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.
Tension between the British and Americans grew even more intense when Parliament passed the 1767 Townshend Act. The Townshend Act authorized Parliament to issue a new set of taxes on in demand imports such as glass, lead, paint, paper and tea. Parliament also reduced the number of British troops in America, but shifted the financial burden of accommodating the soldiers to the colonies.