It's the end of a very drab, very dull February and I have to say I am not sad to
see this month leave us behind.
Not exact matches
The unspoken truth is that many employers
see mat
leave as a costly, disruptive hassle they would sooner avoid — a sentiment that will only deepen if Justin Trudeau makes good on his election promise to extend government - backed parental
leave from 12 to 18
months.
At the same time, employers in some industries paid markedly more to keep the most in - demand talent from
leaving, most noticeably among younger Millennials and Gen Z. Consider: While all U.S. employees who stayed put in the first three
months of 2016
saw an average raise that works out to 4.6 % annually, the 24 - and - younger age group almost doubled that, at 9.1 %.
Seeing an in - house nurse - practitioner, instead of
leaving the office for a doctor's appointment, saves Big Ass Fans at least 100 hours per
month in missed work time.
The somewhat stronger U.S. inflation signal implies a modestly more hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve tightening cycle than what we would expect to
see out of the Bank of Canada (BoC) after it
left its key overnight lending rate unchanged at 1 % this
month.
This
month the bank slashed 1,340 jobs as part of a restructuring plan that will
see as many as 12,000 staff
leave the bank in total.
As Wallerstein
sees it, there's only one for corporations: «The way the IRS's rules are set up for health - care reimbursement FSAs, an employee could decide to contribute, say, $ 2,000 over the course of a year, spend that money on medical procedures during the first two
months of the year, and then quit,
leaving his company holding the bag for any funds that hadn't yet been deducted from his paycheck.»
* $ 100k deposit on a $ 500k apartment (80 % LVR) * $ 80k deposit on another $ 400k apartment (80 % LVR) * $ 30k in stocks (
see above for allocation) * $ 24k three
months emergency fund placed in mortgage offset account (3
months of two mortgage repayments plus strate levies for both properties $ 18k, 3 mths living expenses $ 6k) * $ 16k
left - > save that for building up another deposit / down payment for either a studio / 1or2 br apartment or a house
Still, many of these people may
see Vegas as a short - term place to get some funding and perhaps live for a few
months or years, but once they get funding, they often
leave.
In the
months since these top engineers have
left, the 43 self - driving cars Uber had on the roads as of March 8
saw little progress when it came to decreasing the frequency of disengagements — or how many times a safety driver would have to take back control of the system.
If you will be taking
leave during warm
months,
see if you can have a yard sale to earn money beforehand.
First, take a look at your income and expenses to
see how much, if anything, you have
left over that you can save each
month.
Leaving aside taxes, costs, inflation, etc., I ran the numbers by decade going back to the 1930s to
see how much money an investor would have ended up with by investing $ 10,000 each year on a monthly basis (or $ 833 /
month) in the S&P 500.
It seems to me they have much bigger fish to fry like: The Taliban treating women as less than human, stoning people to death, 60 year old men marrying teenage girls, cutting off an 18 year old girl's nose because she
left her abusive husband (
see TIME magazine a
month ago), destroying over 125 schools because girls attend, suicidal Islamic fanatical cowards on every continent killing thousands of INNOCENT people, and these clowns are worried about their precious Koran being burned by a nutjob.
I
saw a statistic recently that claims approximately 2,000 pastors are
leaving the ministry every
month in America alone.
If none of our programs have worked, and if Christians are constantly arguing about what can be done (read the comments over the course of the past
month of blog posts if you want to
see these debates), where does that
leave us?
They are maybe five years old, these three moppets, and I hear Their bus groaning a ways behind me, but they are totally into sculpting Little hills and ridges of
leaves, and I can hear them giggling, and in one Minute the bus will hold out its arms and absorb them, and the parade is Starting to move in front of me, but for another perfect instant I can hear And
see them skiffling and giggling, and smell the sharp savory death of The brilliant
leaves, and
see the shoulder of the mom or aunt or neighbor In the lee of the apartment building, where she is just lighting a cigarette, And we get these moments all day long, don't we, we get them all
month And week and year all our lives, such a flood and flow of them, too many To count, too many to endure, they are too generous and savory and holy, We could not bear to
see and savor and sing them all; we would go blind.
Update - AUS: Lion confirms CEO Murray to
leave Kirin Holdings - owned Lion Co, which will
see its chairman
leave next
month, has confirmed that its CEO Rob Murray also plans to quit next year.
We're going back to Asheville at the end of this
month and I can't wait to
see all of the
leaves changing colors.
I know I'm jumping the gun when we still have two
months of winter
left, but the fact that berries have been appearing in fruit stores, and that I
see bright green blades of grass peeking out from the otherwise barren soil, gives me so much hope.
See my recipe for these spritzers over at SoFabFood where it's featured this
month as part of a special recipe feature, and
leave me a comment below with one thing that you're hoping for in the New Year.
After a hectic
month that
saw Rajon Rondo and Jeff Green traded out of town, all that was
left were young players and future draft picks on a team that was more than 10 games under.500.
If Juventus aren't willing to make an offer in January in a cut - price deal with six
months left on Can's contract though, then Liverpool will possibly
see that as an opportunity to agree on new terms and sign him to a new deal to extend his stay at Anfield.
It's funny how we're now
seeing some negativity from the fans, just because Sanchez might be
leaving, yet a few
months ago they were loving everything this guy did.
If Roberto Mancini is unwilling to consider a De Jong exit this
month then Kenny Dalglish may want to make an offer in the summer, especially as the former Hamburg and Ajax man will
see his valuation devalue as he will have just a year
left on his contract and he could be picked up for a fairly affordable sum.
Wenger has 18
months left (about) and I do not
see him being given a new contract unless he wins the treble next year... so yeah, new manager.
A quick glance through the comments
left by his followers shows just how well it went down, and it's good to
see Evra in high spirits as he looks to make an impact in the next few
months at West Ham while also remaining one of the best personalities in the game on social media.
Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal has
seen his first - choice
left - back Luke Shaw ruled out for at least six
months with a double leg fracture following a strong challenge from PSV's Hector Moreno (via Manchester Evening News) and as such, the Dutchman's interest in a replacement seems plausible.
It's suggested in the report that Michy Batshuayi is expected to
leave after just 12
months at Stamford Bridge, while although Diego Costa will stay, Antonio Conte needs depth and quality in order to
see his side compete on various fronts next season.
However, the 29 - year - old simply hasn't created the buzz needed at a club like Barcelona, who after also
seeing Neymar
leave this
month, will likely
see a drop in revenue from shirt sales unless they can land a marquee name before the transfer deadline at the end of this
month.
Let
see if Podolski will continue being not well over the next couple
months, it most occasions players seem to start getting ill when they are about to
leave a team, i really do not
see a future for him at arsenal anymore and if he can not lift his game i think it will also be the end of his germany time.
The two clubs had been thrashing out a deal which appeared to be finalised earlier this
month which would have
seen Siqueira join Real Madrid's Castilla team next season until May 2019, however a lingering injury to his
left knee has caused the deal to momentarily collapse whilst further tests take place.
Only point I disagree on is the DM point, we cant
see what will happen in the future and I for one would rather have a player at the same level in Le Coq's position and man manage the situation than
leave it open should Le Coq get clattered and be out for several
months and have to rely on Arteta to fill that role for an overtly long period, yes we can use Rambo or Jack in the same role as Le Coq but does that not restrict our options in other area's?
It all suggests that Barca are serious about tying up a move, but it remains to be
seen what they do as they currently have no more free non-EU spots
left in their squad following the arrivals of Coutinho and Mina last
month.
So in all likelihood we will
see Hector Bellerin return to his natural flank and that will
leave the
left side to our new summer signing Sead Kolasinac who was named our player of the
month for August and looks a real handful in the more advanced role of wing back.
Unlike many I'm not scared at all if he leaves.You know why?Because I've
seen better players
leave the club and
seen where we ended up.He's very good and world class but not as good as many think.Forget stats for a moment and look at his quality.I also hope the mistake of keeping Mr. Hold up at the club would not be made.Here at Arsenal we compromise a lot and we always ignore the cracks until it's too late.Wait till Lacazette goes for a three or four
month injury.Then we'll know we never learn.I hope Bellerin doesn't make this mistake of
leaving Arsenal.He has so so much to learn.His game still lacks that something.He needs to know how to maximise his potentials and be consistent.That will only come with more playing time and patience.Arsene should not even think of letting him go as we will have to spend money on a RB and besides we need him.
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This way if Ozil does
leave at end of the season then the board will say they got their replacements in early and we should
see the best out of them after they have been here for 6
months.
Can't
see a Barca player signing a deal and then
leaving a
month later.
IF a player refuses to train, fine him and stick him with the youth team for 12
months see what wants him then, If I had to choose between wenger and cesc One is at the top of his game, the other has
seen better days Arsenal will be great again when wenger
leaves
Even if there is an advantage to not playing in Europe, which there may well be, we only have two group games
left and our EPL games after those are against Bournemouth and Stoke City, both at home, so how do you
see the title race going over the next two
months?
After
seeing Alexis Sanchez
leave the club earlier this
month, it would have been a major blow for all concerned to lose one of the best players at the Emirates as shown by how important he was for the team last season.
Well, give it a couple of
months when she starts nagging him and he will be turning up for training early and
leaving late just to get out of the house... thats the only upside i can
see...
The Daily Mail reports the Gunners
saw the 18 - year - old as the ideal replacement for Samir Nasri, who has yet to commit himself to a new contract with only 12
months left on his current deal.
Jurgen Klopp surrendered their Bundesliga title to Bayern Munich in 2012/13 and then again
saw the German giants romp to the championship in 2013/14 and now the Westfalenstadion side amazingly find themselves in the relegation zone after a truly shocking start to the campaign that may well
leave Hummels desperate of a move next
month.
Having already
seen Alexis Sanchez
leave the club this
month, Arsenal will undoubtedly be desperate to avoid
seeing any more key figures depart.
That fear of
seeing him
leave comes from the fact that he has just over 12
months remaining on his current contract, with a whole host of European giants reportedly monitoring his situation with a view of swooping this summer if Milan are forced to sell.
Less than 11
months after having hip - replacement surgery, Jackson looked much like the vibrant, sculpted specimen we were used to
seeing before he fractured his
left hip socket, shearing cartilage and cutting off the blood supply to the top of the thigh bone, while being tackled in an NFL playoff game on Jan. 13, 1991.
But with Tottenham doing so well and Daniel Levy so notoriously difficult to deal with in negotiations, it's hard to
see either player
leaving in January, just a few
months into their respective new deals.
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12
months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will
see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to
see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep
leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year
left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has
left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were
left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...