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How to enjoy the great outdoors and conquer financial barriers in your way | Personal Finance | Finance
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MoneyMagpie says the great outdoors need not break the bank (Image: Getty)
I love the great outdoors. I live rurally and have a dog and as a journalist this escape and fresh air is hugely necessary for my mental health.
However, much to my shock, research released by outdoor brand Helly Hansen has revealed that almost 3 in 10 (29 percent)
Language barriers, culture shock and isolation: How the NHL’s loneliest players cope
Alexandre Carrier looked over at the stone-faced new guy to his left on the Gatineau Olympiques bench and noticed that he had another teammate’s stick in his hands. Ever the helpful sort, Carrier politely pointed out Yakov Trenin’s mistake. Trenin turned his head, stared at Carrier for a moment, and responded.
“Yes.”
Confused but also curious, Carrier then asked Trenin another question, one in which “no” was the only possible answer. Trenin again eyed him, expressionless.
“Yes.”
“I’m like, OK,
The Trombonist Hillary Simms Is Breaking Barriers
As a child growing up in rural Canada, the trombonist Hillary Simms did not realize that women were scarce among players of brass instruments — the tuba, the French horn, the trumpet and the trombone. Her music teachers were largely women, and so were many of her peers.
But as she embarked on a global career, she soon noticed that she was working in a male-dominated field, one in which women faced routine discrimination and harassment. During auditions, for example,
Lance Stroll CRASHES into the barriers in Spa and prevents team-mate Fernando Alonso from setting a lap time in disastrous sprint shootout for Aston Martin at the Belgian Grand Prix
Lance Stroll CRASHES into the barriers in Spa and prevents team-mate Fernando Alonso from setting a lap time in disastrous sprint shootout for Aston Martin at the Belgian Grand Prix
- Stroll crashed into the barriers in Spa after overnight rain in Belgium
- This had a knock-on effect for Alonso, who was prevented setting a lap time
- Aston Martin took a risk to change tyres in SQ2 which ultimately backfired