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Michelin’s snow tires, particularly the X-Ice line, are consistently among the top 3 on the market. The Latitude X-Ice Xi2, Michelin’s flagship winter tire aimed at light trucks, SUV’s and crossover vehicles, competes with Nokian’s Hakka R2 SUV and Bridgestone’s Blizzak DM-V1 in a massive 3-cornered dogfight for the top spot. As I always say, winter tires for SUV’s are somewhat tricky. They have to have an extremely muscular snow and ice grip to compensate for the weight of the vehicle and the sometimes unwarranted confidence that All-Wheel Drive can give the driver....

A commercial interior designer is a professional who will create and direct the construction or renovation of commercial spaces. This professional will guide you in selecting the materials, layout, space distribution, interior walls arrangement and can be the director of all relationships between all related professionals working in the construction project. Also, it will plan the decoration and themes to work around your space, including some architectural knowledge and will help you create functional and proper space distribution within your space....

U.S. Navy sports are an excellent way for sailors to stay in shape, blow off steam, or even prepare for a career in sports, and the service offers plenty of options. Sailors with the athletic skills to compete at the national level in a team or individual sports have the chance to represent the Navy at higher level athletic competitions through the Navy Sports program. Navy Sports Competitions The All-Navy teams participate in the Department of Defense Sports Program and compete in the Armed Forces Sports Championships against teams from the Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force....

The basic t-shirt is an essential part of anyone’s wardrobe — man or woman. Everyone from James Dean to Kendall Jenner has made a serious fashion statement out of the humble white tee, and it has remained an It girl (and guy) staple for decades. Street style stars and celebrities are a great source of inspiration when it comes to dreaming up new ways to wear this closet icon. Sure, you can always throw one on with your skinny jeans or your leggings, but that’s not very exciting is it?...

Almost every popular recording artist has a Christmas album, and almost everyone owns one. But do you own a classical music Christmas CD? Classical music Christmas CDs are great to play while celebrating the holiday. This year, add a symphonic Christmas album (or choir or brass or solo piano…) to your holiday traditions and playlists! Looking for more classical music Christmas CDs? Here are six more highly rated classical music Christmas CDs....

In the Air Force, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) specialists serve as subject matter experts who train all aircrew personnel (and others at risk) on how to handle themselves if they’re ever caught up in hostile territory. That means teaching airmen from all walks of life a vast array of skills, from how to improvise basic shelter and find sustenance to how to escape active pursuit by the enemy, and to resist coercion if captured....

Cross-docking involves delivering products from a manufacturing plant directly to customers with little or no material handling in between. Cross-docking not only reduces material handling but it reduces the need to store the products in the warehouse. In most cases, the products sent from the manufacturing area to the loading dock have been allocated for outbound deliveries. Cross-docking solutions allow companies to expedite shipments to customers, which means that customers often get what they want when they want it — the goal of an optimized supply chain....

Avatar Aang was introduced to viewers of Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” in 2005. But by the time viewers meet Korra, the most recent Avatar from the Southern Water Tribe, Aang is dead—leaving many viewers to wonder what happened to him. Who Is the Avatar? The Avatar is the one person from the four nations who can bend all four elements: air, water, earth, and fire. Over the centuries, the Avatar is reincarnated....

Prospects for scrap metal have rebounded in a positive fashion since 2016, with anticipation of moderate and continued growth through 2017 and 2018, based on overall metal market trends. Moderate and Continued Growth for Steel The World Steel Association released its October 2017 Short Range Outlook (SRO), projecting global steel demand to reach 1,622.1 Mt in 2017. In 2018, it states the global steel demand will increase slightly to 1,648....

The older we get, the more we come to realize that reality doesn’t always work out the way we think (or hope) it will. We might make lofty goals, especially around New Year’s Eve when everyone collectively decides to make healthier choices in the coming year, or we might just have a vision of that perfect project in our minds that can never live up to our own self-made hype. That’s just life!...

CHECK ENGINE. There’s nothing fun about those two words. There’s also not a lot of logic in them. Check engine? Could they be a little more specific? Nope, they can’t. That’s because the Check Engine light comes to life if anything, and we do mean anything, isn’t 100% under the hood. This means that you could be staring at a major repair, or your gas cap could be too loose (no kidding)....

Are you wondering if you’re dating a player? While you may really like this guy, are looking for a serious commitment, and can see a future with him, it’s important to be able to recognize if he’s actually a player. He may seem like the perfect guy, but there are eight key signs that can help let you know if you’re on the path toward happiness or if you’re getting played instead....

Alloys or steels; what’s best for you? Both types have advantages and disadvantages for different types of driving; but, in general, if you want beauty and performance you want alloy, and if you want tough, inexpensive, ugly workhorses, you want steels. Alloy Wheels Alloy wheels are now standard on most cars because they offer both cosmetic and performance advantages. Unlike steel wheels, aluminum alloy can be cast and worked in many different designs, giving cars a much more individual look, and offering owners the chance to customize even more....

According to the Convention Industry Council (CIC), a green meeting or green event incorporates environmental considerations into the entire planning process to minimize the event’s negative impact on the environment. A green event is organized with the aim of minimizing waste and promoting sustainable actions, which goes far beyond such basic “green” practices as recycling. In fact, a truly green event is one that takes a comprehensive approach from reducing the number of resources used to reusing recycled resources to ensuring event waste is disposed of properly by recycling or composting as much as possible....

Children born under an Aries Moon are enthusiastic, flexible, pioneering, and bold. On the flip side, they can be reckless, impatient, domineering, and impulsive. They have a tendency to engage in the emotional equivalent of flame wars: One minute they’re all fired up, spewing dragon’s breath; the next they’ll stop you cold with a cut as chilly as an Arctic blast of wind. If you’re up for brutal honesty, Aries Moon folks will let you know exactly where you stand....

If you’ve been working on cars very long, at some point you’ve looked up and realized that you could make a repair look really good, or last really long if you used a welder. If you don’t know how to weld, you probably paid somebody to have it done, or you might have made the repair some other way to avoid having to dive into the mysterious world of welds. I don’t blame you if you did....

It may seem odd to want to control privacy on a social network like LinkedIn, especially when your goal is to be known and promote your career or home business. However, there may be situations when you want to limit the information shared particularly outside the network. One positive aspect of social media is that your information can be found through Google searches. But maybe you don’t want that. Or maybe you only want people you’re connected with on LinkedIn to see your full profile, while keeping it hidden from others....

Could your fragrance be made of sperm whale poop? Find out where the popular fragrance ingredient ambergris really comes from, what it smells like, and which popular perfumes contain ambergris. What Is Ambergris? Ambergris is a natural ingredient used in many popular fragrances today. In its natural form, ambergris is a solid, waxy substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales. It has a sweet, musky odor. Because the ingredient in its natural state is so hard to come by, ambergris is considered one of the most expensive perfume ingredients in the world....

Taekwondo vs. karate: Which one is better? The styles are similar in many ways. During the first half of the 20th century, the Japanese occupied Korea. The Korean martial arts of the time, often termed subak or taekkyon, were outlawed by the Japanese. But the Korean styles not only managed to survive but were influenced by Japanese styles as well. Political pressures resulted in most Korean styles being categorized under one name, taekwondo....

In Ontario, Canada, paralegals are licensed and regulated the same way that lawyers are in the United States. A paralegal license allows the paralegal to provide legal advice and services to members of the public in certain types of matters and appear before certain lower level courts and administrative tribunals. Ontario paralegals can operate independently, without the supervision of a lawyer, and some even carry professional malpractice insurance. In the interview below, Elisheva Eisenberg, a licensed paralegal in Toronto, Ontario, shares his experiences as paralegal business owner....