Author: Geoffrey Hale
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New York City Tax Department: Yoga Studios Not Subject To Local Sales Tax
Media Advisory – Tax Department Issues Guidance Regarding Sales Tax Treatment of Yoga Facilities in New York City Tuesday, July 24, 2012 The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance has issued guidance… …charges for yoga classes by facilities in New York City that offer only instruction in various yoga disciplines are not subject…
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Health Benefits Of Spinach
No matter how many vitamins you take, you still won’t receive all the health benefits of spinach. That’s because spinach contains more health giving elements than vitamins and minerals, it has other phytonutrients not contained in multiple vitamins. In fact, there are at least 14 different flavonoids contained in the leafy green vegetable that can…
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Three Minute Philosophy: Rene Descartes [video] (explicit)
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Does your brain burn more calories when you think really hard?
In most cases, deep thought and concentration do not burn tons more calories than routine brain activity. But if we think we’ve worn out our brains, we will feel exhausted anyways. I’m thoroughly disappointed. All this time aggressively thinking while sitting on my butt in my cubicle doing nothing, no wonder I don’t look like…
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Road trip excitement and reflections: Los Angeles to Dallas 2012
I’m 500 miles into a 1500 mile drive from Los Angeles to Dallas. Arizona deserts have given way to beautiful landscapes as I approach New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. The sun is setting early over dark clouds and double rainbows. My heart’s divided between coasts but this is a welcome reminder that beauty is…
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FDA approves Qsymia by Vivus
The first few times I read this I thought it said Virus. That about sums up my credibility as a health news reporter, but that won’t stop me from filling this post full of judgementalism and negativity. After all, that’s what news is about, no? Vivus shares are rallying yet again, continuing their big surge…