WAIST MEASUREMENT MATTERS Excess weight, as measured by BMI, is not the only risk to your health. The location of fat on your body is important too. TO MEASURE YOUR WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE, place a tape measure around your bare abdomen, just above your hip bone. Be sure that the tape is snug but does not compress your skin, and is parallel to the ï¬ oor.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Townshend Duties, formally known as the Townshend Acts, was a tax passed by the British. It was named for Charles Townshend, who was the British Prime Minister at the time.he Townshend Duties, formally known as the Townshend Acts, was a tax passed by the British. It was named for Charles Townshend, who was the British Prime Minister at the time.
The British weren't very happy when the colonists rebelled against them. The Townshend Acts were passed on July 2, 1767. They passed the act to show the colonists that they had authority over them. The acts were named after Charles Townshend who sponsered the acts.The Townshend Acts didn't tax the colonists directly, it taxed importers.The first act had to do with the Quatering Act that was passed in 1765.he second act (Also known as the Townshend Duties) was the taxes that were on tea, paper, glass, lead, and paint. This is the second time the British taxed the colonists to help Britain. The thrid act of the Townshend Acts stated that the British could STRICTLY tax (often randomly) search and tax people.