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Raleigh Evo-2 Folding Bike
When space is at a premium, the Raleigh Evo-2 Folding Bike is the perfect solution. This bike is easy to fold away and is perfect for holidays or when your commute involves public transport. It features a lightweight alloy frame, 7 speed Shimano gears for a speedy ride, alloy V-brakes for assured stopping, and is topped off with dual density grips and a soft saddle for extra comfort.Raleigh Evo-2 Folding Bike Extra Info
- Lightweight alloy frame makes the bike easy to pick up
- Shimano 7 speed gears for speedy ascents
- Alloy V-Brakes for reliable stopping power
- Puncture Protection tyres for peace of mind
- Folds down to 90cm (L) x 45cm (W) x 65cm (H)
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Approximate Weight (KG): 16kg Brake Type: V-Brakes Forks: Steel rigid Frame Material: Alloy Gender: Unisex Number of Gears: 7 Pedals Included: Yes Suspension: Rigid Wheel Size: 20" Frame Dimensions Folded (L x W x H): 90cm x 45cm x 65cm Gear Shifters: Revoshift twist grip Handlebars: Folding Pedals: Folding Rear Mech: Shimano Tyres: Puncture Protection -
Raleigh Evo-2 Folding Bike is rated out of 5 by 28.Rated 4 out of 5 by Pudsey1981 from Evo 2 folding bike When I initially seen the vine it was listed at £230, however they increased the price to £250 the day I ordered, and would. It honour the previous price. The bike is small and simple to fold. Really is a lovely ride. The bike was built in the shop. When I got home I realised they had not put any reflectors of the mounts, and the bungs were missing on the bike rack. In short- the bike is excellent, but not very good customer service.Date published: 2017-02-18Rated 5 out of 5 by Bazarre from Excellent value I carried out a lot of research before buying a folding bike. The Raleigh Evo-2 was my choice from the point of view of weight, build quality and price. A lot of other makes/models in this price range are heavier and not so well engineered. Been used a few times now and I am not disappointed. OK, if you commute and need a very lightweight bike that folds up very small, then this might not be for you, but for my purposes -- putting it in the car boot to use for exercise riding -- it's the best that I found.Date published: 2017-01-16Rated 4 out of 5 by threespine from Happy with the bike Got this back in the summer when there was an offer on and for what I paid, I'm very happy. The bike works well on the cycle paths in the relatively flat town where I live, and it's needed no more maintenance thus far than a small adjustment to the derailleur. Getting it up and down the stairs to my flat is a doddle, but it's probably a bit too heavy I would think for lugging on and off a train regularly. On the other hand I'm just a pen pusher with underdeveloped muscles so some may not find it an issue ;-) One thing of note is the exceptionally comfortable ride, due to a natural riding position and a substantial seat. Finally, a piece of advice I'd give is to perhaps consider getting the bike delivered to your home rather than a store - it took me three attempts over as many days before I finally had my hands on the bike due to my local store being persistently understaffed.Date published: 2016-12-01Rated 3 out of 5 by Patcheti from EVO 2 Feels very robust, however this comes at a cost with the weight of the bike. Overall I am very happy with the bikeDate published: 2016-11-23Rated 5 out of 5 by Brenda84 from Great bike safe and good fun I bought my evo2 bike 6 weeks ago and i am delighted with it im out nearly every day ibought it as i have a back problem and thought it might help which it has and i have great fun and freedom it is also a very safe bike with its low bar and and great braking system i absolutly recomend it i have a new hobby now i can fold it quite easily into my car took a bit of practice love it wish i had got one sooner might.Date published: 2016-11-19Rated 4 out of 5 by Shayqul from Raleigh Evo-2 I had recently purchased this product from Halford the product is excellent small compact which fits in car boot. To commute with public transport is good weight only 16 kg not bad. the only downside is that when the Raleigh Evo-2 folds it does not get attached together at the back wheel so in that case you would need to buy a separate strap to hold it together otherwise it's light whaight in other word if it had a magnetic attached it would have been excellent and for that reasons the I have rated a 4* for the Evo-2Date published: 2016-11-03Rated 4 out of 5 by ChocolateMonkey from So-so quality. Bought this boxed so that I could ensure it was assembled correctly and safely. Exchanged all of the standard screws / bolts for A2 stainless steel items so the bike should last a while longer than it otherwise would have. Build quality is so-so, hence the title of this review. The mild steel fittings may not deal favorably with the British weather but fingers crossed the replacements will be fine. It is heavier than the much more expensive Brompton bikes but light enough for the daily commute on the train. I have invested in a heavy duty carry bag to make carrying it on and off the train considerably easier. It actually fits in a blue Ikea bag, in case you have one laying around! A bit more thought with the component quality from Raleigh would most likely have increased the price. However, in my opinion, this would have been justified.Date published: 2016-10-09Rated 2 out of 5 by Deefs from Poor pre-delivery set-up Bike supplied with ill adjusted gears that snag and drag Rear hub is poor and not centred Inner tubes not fitted well, with valves sitting at an oblique angle liable to damage and burst Side stand needs extra length as the bike topples over if used on level ground like a pavement etcDate published: 2016-09-30
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The Silver Sword
(15 Posts)I adored this book as a kid, and I read it to my DTSs a few months ago when they were 10 going on 11. They handled it fine at that age but I wouldn't have tried it much younger. I struggled to keep it together reading the last few pages !
My DS read it in year 3, when he was studying the wars and had been asked to read a novel set then during Easter holidays. I had good memories of enjoying it and we read it together.
He isn't sensitive though, some children wouldn't cope with it at that age.
It's usually read in Year 5 or 6 alongside studing WW2. I agree it is pretty much one of the best stories set in that period.
Ds (who is now 11) read it in year 4. As they did a project about WWII that year, it tied in quite well.
I read it when I was about 8 I think (just on my own). My DBro did it at school in Year 5, so 9-10 as part of a topic.
We did it in school in year 7.
My son enjoyed it. He would have been 10 or 11
Dh read it at about age 6-7. He said it was his first long chapter book and he was determined to read it. He found it a slog, but enjoyed it at the same time if that makes sense. But he has a lot of determination if he decides to do something.
I read it to my son a couple of years ago when he was 10. He also read "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" around the same time and found "the Silver Sword" a far better book as it has more of a sense of a real story about it - he identified with the children in "The Silver Sword" whereas he found the boy Bruno in TBITSP rather dim!
Fab book - no younger than 9 IMO tho because of the subject matter.
Grey kitten? What was that? Can't remember that detail...<wibble>
Thanks. DS is year 4, and a strong reader who loves history, but I'm just wondering if it'll be a bit much for him. It still makes me feel a bit teary just thinking about it, and it's been 20 years since I read it!
A fantastic book.
I would say its aimed at children reading at aged 10 to 11 too. The themes would be a little bit disturbing to a younger child I think.
my kids loved it - but when I was reading it to them I struggled with the last couple of chapters because I found myself welling up.
DD1 and DS then read it at school in year 5.
Iust have been about 10 or 11.
That grey kitten has always worried me.
I have vivid memories of this book - just wondered if it's still being read and, if so, what age it's aimed at?
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In My Mother's Image: What Lies Beneath the Mastectomy Bra
By Brenda O'Brien, Special to Everyday Health
I remember my mother calling me into her room to talk with me. She showed me the cotton stuffing and the prosthetic breast she wore in her bras and bathing suits. She showed me the scar on her leg and explained how they had taken the skin from there to help heal her chest.
Then she pulled aside her robe and showed me the place where her breast once was. Nothing was there. No flesh, no muscle, just skin and ribs, and a patch of skin from her leg used to mend the spot where they had taken her breast.
I wish I had known at that time just how hard that was for her, the daily struggles that she had, and how difficult it must have been to go through all of this treatment, fear, and pain while raising four children and maintaining a brave front for us. I can't believe that she held it together with such grace, joy, and, always, humor. She was far more courageous than I ever knew, and much stronger than I could understand at the time.
I was always the spitting image of my mother – down to the slight split between our two front teeth and the fact that we both secretly love tractors. But I was determined not to be exactly like her when it came to breast cancer. I was not going to have cancer. I would work hard to eat right and keep my stress levels down, and would not allow myself to believe that I was destined to that fate.
'Just Burn the Crops and Hope You Kill It'
My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 39. I was was diagnosed at the age of 40. So I guess my determination did some good. It gave me an extra six months or so before I got the news.
Soon after that, I found out I was positive for the BRCA-gene mutation (which I had already suspected) — the one that increases your chances of getting breast or ovarian cancer. At the time of my mother's breast cancer, they did not have as many treatment options. It was full mastectomy and radiation. Just burn the crops and hope you kill it.
There were more options by the time I had my recurrence, in 2010. But to tell you the truth, as far as what is covered by insurance, it is basically the same mindset as it was when my mother was ill.
I decided I was not going to have the same physical outcome as my mom (pictured right): The years of trying to find clothes that she could wear. Bras that could hold the foam, insert bathing suits that would hide the rubber padding and scars.
This may seem frivolous to some. But to me, maneuvering around breast pads and scars would have been a constant reminder of what I had gone through, and that, in some way, I would have lost at least one of the battles in the war on cancer.
So I looked for the best surgeon. And I found a couple of them, but they were not covered by my insurance. So I went with the best one that I could find under the circumstances. Even still, I was sure my surgeries would be uneventful and flawless.
Underneath the Billowing Blouses and Mastectomy Bras
At the time I was trying to make a decision about mastectomy, I was unable to find photos of the body going through mastectomy, and I was so curious as to what I was in for. The only pictures I could find seemed to have the purpose of shocking the viewer. Lord knows, I did not need any more shock or fear in my life or in my decision.
I started documenting the process, in what I called the What Lies Beneath Project. I had my body photographed in each stage of the process, but in a powerful and "beautiful" way. A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. I wanted to express what I was going through and have the photos speak to others who were facing this decision, so women and men could observe the transformation without turning away in horror, and actually see what was going on underneath the billowing blouses and padded mastectomy bras.
Meanwhile, I went through the mastectomy and recovered beautifully! I was out of the hospital and on my way home in mere hours. No swelling. Very little drainage. I was on my way to an easy recovery and reconstruction. I began radiation treatments. Even though every cell in my body was screaming "No!" I willingly subjected my skin and muscle to severe burns. Not just once but day after day.
Before each session I would don my hospital gown, kneel down on the changing room floor, and call for some protection from a greater power. I liked to imagine the rays that I was about to endure were, instead of radiation, sent from angels and would flush my body with pink healing light. Oftentimes I could feel my mother there with me, helping me stay still and calm during the treatment.
I made it through radiation pretty well, and kept working the whole time, even though some days I seriously could not lift my head from my pillow. I had an amazing naturopath who helped me quite a bit. I only had to leave work on one occasion, when the burn just got too terrible. And because I am a make-up artist, my upper body was engaged at all times.
'I Tried Everything to Get My Skin to Repair Itself'
Now it was time to replace my stretchers with implants, and then I would would be done with the physical transformation and move on with my normal life. Because I had healed so quickly from the first surgery, my surgeon thought I was ready for reconstruction just a few months after radiation. All seemed well, so we went ahead with it.
It may have been fine, except that he put an implant in that we had not agreed upon. Soon after, I went back in for another surgery to have it replaced. Long story short, it never healed. I could not believe it, me not heal! I tried everything to get my skin to repair itself. I have always been so healthy, always healed naturally and quickly.
Come to find out, this happens much more than I knew.
I had to keep working to keep my insurance and afford all of the therapies that are not covered, but I did my best to sit still for a couple of months and thought I had finally healed. I flew to New York City to start a new job and to appear on the Today show. On the plane, my wound opened up. I had butterfly stitches put in and did the Today show in that condition.
Soon, I found myself in emergency surgery to remove the implant before infection had a chance to set in. As fate would have it, I now have the body I was trying to avoid. The bras with one side padded. The special bathing suits. I've already given away my clothes with plunging neck lines or spaghetti straps, and I said goodbye to strapless gowns or tube tops.
Oddly enough, it is now in my life that I feel most beautiful. I know — crazy. But through this experience I have had to face myself head on. Breast cancer is not for the faint of heart. You have to dig deep to find the strength to fight every day. I had to learn to love the very body that was killing me. I had to love the cancer cells and guide them out of my system. I had to give my body as much love and support as I possibly could. I had to believe I was worth it. I never really had to think much about that before. I had an okay sense of self, but this took it to another depth entirely. I never understood myself like this before.
As Buddha said:
In the end, only three things matter:
how much you loved,
how gently you lived,
and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.
'Breast Cancer Is Not a Past Problem'
I also have an understanding of my mother that goes much deeper than I ever knew possible. The small everyday realities of what she went through at a time when people didn't speak of such things as breast cancer. Knowing how low some of my days were, I find it amazing that she was able to function and raise children without us ever feeling that heaviness from her. I know she had private moments of fear, sadness, even despair. That she wondered about things like, Will I be there for my grandchildren? Does my husband still find me attractive? Will it come back?
I find my own strength in knowing how gracefully she handled all of this. Because of her I have the strength to shed light on the truth of breast cancer, to show the world what it really looks like, what it feels like.
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2:14 PM PDT on September 23, 2007whats new with 96L and 97L update me thanks |
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 2:24 PM GMT on September 22, 2007
Tropical Depression Ten moved ashore last night over the Florida Panhandle, bringing rains of 1-5 inches over the region (Figure 1). The most serious weather associated with the depression occurred when a tornado ripped through Eustis, Florida at 11 pm Friday night. The EF-1 tornado had winds up to 105 mph, and damaged about 100 homes. The remnants of TD Ten are over southern Mississippi this morning, and additional severe weather or heavy rain is not expected.
Figure 1. Estimated rainfall for TD 10 from the Tallahassee, Florida radar.
Western Caribbean disturbance 94L
An area of disturbed weather in the western Caribbean between the Yucatan Peninsula and Jamaica is associated with a surface trough of low pressure. NHC designated this area "94L" this morning. Satellite loops show that the heavy thunderstorm activity has increased today in the region, but remains disorganized. A buoy in the region recorded sustained winds of 31 knots, gusting to 35 at 4:50 am EDT. The winds have since subsided to 20 knots. Cancun radar shows heavy rains have already moved ashore over the eastern Yucatan. This morning's QuikSCAT pass showed no signs of a circulation, and very little evidence of even a wind shift in the region. Thus, the earliest I expect 94L can become a tropical depression is Sunday afternoon. An Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate 94L Sunday afternoon.
This disturbance will bring heavy rains to Belize, Cozumel, Cancun, and western Cuba today as it crosses the Yucatan Peninsula. Moisture streaming northwards from the disturbance will also cause locally heavy rains across the Florida Peninsula. Wind shear has dropped to about 10 knots over the disturbance, and the NOGAPS and GFS models predict this shear will stay low enough to allow a tropical depression to form on Sunday when 94L crosses into the Gulf of Mexico. By Monday afternoon, my best guess is that 94L will make landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border. That doesn't give it much time to organize into a tropical depression or tropical storm. Today's 12Z (8 am EDT) run of the GFDL model did not develop 94L. The 12Z SHIPS model developed it into a 45-mph tropical storm by Monday morning. Regardless, Texas and/or Louisiana can expect very heavy rains Monday and Tuesday from this system.
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A few clumps of heavy thunderstorm activity exist along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), about 800-1200 miles east of the southernmost Lesser Antilles. This activity is moving west at 10-15 mph, and is very disorganized. Nevertheless, the region is under only about 10 knots of wind shear, so we will need to watch this area for development. A tropical wave near 6N, 23W, about 60 miles south of the Cape Verdes Islands off the coast of Africa, has some vigorous thunderstorm activity associated with it. This morning's 4:30 am EDT ASCAT pass showed a nearly complete circulation, and visible satellite images also show a fair bit of spin. This wave has the potential to develop into a tropical depression early next week as it moves westward at 15 mph.
I'll be traveling Sunday, and will not post a blog if the Western Caribbean disturbance fizzles. Otherwise, I'll post something late Sunday afternoon when the Hurricane Hunter mission sends back data.
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whats new with 96L and 97L update me thanks |
Posted By: wxguru1 at 9:13 PM GMT on September 23, 2007. Either JP or extreme this morning said the center was moving into the Gulf, guessing it must have backtracked. thats the way it seemed..TWC said it was so I thought they could get something right..I guess the navy doenst agree |
Thanks extreme236 re the the ULH, and since everyone else is posting their menu and MADE me HUNGRY!! Maccaroni salad, with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese chunks, and bacon ranch dressing! |
94l The upper ridge across the cent GOM has been making slow progress towards the west-moving the ULL west and bringing moisture with it. (yo, Patrap) The higher 30/40 kt shear values are also retreating west. Excellent anticyclonic flow above the Yucatan. The lower/mid level steering is SE to NW roughly. A couple of good reasons to keep watching anyway. It has never and it still don't look like much now. |
according to the navy site the center isnt off the yucatan yet...so technically, high shear isnt effecting 94L wx |
Which of the current Invests will turn into the first named storm? |
Posted By: wxguru1 at 9:07 PM GMT on September 23, 2007. You sure changed your tune extreme since you were the one that told me I had no idea what I was talking about. And there is 20-40kts of shear all over and to the west of that system. That is why there is no organized convection and any that does forms races off to the north at 40kts. I NEVER told you that you had no idea what you were talking about...stop making things up...I said that the 40kt shear was not effecting the center AT THAT TIME...big difference in 8 hours |
No hate on us because they have realized it now. The shear was forecasted by the models on Friday, its not much of a surprise. |
are they trying to get a floater on 96L? |
Posted By: wxguru1 at 9:04 PM GMT on September 23, 2007. Wow! I mentioned this morning around 9am that 94L would be impacted by high shear over and to the west of it through its life span and I got told I had no idea what I was talking about. NHC was saying it was a great evironment for development. Of course they dropped that wording by 11am TWO and cancelled the recon. So anyway, I have seen two other posts about shear impacting 94L in the last 20 minutes, where is the hate on them? well its a mix...there is some high shear and soem low shear over the system... |
The Northern Lights Have NO bearing on Tropical Activity..The Forces that Produce the Auroral Displays are well removed from any Low level Stratospheric processes. They are Electromagnetic interacions of the Earths Poles and the Suns Solar wind. There is ZERO evidence of a relation..Period |
Posted By: groundman at 9:00 PM GMT on September 23, 2007. Posted By: extreme236 at 8:55 PM GMT on September 23, 2007. Posted By: wederwatcher555 at 8:54 PM GMT on September 23, 2007. 96L is ingrid all over again. 97L is the one to watch imo 96L has a ULH over it unlike ingrid...dont know what your talking about Is that the anticyclone? What makes it look like it's turning the wrong way in some of the sat views? Yes, an ULH is an anticyclone |
louisianaboy444: It should be interesting because it seems as though some models are suggesting 94 will meander. This will give it time to strenthen before landfall. Ever since the early rains in Southern California, the patterns have changed. There is evidence of more storm activity with the recent flareup of the northern lights. The original storm was in L.A. with the most rain in a long while. |
Posted By: extreme236 at 8:55 PM GMT on September 23, 2007. Posted By: wederwatcher555 at 8:54 PM GMT on September 23, 2007. 96L is ingrid all over again. 97L is the one to watch imo 96L has a ULH over it unlike ingrid...dont know what your talking about Is that the anticyclone? What makes it look like it's turning the wrong way in some of the sat views? |
94l does not have much to it right now. The area of broad low pressure is just off the northern yucatan with no convection. The convection to the north is racing north and shouldnt develop because it doesnt have any time. We will have to watch tonight and see if the broad area of low pressure can develop some convection tonight, otherwise this system has a very low chance of development. The ULL to the west over SE TX is helping to keep the system from developing because of high shear. There is an upper level high just off the east, and if it should move over the entire broad area of low pressure, it is possible it could still develop. |
Re:97l Just using the GFS Upper Air (09/23 12UTC run) and prelim model plots only: 850 mb steering is weak right now. Becomes fairly well established at the 48 hr mark. I don't see this system making too much of northward turn thru that time period. Just for the sake of the argument, a NW turn places 97l somewhere east of the northern Windwards at 48 hrs. Ridge looks pretty consistent at 700 and 850mb also-suggesting NNW/NW direction at the end of this period (48-60 hrs). Then maybe some shear out of the SW-Near Hispanola at that time. If it worked out like that, maybe no fish. We don't have anything to grab onto yet, so this is all speculation. File this in the "fish or not" discussion (or somewhere else). |
Posted By: sporteguy03 at 8:56 PM GMT on September 23, 2007. eye, What is your assessment of the systems? I can imagine its something negative.... |
eye, What is your take on the systems? |
TD10 four and a half hours before landfall |
Posted By: wederwatcher555 at 8:54 PM GMT on September 23, 2007. 96L is ingrid all over again. 97L is the one to watch imo 96L has a ULH over it unlike ingrid...dont know what your talking about |
96L is ingrid all over again. 97L is the one to watch imo |
All the best bloggers on here are so thunderstruck by 96 and 97L right now i cant get any information on 94L does anyone know whats going on with it? |
is there model coherency for the development of 96L? it's looking pretty impressive on satellite this afternoon. |
I dont think any model did exceptionally well this year...they all had their ups and downs |
As I have been stating all day long even though others have disagreed..94L is a done deal. There is too much shear to the west of it for anything to happen. It has never looked good at any time today and now doesn't have time to do anything. Just looks like some moisture for the central gulf coast and that is it. Shawn |
Posted by: cantoriesnumber1fan at 8:45 PM GMT on September 23, 2007. Why did they discontinue running the models on 94L. Is it done? Might they be upgrading it to TD? |
gfs has been the best this season hands down |
web, I think GFDL is better than NOGAPS |
from the NHC...AMSU DATA SUGGEST THAT THE CYCLONE HAS ALREADY ACQUIRED A SHALLOW TO MODERATE DEPTH WARM CORE. |
Model question: have GFS and NOGAPS been the best models for predicting storm tracks in 2007? Do you think the GFS and NOGAPS tracks for 94, 96 and 97 are likely to be the best path predictors? |
SJ, I am still cooking, be a little while, Pork loin chops homemade cream of broccoli soup pasta parmasain |
and the final advisory on Ivo has been issued |
456, those models look fishy 94l is so disorganized, right now it is just a good amount of moisture, no LLC, not even a broad one....just rain. |
Jerry is becoming more tropical according to the nhc...already seems to have a warm core |
br, the bad thing is that floyd should have been the wake up call for everyone's emergency preparedness...unfortunately some people failed miserably from floyd forward...in retrospect, i hope that citizens have learned to keep a watchful eye for theirselves and not rely on city and state officials to tell them what to do, I watch the weather and plan accordingly. Personally, I begin my supplies in April, buying a little each week, by the time the season is in full swing, i have everything I need, after the season is over, I donate all of it to the needy and wait till next year |
Why did they discontinue running the models on 94L. Is it done? |
Have any T#s been put out yet for 97L? Thank you. |
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Another title in the reissued Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences series, Jeffrey's Theory of Probability, first published in 1939, was the first to develop a fundamental theory of scientific inference based on the ideas of Bayesian statistics. His ideas were way ahead of their time and it is only in the past ten years that the subject of Bayes' factors has been significantly developed and extended. Until recently the two schools of statistics (Bayesian and Frequentist) were distinctly different and set apart. Recent work (aided by increased computer power and availability) has changed all that and today's graduate students and researchers all require an understanding of Bayesian ideas. This book is their starting point.
Revue de presse :Though mathematically very demanding, the principles and examples are clear enough, and Jeffreys' trenchant references to critics of Bayesian methods often made me laugh out loud - an unusual experience with an advanced statistics text. Its selection as an Oxford Classic Text is unusual but well judged. ( Robert Matthews, New Scientist)
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News : Workers Back Proposal to Exempt OT, Graveyard Pay from Taxes
July 7, 2014 -- A bill seeking to exempt graveyard and overtime pay from taxes has gained the support of business process outsourcing companies and employees in Cebu.
Inter Call Center Association of Workers- Cebu (ICCAW), the Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology (CEDF-IT), and Qualfon Philippines Inc expressed yesterday their support for House Bills 2836 and 4682.
The two house bills of House Deputy Majority Leader and Makati City Rep. Mar-Len Abigail Binay propose that "all overtime and graveyard shift wages be expressly excluded from the computation of the gross taxable income of all workers, regardless of their hourly pay rate."
With the BPO industry identified to greatly benefit from the bills, ICCAW vice president for external affairs Sylvio Dorig, who represents 920 call center agents in Cebu, said he is grateful that tax incentives are being raised in Congress alongside with the pending Magna Carta for Call Center Workers, which was proposed by Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago in July last year.
"Working in a call center is a tedious job and we are grateful that this was raised in Congress," Dorig said.
However, he suggested that it would be better if call center agents who earn below P25,000 be given a tax break for two months.
Call center agents in Cebu have salaries ranging from P12,000 to P26,000 for regular employees, said Qualfon manager Joslyn Canon.
Most of the BPO employees, according to Binay, are being paid above minimum wages, with their overtime and third shift premium being subject to withholding income taxes.
Overtime pay refers to the "additional 25 to 30 percent compensation received by an employee for labor rendered in excess of the required maximum eight hours a day" On the other hand, the night shift premium is the extra 10 percent remuneration for work delivered between 10:00 p.m and 6:00 a.m.
"The overtime and third shift premiums (graveyard) of workers receiving more than the statutory minimum wage are slapped up to 32 percent in withholding taxes, depending on the employee's tax bracket," Binay said.
Cedfit executive director Wilfredo Sa-a Jr. said salaries of BPO workers, if the proposed bill will be passed, can increase by 20 percent to 30 percent.
"This will be a significant addition to the disposable income of our workers and will either lead into more consumption and hopefully more savings or investments from them (…) My hope is that the workers will use their money wisely by spending on the right things and even consider investing," Sa-a told Sun.Star Cebu in an e-mail interview.
Canon, on her part, said the bill is also seen to encourage more workers to take graveyard shift since most of the call center agents today prefer to work on day time than at night.
"I see the bill as beneficial to the whole industry," Canon said.
Jon Michael Villordon, 22, has been working in a Cebu-based BPO company for nine months now and agrees on removing taxes for night shift salaries.
"It seems to be fun if the agents will receive the proper amount of payment sa ilahang service nga nahatag, kay it's not easy waking up in the middle of the night then go to work. And sometimes there is also a hazard in going in to work during the night," he said.
Sa-a said the measure, if passed, can attract more BPO companies into the country.
"I think it will encourage more expansion of existing companies and it will attract new players on the assumption that this incentive will attract more workers to consider a career in this industry," Sa-a said.
Aegis People Support call center agent Eddie Cajoles, 22, said he will be encouraged to work in graveyard shifts if the bill will be passed. He added that others might also do the same.
Currently, Cebu employs more than 100,00 workers in the BPO sector, said Sa-a.
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This story starts, as so many great ones do, with a classified ad: "I will take bullets for you," it read.
And he did.
Contact made, cash transfer confirmed, Londoner Toby Smith met me on a bluff overlooking the border between Iran and Turkmenistan on an early December afternoon armed with an M416 assault rifle. One minute and 15 seconds later he was dead. He died the second time three minutes and 37 seconds after our meeting. His third death didn't come for another five minutes or so.
While the deaths, the many deaths, weren't real, the money I paid Smith to protect me was. The 15-year-old high school student is one of several gamers who have begun to hire out their services as virtual bodyguards, digital guns-for-hire in popular military first-person shooter video games.
Earlier this month I tracked down and hired two of these in-game bodyguards, both teens who excel at Battlefield 3 and advertise their services online, charging other gamers 5 quid, or about $8, for half an hour of in-game protection.
The services the two provided went far beyond just protecting me as I tried to kill other online players. They offered tips, revived and healed me when I was injured and brought me to their favorite in-game sniping spots, like hunting guides.
Smith, a well-spoken high schooler from Southampton in southern England, said he came up with the idea of offering his services as a gun for hire after struggling to survive in matches of Call of Duty and Battlefield when he first started playing online.
"I used to think 'I wish one of my friends would go round the game with me and give me a hand,'" he said. "And that's all it is really! It's been the trend for games at the moment to encourage personal gain versus good teamwork, so my service allows customers to feel like they are part of a well-oiled machine, not a walking bullet magnet."
Soon after, Smith discovered U.K. community site fivesquids.co.uk, a place where "people share their unique skills, knowledge and expertise for £5," and placed his first ad.
Under the heading "I will take bullets for you for half an hour for £5," Smith summarized how his service works:
"I will be by your side the entire time and will fight for you, keeping enemies away from you, protecting you when you snipe, even SACRIFICING MY LIFE to save yours," he wrote.
"Essentially," Smith tells me, "I become the client's buddy in the game. I won't go for kills of my own, only when necessary to stop the client's 'life' being cut short."
And Smith was good to his word. Earlier this month I hired the teen to escort me through 30 minutes of Battlefield 3 online matches on the Xbox 360. We met up online and appeared together on the battlefield.
Smith took plenty of bullets for me, becoming a sort of human shield during the many times I wasn't observant enough to notice an enemy drawing a bead on me. He was even more useful as an in-game guide. He was a sort of Battlefield 3 golf pro, suggesting weapons, equipment and play styles to me over headphones as we played.
As our online session wrapped up I told Smith I was interesting in trying my hand at being a sniper.
"Follow me," he said, guiding me expertly through the map, cutting his way through an in-game fence, and finally bringing me to a perch overlooking a small cluster of buildings and cross streets. From his hidden vantage point I could see the tiny movements of enemies crossing the field, hunkering down in cover and engaged in firefights.
The sniping spot was a sort of hunting blind for Battlefield 3. I never would have found that place on my own. It gave me the opportunity to pick off distant enemies. When the ones I missed noticed my shots, Smith took them out for me before they could return fire.
"What my clients seem to find re-assuring is that there's always going to be someone there who's got your back, and will revive you if you go down," Smith said. "The client can order me around too. Say they want to storm a building to see if there are any enemies in there, they'll send me in first, and I'll soak up the bullets for them and relay their positions to them posthumously."
Smith isn't the only one hiring out as an in-game bodyguard.
Later that same day I teamed up with Roman Vysotsky, an 18-year-old high school student in Hannover, Germany.
Like Smith, Vysotsky charges £5 to protect players in military shooters. My 30 minutes with Vysotsky was played in the computer version of Battlefield 3.
Where Smith was a bit like an instructor, Vysotsky was purely a bodyguard, sticking close to my side as I worked my way toward enemy positions. He provided covering fire, or, when things got tough, he would take a bullet.
After our session Vysotsky told me that guarding me had been a challenge. He's used to protecting typically stationary snipers. I spent most of my time running around the map, getting shot at and getting Vysotsky killed.
Even in virtual death Vysotsky was useful, typing to me in private text messages where the person was located who had just killed him.
"Behind you." or "In the door." or "To your right." Were typical messages. Many saved my life and in-game kill-to-death ratio.
Vysotsky, said he decided to start hiring out his services about a month ago after hearing about someone else offering the service. He's had three customers since, he said. Smith said he hasn't had many customers either, but that he expects that will change soon.
"I think a lot of people have been hesitant for one reason or another, perhaps because they can't quite see how it would work," he told me.
While hiring an in-game bodyguard may seem a little unfair to others who play without assistance, neither Smith nor Vysotsky think it's cheating.
"If I thought it was cheating I wouldn't be doing it," Smith said. "Cheating would imply that someone's playing the game in a way that it shouldn't normally be played. I'm just looking out for another player."
Both Battlefield 3 publisher Electronic Arts, and Call of Duty publisher Activision declined to comment for this article or say whether using hired bodyguards would be considered cheating under their terms of service.
But as the popularity of video games continue to grow, it is inevitable that people are going to continue to look for ways to invest more than time to improve at their hobby. From purchasing pre-leveled characters in World of Warcraft, to buying virtual land in Second Life, to Call of Duty's official coaching videos; paying to play well is slowly becoming as common as hiring a sports trainer or personal coach. And now you can do that too.
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It's getting close to tax time, and the H&R Block down the street from my house has one of those crazy-wavy-tube-guy things out front. It always reminds me of this video, which makes me crack up:
Speaking of tax preparers, you might be tempted to get your "refund" early by getting a refund anticipation loan. Don't. As I have written before, refund anticipation loans are basically a payday loan in disguise (i.e., a really bad deal). Skip it, and file your tax return earlier next year if you want to get your refund faster.
Thanks to Tim Hwang for reminding me of the video.
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Let's have a Kumbaya moment.
Let's gather together and blow air kisses, placing daisies in each other's hair while we jangle our tambourines. Let's hold hands and jump in the air all at once, twiddling our toes like an army of fluttery ballerinas. With our teeth, let us all form one big smile and shine it at each other.
And with our eyes, let's take a collective look at the 2008 Public Participation in the Arts survey, as sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts:
"There are persistent patterns of audience decline for most art forms. … Attendance at art museums and craft/visual arts festivals is down severely. … between 1982 and 2008, attendance at performing arts such as classical music, jazz, opera, ballet, musical theater and dramatic plays has seen double-digit rates of decline. … receptive audiences are rapidly aging, and educated Americans are participating in the arts less than before."
Um, hey ...
You dropped your tambourine.
OK, there's good news too. According to the NEA, for the first time in 25 years Americans are reading more books. And interest in the arts is still high. But more adults, in all age groups, are using the Internet to download and experience music, theater and dance performances instead of buying tickets. This fact — one of many inescapable changes in our cultural landscape — has forced long-entrenched arts organizations to rethink and reinvent how they'll function and survive in the immediate future. This may not invite a Kumbaya moment, but transformation and rejuvenation are not altogether negative things.
Our annual Fall Arts Preview showcases hundreds, even thousands of reasons why the arts are still relevant and alive in Richmond, and beyond. But our ace critics and contributors also pose hard questions about the future of the work as well as the nature of it, the fun as well as the funding. If the arts community is going to indulge in Kumbaya moments — and they can be damn fun, no doubt about it — let's have them be enlightened and better informed Kumbaya moments.
"If something is possible in art, it's thinkable in life," the musician and producer Brian Eno once said. If that's true, there will be a lot to think about in the coming months for performers, producers and audience members. Pick up your tambourine and take a look. — Don Harrison
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Video Feature: The Road to the Show: An interview with CenterStage's Jim Ukrop and Bob Mooney.
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Dance: From ballet to burlesque, it's shoetime.
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Guest chapter 6 . 5/1/2012 I hope you put the next chapter up :) |
The Duelist's Heiress chapter 6 . 12/11/2011 You have major explaining to do and I want more... Yet another fic I've become addicted to... *gets down on hands and knees, begging, offering virtual cookies with puppy eyes to match* Please update soon? TDH |
The Duelist's Heiress chapter 5 . 12/11/2011 This is a rather interesting twist... TDH |
The Duelist's Heiress chapter 4 . 12/11/2011 This is interesting. Even though Kassa is seeming more and more like a mere love interest for Malik, I can't quit reading, because somehow I know that you will flip that incorrect assumption of mine on its head. Very enjoyable! TDH |
The Duelist's Heiress chapter 3 . 12/11/2011 ... Oh boy... He doesn't even know her name and he likes her already... Malik you flirt... :) TDH |
The Duelist's Heiress chapter 2 . 12/11/2011 Was that third guy meant to be wearing a 'mask'? LOL, the typo made me smile though. One thing that's bugging me... Malik and Bakura have yet to formally introduce themselves to our lovely narrator... even if she has heard their names in passing, she would probably differentiate the two males by describing their skin tones... The notion that of Malik and Bakura as chicks in disguise with PMS made me giggle. Love the fic though. TDH |
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I have a brand new pair of 183cm iM82 still shrink-wrapped and waiting for both a pair of bindings and next year's snow (perhaps a few hikes this year too). I have been watching Tramdock and other locations for a good deal on bindings for the skis, but have been having some difficulty in making a decision. FYI, I am 183 lbs naked and usually set my bindings to somewhere between 8 and 9 DIN and I have a sole length of 342 mm. I also have a pair of Legend 8000s with the Fluid/PX12 system which I like but are a bit heavy. I am still vacillating on whether I should get a simple flat mount with the boot sole centered or get one of the Flex series which would allow fore/aft adjustment. Any recommendations? I will be using the skis all-mountain but with primarily off-piste with just a tad of hiking and side-country, perhaps; but I intend to get a more dedicated back/side-country setup later.
I was also considering mounting them myself if the templates are available. OTOH buying at a local retailer now in Seattle would also allow me to get them mounted by them. REI has both the Rossi SAS2 120 Wide binding (100mm brake) for $105 and the Rossi Axial2 Pro (80mm brake) for $90. Weight-wise the two are very similar, the latter being only 60g heavier. As for delta and lift differences, the Rossi website doesn't get that specific and the Axial2 Pros aren't even listed. I did find on some other website that the 2009 model of the SAS2 120 is 13.5mm toe and 18.5 mm heel while the Axial2 Pro has a 20.5mm height toe and 26mm heel; therefore, except for about 7-7.5mm more lift on the Pro. There appears to be really only about 0.5mm difference in the delta between the two bindings; but I don't know how accurate the info is. I'm trying to ignore the color differences (white (SAS2) and silver/black (Axial2 Pro)) and the potential clashing with the green skis.
So, does anyone have any experience with either binding and willing to make a recommendation for my use? Also, would the 80mm brake of the Axial Pro fit on the 82mm width skis of the iM82 with a bit of bending? Is there any reason, I should not use bindings with a 100mm brake on 82 mm width skis? Finally, should I just wait and still go for some fore/aft adjustability with a Flex series. I really am in a bit of a quandry right now, so I would appreciate any advice. I just can't seem to make up my mind - maybe it would be best for all of you to decide for me. I would also like to take advantage of the remaining sales on the bindings now since I might try a hike or two too with the skis this spring.
Waiting for more snow (and bindings),