The initial cost isn’t really that much,” I am told by a J Class yacht owner as we stand at the harbour of Hamilton, Bermuda. He clearly senses my scepticism, and is quick to clarify.“I mean, maybe not as expensive as you may think. The base boat still obviously costs around $10 to 20 million. But the real costs start racking up when you have to pay for the upkeep, which can come in at anywhere up to $3 million every year.”
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StatCan suspends pre-release of jobs data to key government officials after leak – BNN Bloomberg
Statistics Canada is suspending the pre-release of its jobs report to a select group of government officials after a leak of the numbers last week.
Source: StatCan suspends pre-release of jobs data to key government officials after leak – BNN Bloomberg
Mickey Mantle-May 13, 1955
MOMENT IN TIME: MAY 13, 1955
ONE-TIME USE ONLY WITH STORY SLUGGED NW-MIT-MANTLE-0512 — Here’s Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle toting lumber in both hands after literally hitting roundtrippers left and right. He drove in all the Yankee runs with three homers and a single in four trips to the plate to help the Bombers down the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, May 13, 1955. Mickey slammed the first two homers left handed and the third right handed. They came with one on in the first and with the bases empty in the fifth and eighth innings. Mickey Mantle was one of baseball’s great power hitters, but on this date in 1955, in a windy Friday afternoon home game against the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees star outdid himself, slugging three home runs, two as a switch hitter. Mantle was usually a right-handed hitter, but against Detroit starter Steve Gromek, Mantle batted left – an advantage over a right-handed pitcher, which Gromek was. First inning. Crack! A monumental shot into the remote right-centre-field bleachers, maybe 425 feet. Fifth inning. Crack! At least 420 feet, again into the right-centre-field bleachers. By the eighth inning, the Tigers had pulled Gromek in favour of left-hander Bob Miller, so Mantle hit from his usual spot as a right-hander. Advantage, Mantle; another crack! Deep, deep, a homer bigger than even the other two, with more speed and arc, 455 feet, into the same bleachers. His power hitting made a mockery of the deep outfield of Yankee Stadium’s legendary Death Valley, so named because hits that would have been home runs elsewhere usually went there to die. There were only 7,177 spectators in the Bronx when Mantle homered from both sides of the plate that day. He also singled, going 4-for-4 and driving in all five runs as New York won 5-2. – Philip King Our culture is community. Time for us… to shine. | White Circus – Weiß Zirkus – Cirque Blanc
When you combine smart and passionate people with a shared vision, an openness to change, a culture of innovation, and a spirit of collaboration, good things will happen. – Dr. Jim Taylor &nb…
Source: Our culture is community. Time for us… to shine. | White Circus – Weiß Zirkus – Cirque Blanc
Larry Berman: The moral hazard of government largesse – Article – BNN
As a thoughtful libertarian from the Austrian school of economics I believe government participation in the economy should be minimal; limited to creating an equal playing field for all (not equal outcome) and help set the rules for the pursuit of happiness.
Source: Larry Berman: The moral hazard of government largesse – Article – BNN
UK VAT on eBooks Axed
Hello, As you might have seen in our latest newsletter, we at Kobo have been supporting the UK’s publishers association in its lobby to #AxetheReadingTax and equalise the rates of VAT applied to books by removing VAT on digital editions of titles. For centuries in the U.K., physical books have never had any kind of tax or VAT applied to them because “books are special”. We believe that this goes for eBooks and audiobooks too and that they should also be VAT exempt. We felt strongly about this as digital reading in all formats is important for accessibility and preferred by many younger readers in the U.K.In March, the U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Runi Sunak announced in his budget, that he would be removing VAT from eBooks on the 1st December 2020. A few weeks ago, in response the COVID19 pandemic, he announced he would be bringing this change forward to 1st May 2020. As you provide us with the Suggest Retail Price (SRP) for your eBooks distributed through Kobo Writing Life, you now may wish to lower your GBP prices by 20%, to pass this saving on to customers. You can do this easily in the Set the Price section of your book.
If you have any questions or queries relating to this news, please let us know. Yours in writing,
The Kobo Writing Life Team
P.S. At the time of writing the UK government has not announced any plans to remove the VAT from digital audiobooks. You can learn more about the campaign here.
Singapore Interactive Job Guide
Singapore Interactive Job Guide App and eBook
There are hundreds of job boards, both generic and niche, as well as aggregators, social media channels, networking groups and staffing company websites to choose from.
2020 presents a series of Employment Interactive Job Search, Economic Interactive Notes, Financial Market, Money and Banking terms and definitions with over 9900 quick links! Great for students on anybody that wants to keep up with all the terminology. This is an interactive series that helps guide you and keeps you up to date on all the employment and job search terminology, tools and help guides; past and present including access to charts, graphs and video presentations on the subject. Educational learning tools! Google Play App for IOS and Android and searching in 10 languages.
Your resume is your first opportunity to make a good impression with hiring managers. But how can you create a document that makes you stand out from the crowd? Your resume is your first opportunity to make a good impression with hiring managers. But how can you create a document that makes you stand out from the crowd?
Compare starting compensation for hundreds of positions and customize them for your market. Everything you need to identify salary trends and set your hiring budget or negotiate a job offer is at your fingertips. Compare starting compensation for hundreds of positions and customize them for your market. Everything you need to identify salary trends and set your hiring budget or negotiate a job offer is at your fingertips.
Here are the resources to help you throughout the process, from identifying a promising opportunity and writing a resume to interview with potential employers and negotiating a job offer. Get expert tips and advice for landing the right role for you.
Elon Musk: ‘Too many smart people go into finance and law’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that fewer people should start careers in finance and law and instead focus on innovation.“In the United States especially, there’s an over allocation of talent in finance and law. Basically too many smart people go into finance and law,” Musk said in an interview with the comedian Joe Rogan that aired Thursday. When asked by Rogan if being a billionaire makes people see him in a different light, Musk said yes.
Source: Elon Musk: ‘Too many smart people go into finance and law’
The Scotch Whisky Brand Helping to Restore Oyster Reefs | Outside Online
Two hundred years ago, two brothers crossed the Atlantic for Scotland’s wave-battered Isle of Skye, where they founded the picturesque Talisker Distillery. Today, a typical visit to that storied distillery concludes with a five-minute stroll through peaty countryside to the Oyster Shed, where the morning harvest from nearby waters is served on the half shell. Two drops of Single Malt on a freshly shucked oyster instantly merges the briny landscape, the whisky, and the nearby sea. It’s that symbiosis that inspired Talisker, a sustainably focused spirits brand, to expand its conservation efforts to New York Harbor. The project? It, too, pairs whisky with oysters—about a billion of them.
Source: The Scotch Whisky Brand Helping to Restore Oyster Reefs | Outside Online
Brooklyn Bridge, Star of the City: Here’s a Tour – The New York Times
When they were home in Brooklyn Heights, Emily Roebling and her husband, Washington, could look toward the East River and see how work was progressing on the Brooklyn Bridge. Washington was in charge of construction. He took over after his father, the bridge’s genius engineer, John Augustus Roebling, died in 1869. Then Washington suffered the bends working in the pneumatic caissons he had designed for the underwater foundations of the towers, and Emily saw the project through to completion.When the bridge opened in 1883, she was the first to cross it in a carriage.
Source: Brooklyn Bridge, Star of the City: Here’s a Tour – The New York Times
