?
It will take on average 6 weeks to receive your images! Expect to receive ~75 images per hour of coverage - I don't limit how many images I deliver but I also do not deliver all of the images I shoot; I eliminate duplicate images, test-shots, out-of-focus shots, shots with unflattering expressions, and other images that may dilute the overall product quality.
Your images will be sent as downloadable digital files in an online gallery. This gallery will allow you to print, save, and share the images from your wedding very easily! The images can be downloaded as web-sized images or print-sized images.
The images will not have a watermark or logo on them, however, when posting on social media, I always appreciate receiving credit!
Every image you receive will be edited in my unique style. This includes color-correction, exposure adjustment, selective black and white processing, clarity adjustments, tone mapping, and other corrections such as removing a pimple or stray hair. Be sure to check out my galleries to get a feel for my editing style.
We have downtime between events on our wedding day. Will we be charged for that downtime?
For a variety of reasons, I have to charge for the time in between events. In many cases, I use that "downtime" to take you and your significant other out for a photo session or snap more family portraits.
What's a print release? Do your collections include prints or albums?
Your images come as digital files, so I include a print release in all wedding collections. A print release means the named clients have rights to download and print the images for personal use through their printing service of choice. A print release does not give clients rights to alter/edit the images (#nofilter) or use the images for a profit. I do not sell the copyright for my images.
Some collections include an album, and other physical products are available as add ons. You may add them on at any time. Many clients choose to order prints through the online gallery due to the ease of using the system and high quality coming from my professional print lab.
I do strongly advise my clients to order products (prints, canvases, and albums) through my professional lab. This ensures top-notch product quality that mainstream printing vendors cannot create.
Album design is a specialty of mine! Growing up, and to this day, my parent's wedding album has sat proudly and timelessly on their coffee table. I design my clients' wedding albums to tell the story of their wedding day, preserving all the special moments, in what will be an heirloom for many years to come.
How long have you been shooting weddings?
I started photographing weddings in 2014. Since then, I have captured over 130 weddings and plenty more couples for their engagements, anniversaries, and elopements!
After having a few wedding seasons with 25+ weddings, I now limit myself to 10-15 weddings a year.
Are you insured?
Yep. My business is fully insured and if needed, I can provide your wedding venue with any documentation they require.
How do we reserve you for our wedding date?
Once we've decided that we're the perfect photographer/couple match, you'll send me a note saying you'd love to reserve me for your wedding date! I'll need your first and last names, phone numbers, email addresses, and a home address to write up the contract. The contract will be sent through my online system, along with an invoice outlining the payment schedule, and from there you'll be able to digitally sign and pay the retainer fee. Once I sign the contract and have received the payment, you've reserved me!
How do we pay?
Payment will be made through my online system called Honeybook. You'll receive an invoice outlining the payment schedule, and can pay online! If you need a payment plan or to pay by check, let me know!


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When you are a leader, you have influence …And Your Leadership Skills determine the success of your business.
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Tips for Best Tomato Taste Choose unblemished ripe tomatoes from a farmers' market or your family garden. Heirloom varieties come in different flavors and colors—for example, yellow tomatoes are generally milder and less acidic; some types remain green when fully ripe. Never store tomatoes in the refrigerator; they'll lose flavor and get mealy. To make peeling easier, core the tomato, then scrape the blade of a small paring knife over the skin to loosen it. Oven-Dried Tomatoes Halve ripe tomatoes lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Place on a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil; drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the sheet in the oven on the lowest temperature (150 to 170 degrees) and let the tomatoes dry for 8 hours, until they're shrunken but still a little plump. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, or freeze for up to 6 months. Keep reading for nine more ideas! Tomato Salad with Tahini Dressing Slice garden-ripe tomatoes (unpeeled) into thick slices; use an assortment of heirloom varieties for best taste and presentation. Thoroughly blend 2 tablespoons tahini, 2 tablespoons water and 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice. Drizzle dressing over tomatoes. No-Cook Tomato Sauce This is a super fast, almost one-pot dish that's ideal for the heat of summer when tomatoes are at their ripest. There's nothing to it: Just fresh tomatoes, olive oil and basil. Perfect with whole-wheat spaghetti or as a bruschetta topping. Try this recipe today! Easy Tomato Sauce Peel and seed 6 ripe tomatoes; coarsely chop and transfer to a medium saucepan. Add a pinch of salt and a pinch of sugar. Bring tomatoes to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until you have a thick sauce, about 30 minutes. Add chopped fresh basil. Makes enough to sauce 4 servings of pasta. Perfect Tomato Soup This recipe from Chef Meg uses 2 pounds of ripe summer tomatoes; it's creamy but contains no cream. Ask at your farmstand for less-expensive blemished tomatoes to use for this soup. Summer Tomato Salad #1 Halve 1 pint of cherry tomatoes (red, yellow or mixed). Add 1 cup of ciliegine (mini fresh mozzarella balls). Add zest and juice of 1 lemon, 2 tablespoons good olive oil, sliced fresh basil and salt and pepper to taste. Summer Tomato Salad #2 Halve 1 pint of cherry tomatoes (red, yellow or mixed). Peel, seed and dice 1 ripe avocado. Toss tomatoes and avocado with juice of 1 lemon, 2 tablespoons good olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Best Summer Tomato Sandwich Toast 2 thick slices of whole-grain or sourdough bread; spread 1 slice with prepared hummus (plain or flavored), add thick slices of the best, ripest tomato you can find and top with the other slice of toasted bread. Enjoy—with a napkin. Fresh Tomato Salsa When tomatoes are in season, ditch the store-bought salsa and make your own! It's easy: just chop tomatoes, green onion, garlic and peppers. Here's how. Grilled Chicken Stuffed with Tomato and Basil For each serving, begin with a boneless, skinless chicken breast; use a knife to cut a deep pocket starting at the thickest edge (not all the way through). Open the chicken breast like a book; season with salt and pepper and layer two slices of ripe tomato and 3 or 4 large fresh basil leaves. Close the pocket and use toothpicks to secure; rub outside of chicken with olive oil, salt and pepper. Grill on medium heat until done, 8 to 10 minutes per side. Bryn Mooth is extending her 20-year career in publishing as an independent journalist and copywriter. She shares seasonal recipes, kitchen techniques, healthy eating tips and food wisdom on her blog writes4food.com. Want more healthy recipes? Be sure to subscribe to SparkPeople's Recipe of the Day email. Click here to sign up! Did you know SparkRecipes is now on Facebook? Click here to "Like" us! Like this blog? Then you'll love "The SparkPeople Cookbook: Love Your Food, Lose the Weight." What is your favorite way to eat tomatoes--aside from plain, that is? |
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What's the best type of exercise you can do for your health? The answer seems to change every week. Lately, many fitness enthusiasts and influencers have been talking about the importance of "functional fitness" – especially for people in their 20s and 30s who want to stay mobile and ready for anything as they get older.
Functional fitness has actually been in and out of the top ten global fitness trends since 2016. While there are plenty of posts and videos online telling people what the best functional fitness exercises are, in reality many (or even most) exercises could be done in a way that is functional.
What's more important is the outcome of the exercise. If it results in you becoming as physically capable as possible and ready for anything in life – whether that's moving furniture, climbing a mountain or running after your child – it could be considered functional fitness.
When you think about this outcome, you can see why it's hard to pin down a specific list of movements or workouts that count as functional fitness. Because anything that builds any form of fitness that helps you live life could be considered "functional" – including strength, cardio, agility and flexibility.
So you might lift weights to build strength, cycle to build cardio, do sprints to build agility and calisthenics to build flexibility. Or, you could combine all of these exercises into a single workout by doing labelled functional fitness exercise programmes such as CrossFit(R), Hyrox or F45.
Improving all forms of physical movement is why many have said functional fitness exercise programmes are the best exercise you can do. Boosting your overall fitness may also potentially set you up for being more physically capable and independent well into old age.


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Organizations have different options for how they process their payroll. They can either outsource it to an external service provider, use payroll software, or process it manually—although the latter is not a recommended option.
In order to choose the payroll method that works best for them, businesses need a sound understanding of how payroll processing works and what the different tasks are. Let's take a closer look at the different steps to process payroll.
Payroll processing refers to the entire process behind the payment of salaries and wages. It describes the process all businesses with employees must undertake on a regular basis (i.e. monthly, bi-weekly, weekly, etc.) to make sure their staff gets paid.
The payroll process can be divided into three different stages, which are the pre-payroll, the post-payroll and the actual payroll processing stage. Each of these stages can be broken down into different steps and activities, which we'll now analyze in more detail.
Pre-payroll activities are the tasks that must be completed before the actual payroll processing takes place. They include basic payroll management decisions and registration with local authorities as well as the preparations businesses need to undertake for each payroll run.
Employer registration with local tax authorities and social security bodies to obtain the necessary identification numbers and register new hires
Developing a payroll policy, outlining the basic principles governing the payroll process, such as pay periods (weekly, monthly, etc.), payment method (direct deposit, cheque, pay card etc.), and more
Implementing a payroll system, which can either be a payroll software used in house or a contractual arrangement with a payroll outsourcing service
Collecting the necessary data to process payroll, which includes basic and financial employee information, tax documentation, compensation elements, hours worked, PTO, and more
Validating the collected data, which is crucial to ensure the accuracy of the payrol
nce all the pre-payroll activities are completed, it's time to start the actual payroll calculation. How time-consuming or quick this part of payroll processing is, depends on whether the business uses a payroll software or not. Here is an overview of the different payroll steps needed to calculate employee net wages and salaries for businesses that process payroll manually—and also an overview of the processes taking place once the collected data has been fed into the payroll software.
Calculating gross pay, taking into account hours worked, PTO, overtime, and additional pay elements
Computing payroll taxes and other deductions (garnishments, additional insurances, etc.)
Determining net pay by offsetting the sum of the deductions against gross earnings
Checking payroll results for accuracy
Issuing payments to employees via the chosen payment method
The issuance of the payment order for the salaries and wages is the crucial moment of the payroll process. However, it isn't the last action that needs to be taken in payroll processing. There are several additional payroll-related tasks to be completed. Post-payroll activities include:
Issuing payslips, which can usually be done either electronically or in paper form
Reporting and submitting withheld payroll taxes (income tax and social security contributions) to the respective authorities
Ensuring payroll compliance by filing other mandatory reports for which payroll data is required, such as gender pay gap reporting
Keeping payroll records and fulfilling other payroll accounting tasks
The more manual work involved, the slower the payroll process. But what is fast and what is slow when it comes to payroll? It's commonly estimated that payroll processing takes 1–2 days when the business uses a payroll solution that replaces manual processes. Calculating 2–3 days for the payment to go through via direct deposit means that the employee would receive his or her pay within 5 days after the end of the pay period the payment relates to.
However, payroll processing times are not the same in every country. According to the 2020 Deloitte Global Payroll Benchmarking Survey, there is a distinct geographic variation in how long it takes businesses to process payroll. For instance, the study found payroll processes to take 2–3 days for 50% of businesses surveyed in North America, compared to only 37% of businesses in EMEA and even fewer businesses in LATAM, where payroll processes even take between 6 and 9 days in 25% of the cases.
In short, there is no final answer to the question of how long it takes for payroll to process. Instead, there is a multitude of factors that need to be taken into consideration.
Businesses can significantly reduce the time needed for time and attendance management and the actual payroll calculations with the help of time tracking and payroll software. But there's a second element in the equation that businesses shouldn't forget about when working out how much time to allow for processing payroll, and that's the timespan that passes between issuing the payment and the moment when the money hits the employee's bank account.
The reason why many people complain about payroll being too slow is that direct deposit, which is the most commonly used way of paying employees, usually takes 2–3 days to go through. However, there are alternative pay methods which are a lot faster than traditional bank transfers and through which employees can gain access to their pay almost instantly. These pay methods include digital wallets and paying employees in Bitcoin.
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"Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson's excuse that a man with COVID-19 crossing the border to the Waikato was "a decision for the courts" simply doesn't wash," says ACT Leader David Seymour.
"Most of us thought if you crossed the border illegally, you'd get arrested. Who knew that if you get arrested first, you can cross the border legally?
"The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 gives the power to the Government to make orders that can lock New Zealanders in their homes, detail the type of food we can purchase, provide case by case decisions on business openings and travel, and establish enforced borders between regions.
"It is remarkable that despite this, the Government does not believe it has responsibility for the bailing of an individual through the Auckland border. It can dictate every other part of life.
"In case the Government forgot, bail conditions are also set by the Bail Act 2000.
"This isn't the court's fault. They play by the rules Parliament sets. The Government just didn't set any.
"People in Auckland who have been unable to leave for legitimate purposes, like to grieve for a loved one, have the right to feel let down by the Government.
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A novel mutation, R859C, in the Nav1.1 sodium channel was identified in a 4-generation, 33-member Caucasian family with a clinical presentation consistent with GEFS+. The mutation neutralizes a positively charged arginine in the domain 2 S4 voltage sensor of the Nav1.1 channel Ą subunit. When the mutation was placed in the rat Nav1.1 channel and expressed in Xenopus oocytes, the mutant channel displayed a positive shift in the voltage-dependence of sodium channel activation, slower recovery from slow inactivation, and lower levels of current compared to the wild-type channel. Computational analysis suggests that neurons expressing the mutant channel have higher thresholds for firing a single action potential and for firing multiple action potentials, along with decreased repetitive firing. Therefore, this mutation should lead to decreased neuronal excitability, in contrast to most previous GEFS+ sodium channel mutations that have changes predicted to increase neuronal firing.
Model Type: Neuron or other electrically excitable cell
Currents: I Na,t; I K; I Sodium
Genes: Nav1.1 SCN1A
Model Concept(s): Action Potentials; Epilepsy
Simulation Environment: NEURON
Implementer(s): Lickfett, Jay ; Goldin, Al [agoldin at uci.edu]
Barela AJ et al. (2006). An epilepsy mutation in the sodium channel SCN1A that decreases channel excitability. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 26 [PubMed]
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We describe a simple, solution-based, two-step process for the fabrication of titania-parylene composite films as a prerequisite for their evaluation as materials for bioimplant applications. In the first step, a ligand capable of binding titania, such as phenylphosphonic acid, is physisorbed onto a nanostructured poly-p-xylylene thin film previously prepared via surface-promoted oblique angle polymerization of radicals formed during vapor-phase pyrolysis of [2.2]-p-cyclophanes. The adsorbed ligand templates conformal growth of titania on the polymer surface in the second step via a liquid phase deposition process involving the controlled hydrolysis of (NH 4) 2TiF 6 in the presence of H 3BO 3 in pH 2.88 aqueous solution at ∼50 °C. SEM and AFM analyses support a deposition mechanism that includes direct growth of titania on the ligand-impregnated parylene surface, as well as incorporation of titania nanoparticles nucleated in solution into the growing film. XPS and XRD results show that the as-deposited titania contains both amorphous and nanocrystalline anatase phases, with the latter readily consolidated by annealing at ∼200 °C without destruction of the underlying parylene polymer. Titania adhesion can be tuned by proper choice of the ligand, with ligands such as phenylphosphonic acid that strongly bind to titanium dioxide leading to deposition of titania films that pass the Scotch ® tape adhesion test.
Original language | English (US) |
Pages (from-to) | 4796-4804 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 27 |
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State | Published - Jul 9 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
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The 13th edition of the Days of Historical Heritage will take place in Cehegín and the program includes, as a novelty, the Geolodía route on Saturday the 6th of May.
This is an annual conference organized by the Geological Society of Spain, which this time has chosen Cehegín to develop an informative route on Peña Rubia, the underwater mountain.
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A '50s Teardown in the Netherlands Gets a Second Chance—and a Beautiful Brick Extension
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Architects: Space Encounters and Studio Vincent Architecture
General Contractor: Cor Koper Bouwbedrijf
Interior Architect: Dorien Knegt Design
Structural Engineer: IMd Raadgevende Ingenieurs
Landscape Design: Delva Landscape Architecture & Urbanism
Photographer: Lorenzo Zandri / @lorenzozandri
From the Architects: "In the quaint village of Bergen, a modest white villa from the 1950s proved technically and structurally unsound for contemporary wishes and demands for living. Yet, after its new occupants, a young family, had lived in the dwelling for a number of weeks, the house proved to be so full of character that they decided to renovate and extend it, rather than demolish the house. Instead, the design of BD House became a layered transformation in which cultural heritage, sustainable transformation, and the rich natural qualities of the area combine. With its transformation and extension, BD House has not only been enlarged but has been made future-proof, contributing to the larger transformation of the countryside in which the existing housing stock is becoming more sustainable and adapted to changing wishes and demands for contemporary living.
"The house is positioned between coastal dunes, a pine forest, and the open polder landscape. The extension embraces the existing house and opens it up towards the garden, reinvigorating the feeling of living in the forest. The combination of the existing volume and that of the extension creates a play between symmetry and asymmetry with a straight line and a curve—a tension that was already present in the architecture of the original house. The first floor with two bathrooms, a playroom, bedrooms, and a guest room is completely dedicated to the children for them to turn it into their own world. The wings with the living room and the primary bedroom are positioned on the ground floor and extend into the garden. In the curved veranda that connects these wings, a tree has been planted that pokes through the veranda roof giving shape to the transition between inside and outside.
"The sides of the veranda floor and cantilevering roof have been truncated by a virtual sphere of which the middle point sits at the center of the garden, embedding the villa both literally and conceptually in the landscape. The transparent facade is made of sustainably preserved fraké wood and its generous sliding doors and oblique windows continue the spatial enfilade of the interior into the design of the garden, anchoring the brick building in the undulating landscape of maritime pines.
"Both the existing villa and the extension are in brick, yet they contrast in size, color, and treatment of the material, revealing the layers of time in the project. The renovated white villa has been treated with white and anthracite-colored mineral paint. The extension, with reference to the architecture of Sigurd Lewerentz, is materialized in recycled dark brown bricks, giving it, together with the wide joints, a robust appearance that over time will be enriched by the traces of nature."
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Preaching Minister (Part-time with opportunity to become full-time) – Worden Christian Church (WCC) – 223 N. Lincoln Street, Worden, IL 62097
WCC was established on May 1, 1892. WCC is a non-denominational Christian church dedicated to serving our Lord and his people through various ministries. The church offers a newer 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home with full basement and 2 car garage.
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· Teaching Sunday School service (9:30 a.m.)
· Preach God's word at Sunday worship service (10:30 a.m.)
· Perform weddings and funerals in accordance with the church by-laws
· Provide weekly communion for shut-ins
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· Lead weekly evening bible study (summer excluded)
· Along with congregation, hold monthly service and communion for residents of local nursing homes
· Senior Youth Group Leader in conjunction with LeClaire Christian Church every Sunday evening (summer excluded)
· Assist with Vacation Bible School and other children programs
· Call on members regularly and hospital calling as needed
· Work closely with WCC Board to develop strategy for outreach in surrounding communities
· Attend social and civic celebrations
· Receive and respond to inquiries about the church
· Assist with Celebration of Praise music events
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In this video, @Laurel's Learning Lab and I talk about the plot of the movie French Kiss with Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline. This movie review is meant to be a companion to the movie, meaning that you can watch our review and then watch the film for a better understanding of English Learners. This is one of my favorite movies, romantic, funny, and filmed on location in France.
If you have been following our channel, you will know that this is a project that I started almost two years ago with my daughter, who is now 12, to help people learn English. While it is something we dearly enjoy, there are costs to creating this content. One of my followers suggested that I launch a Patreon account, so that if you feel grateful for what you are learning on our channel, you may buy us a cup of coffee ☕ or hot chocolate (hot chocolate for Kat, as she is 12 and maybe should not be drinking coffee). Thank you so much for watching and providing us feedback and encouraging comments 😊😄😁. Also, for our future Patreon sponsors, I will be adding a thank you at the end of the videos in the future with your names 😊
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Here at Dreaming English, our mission is to provide a Learning English channel is for everyone, of all ages. Kat and I teach English in a fun, easy way, that is natural, using stories,
games, and more. Please watch this short video and let us know what you think, and please share this with any English learners you may know.
Aquí en Dreaming English a mi hija de 10 años Kat y a mí nos gustaría compartir nuestra misión. Nuestro canal de Inglés es para todos de todas la edades. Enseñamos Inglés de una forma fácil y divertida, de manera natural, usando historias, juegos y más. Por favor ve este vídeo corto y dinos que opinas, compártelo con cualquier estudiante de Inglés que conozcas.
You won't find any boring grammar lessons on our channel. We will provide free, interesting listening experiences for English language learners/English as a Second Language (ESL).
We have tried to make our videos easy enough for a complete beginner to understand and start picking up new words.
Our method is using "Comprehensible Input" – and that means the videos use basic English as much as possible – and will be easy enough for a complete beginner to start learning.


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Tune in to the Common Roots Virtual Music Festival to support those affected by the coronavirus pandemic
The festival features a variety of genres presented by a wide collective of musicians from around the world
Save the date for yet another online music festival, called Common Roots Virtual Music Festival. The festival will feature 24 artists from across the world whose performances will be streamed live from Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/
Bringing together artistes from across the world and across various genres to converge for a Virtual Music Festival, Common Roots Virtual Music festival comes alive every Saturday through the month of May 2020.
Designed to support the artiste community and those directly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Common Roots is an effort to connect audiences through authentic and relevant engagement.
Bonny Fernandes, co-founder of the event, talks about the idea behind the festival, saying, "Common Roots attempts to address that feeling of normalcy by giving an opportunity to be moved by our favourite performers or entertainers streamed live; to be social and enjoy our usual sense of community through arts and the diverse genres within it. While there is nothing unique about streaming live performances, especially today. It attempts to recreate a festival feel with diverse genres, musicians and aficionados."
The soundscape of the Virtual Music Festival will range across all genres including Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Sufi & Fusion and even Rock and indie. Lined up for the Festival are 25-30 artistes performing every Saturday. Each of them is encouraged to showcase 20-30 minutes of any composition that feeds their spirit.
Following are the names of a few musicians set to perform at the festival:
- Tritha Sinha who has a versatile voice with agile and throbbing intensity
- Internationally acclaimed Sitarist Ustad Chote Rahimat Khan
- Amrapali Shindhe – Creator, Singer and Songwriter of Jazz, Soul, Pop and Rock
- Musician Al Parkinson from Australia
- Musician and filmmaker Chaoba Thiyam
- A very young, 30 years old blues band - The Chronic Blue Circus
- Singer and Songwriter Abhishek Gurung of Gingerfeet
- The Folk band Jambili
- Musician Lavin Hotchandani
- Singer Malancha Ray of Music For Soul Singapore
- Internationally acclaimed Mohit Mukhi
- NAMA award winning actress, singer and songwriter Qeque Mntambo from Zimbabwe
- International award-winning activist act - Rain in Sahara
- Shubam Roy Collective - a folk-fusion band with aces in their own places
- Melodious Sufi singer Sidhant Deb
- Progressive Rock band - The Tram Lines Project
The platform will work to get people to donate for a good cause, especially repeat donations, since a one-time donation do not always make an impact.
Currently, the cause is focussed on supporting three fundraisers - Daily Wage Workers through GiveIndia; Artists & Researchers through India Foundation for the Arts (IFA), and Dog sanctuary, rescue and treatment through The Voice of Stray Dogs (VOSD).
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Conveniently located between Los Angeles and San Diego, Carlsbad offers the best of Southern California's coastal lifestyle, at a slower pace. Miles of sandy beaches beckon sun-worshippers for a day in the surf, while chic outdoor malls and the Carlsbad Premium Outlets are a shopper's paradise. Families with kids will also find plenty of things to do in Carlsbad, as the city is also home to the LEGOLAND® California theme park and the SEA LIFE® Aquarium.
Carlsbad's breezy coastal climate makes it a year-round destination. Spring, however, can be special: Locals and visitors mingle at the Carlsbad Village Street Faire in May (and then again in November), while the giant Tecolote ranunculus flowers bloom at the Flower Fields in March. A smattering of nearby nature reserves, surf-worthy beaches, and golf courses make Carlsbad an outdoorsy paradise no matter the season.
North County Transit provides public transportation, including the Coaster commuter rail line, which connects Carlsbad to Oceanside and San Diego, and the No. 101 Breeze bus line, which follows the coast from Carlsbad to Encinitas and Oceanside. Carlsbad is compact by American standards, but driving allows you to reach surrounding attractions with ease. Exploring on two wheels is a great option, with local shops offering regular and e-bikes to rent.
The Agua Hedionda Lagoon in Carlsbad is a series of three connected lagoons that flow out into the Pacific Ocean. Here, you can get out on the water in a sheltered environment. Choices among water sports are comprehensive: You can try boating, water-skiing, stand-up paddleboard yoga, windsurfing, kayaking, and more—you can rent the necessary equipment from shops near the entrance.
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Carlsbad is best known for its stretches of beach along the Pacific, its village center with everything from gift shops to craft breweries, and activities for the entire family, like LEGOLAND® theme park, the Museum of Making Music, beach yoga, and surf lessons. It also boasts an alkaline water spring.
...MoreStart your day with a coastal walk past the volleyball players and surfers. Breakfast at Swami's to refuel, and then spend a few hours browsing Carlsbad Village. After lunch and a craft brew at Barrel Republic, take a tour of the Carlsbad Aquafarm. Then have a sunset drink at Vigillucis.
...MoreYes, Carlsbad has a 4-mile (6.4-kilometer) boardwalk along the road, with an option to dip down closer to the ocean along the seawall from Tamarack Beach. Most of the boardwalk runs along Carlsbad Boulevard, with bikers next to you, and dog walkers, strollers, and joggers sharing the lanes.
...MoreThere is plenty to do in Carlsbad in winter. The weather's still temperate, so exploring nature at Batiquitos Lagoon, Lake Calavera, or coastal walks are options. Shop a bit and eat at trendy restaurants or breweries—the town is especially pretty during the holidays. You'll have pastel sunsets, too.
...MoreCarlsbad Village is a short 15-minute drive of 4.5 miles (7 kilometers) from LEGOLAND®. It's a straight journey by Uber or in your own vehicle. The parking is ample, but there are parking fees. You can easily pop back to Carlsbad Village for dinner after a full day out.
...MoreYes, Carlsbad is worth visiting. Its laid-back coastal vibe encourages relaxing on the beach, walking on the boardwalk, or hiking in the Calavera Reserve. Plus, you can check out cute village shops, have cocktails at a Michelin-starred restaurant, sip beers at a local brewery, or dine with sunset views.


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Moto News Wrap for November 10 by Darren Smart
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Australasian News
Mountain Man Motocross
The 40th anniversary of the very first running of the Mountain Man Motocross held at Toowoomba's Echo Valley was celebrated last weekend with two days of racing at the iconic venue jointly co-ordinated by QVMX, Toowoomba Motocross Club and Toowoomba Motorcycle Club.
The atmosphere was electric when the gate dropped for the opening Mountain Man of Motocross moto which saw some of the best talent on offer contest three back-to-back ten minute motos before lunch then finish the day with a 30 minute moto and when all was said and done CDR Yamaha rider Kade Mosig put his name among the legends of motocross in Australia by winning three of the four motos ahead of Caleb Ward and Luke Arbon.
Mountain Man was Caleb Ward's first professional race on a big bore. "It was good to race against Mosig who is obviously a top 450 guy. In the last moto we sort of played a bit of cat and mouse – he sort of pulled a bit on me at the start, and then I was sort of matching him for ages. I made a few mistakes in the middle and he gapped me a little bit more. I waited and waited because I didn't know how well I would last on the big bike in the long moto and then right at the end I put in a big charge and managed to get onto his back wheel but I got held up by lappers on the last lap so that was a bit unfortunate, but it was a really good day. Obviously he is on a factory Yamaha and I was just on my practice bike, which was pretty much stock. It's still faster than my factory 250 but I'm really happy with my speed and how I felt on the 350. I love it here. We had a national here this year and I did really well, and obviously this weekend track was prepped awesome and there were some ruts that sort of suited me. I really enjoyed it."
Arbon also won the Gold Tyre 125cc Cup ahead of local gun Kerrod Morrissy, Isaac Ferguson, Sam Liekefett, Damien Harrison and 'the other' Nathan Crawford (#00 not #199) while James Deakin, Brad Van Barello and Callum Wastell took the honours in the Pre 1990, Pre 1985 and EVO classes.
Kerrod Morrissy – "It was a really good day for me. It started off pretty well with a race win and then in the second race I got a pretty bad start, and I knew Arbon was out front so I had to work really hard I got back to second so I was super pumped. It all came down to the last one, and I crumbled under the pressure a little bit I think, and couldn't get around the boys good enough. The track was on point though, and the other boys rode absolutely awesome. Today I rode a stock standard 2016, just pulled straight out the crate. We didn't actually do anything to it so the thing absolutely flies. I love the KTMs, they handle really good out-of-the-box and that's why they are a ready-to-race bike."
Legends at Mountain Man
The 40th Anniversary of Mountain Man Motocross saw the biggest gathering of former legends in Australia with many of the previous winners of the event on hand including Peter Boyle (who raced an RM400C), Pelle Granquist, Robert 'Beetle' Bailey (who raced an RM500), Anthony Gunter, Jeff Leisk, Dave Armstrong, Craig Dack, Troy Carroll and Glen Bell (who rode the 125cc Cup).
That aside, we also saw former GP regular Robert Scott, multi Qld Champ Andrew Bailey, multi everything champions Brad Van Barello and John Kemp, Coffs Harbour fast man Glenn Poole, former Australian Supercross and Motocross Champion James Deakin, former Australian Junior Motocross Champion Steve Freiberg, larger than life Geoff Udy and former Australian Dirt Track Champion Paul Filippini racing in several classes while in the crowd we got to chat with Bryan Flemming, Don Newell, Calvin Brewster, Alex Kidas, Bob Johnston and a plethora of champions from yesteryear.
It really was a special weekend and many of these former champion travelled substantial distances to be there and each and every one made themselves available for photo opportunities with their fans.
Junior Mountain Man
Tom Goodall won all three Junior Mountain motos over the weekend to take the overall ahead of the hard charging trio of Logan Hoyling, Griffin Deakin (son of James and Pippa) and Mitchell Evans.
Sidecar Mountain Man
Despite having to traverse the deep ruts cut up by the two wheel motocross machines David Mattock managed to just get the nod over Wayne Holloway in the Sidecar Mountain Man class with evergreen Geoff Udy coming home in third.
Jay Wilson Returns for Jimboomba ASX
Current MX Nationals MX2 champion Jay Wilson will make his first appearance of the 2015 Australian Supercross Championship at the fourth round of the Australian Supercross Championships at Jimboomba, west of Brisbane on 21 November. Wilson has fully recovered from the injury that put him out of the 2015 Motocross of Nations.
Stewart Out of ASX
Surprise, surprise, James Stewart will not attend the Australian Supercross round coming up on November 28th as planned BUT he will race the upcoming Bercy-Lille Supercross in France on November 14th and 15th. Stewart feels the time it will take out of his program is too substantial for the trip to be viable. For us older heads, this is no surprise; 'Bubba' pulled the same stunt a few years back…..hard to be a fan… More Here.
Waters to Suzuki in Australia?
This is not confirmed but there is a rumour floating around that Todd Waters may return to Australia to race a Suzuki for one of the current teams that is not running Suzuki machinery right now.
American News
Chad Reed and Discount Tires Part Ways
Chad Reed posted this on his Instagram regarding his relationship with Discount Tires ending – 'Been getting tagged a bunch by my awesome friends and discount tire employees attending SEMA this week Sadly it's the end of the road for me and discount Want to thank each and everyone of you who I had the pleasure meeting and working with the last 3 or so years Hosting you guys at SX races around the country was a lot of fun I'll miss you guys!! THANKS! And have fun out at Vegas motor speedway – keep it on the black stuff #no #im #not #retiring'
As a footnote – Chad is still pumping out laps with his training partner Michael Byrne in preparation for the up-coming supercross season and he is waiting for Yamaha to come up with a budget for his 2016 campaign.
Riding Gear Changes
The Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha team riders Jeremy Martin, Alex Martin, Cooper Webb, Aaron Plessinger and Mitchell Harrison are moving from ANSR gear to Thor after team owner Bobby Regan signed a new clothing deal while the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki team of Joey Savatgy, Adam Cianciarulo, Chris Alldredge, Tyler Bowers, Arnaud Tonus and Austin Forkner is going from Thor (which they've worn since 1999) to Fox Racing gear.
Kiniry Retires
American motocross and supercross racer Bobby Kiniry has announced his retirement from professional racing at the age of 30. Kiniry was injured on October 9 at round three of the Canadian AX Tour in Sarnia, Ontario where he reportedly sustained a broken femur and dislocated hip.
Matt Bisceglia and Daniel Baker Go MAD
Matt Bisceglia and Daniel Baker have signed two-year contracts with MAD Racing to compete aboard Suzuki-supported Yoshimura/Dirt Candy Graphics RMZ 250s. Bisceglia will race the 250SX West Region in 2016, with Baker competing in the 250SX East Region while both riders will compete in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross championships.
McElrath Injured
Troy Lee Designs announced on their website that Shane McElrath sustained a wrist injury during a practice crash and will miss four to six weeks. The injury will more than likely move McElrath to the 250SX East Region to give him more time to heal and prepare.
Strang Wins Again
Josh Strang has won four events over four weekends after winning the final round of the Japanese National Cross Country AAGP on a Husqvarna TE250. Strang won the three hour Gotland Grand National in Sweden mid October before returning to the States to win the final two rounds of the GNCC (Powerline Park and Ironman Raceway) then finished his season off with a win in Japan – being busy is one thing, being a winner makes it all worthwhile.
Euro News
Webb Wins in Genova
Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha's Cooper Webb went 2-1 in Genova, Italy to win the SX1 overall over RCH Suzuki's Broc Tickle and GEICO Honda's Justin Bogle. BTOSports.com KTM's Justin Brayton won the first main event but had problems in the second main event and finished eleventh for fourth overall. Brayton did win the K.O.G Superfinal over Cedric Soubeyras and Valentin Gulliod.
Webb posted this on Instagram: 'A wild night last night in Genoa Italy. Was able to go 2-1 in the SX main events for 1st overall. Then in the Superfinal I was running 2nd place and ended up having a crash late in the race. Fun night of racing looking forward to Lille next weekend! PS was able to run number 1 because of my SX title in the US! Someone already had 17'
Searle to Dixon Kawasaki
Tommy Searle has signed to race for the British-based Monster Energy Kawasaki team run by Steve Dixon to contest the MXGP class and British National championship.
Simpson to WILVO Forkrent KTM
British National Champion and multi GP winner Shaun Simpson has signed a two-year deal to race for the Wilvo Forkrent KTM team of Steve Turner with full factory backing and technical support from KTM.
Getteman to Silver Arrows KTM
Jens Getteman has signed with the Italian-based Silver Action KTM Team for the 2016 FIM 250 Grand Prix season. The Belgian rider will age out after this year and have to move to the 450 class in 2017.
MXGP Round Changes
Youthstream has released another update to the 2016 FIM World Motocross Championship calendar. Instead of starting the season with five consecutive fly-away races—Qatar, Thailand, Malaysia, Argentina and Mexico—as was proposed on the most recent update, the series will now open with three fly-away races—Qatar, Thailand and Malaysia—before heading to Europe for the MXGP at Valkenswaard and then Argentina and Mexico. The dates changed for some of the events as well.
The remainder of the schedule will stay intact, with the location of Round 10 yet to be announced.
2016 FIM Motocross World Championship
- Rd1: February 27 – Grand Prix of Qatar – Losail
- Rd2: March 6 – Grand Prix of Thailand – Suphan Buri
- Rd3: March 13 – Grand Prix of Malaysia – Sepang
- Rd4: March 28 – Grand Prix of Europe – Valkenswaard
- Rd5: April 10 – Grand Prix of Patagonia – Argentina, Neuquen
- Rd6: April 17 – Grand Prix of Leon – Mexico, Leon
- Rd7: May 1 – Grand Prix of Latvia – Kegums
- Rd8: May 8 – Grand Prix of Germany – Teutschenthal
- Rd9: May 15 – Grand Prix of Trentino – Pietramurata
- Rd10: May 29 – TBA – TBA
- Rd11: June 5 – Grand Prix of France – St. Jean d'Angély
- Rd12: June 19 – Grand Prix of Great Britain – Matterley Basin
- Rd13: June 26 – Grand Prix of Lombardia – Italy, Mantova
- Rd14: July 24 – Grand Prix of Czech Republic – Loket
- Rd15: July 31 – Grand Prix of Belgium (TBC) – Lommel
- Rd16: August 7 – Grand Prix of Switzerland – Frauenfeld
- Rd17: August 28 – Grand Prix of the Netherlands – Assen
- Rd18: September 3 – Grand Prix of Americas – Charlotte Motor Speedway
- Rd19: September 11 – Monster Energy Grand Prix of the USA – Glen Helen
Smarty's Race Report and Results from Last Weekend
GEICO AMA EnduroCross Series – Nampa, Idaho
Rockstar Husqvarna's Colton Haaker scored a hard-earned come-from-behind win at the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Series round in Nampa, Idaho, November 7. And when we mean come from behind, we really mean from way behind. Haaker recovered from a first-lap fall that put him in dead last, but the Husky rider, who is very much in contention for the 2015 title, dropped the hammer and worked his way up through the pack.
Late in the race, Haaker caught race leader (and points leader) Cody Webb, on the FMF/RPM/Team Maxxis KTM, and made the pass for the lead that he kept to the finish.
Webb, knowing a second-place finish would still keep him somewhat comfortably ahead of Haaker in the race for the championship with one round to go, didn't put up much of a fight at the end, not wanting to risk a fall on what was another challenging EnduroCross track.
Haaker took the win ahead of Webb, while FMF KTM's Taylor Robert out-dueled Rockstar Husqvarna's Mike Brown for third place. (Brown dropped a few positions right at the end and finished out the race in seventh.)
With one round to go in two weeks in Ontario, California, Webb still controls the championship with a 10-point lead over Haaker, but when it comes to EnduroCross racing, the reality is that the race for the title is far from over.
KTM rider Cory Graffunder and Beta's Kyle Redmond rounded out the top five overall.
Main Event: 1. Colton Haaker (Hus). 2. Cody Web (KTM). 3. Taylor Robert (KTM). 4. Cory Graffunder (KTM). 5. Kyle Redmond (Beta). 6. Max Gerston (Beta). 7. Mike Brown (Hus). 8. Ty Tremaine (KTM). 9. Tyrstan Hart (Hus). 10. Wyatt Hart (Hus).
World Vet Championships – Glen Helen
With 740 Vet riders on hand for the Dubya World Vet Motocross Championships you can bet on plenty of bar banging action over the two day event – here are the top ten in the major classes.
Over-70 Expert Class: 1. Roque Colman (Yam) 1 -1. 2. Bart Kellog KTM) 2-2. 3. Nobuhiro Furuta (Yam) 4-3. 4. Lars Larsson (Hus) 3-5. 5. Bruce Hoover (Hon) 5-4. 6. Gary Anderson (Hon) 7-6. 7. Jan Lindmark (KTM) 6-7.
Over-60 Expert Class: 1. Don Grahn (KTM) 2-1. 2. Pete DeGraaf (KTM) 1-2. 3. Rick Johnson (Hon) 3-3. 4. Will Harper (KTM) 5-4. 5. Jim Latendresse (KTM) 4-5. 6. Bob Rutten (KTM) 9-6. 7. Mike Brubaker (Kaw) 7-10. 8. Mike Marion (Yam) 11-7. 9. Larry Rowland (Yam) 10-8. 10. Scott Smith (Yam) 13-9.
Over-50 Expert Class: 1. Doug Dubach (Yam) 1-1. 2. Kurt Nicoll (KTM) 2-2. 3. Kevin Foley (Hon) 3-3. 4. Ed Foesdish (Kaw) 4-4. 5. Pete Murray (Yam) 6-5. 6. Isao Ida (Hon) 5-7. 7. Andy Jefferson (Hus) 9-6. 8. Rob Engel (Kaw) 8-8. 9. Jon Ortner (Yam) 7-10. 10. Ian Fitz-Gibbon (Yam) 10-11.
Over-40 Pro Class: 1. Kurt Nicoll (KTM) 2-1. 2. Doug Dubach (Yam) 1-2. 3. Gordon Ward (Yam) 3-3. 4. Mike Reefman (Yam) 4-5. 5. Danny Tollet (KTM) 5-6. 6. Kenjiro Tsuji (Yam) 9-4. 7. Roger Suessson (Ym) 6-7. 8. Shawn Wynne (Suz) 8-8. 9. Brandon Milstead (Suz) 7-10. 10. Ed Foedish (Kaw) 10-11.
Over-30 Pro Class: 1. Ryan Morais (KTM) 2-1. 2. Tonni Anderson (KTM) 5-2. 3. Kris Keefer (Yam) 4-3. 4. Arik Swan (Kaw) 3-4. 5. Billy Jurevitch (Kaw) 8-5. 6. Andy Mathieu (Yam) 7-6. 7. Matt Karlsen (Kaw) 9-7. 8. Jason Thomas (Hon) 10-9. 9. Broc Armbruster (Yam) 12-8. 10. Mike Sleeter (KTM) 1-19.


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With regret we say goodbye to Lorraine Donnelly. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend. She will be missed by her children Patrick (Suzanne), Dennis, and Kathy; her adored grandchildren Matthew (Lindsay), Bryan, Braeden and Sean; and her great-grandchildren Emily and Isla. Lorraine cherished family gatherings as well as Saturday morning coffee and birthday lunches with her friends. No service by request. View Tribute Book.
December 2nd, 2022
My Auntie Lorraine was a Mom to me. She was the longest, constant and continuous source of love, acceptance and support in my life. She was an amazingly strong woman with a huge, kind heart. She had a great laugh and she gave the best hugs. Auntie Lorraine loved the big cats - especially snow leopards - and it was obvious in her choice of decor. She loved everything purple, Winnie The Pooh and all his friends, she loved to swim and was an avid reader. Her family was the single most important thing to her. I loved her magical Christmas trees covered in angel hair, her very cheesy pizzas, our Bellingham shopping trips, going to Rick's baseball games with her and the way she loved my daughters. Auntie Lorraine never judged or criticised, she loved unconditionally. Even though I sometimes let her down, she was always there for me. She supported me through life's troubles. She gave me refuge when I needed it. She never gave up on me. She was my safe place. I love her more than words could ever say and I will miss her always.
Cheryl xoxo
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Vanilla - a lush sweet aroma and flavour that inevitably entices me to indulge in more sweet or frozen desserts, cakes and chocolates than I probably should. It's hard to resist those sweet treats. But I hadn't thought much about vanilla in the context of a savoury dish, until I saw a listing of recipes from Natasha MacAller's Vanilla Table.
For the first of what I hope will be many Cookbook Critiques on this website, I enlisted the help of my fellow foodies of our SASSY Supper Club to try out a range of recipes from Pat Crocker's "150 Best Tagine Recipes."
When I first examined the brightly coloured cover of this paperback cookbook, my attention was caught by the description of the author as a culinary herbalist. I assume that the herbs and spies that are so widely used in the cuisines of the North African countries of the Maghreb (Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia) must make these foods particularly interesting to a writer with a strong interest in culinary herbs.
I confess that from sheer metabolic necessity ( I put on weight just thinking about food) I rarely eat cakes or desserts but the picture of a luscious Cream Cheese Frosted Red Velvet Cake on the cover of Piece of Cake! was not to be denied. I paged through the book looking at more mouth watering pictures and reading recipes. Who can resist the thought of Mocha Cake with Coffee Buttercream or Butterscotch Blondie Bundt? I just had to try some of these cakes.


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A nun who worked for a local home health care agency was out making her rounds when she ran out of gas. As luck would have it there was a station just down the street. She walked to the station to borrow a can with enough gas to start the car and drive to the station for a fill up.
The attendant regretfully told her that the only can he owned had just been loaned out, but if she would care to wait he was sure it would be back shortly.
Since the nun was on the way to see a patient she decided not to wait and she walked back to her car. After looking through her car for something to carry to the station to fill with gas, she spotted a bedpan she was taking to the patient. Always resourceful, she carried it to the station, filled it with gasoline, and carried it back to her car.
As she was pouring the gas into the tank of her car, two men walked by. One of them turned to the other and said, "Now that's what I call faith!"
A deacon is in the hospital and his good friend, a preacher, goes to visit him. The preacher notices all the medical equipment attached to the deacon. He kneels by the bed. The deacon motions to a pad and pen on the nightstand. The preacher hands his friend the pad and pen, and the deacon begins to write. Suddenly, the deacon dies.
At his funeral, the preacher delivers the service. He says, "I was with him when he died, and as a matter of fact, I have his last thought in my coat pocket here." The preacher pulls out the paper and reads, "Please, get up. You're kneeling on my oxygen hose."
At a church in Mississippi, the pastor announced that their prison choir would be singing the following evening. I wasn't aware there was a prison in the vicinity, so I looked forward to hearing them.
The next evening, I was puzzled when members of the church approached the stage. Then the pastor introduced them.
"This is our prison choir," he said, "they're behind a few bars and always looking for the key."
One day a man dies and goes to heaven. There, he sees St. Peter at the entrance.
Before he went in, Peter stopped him and said, "Sorry, but you have told too many lies to be allowed here."
The man looked at him sadly and said, "Have a heart, you were once a fisherman yourself."


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Python : garbage collector
Is it a good practice to set the variable to None explicitly or it is just another manner to lost the time. I mean : 1. the garbage collector works enough good (no issues was found about in practice) 2. is it not helping to have a more strong code, safe, ..? Many thanks for your opinions and time regards EG
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I think you need to understand how python manages memory.
Each object has a reference counter.
For instance
a = b
will increase the reference counter of the object referenced by 'a'.
At the end of a scope, the reference counter is automatically decreased.
When the reference counter falls to 0, the memory is immediately freed (it doesn't go through the gc).
The garbage collector in python is only used to detect cyclic references and delete them to avoid memory leaks.
For instance :
class T: pass
t = T()
t.ref = t # cyclic reference
del t
Here, the 't' object is not freed directly, because there is a cyclic reference. When the gc will run, it will detect this cyclic reference and free the memory.
To avoid cyclic reference, we can use weak references :
from weakref import ref
class T: pass
t = T()
t.ref = ref(t)
del t
Here, memory is freed up directly, because it is a weak reference.
As we can see, memory management in Python is very close to memory management in C++ (shared_ptr and weak_tr).
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Just saying that you have a typo: carbage in the title.
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To answer your questions :
Since memory is freed up directly at the end of the scope for most object, it is totally useless to set a variable explicitly to None.
So it is not a good practice, and it is not helping to have a better code at all.


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Husband arrested for killing mother of his four children in Hyderabad
The news of the murder became the top trend on Twitter and many people demanded justice for the deceased woman.
Hyderabad: In a tragic and horrific incident, a woman named Quratulain Baloch Annie was tortured and brutally murdered by her husband in front of her four children.
The incident became the top trend on Twitter with hashtags #JusticeForAiny and #JusticeForQuratulain and many people demanded justice for the deceased woman.
An FIR was registered on the complaint of the victim's brother. The police arrested the husband, Umar Khalid Memon, son of the former secretary irrigation Sindh, Khalid Haider Memon for murdering his wife.
As per details, Umar tortured Quratulain for hours, which resulted in her death on the 15th of July 2021. The victim's brother said that her sister returned home many times during her ten years of marital life to avoid the abuse at the hands of her husband.
Furthermore, the postmortem report showed that the victim's body was full of bruises over her face, cheek, nose, and below the chin, which were caused by pressure being applied to the mouth and nose by hand.
Following this, The Additional IGP, Dr. Jamil Ahmed, tweeted, "Justice is being done in this gruesome case. The murderer has already been arrested. Nobody should have any doubts in this regard."
Justice is being done in this gruesome case. Murderer has already been arrested. Nobody should have any doubts in this regard, please.#justiceforquratulain @sindhpolicedmc8 https://t.co/HCPivblKil
— Addl. IGP Dr. Jamil Ahmed PSP, PPM (@jahmed95) July 17, 2021
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