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I just uploaded a NEW VID on My MMF Pregnancy Fitness YouTube Channel about "Growing Pains". You know those days when your body starts changing and growing so fast that you are un sure if you are loving it or hating it.
It made me start thinking of how much better I feel when I am exercising. It makes such a huge difference on how much you enjoy your pregnancy. Because if you feel good about yourself even amidst the "growing changes" then you will enjoy your pregnancy, be confident and radiate that to others. And most importantly, your baby will be feeling your happiness. Happy Mommy, Happy Baby.
So if you can't do it for you, do it for your baby!
I was thinking of the week around weeks 8-9 that I had the flu and I couldn't exercise. Ugh, I felt so yuk. Not only did I feel sick and yuk but I also felt flabby and gross (totally mental but still).
I remember feeling better and hitting the gym for a PREGNANCY ARMS WORKOUT. And I felt like a different human being after that. So I wanted to share this sample pregnancy arms workout with you in hopes that it will motivate you to start or keep moving during your pregnancy.
I have hundreds and hundreds of Pregnant Women doing my Fit Mom-To-Be Workouts and getting amazing results. It really makes a huge difference. Check out what one of them just emailed me.....
I love these workouts! I did them with my first pregnancy and only gained 20 lbs and now I'm 19 weeks pregnant and have gained the same so far as my first. And feeling great!
So if you don't even know where to begin as far as a SAFE and EFFECTIVE "Pregnancy Workout", Ill be happy to help you with My Fit Mom-To-Be Workouts.
A1. 20 Overhead Rope Triceps Extensions
A2. 20 Rope Pulldowns
A3. 20 Rope Bicep Curls
A4. 20 Dumbbell Biceps Curls
Rest 90 seconds and repeat 2 more times
There are so many benefits to exercising during pregnancy that I really hope you take advantage of it. And hey, if you are feeling sick, here are some tips to help you "Eat Healthy during Pregnancy".
And before you go, make sure you check out My Pinterest Boards, I have tons of other sample Pregnancy Workouts and Pregnancy Nutrition Resources and recipes for you!
Now get to movin' my prego friend!
Good luck!
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By Jennifer Weber
With the start of spring this week, we can now officially look forward to the upcoming Easter Season here in Western New York. There are two weekends left to get out and celebrate come rain or snow or sunshine or likely a bit of all three in one afternoon. Take some time to check out a local event in town and maybe take a little trip to discover a new adventure which could become an annual Easter tradition. Enjoy!
Around Springville:
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny hosted by Kiwanis Club of Springville
Saturday, March 24, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
The Children's League
393 North Street, Springville
All you can eat scrambled eggs, sausage and pancake breakfast featuring the famous Kiwanis Carrot pancakes and Blueberry pancakes. The Easter Bunny will be there to take photos with the kids (free of charge!) A raffle and 50/50 auction will take place with proceeds benefiting the Springville Kiwanis Scholarship for Springville-Griffith Students. Pre-sale tickets are available at Julie's Restaurant and the Children's League. Ticket prices for adults are pre-sale $6/$7 at the door, Children ages 5-12 are $3 and Children Under 4 are FREE. For more information visit www.tclny.org or call (716) 592-9331.
Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Concord American Legion Post 431
Saturday, March 31, 1 p.m.
Fiddler Green Park (across from Concord Town Hall)
Following the Easter Egg hunt there will be a small party inside Concord Town Hall with refreshments. For more information call (716) 592-5627.
Adult Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 31, 2018, 8 p.m.
Springville Moose Club
13080 Buffalo Rd, Springville
Who said Easter Egg hunts are just for children? Come join the fun and search for the winning eggs! $5 per person, includes an Adult Beverage and admission to the egg hunt. For more information call (716) 592-3806.
Around Western New York:
Seaster Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 24, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Aquarium of Niagara
701 Whirlpool Street, Niagara Falls
The Easter Bunny will be visiting the Aquarium of Niagara and leading kiddos with fun filled egg-periments and an Easter egg hunt. Admission to the Seater Egg Hunt is free with admission which also includes the brand new Penguin Coast exhibit and Rescue Harbor Seal Presentations and Sea Lion Shows. For more information visit www.aquariumofniagara.org or call (716) 285-3575.
Easter at the Botanical Gardens
Buffalo Botanical Gardens
2655 South Park Avenue, Lackawanna
Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, March 24, 11 a.m.
The annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Botanical Gardens sells out every year so make sure to register as soon as possible! Children ages seven and under collect two eggs to exchange for a prize! The Hunt is outside so dress accordingly and bring a basket to collect eggs.
Easter Bunny Visit
Friday, March 30, 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Wegmans Family Day Spring Celebration
Saturday, March 31, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 1, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m
For more information, visit www.buffalogardens.com or call (716) 827-1584.
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Saturday March, 24 – Sunday March 25
Buffalo Zoo
300 Parkside Avenue, Buffalo
The Easter Bunny will be waiting for you and your family at the Buffalo Zoo! Just make sure to get your tickets in advance because even with two seatings each day from 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m tickets will sell out quickly. For more information visit www.buffalozoo.org or call (716) 837-3900.
One Night and Seven Churches Pilgrimage – Holy Thursday 2018
Thursday, March 29, 8 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Saint Stanislaus, Corpus Christi, Saint Adalbert Basilica, Saint Luke's Mission of Mercy, Saint John Kanty, Saint Casimir, and Saint Bernard's
Broadway Fillmore Alive organizes a self-guided pilgrimage to seven of the historic churches in the Polonia and Kaisertown areas of Buffalo. "The churches in Buffalo's historic immigrant neighborhoods are awe inspiring and are deeply rooted in tradition. This is a way to experience their religious, artistic and cultural beauty while spending some time in prayer and reflection." For more information visit www.broadwayfillmorealive.org.
Spring Egg-stravaganza
Friday, March 30, 2018, 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m
Tifft Nature Preserve
1200 Fuhrmann Blvd, Buffalo
For something a little different why not attend the Tifft Annual Celebration of Animals that Hatch from Eggs. Guests will meet live animals, make some crafts, play some games, participate on guided hikes, do a little egg-dying and more. (Bring your own hard boiled eggs to participate in egg dying (maximum of 6), dye made using natural dyes from flowers and vegetables will be provided!) For more information visit www.tifft.org or call (716) 825-6397.
Bunny Hop 5K
Saturday, March 31, 10:30 a.m – 3 p.m.
East Aurora Post 362 -The American Legion
1 Legion Drive, East Aurora
Registration is now open for the East Aurora Rotary Club's annual Bunny Hop 5K! (Entrance fee before March 29th – $20, after March 29th – $30. The first 900 runners receive a special gift. Free food, beer and refreshments will be served post-race. For more information visit www.EArotary.org or call (716) 866-0136.
Easter Bunny Express
Saturday, March 31 10 a.m. – 5 p.m
Arcade & Attica Railroad Corporation
278 Main Street, Arcade
Enjoy a 2 hour and 20-minute round trip train ride to Curriers Station for a Easter Egg Hunt. Other festive activities and concessions are offered during the train ride. For more information visit www.aarailroad.com or call (585) 492-3100.
Easter Egg Hunt Express
Saturday, March 31, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m
Medina Railroad Museum
530 West Avenue, Medina
Hop over to the Medina Railroad Museum for a 1 hour train ride, meet the Easter Bunny at the Easter Egg Hunt and a chance to win a giant chocolate bunny! For more information visit www.medinarailroad.com or call (585) 798-6106.
Adult Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday Mar. 31, 7 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Rolling Hills Asylum
11001 Bethany Center Road, East Bethany
The Rolling Hills Asylum's Adult Easter Egg Hunt takes you through their 60,000 sq ft of buildings to find Easter eggs and redeem them for prizes. Following the egg hunt is a self guided ghost hunt! For more information visitwww.rollinghillsasylum.com or call (585) 502-4066.

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text: Wow, can these Republicans be any more clueless, callous, tone deaf, and insulting? So, if you don't pay income tax, then you need to get a job, huh? Except for one thing: almost ALL those 47% HAVE jobs (or are retired from their jobs), and they almost ALL pay (or have paid) all kinds of taxes (Social Security, Medicare, sales, property…). But in Paul Ryan's Ayn Randian Crazyworld, apparently if you don't pay one specific federal tax, you're some sort of parasite/moocher/whatever insult they're using these days. So, what's the answer to Willard, Lyin' Ryan and their ilk? Don't boo, vote! Democratic, that is. 🙂


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True North Ale Company Wins Awards at NABA
Ipswich, MA • June 4, 2019 — True North Ale Company claimed multiple medals at the 2019 North American Brewers Association "International Beer Awards Excellence in Brewing" competition. In its 23rd year, the NABA International Beer Awards saw more than 2,000 beers submitted for judging. Awards were given in 94 beer-style categories during the NABA award ceremony on May 31, 2019 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
True North Ale Company was awarded a gold medal for VINCIANNE Belgian Blonde Ale, one of its flagship brands, and also a winner of the gold award at the 2018 World Beer Cup in the "Belgian Blonde / Belgian Pale Ale" category. NORTHERN HAZE Juicy IPA, another flagship brand, was awarded a silver medal in one of the most competitive categories, "Hazy or New England-Style India Pale Ale". NORTHERN HAZE has rapidly become the leading seller for True North Ales and can be found in hundreds of bars, restaurants, and stores throughout Massachusetts.
True North Ale Company also won major awards for several of its small batch specialty brands. WEBSTER'S MILD, an English-Style Mild Ale, was awarded a gold medal. ICE BUCKET PALE, a specialty beer brewed to raise fundsto fight ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), won a bronze medal in the highly competitive "American-Style Strong Pale Ale" category. And STAMMTISCH, a German-Style Pilsner, was awarded a bronze medal in a category that truly requires brewing precision and skill.
"We were extremely pleased with the recognition True North Ales received at the NABA competition," said Seth Barnum, Head Brewer. "Having VINCIANNE again win gold at a major competition in a classic style was very rewarding. And winning medals in two of the most competitive categories, the hoppy New England and West Coast styles, really demonstrates our versatility. The spread across brewing traditions and the varying processes of the categories we medaled in is one of the most startling aspects to me about our results."
True North Ale Company is located in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Opened just 18 months ago, its beers have been poured in nearly 600 bars and restaurants and sold in more than 700 stores in Massachusetts. The brewery also won a silver medal at the 2018 NY International Beer Competition for CERVEZA Mexican Lager. Its North Shore location features a 100-seat taproom and an events venue, The North Side, that may host events with more than 300 guests.
True North Ale Company Wins Gold Award at World Beer Cup®
Ipswich, MA • May 5, 2018 - True North Ale Company claimed a gold award in the 2018 World Beer Cup, a global beer competition that evaluates beers from around the world and recognizes the most outstanding brewers and their beers.
Awards were given in 101 beer-style categories during the World Beer Cup award ceremony on May 3, 2018 at Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. True North Ales was the only brewery in Massachusetts to win a gold award at the World Beer Cup in 2018 and one of two in all of New England.
True North Ale Company received the Gold Award in the Belgian-style Blonde Ale or Belgian-style Pale Ale beer style category for its Vincianne, an effervescent, crisp, and refreshing blonde ale with subtle aromas and flavor reminiscent of apple, pear, earth and black pepper. The brewery just recently opened for business in November of 2017 and submitted Vincianne for judging as a fledgling four-month-old. It is one of the youngest breweries to ever be awarded gold in the history of the World Beer Cup. Based in Ipswich, Massachusetts, True North Ale Company is a microbrewery that specializes in brewing juicy American IPAs, sophisticated Belgian ales, classic lagers, cutting-edge sours, and many more traditional and experimental styles.
"It is an amazing honor for a brewer to win a medal at the World Beer Cup. Making great beer is a reward in itself. But having a panel of experts determine yours is world class in this, the most prestigious brewing competition, is mind blowing," said Seth Barnum, Head Brewer at True North Ale Company.
World Beer Cup winners were selected by an international panel of 295 beer judges from 33 countries, 72 percent of whom were from outside the United States. Widely regarded as the "Olympics of Beer," the World Beer Cup saw an impressive field of 8,234 entries from 2,515 breweries in 66 countries—the largest competition to date.
Presented by the Brewers Association, the World Beer Cup has been held biennially since 1996, to celebrate the art and science of brewing by recognizing outstanding achievement. For additional information, visit the World Beer Cup website.
"Photo © Brewers Association"
Representing True North Ale Company in Nashville, Gary Rogers, Seth Barnum, and Jake Rogers receive their 2018 World Beer Cup Gold Award from Charlie Papazian, founder and past president of the Brewers Association.
The True North Ale Company production crew celebrates their 2018 World Beer Cup Gold Award in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Pictured from left: Anthony Lauring, Jake Rogers, Seth Barnum, Jenna DeCharme, Aaron Cerretti, and Greg Hartmann.


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State Tick Research Lab sees increase in Lyme Disease cases
The number of tick-borne Lyme Disease cases in the U.S. is on the rise.
This is the message delivered Thursday evening in Kane by Nicole Chinnici, the director of the state Tick Research Lab at East Stroudsburg University.
In her remarks at the Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum at Grandma Bair's Event Center in Kane, Chinnici said "confirmed and probable" cases of Lyme Disease in the U.S. jumped from 36,429 in 2016 to 42,743 in 2017.
Pennsylvania is a leader in reports of Lyme Disease cases.
McKean and Elk are among the leading counties in the state with Lyme Disease reports.
Most of the cases are reported between April and November with the peak in July.
Based on studies at the Tick Research Lab, "infection exists in 52 percent of deer ticks tested," Chinnici said.


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Ole conundrum
Was waiting for all the euphoria to die down before I wrote in to THE Mailbox, but four wins out of four means that the almost everyone will continue to go crazy on OGS and this needs to be said
I have been a life long United Fan, I adored OGS when he was THE 'supersub' – but for the sake of the club, I want him to fail.
Here's why:
A few years ago, at the global MNC that I work for, we had an autocratic, sour and micro-manager as our Divisional President, not quite unlike JM. He made everyone's life miserable. Quite a few people left the company and some of us (mid career executives) had to grin and bear it as we did not want to risk a new company at our age. Not surprisingly, the overall divisional performance gradually tanked, we saw our bonuses dwindle and we had to drag ourselves to work everyday. Mercifully the Divisional President moved on to a different company after a couple of years as he didn't see eye to eye with the Board on the direction that he wanted our division to take
He was replaced by a sunny bloke (not unlike OGS), who in the very first Town Hall, told us that he trusted us and we could pretty much do as we pleased. His arrival coincided with an upturn in business cycle and all was well for a couple of years. While the new President was very pleasant to work with, he offered little in terms of long term vision and strategic planning. By the middle of last year, when the business cycle when belly up again, we were completely unprepared, and no amount of team work and camaraderie could compensate for the lack of strategic planning that was needed to pull us through the mire. We are currently in another leadership transition
United cannot make the mistake of going for the sunny bloke but would probably will
What would probably happen is that United will continue to play well (except on some of the big games) and finish a creditable 5th in the league. In the Champions league, they will heroically edge out PSG (who are anyway pants in UCL) and then lose in the QF to Barca/ Real. Everyone would go hallelujah and OGS will get the gig full time. This will be followed by 2 more years of mediocrity, no titles and then rinse/ repeat
That is why I want OGS to fail this season which would mean that the United Board will be forced to look for and appoint a proper Manager (Poch, hopefully)
And when OGS goes, would it not be lovely if he takes Woodward with him
Best regards
A sour Singapore Bloke
The moment Jose lost it?
Dino Kantardzic's mail: "Mourinho is a c***t" had me thinking why the relic seemed to lose that edge in his second spell at Chelsea.
"He is a damn fine manager but the way he treated the Chelsea nurse Eva really just showed that he is an absolute dick who throws innocent people under the bus to further his own agenda."
Ostensibly, that incident consisted of two elements:
– Football manager shouts and swears at an assistant.
– A woman was a prominent member of Jose Mourinho's staff.
Unjust as it may be, only one of those factors is remarkable in football. Pep Guardiola can run onto the pitch, grab an opposition player and furiously scream in his face from an inch away. All 6ft 3 of Jurgen Klopp literally lunges at officials, spittle flying as he flashes those yellow, misshapen bottom teeth in the most Neanderthal display of aggression going. Fergie nearly f*cking blinded David Beckham with a stray Adidas Predator before flogging him to Madrid.
But unlike every other occasion of a manager losing his sh*t and replacing his playing/coaching staff – in a matter of weeks Jose had lost the dressing room, he was public enemy no. 1, he lost his job… if I remember correctly he actually got sued(?).
Mourinho didn't treat her any differently to any other player/coach he'd thrown under the bus before, but I reckon it must have been that backlash that changed him. The ability to forcibly tell his players and coaching staff what he wanted had gone, he didn't have the bottle to openly rail against the club's owners knowing he was powerful enough to do so.
Look at the "argument" he had with Paul Pogba on the training ground, he stood there silently, even turning away as Pogba threw a tantrum over what we can only assume was an instruction on how to play football.
Through everything, he only praised "Mr Woodward", who gave him two young, completely unproven & error prone centre-halves. You know, those most-Jose of signings…
Unlike the Klopps, Guardiolas and (god love him) Neil Warnocks… still handing out bollockings to this day, the Jose we got seemed resigned to being powerless against both his charges and his bosses at United.
Other than Luke Shaw of course.
And that rack of b*stard water bottles.
Simon MUFC
Big in America
David Moore says, "… it just seems like an odd purchase to me (Chelsea buying Christian Pulisic). Not just because it seems an expensive risk, but it surely undermines their buy-to-loan-any-youngster-that-shows-talent policy." I think it is brilliant, from a bottom line perspective. One of the fastest growing, and richest markets for the Premier League is the United States. The buzz around the move is pretty incredible, with the news displacing the NFL and NBA as sports headlines across the North American continent. Chelsea stands to make much more than the roughly $75 million they spent on him in just in the US. So from a soccer (football) perspective it may be confusing, as a marketing decision its solid gold.
Steve from Minnesota (MCFC for the record)
Go steady on Silva
Happy New Year! Thought I'd write in with respect to your "early losers" piece on Everton. It's not that I think we were great against Leicester – far from it – more that I don't think you are being fair in your assessment of Marco Silva.
He has only been at the helm of the club for 1 of the 3 transfer windows referred to in your statistic from The Times (why 3 windows, by the way?) and the players he brought in (Richarlison, Bernard, Digne, Gomes, Mina and Zouma) have been amongst our better performers. More important, though, is the context of what he found when he arrived at the club. Spoiler alert: it was a "shit show" which was many years in the making. If you wind the clock back to the summer of 2014, you will note that Roberto Martinez put most of his transfer eggs in a Lukaku-shaped basket and, as good as he and his eventual outgoing transfer fee were for us, other areas of the squad didn't get the attention they perhaps should have done and when Martinez did spend money in later windows his success rate varied wildly (I'm still convinced that Alcaraz was actually comedian whose entire playing career was an elaborate prank). The shambles which followed under the Koeman / Walsh regime has been well-documented and even Sam Allardyce managed to get in on the action, overpaying for Walcott and Tosun (reasonable players but £50m for the pair?!) despite only being at the club for half a season.
I actually just dug out an email I sent (which you published) towards the end of May of this year assessing each squad member in turn and by my reckoning we only had 6 or 7 players who were good enough for an assault on the upper reaches of the table. So, whilst the new recruits have effectively rounded out the first team (well, still without a proper striker) we just don't have sufficient quality in depth and probably won't until the end of August 2019 at least. So to say that 7th spot was the least expected of Marco Silva is pretty fanciful; it was always going to be hard going once the fixtures piled up. I just hope that the majority of fans continue to appreciate that too.
Best wishes
PhilT (Still amused that we have a tricksy Brazilian called Bernard – use a west country accent when saying his name for maximum effect.)
Loving this United
I haven't had chance to mail in since Ole took charge, partially because of Christmas and partially because I was reserving judgement. Well, what a bloody change this is. Four games later, we are only 10 points off second, we've scored 14 goals and we've conceded only 3. Our previously misfiring and miserable players look completely rejuvenated and enjoying their football again. And, maybe most importantly of all, the fans are absolutely loving it. I haven't heard one single negative comment from anyone, even the most cynical of United fans can't bring themselves to complain!
We have won by two goals or more in four games. In Jose's last 30 games we managed it the same number of times. Just thinking about Mourinho's post-match presser if he had overseen this win made me miserable; Ole has been like a breath of fresh air sweeping through the previously stagnant halls of Old Trafford and Carrington.
This match was a sterner test than the previous because we didn't play particularly well in the first half and Newcastle were attacking with regularity. We held on a little bit at times but it was a more stronger resolve than we have previously seen and, pleasingly, we stuck to our guns and kept trying to attack with pace and width, instead of the previous plan of lump it long to Fellaini. One thing I have noticed is that our clearances are falling to our attackers more frequently too, allowing us to counter-attack more effectively – something we have been doing far more often under Ole.
Defensive improvement is still a must – upgrades on Valencia and Jones are so desperately needed – but Shaw and Lindelof we're both very good. Lindelof especially was great, effectively nullifying the threat of Jones and the Newcastle attackers. I'm not sure if they'll risk signing a defender in January with the uncertainty around the next manager, but we arguably should do. Speaking of next managers, I would be tempted to say that Ole should be the front runner until there's a compelling reason for him not to be. I know his reign is only four games old and I may be getting carried away, but if he can keep this up until the end of the season – the style and the feel of the atmosphere even if we have some disappointing results – then I wouldn't be sad if he stayed on.
But the most important thing right now is that it is real fun to be a United fan again. I'm looking forward to the games and then enjoying them while they play out, and that's no small thing. Ole was the best Christmas present for sure!
Ted, Manchester
…I know on a cosmic scale 5 years is nothing. I know early joy can end in pain. I know you shouldn't count your chickens before the end of the season and so on. I know. But the thing is: I've been watching Man United for 20 years and this is the first time since SAF in his "let's try to be like continental European teams" mode (ca 2004-2013) that I love watching the team. Yes, it's madcap. Yes, it's chaotic and unpredictable. But that's the bleeding joy of football. It's like the WC with clear underdogs beating the former champions or ridiculed club players being in the Team of the Tournament. Latvia drawing with Germany, winners France dropping out of the next tournament with no goals scored, that sort of thing.
Ole was a wonderful player with his big eyes and I-love-football face and unending enthusiam (like Dirk van Kuyt, only with talent, ahem). To transfer the same "Oh boy, I love this game" feeling to his club is an achievement in itself.
I don't care if some players tried to get the manager sacked or played delinquent football. Lukaku scores again. Pogba smiles again. Phil gurns again. It's a wonderful, wonderful world.
Mario Pulver
…It's been 4 games since Solskjaer took over, and while it's still early days, we definitely seem to be moving in the right direction. There's every chance we'll get thwacked by Spurs next weekend (in fact I'm fully expecting it), but it's been great fun so far.
Last night's result was much needed, mainly because of the manner of the victory. Being able to grind out results against stubborn opposition is as important as playing swashbuckling football and scoring 4 and 5 goals in a game. As Ole said in the post-match interview, we controlled the play very well, and took our chances when they came along. And the clean sheet was a great plus too. Lindelof deserves a special mention – he was excellent yet again, and kept Rondon fairly quiet throughout. He's been one of our better performers in recent weeks, and any defenders we might sign in Jan or the summer should be done so to complement him.
Perhaps the most heartening thing about the game was that it was influenced by substitutes not named Marouane Fellaini. It's nice to have a Plan B that doesn't simply involve hoofing it up to the big man. All in all, it was a good result in a potential banana skin of a game. And we've now won 4 games that we were expected to win, which is exactly what Manchester United should be doing.
DJ, MUFC (Happy 2019 to one and all!) India
Calm down guys, I think you're fawning over this United side for little done. Beating Cardiff City, Huddersfield, Bournemouth and Newcastle isn't rocket science. I have nothing with that, after all, every match is just 3 points. United have great squad. All the players needed was someone who can give them a ride on a 140km/h, not someone who was riding them on 60km/h even when the vehicle is Lamborghini. And Mr Solskjaer is giving them that perfect ride.
My problem is you guys making them Early Winners twice in four games. Yes, they are playing well. Yes, they're playing some entertaining football. Yes, they're winning football matches without having to defend a 1-0 lead or coming from behind to win it in the second half. Yes, Paul Pogba is reborn and Rashford is now the new C. Ronaldo — better than Mbappe. But this is the least expected of them against these Championship clubs pretending to be Premier League standard. I'm also CERTAIN that you guys will still make them Early Winners if they manage to win against those bottlers* on borrowed stadium.
All I am saying is that you guys should take it easy with your panegyric until they do something meaningful. I can't remember F365 making Arsenal their Early Winners when they were on that amazing run of undefeated games.
*Man City, please for the sake of my Twitter account, defeat those pretenders that their fans are claiming to be champions already.
Sage Humphrey (How on earth did that Bournemouth Watford game end 3-3?) Onitsha, Nigeria.
Mascot money-maker
Shame on any club selling a 'mascot match day experience'. Does that extra few hundred quid (£700 West Ham?!) of match day revenue really make up for screwing the parents of your youngest and most innocent fans? What of the parents of children who can't afford such an extravagant amount on a luxury; 'F*ck them, they're not proper fans'?
With the revenue from TV deals you all benefit from, this is profiteering gone mad. An easy opportunity to give just a little back to the future generation of supporters, turned into an insignificant bump to your bottom line. Shame on each and every one of you.
Spoons LF
Ode to the Fickle Fan
Oh, Klopp, it feels like yesterday
We were calling for your sacking
Your silver medals notwithstanding
Your defense severely lacking
Top four was all we wanted
(Till we had it) 'Not enough!'
'Just sign the world's best players, now'
It shouldn't be that tough!'
The #KloppOut posse were in full voice
(And #FSGmustgo)
The fumbled transfer of Van Dijk
You sold Countinho!
Ah, but then the Champions League run ran
Our silence deafened to a roar
Until you lost the final
And 'Where is The Brain?' rang out once more
A Keita here, a 'keeper there
A surprise Fabinho
'They'd better all be instant hits
Or be rid in the next window!'
Now we're flying high atop the league
Our strength in depth strikes fear
We cannot sing your praises higher
It surely is our year!
Oh, Klopp, this time we all have faith
Our support is never-endin'
(Unless you lose away to City
In which case #BringBackBrendan)
ShaneO' (slow first day back at the office, Happy New Year!)
Battle of Troy
Can someone explain to me why Troy Deeney wasn't sent off for his double foul on Ryan Fraser? It looks to me to be 2 yellow card offences in the space of about 2 seconds. Firstly the blatant pull back, and when that didn't work he tripped him cynically. He should be sent off. Or am I missing something?
Dylan Clarke
What Arsenal need
Concerning Arsenal's needs in the next 2 transfer windows, a marquee center back like Manolas or Koulibally is probably the obvious priority, but also smart additions in center forward & defensive midfield. Obviously, key replacements at right back & attacking MF are needed as well.
The reason for the needing another striker is that Lacazette & Aubameyang -brilliant as they are-sometimes look short of ideas & an injury to one or both is obviously a huge blow. The backup, Nketiah doesn't look ready yet & would benefit from a loan move. I think we sometimes miss a striker like Giroud or Welbeck because they provide a different threat to that posed by the duo, even if they are inferior in overall quality.
As for the DM, we need one more to ease the load on Torreira while also giving him decent competition. We looked very light with Guendouzi & Xhaka in the central areas against Fulham & Maitland-Niles needs more experience. The only other experienced DM we have is Elneny, who-while not as terrible as some fans like to make out- is still average & doesn't seem to fit Emery's methods. He is also underused so we can certainly do with an improvement & he can certainly do with regular football elsewhere.
We also need the obvious replacements at RB & AMF as Lich, Jenkinson, Ramsey, & (perhaps) Ozil will probably leave. As for wingers, it depends on the funds &- while a world-class winger would be nice- I don't think Arsenal have the financial power the spend a lot on both a CB & a winger (based on reports anyway). CB takes priority & I think it would be interesting to see how Iwobi & Smith-Rowe develop in the next year along with the returning Reiss-Nelson. Mkhi was also slowly improving pre-injury & he could warrant one more season. He reminds me a bit of Arshavin in that-while infuriating- gives that unique threat in big moments that can change games.
The next year should surely be very busy for Arsenal, even if the budget is relatively low.
Mamoon S
What comes first?
Would love to know what other Arsenal fans thought on the Lacazette penalty shout? It looked stonewall from my seat in the clock end. Or maybe any Fulham fans?
On another note I have to say I was impressed by the front line. Now we all know our defence needs revamping but it was so frustrating to see the front 3 making runs that aren't picked up. How hard it to pick out that ball over the top?
I understand booing the removal of Lacazette though and I would have to ask Emery why it needs to be him removed every match? Looking forward to seeing them both completing 90 mins together.
Final thought from my first match at the Emirates library in 5 years… Should the crowd raise the volume to spur on the team or should the team play better to raise the atmosphere? Might be a chicken and egg thing.
Mike, Leeds
Spolier alert
In the spirit of the season, here are some predictions for 2019. Not all of them are serious:
*The late 2018 trend of everything that happens in the Premier League being framed by references to how Liverpool fans will feel about it is taken to its fullest extreme
*Part of the introduction of VAR will mean yellow cards can be overturned if incorrectly awarded, rather than etched in stone and used out of context to blight a player's reputation.
*Following Crystal Palace's success of developing Aaron Wan-Bissaka into an excellent full-back by making him train against Wilfried Zaha, Watford's entire team for their opening fixture of the 2019-20 season are superb at avoiding reducer tackles.
*Every week in the Non-League Paper, at least five match reports will refer to corners as "flag kicks".
*People realise that calling someone a "chequebook manager" is completely redundant, as players are purchased via bank transfers. Even if they were purchased via cheque, it would be unlikely the first team manager would be a signatory on the account.
*F365 unveils plans to introduce an ad-free version of the website for willing subscribers, who believe this to be better than purchasing an ad-blocker because it means their money goes to F365, and not the ad-blocker company.
*British managers will continue to sack off the FA Cup, even if the main highlight of their own playing career is being part of an FA Cup run.
*Some Manchester United fans arrange for a plane with a banner to fly over Old Trafford during a match. Their manager's name will contain a spelling mistake.
*Having taken 23 games to break his duck for Chesterfield, Lee Shaw will fill his boots for the Spireites and finish the season as the National League's top scorer.
*Rafael Benitez will replace Roy Hodgson at Crystal Palace in the summer. After both Palace and Newcastle United have been relegated to the Championship.
Ed Quoththeraven
Whoa there
I really liked that 'football millenial' thing in the mailbox yesterday, but for different reasons had to love the way it veered drunkenly into a ditch at the end by describing Pochettino as 'probably the best man manager the sport has ever seen'. That will take some topping for 'most ludicrous mailbox hyperbole' award in 2019!!
Pablo, MUFC, Dublin
Some thoughts on Liverpool
Liverpool is not the best team in the world at the moment. We might be in June when we have won one of EPL or Champions League or both! I feel that teams like Juventus, Barcelona and City are still a level above us in terms of the quality of their players and experience. Klopp makes up for this by setting us up to play in a footballing philosophy which is on par with Pep, Allegri and the Barcelona DNA. We are so good in defending and attacking the half spaces and so quick and disciplined to get back to our defensive and offensive shapes during transitions but man for man, these other teams are better than us. I absolutely adore Robbo but does anyone think he is better than Jordi Alba, Alex Sandro or Mendy? At the moment, I don't think so.
Yes the mind games from Pep has definitely started but of course, it's still child's play compared to what Fergie & Mou used to dish out in the past. A lot of TV pundits seem to think that the upcoming match will turn out to be like the last 3 matches between us from last season but I don't think so. It will not be as boring as the nil-nil draw in October last year as City needs to make a statement that their blip in form has ended, but it won't be edgy & scintillating like last season.
Robbo looked lethargic in the last 2 matches but fortunately he has VVD on his side & even Mane has been doing a lot of tracking back to cover for him. Its not surprising to see Klopp subbing him and Mane off in the last match. I may be wrong but other than VVD, he has also been playing in almost every match and unlike VVD, he has to run up & down the field and I'm afraid he will be knackered if Klopp does not provide him with a capable back up this summer. Moreno is leaving and Adam Lewis from the academy is not ready. Clyne is not a natural left footer and it pains me to see him trying to cross from the left hand side as he looks so unsure. He is still an exceptional back up to TAA on the right but Milner he is not.
On the other flank, Lovren is not as quick as Gomez to cover for TAA or Clyne when they bomb forward and his ball playing skills are inferior to Gomez although he more than makes up for it with his experience, aggressiveness (and confidence?). Its not a coincidence that the last 2 goals we have conceded have both come from our right flank. Therefore, Pep will target both our fullbacks just like Emery did and this time any mistake will be costly given City's quality.
Fabinho has comes to term with the pace of the EPL and even provide a few assists but like Lovren, he is still prone to the occasional brain farts. It culminated with that miss pass that could have ended in a first goal for Arsenal if TAA hasn't been quick to track back to cover up the space in front of the Arsenal attacker. He is not as good as Gini with the ball when he is put under pressure and I'm sure Pep will instruct his players to put more pressure on him if he plays.
The Arsenal match has shown me that Liverpool is more than capable of going on to the next gear if needed. Klopp has instructed his players to be more measured & calculated this season and although I was against this style of play in the beginning of the season, I can appreciate what he is trying to accomplish now. I have not seen a lot of City matches but from the reports I have read, their left back area seems to be their weakest link since Mendy is on the Arsenal's treatment table all the time. If Klopp decides to sneak up on Pep, he might start Shaq on the right hand side as part of a midfield 3 or as a right attacker cutting in to support our usual front 3 but I highly doubt so. We don't have to win this match and can even afford to lose although that will be bad for morale. But if we have to lose our first league match in a high scoring game, why not against the best team in England. City lost their first league match to us last season and look how that turn out. Contrary to what everyone else says, City also does not have to win this match. I feel that even if they draw, there is still more than a third of the season left. If this match is in April, then yes it is a must win match for City but its only the first week of 2019 so 7 points is not a calamity. I urge these pundits to stop being so dramatic. We are still playing a resurgent United, an unpredictable Spurs and an enigmatic Hazard-led Chelsea later in the season and we might even drop a few points to effective counter attacking teams like Palace & Leicester so the season is far from over!
I am 41 this year and John Barnes was the player who made me fall in love with Liverpool. Istanbul was the highlight of my Liverpool supporting life so far and the treble cup year under Houllier was a close second. But I trust Klopp and even if we fail this season, I am positively, absolutely, completely certain than next year… is going to be our year ?
Veni (YNWA, Singapore)
Palace musings
*Crystal Palace end the festive period having taken seven points from 12, thanks to wins over Manchester City and Wolves bookending a draw with Cardiff City and a defeat to Chelsea. For context, according to Transfermarkt this is only behind Manchester United (12 points), Leicester City, Liverpool and Spurs (all 9 before tonight's game).
It could all have been a lot worse – the euphoria of beating the Citizens in a way normally associated with South American military dictatorships soon gave way to a frustration at failing to break down an obdurate Cardiff, which in turn was followed by meek defeat to Chelsea. It seemed as though fatigue was catching up with the Eagles against Wolves, as they dominated the game without creating many clear cut chances. However, they stuck at their task and were eventually rewarded.
*Jordan Ayew scored last night. Fairly certain this is one of the horsemen of the apocalypse. Actually, while his inclusion attracted a lot of derision, because it meant neither Max Meyer nor Connor Wickham were in the starting lineup, it did allow Palace to use a formation that plays to the strength of their best players: specifically, allowing Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend to play wide, use their skill to beat full-backs and make the most of the space, instead of being crowded out by centre-backs and midfielders.
*Last night's victory was built on the defence. They restricted the hosts to just one shot on target and nine attempts on goal overall, en route to securing Palace's eighth clean sheet of the season – only Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs have more. While Wayne Hennessey has shown some of his best form for Palace this season, Vicente Guaita has five of those clean sheets and has only played eight games. He's looking like one of the best signings of the season regardless of price.
*Next up for Palace is a visit from Grimsby, which is infinitely preferable to a visit to Grimsby. This will be the first meeting between the two sides since 12 April 2003, when the Eagles won 4-1 in a second tier league game. However, Town are undefeated against Palace in the FA Cup, taking the only such meeting between the sides 1-0 all the way back in 1908.
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Home Blog It's not the camera folks!
We often have people ask us what kind of camera Greg uses when he shoots our virtual tours as if it's the camera that's responsible for the amazing virtual tours and still photography that we deliver in our virtual tour business. It's true that we use expensive, professional level photography equipment but it's not the camera folks!
Our roles in our virtual tour business are very specific – I sell 'em and he shoots 'em. And he shoots them using several pieces of specialized equipment in addition to his expensive camera. And after he shoots them, he uses about 7 different software programs and his Fusion virtual tour software to process them and create the virtual tours.
The camera certainly matters – don't get me wrong. But the same camera in my hands yields much different results. It would be like me asking my hairdresser what kind of scissors she uses because they cut my hair so well. Or asking her husband who is a chef what kind of oven he uses because the meals he serves at his restaurant are so delicious.
I've tried to take pictures with his camera and I can get some pretty good ones because after all it is a very nice camera. But the difference is that it takes me about 20 shots to get one decent pictue and it never turns out that what I capture is what I see with my eyes and picture in my mind.
It drives me crazy that he can take one shot and get exactly what I wanted but I can use up a whole roll of film and still not get the same shot.
OK, so I know there's no such thing as film but you get the idea.
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Posted: September 23, 2013
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If you haven't already, give your credit card company a call and ask for a lower interest rate. It might seem like a long shot, but the odds are actually in your favour. A recent survey found that 78 per cent of customers who asked got what they wanted.
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CreditCards.com surveyed 981 cardholders, and not only did they find 78 per cent of customers got a lower rate, that number is also up from 2014, when it was 65 per cent. They also found that 89 per cent of customers who called to waive a late fee got what they wanted, too. In a press release, analyst Matt Schulz said:
"People have way more negotiating power with their credit card issuer than they think they do," said Matt Schulz, CreditCards.com's senior industry analyst. "The worst that can happen is they say no, but most of the time, they say yes. The credit card market is incredibly competitive right now and consumers should use that to their advantage."
It's worth pointing out that they also found the numbers varied a bit by demographics. Granted, the survey was of US cardholders. Still, it can't hurt to ask, and this survey is a good reminder to pick up the phone. For more detail, head to the link below.
Poll: Most who ask get late fees waived, rates reduced [CreditCards.com]


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Vintage Tammis Keefe Scarf Greenfield Village Brown Silk
This is a wonderful vintage Tammis Keefe scarf of Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. It features historic locations in town, like the Henry Ford Museum and the Stephen Foster Memorial.
Made of lightweight China silk with machine stitched edges. The scarf is brown with yellow, off-white & black illustrations of landmarks.
In very good condition with no damage or flaws.
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If you want to put a glue to the extreme test, the pumping heart would be the most challenging spot. A Paris-based start-up, Gecko Biomedical, working with technology developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has shown in animal testing that its adhesive can be elastic enough to hold heart tissue, despite the heart pumping at 180 beats per minute. The glue uses molecules which already exist in the body and is activated by ultraviolet light. Trials are on in Europe. The company wants to go commercial in 2016, targeting the tissue repair market and later the minimally invasive surgery market where it has many advantages over stitches and sutures.
In 2005, Jeffrey Karp, a post-doc researcher at MIT, took a bio-inspired approach to create sticky material which could seal soft tissue and work under wet conditions. In 2009, Pedro del Nido, a doctor at the Boston Children's Hospital, came to him with a specific problem: how to seal the holes between chambers of the heart - a congenital problem some children have. Sutures could tear the fragile tissue while implants, designed for adults and non-biodegradable, often required invasive surgery. After four years of work, the duo found the solution.
If it can work in the heart, it should work with any other organ too. Karp has also developed adhesive platforms inspired by porcupine quills, sandcastle worms and spiders.
The current design includes adhesives in the form of a gel that can seal tissue as well as patches. The base material is glycerine and sebacic acid. A key property is that the adhesive does not react chemically with blood. Instead, when a UV light shines on it, a molecule called a photoinitiator triggers the linking action of the polymer chains which cause adhesion. The glue hardens when you want it to.
The patches are like Band-Aid. Karp describes them as tissue velcro. If there is a hole to be filled, the patch can work as a scaffold for cell infiltration. The patch is also biodegradable and doesn't need to be taken off.
An estimated two million heart surgeries are needed every year in India. This technology may eventually reduce the cost of heart surgery and related surgical procedures. While the company's priority is Europe, Christophe Bancel, CEO at Gecko Biomedical, says India will be an important market to consider when the time comes.


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Bose Sound sport Free Wireless complete review
Earlier we have seen Apple's wireless AirPods and has got the mixed response. Apple has created a buzz that there were no wireless earphones in the market. Other brands like Samsung has come up with the same idea with IconX and Motorola with Moto Hint. The smartphones making companies entered the audio devices field and created much pressure on them. However, there are few companies which have unique market share irrespective of the market share. Bose is one among them. It has come up with the Bose Sound sport Free Wireless device.
As the name indicates, it is for the sports persons and workout freaks in particular and to other music lovers in general. It was released into the Indian market with a price tag of Rs 18990. The deisgn would have been little bit good. It is surrounding the ear. It should have been a little bit smaller in size. But these earphones fits the ear very well. It may be irritating you for the first two to four hours but you get maintained after that. The color versions are in black, blue and bright orange. You will be given a Bluetooth antenna and the right earbud has volume controllers with a button in betweento skip the songs.
Bose Will not disappoint
Song quality in the Bose Sound sport Free Wireless is so good and will not disappoint you. There are LED indicators to tell how much battery is left. You can charge them using the USB cable provided with them. The Sound sports free focusses on bass giving thump feel. It has a volume-optimized EQ which makes Bose device to produce full music without missing even a minute sound. You feel that the sound is getting leaked at higher volume levels. The battery may last for 2-3 days of you are a moderate user. 15 minutes of charging gives you more than 30 minutes of runtime. Overall, you may feel that the device is a little bit overpriced.


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How can we ensure all transportation use only renewable/clean energy for zero emission.
Ozone Layer – Posted by Rachel Webb
What would happen to Earth if the hole in the ozone layer continues to grow?
Climate change – Posted by Colin Campbell
Is is possible to prove or disprove the contention of the Inuit Elders that the earth has wobbled, which is the cause of climate change?
Antarctica ozone – Posted by Rahul Netragaonkar
While there is no major source of pollution, why is there still a hole in the ozone layer at Antarctica?
Hydro Electric: Is it benefical to the environment?
Is hydro electric power beneficial for the environment?
Future Cities
What do you think our future cities will look like?
Climate Change: How should we address it?
How should we address climate change?
Global Warming: How concerned should we be?
How concerened should we be about global warming?
Alternative Energy
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Global Warming Debate
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The lukewarm response to the one-off vouchers that are meant to help the poor cope with fare hikes could be due to the amount offered and hassle in applying for them, MPs and help agencies told The Straits Times.
In Parliament on Monday, it was revealed that just over half of the 200,000 public transport vouchers available for needy residents to offset the fare increase in 2011 were taken up.
And this was after the Government had made two public announcements for applications.
"Maybe we could increase the amount given and simplify the administration so more people will come forward," MP for Holland- Bukit Timah GRC Liang Eng Hwa said.
Needy residents who qualify for the Citizens Consultative Committees (CCC) Comcare Fund have to go to the Community Clubs and Centres to apply for the vouchers, which are only given once and usually vary between $20 and $40.
If successful, they will only be notified about a month after the CCCs have processed their applications.
Ms Rachel Lee, assistant director of Fei Yue Family Service Centre, said the low take-up could be because the poor are turning to welfare organisations that have longer-term schemes to help them cope with fare hikes.
"They prefer to apply for something longer term, and not go through the trouble just for a one-time small sum," she said.
Still, a People's Association spokesman said grassroots leaders do look out for residents who qualify for the vouchers during house visits and community events and encourage them to apply.
First given out in 2004, public transport vouchers are disbursed to poor Singaporeans in years when there are fare hikes.
Financing for the vouchers comes mainly from the Public Transport Fund, which was set up by the Government, but transport operators SBS and SMRT contribute to it as well.
The Transport Ministry said it will look into improving the application process and distribution of the vouchers, and raising awareness for the scheme.
Several MPs told The Straits Times about their efforts to distribute the vouchers to needy residents.
MP for Woodlands ward in Sembawang GRC Ellen Lee said that her team had some leftover vouchers after giving them away.
"We have a list of the families who are on social assistance, and we go to them," she said.
But MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC Lily Neo, whose Kreta Ayer ward is home to many low-income residents, ran out of vouchers within a week during the last distribution.
"With the one-off voucher, the money runs out very quickly especially if you make daily trips," she said. Instead, Dr Neo suggested that giving a concession pass for transport to these residents will be more useful.
Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew said on Monday that his ministry is looking into introducing such a pass to provide discounted fares for lower-income and disabled commuters.
Commuters who qualify for the vouchers said that a concession pass would be more effective in helping them cope with their transport expenses.
"It's a good idea. I don't go out much because the money I spend on fares is used up very quickly," said Madam Tina Many, 57, who spends one-sixth of her $600 monthly income on transport.


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Are you impotent or suffering from erectile dysfunction? If so, you may feel that you are alone. But guess what? There are many men who are in the same position as you. Some go out and get the help they need to fix this problem. Others are too embarrassed to do so. Do yourself a favor and look into the many treatment options that are currently available. Not only can you learn a lot on your own, but you can discuss this situation with your doctor. You may be surprised to find that one pill a day can go a long way in helping restore full function.
Products such as Levitra are very common in today's day and age. In fact, more men than ever are turning to these pills as a means of fighting against ED. This is a growing problem but it is not something to be embarrassed about. Instead, you need to take this head on and realize that finding a solution to your problem is right around the corner.
If you are suffering from ED, you can use a product such as Levitra as a means of increasing blood flow to the penis. In turn, an erection is possible and the patient is able to enjoy their life as usual.
Does this cure ED? Of course not. That being said, it can go a long way in helping to aid the process. Along with this, it is important to note that this is not a pill that is meant to increase sexual desire. Instead, it is for performance purposes only.
Do I need to take Levitra or another similar product? The decision is yours. If you know that you need this, you can order your pills online or speak with your doctor.
Here are a few questions that you need to ask yourself:
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• Is this a problem that comes and goes?
• Could it be related to another medical diagnosis or medication?
• Have I ever spoke to a doctor about this problem?
• What are the best products on the market for helping with impotence and erectile dysfunction?
By asking and answering these questions, you will have a clear understanding of your own personal situation as well as what is currently being offered to somebody who is suffering from this type of issue.
It is never fun to deal with this sort of problem. Not only can it slow down your sex life, but it can make you feel bad about yourself. You don't have to continually deal with this medical problem when there are so many ways to fix it. That being said, you probably need to get the help of a doctor or do some research on your own if you are truly going to find something that works.
Now that you know more about ED and how to address the issue, you can move forward - a product like Levitra may be best for you.
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Easy Fancy Chicken Breasts!
By: Kecia's Flavor Breakthrough!
Well, I ended up using more of my left overs last night than I expected leaving me with nothing for my plan I had today! Oh boy… Well, I do have some boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the fridge so I am certain I can come up with something good with those. Hmmm… oh, bacon! I have bacon! And a few asparagus spears, maybe some Swiss cheese? Oh oh oh! This could be good!!
Serves 4
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Salt and pepper
- 8 asparagus spears
- 1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded, divided
- ½ tsp. ground mustard
- 8 strips of center cut bacon
Preheat oven to 400°F
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
Cut chicken breasts in half, lengthwise and place in a zipper bag. Pound until an even ¼ thick.
Remove chicken from bag and lay on a flat surface. Season with salt and pepper. Trim asparagus to 4" in length and place two spears on top of each chicken breast. Sprinkle and 1/8 cup of cheese over each breast and sprinkle with the ground mustard. Roll tightly and wrap with two strips of bacon.
Place so the bacon ends are down on the cookie sheet. Place in oven for 30 minutes, turning once until bacon is crisp and Internal temperature should be at least 165°F Remove from oven and sprinkle with the remaining cheese and place back in oven for an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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Recently Crown Prince Frederik was in Norway during a tenure as regent which is against the law.
I guess that in Practical terms Benedikte would step in when both Frederik and Mary are abroad at the same time as the queen, and the couple often travel together
Is there an order of precedence for the regents? If both the Queen and the Crown Prince are away, and both Crown Princess Mary and Princess Benedikte are available, how is it decided which one of them should act as regent?
The normal order of precedence within the royal family is: Frederik, Mary, Joachim, Benedikte - so I think the same applies here.
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If you like strawberry rhubarb pie then you will love this! An all-natural, delightful combination of flavors and an old New England favorite. Just like grandma used to make but without all the bother. Great on your biscuit, toast or English muffin!
Use it as a filling for home made turnovers too…. Yummy!
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Strawberry Rhubarb Preserves are an all-natural, old fashioned, New England favorite. One of my favorite things to do with strawberry rhubarb preserves is serving them it on warm biscuits, right out of the oven. First I smother them with butter so that it becomes all melted and then I cover them with the preserves! So delicious that I can never eat just one!
When my son was just 3 years old, he discovered the rhubarb plant growing in the garden. Before too long, he was picking it and devouring it stalk by stalk! Since then, every year for his birthday, rather than having a cake, he always requests that I bake him a home made rhubarb pie. I always chuckled, that such a little guy would like the taste of plain rhubarb but was equally glad because it was a healthier option for him than some of the other things that 3 year olds might want.
If you like rhubarb or relish the taste of strawberry rhubarb pie, then be sure to grab a jar or two of our strawberry rhubarb preserves…..
Strawberry rhubarb preserves are made from sun ripened fruit (strawberries, rhubarb), sugar, fruit pectin, and citric acid. May contain seeds.
One pint jar. All natural; no preservatives.
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Cactus collection
cactus collection
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- set of 6 (mixed)
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- Position: bright but indirect light
- Compost: specialist cacti compost
- Rate of growth: slow
- Hardiness: tender (indoors only)
- Current height: approximately 7cm (+ or - 10% including the pot)
This set of 6 mixed (un-named and un-labelled) cacti make a great starter collection, and will look fab lined up on a bright windowsill, potted up together into one large bowl-shaped planter, or an open terrarium-style planter. They are incredibly easy to look after, so make a great option for the first-time house plant gardener. Please note however that as this is a mixed collection, the plants you receive may be different varieties to those in the photo.
- Home care: Place it in a bright spot and in spring and summer, water when the compost gets dry, but make sure it never sits in excess water for any length of time. In autumn cut back on the water and keep it almost dry throughout the winter - watering only if it starts to look a bit shrivelled. Avoid a humid atmosphere (no bathrooms or steamy kitchens) and in the warmer months, open a window or door occasionally so it can enjoy the fresh air. Repot every year or two into a slightly larger pot using cacti compost. You will find it easier to tackle if you concertina a sheet of newspaper and then fold this around the spines, leaving a 'tail' that you can use to lift the plant out of one pot and into another. Otherwise invest in some thorn-proof gloves!


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WASHINGTON POST – Nov 28 – Hinge is the latest dating app to add time limits; after a match, users have 24h to start a conversation or the match disappears. If they start chatting, they have 14 days before their conversation vanishes. Bumble also puts a 24h limit on matches; JSwipe matches disappear after 18 days if no one says hello. "Time limits give users that extra momentum to meet up in person," thinks Eli Finkel, a social psychologist. Hinge saw a 70% increase in chats started, and a 50% in how often matches exchanged phone numbers.
by Lisa Bonos
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Alberto Burri (1915-1995)
Rosso Combustione Plastica
signed and dated 'Burri 57' (on the reverse)
plastic, acrylic, fabric and combustion on canvas
49 1/4 x 34 5/8 in. (125 x 88 cm.)
Executed in 1957.
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The surface of Alberto Burri's Rosso Combustione Plastica is an enticing study in contradictions. Whether tarry black paint or the fleshy slickness of melted plastic—shiny or matte; smooth or schorched with burn marks—the build up of materials on the canvas reveals a carefully choreographed interplay of opposites. Emily Braun, art historian and curator of Burri's 2015 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, succinctly summarizes the core of Burri's artistic practice: "Burri made medium, not form, the content of his pictures" (E. Braun, "The Red and the Black, Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting, New York, 2015, p 61).
The artist used alternative materials in lieu of the traditional oil on canvas in his very first works. It was during his internment at a prisoner-of-war camp in Texas through the end World War II that Burri took up painting, using only the limited materials available to him. As Cesare Brandi reported in an early portrait of the artist's life, "It was then that painting, which until then had stood at the remotest horizon of his life, suggested itself to him. Painting was a leisure occupation and amusement at first. Little by little, however, it became a substitute for action, then action itself, involving an ethical position in which his past and present converged. Originally painting thus signified for Burri as catharsis through action…Painting, by intruding into this compulsory situation, opened a completely new path for him: it was as though he had walked into a mirror" (C. Brandi, "Burri," in G. Norland, Alberto Burri: A Retrospective View, 1948-1977, Los Angeles, 1977, p. 12). Soon after returning to Italy in 1946, Burri abandoned his studies in medicine to pursue painting full time. Conversations with Robert Rauschenberg in the winter of 1953, when the American artist sojourned with Cy Twombly in Rome, proved mutually beneficial for both artists who would go on to develop material innovations in postwar art with their Combines and Combustions, respectively.
Burri began his Combustione Plastica (Plastic Combustions) after first applying fire to paper, wood, and iron in works from other series. As the artist himself said of his materials, "Wood, iron, burlap—for me, these are the most direct and easiest materials, because they do not require the use of color or brushes" (A. Burri, quoted in E. Braun, "The Red and the Black, Alberto Burri: The Trauma of Painting, New York, 2015, p 60). In the late 1950s, Burri turned to plastic. As Braun explains, "Burri's choice to work in plastic sheeting may not be as surprising as it initially seems, for here he found his signature red and black pigments already embedded in the mass-production state. The highly saturated yet reflective color fields came straight from the factory. The black Plastiche, churned and carved out of molten polyethylene sheets, fuse the painterly and the sculptural in baroque undulations. …The thick black substance confounds in a surreal comingling of opposites, it is hard and polished to the eye like obsidian, yet pliant to the touch like a soft rubber tire. The red and transparent Plastiche have entirely different effects. When they were first exhibited in 1962, critics identified the material as supermarket cellophane, and noted how Burri exploited the 'look but don't touch' seduction of diaphanous packaging that both protects for hygienic reasons and lures with the shiny promise of something new" (E. Braun, ibid., p 67).
Essential to Burri's work is that, for the artist, "combustion" refers not to the fire from the torch itself, but rather to the process of burning, which transforms a flammable material into another. Listed as a material and reinforced by the title of Burri's works from this period, 'combustion' is more suggestive of the act of metamorphosis than of the agent of change. As Gerland Norland, the curator of Burri's 1977 retrospective in San Francisco, has explained, "Burri's first Combustione works were made in response to a visit to an oil field with Emilio Villa. He had been as interested as most educated persons in the ancient's four elements: earth, air, fire and water. The idea of using fire, a terrible force of nature as a creative property excited him. …There is an element in Burri's fire paintings that reach backwards to primordial feelings and speaks to every person's experience of watching fires and of knowing the danger and pain in burning. The Combustione series is an aggressive statement which communicated to all but on the basis of simple materials and common experiences" (G. Norland, Alberto Burri: A Retrospective View, 1948-1977, Los Angeles, 1977, p. 44).
The artistic landscape of Burri's childhood home in Cittá di Castello, located in northern Umbria in central Italy, was also home to magnificent frescos by Piero della Francesca and Luca Signorelli. Braun explains, "Though he never admitted to it publicly, his compositions were deeply influenced by Renaissance art and by the grand fresco cycles that had surrounded him since childhood. The same may be said of his colors, a narrow range of deep black, vermillion, ocher, and ocher's glittering twin, gold. Along with blue, these are the sacred hues of Trecento and Quattrocento altarpieces" (E. Braun, op. cit., p 60). Continuing, she writes, "In Burri's Plastiche, especially in the red examples, the venal qualities of the material subsides as other, more carnal associations materialize. Following on his earlier allusions to blood, wounds, and punctured flesh, these abstractions turn the body inside out, as if probing beneath the skin and into the tissues and membranes. Stretched and distended, they provoke the image of subcutaneous 'organs without a body'" (E. Braun, referencing G. Deleuze and F. Guattari in ibid., p 67).
Burri first exhibited his Combustions at the Galleria dell'Obelisco in Rome in 1963. His work would be introduced to the United States in an exhibition that traveled to the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Arts Club of Chicago, Albright Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. A large-scale reconsideration of his work as an artist over fifty years was presented at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in the fall of 2015.
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Toro Rosso have moved to deny suggestions they might be to blame for the high incidence of reliability issues they have experienced recently with their Renault power units.
It comes after Cyril Abiteboul, Renault Sport Racing Managing Director, told reporters in Brazil that he had concerns over the way Toro Rosso have been operating the engine in their cars.
"We would like to clarify that all the MGU-H and Shaft failures Toro Rosso has recently suffered are not associated with how the team is operating or with how the PU is integrated in the chassis," said Toro Rosso in a statement.
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Verizon wants to licence data from its competitors to bulk up its online ad business Oath
- This initiative could bring together competitors like T-Mobile and Sprint
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Verizon Communications wants to challenge Google and Facebook. So it's reaching out to some of its biggest rivals in the wireless industry for help.
Now that the telecom giant has completed its acquisition of Yahoo and rolled out Oath, a division which includes a wide collection of digital advertising assets, it is looking to ramp up its ability to challenge Google and Facebook in the sector. The wireless giant is exploring building a data partnership with other top wireless players, including T-Mobile, Sprint, Vodafone and Telefónica, people with knowledge of the matter told Business Insider.
Specifically, Verizon wants to pool together more wireless consumer data that can be used for ad targeting. A big reason Google and Facebook are so dominant in digital advertising — besides the fact that their platforms reach huge audiences — is that they have powerful, accurate data sets on millions of consumers that can be used by advertisers to target people with more relevant ads.
When Verizon purchased AOL two years ago, Oath CEO Tim Armstrong spoke openly about the power of Verizon's data and how it, coupled with AOL's advertising technology and large audience, could be used to put some real pressure on Google and Facebook on the ad targeting front. For example, Verizon knows where its customers live, where they travel, and what apps they use, all of which could be used to show people more relevant ads as they surf the web.
But while Verizon's US subscriber base is close to 150 million people, that's still rather paltry compared to Facebook and Google's massive audiences. So if it can licence data from T-Mobile, for instance, it could layer on ad targeting signals from roughly 72 million more consumers.
In addition, licensing data from companies like Vodaphone and Telefónica would help Verizon expand its ad footprint outside the US, an area where advertisers have been pushing for progress, given Google and Facebook's global clout.
There's a lot to be worked out behind the scenes for such a data partnership to fully come to fruition. To date, just weaving together the various pieces of AOL and Verizon has proven particularly complicated. And the level of data that various wireless companies would be willing to licence may vary widely. But Armstrong did discuss this plan in his pitch to top advertisers at the Cannes ad festival last week, said people familiar with the matter.
Verizon was potentially hampered by regulatory uncertainty during the waning months of the Obama administration. But since March when Republican senators voted to kill regulations in this realm, companies like Verizon are freer to exploit consumer data for advertising. (Of course, it's perhaps a different story in Europe, where regulators just hit Google with a monster fine).
If Verizon and competitors like T-Mobile and Telefonica did share consumer data, it's a good bet that there would be steps taken to make sure that no personal consumer identification data would be shared between the two companies. Undoubtedly, consumer privacy advocates would scrutinize this project closely.
If this plan proceeds, it will be interesting to see what other Verizon rivals may participate. It seems doubtful that AT&T would jump in, considering that Verizon is blocking AT&T users from logging onto Yahoo with AT&T email addresses, according to TechCrunch. And Sprint's potential wireless pact with Comcast and Charter, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, would only seem to complicate matters.
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Title: CutUp
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Material: Resin, Aluminium, Glass, Brass, Plastic
Dimensions: ca. 26 x 20 x 15 cm
CutUp is a series of technical objects, that are sliced, rearranged and distorted into a new form. The objects are encapsulated in resin, captured in their current state forever.
The production process of the CutUp series is a unique mix of high-end and low-end technologies. It starts with a very sophisticated method, which involves vacuum and pressure chambers to cure the resin around the embedded object at a precise atmospheric pressure and temperature. In contrast to that, for slicing the objects apart, Oefner uses an old archaic band saw, that cuts through the object`s different materials with brute force. After that step, the individual object slices are meticulously polished by hand, reassembled into their new shape and embedded in resin to form the final shape of the sculpture.
CutUp is closely linked to Oefner`s process of destruction and reassembly, that he previously used to create two-dimensional works like the Disintegrating or the Explosion Collage photographs. Rather than seeing destruction as something negative, the artist uses this process to break objects and images down into smaller pieces and reassembles them into new compositions, enhanced in both form, meaning and function from the original pieces.
Oefner deliberately selected still and video cameras to slice apart. This is an allusion to his earlier photographic work, where the image made with the camera is the "art" and the camera itself is merely a tool. For this series, the tool is transformed into a piece of art. It is at the same time a deconstruction of the technology of image capturing, revealing the beauty underneath the surface of these objects.
The series currently consists of 6 sculptures and will be expanded into many more in the future.


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The US Senate Judiciary Committee wants to know more about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's gambling habits, including his penchant for country-club poker games.
Trump's selection for the Supreme Court is being put through the paces this week as the committee decides whether or not he's worthy of sitting on the highest bench in the country. If the Judiciary Committee approves of Kavanaugh, they'll recommend his nomination be put to a floor vote by the entire Senate.
One senator in particular appears less interested in Kavanaugh's experience and politics and more eager to hear about his history with gambling. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) submitted a series of questions concerning an 2001 email where Kavanaugh acknowledges taking part, and losing his cool, after a tough session at the craps tables.
"Apologies to all for missing Friday (good excuse), and growing aggressive after blowing still another game of dice (don't recall)," Kavanaugh writes in the publicly disclosed email.
That prompted the senator to dig deeper, not only into Kavanaugh's bone rolling, but also his propensity for poker.
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On Wednesday, Kavanaugh was required to respond to a series of questions submitted by Whitehouse.
"Do you play in a regular or periodic poker game? If yes, please list the dates, participants, location/venue, and amounts won/lost," asked the Senator.
Kavanaugh confirmed that he likes to turn a few cards but wouldn't fill them in on any of the details.
"Like many Americans, I have occasionally played poker or other games with friends and colleagues," he responded. "I do not document the details of those casual games."
Several news outlets have reported that the judge plays poker at an exclusive country club, and there is a question of whether or not it relates to Kavanaugh's having racked up $60,000 to $200,000 worth of debt, as he reported for 2016.
"Have you ever gambled or accrued debt in the State of New Jersey?" asked the senator.
Kavanaugh responded by saying that he recalls "occasionally visiting casinos in New Jersey when I was in school." But he says he only played low-stakes blackjack and never rang up debts.
The nominee was also asked whether he had ever sought treatment for gambling addiction, to which he responded with a curt "no."
As for the six-figure debt, the Trump nominee put it down to home improvements and season tickets to the Washington Nationals baseball team.
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Of course, judges playing poker is nothing new or scandalous in the US. We rarely hear the details, but the famous judges scene in the movie Rounders wasn't pure fiction. Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was also unapologetic for playing in a monthly poker game.
Several key rulings over the years have shown that judges in the US are certainly more poker friendly than their colleagues abroad.
In 2009, a Pennsylvania judge ruled that Texas Hold'em is "a game where skill predominates over chance."
A New York judge came to the same conclusion in 2012, throwing out a conviction against a man who ran a poker room, saying that it didn't constitute a gambling business.
Judges in other parts of the world haven't been so poker friendly. A Dutch judge disagreed with the findings above, ruling in 2016 that there is no skill in poker.
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WOBURN, MA – February 13, 2018 — /BackupReview.info/ — Kaspersky Lab researchers have uncovered 'in the wild' attacks being carried out by a new piece of malware using a zero-day vulnerability in the Telegram Desktop app. The vulnerability was used to deliver multi-purpose malware, which depending on the computer, can be used either as a backdoor or as a tool to deliver mining software. According to the research, the vulnerability has been actively exploited since March 2017 for the cryptocurrency mining functionality, including Monero, Zcash and more.
Social messaging services are an essential part of connected life, providing an easier way to keep in touch with friends and family. At the same time, they can significantly complicate life if they suffer a cyberattack. Last month, Kaspersky Lab published research on advanced mobile malware known as the Skygofree Trojan, which is able to steal WhatsApp messages. Now, Kaspersky Lab's latest research reveals in the wild attacks with a new, previously unknown vulnerability in the desktop version of another popular instant messaging service – Telegram.
According to the research, the Telegram zero-day vulnerability was based on the RLO (right-to-left override) Unicode method. It is generally used for coding languages that are written from right to left, like Arabic or Hebrew; however, it can also be used by malware creators to mislead users into downloading malicious files disguised, for example, as images.
Attackers used a hidden Unicode character in the file name that reversed the order of the characters, thus renaming the file itself. As a result, users downloaded hidden malware which was then installed on their computers. Kaspersky Lab reported the vulnerability to Telegram and, at the time of publication, the zero-day flaw has not since been observed in the messenger's products.
During their analysis, Kaspersky Lab experts identified several scenarios of zero-day exploitation in the wild by threat actors. First, the vulnerability was exploited to deliver mining malware, which can be significantly harmful to users. By using the victim's PC computing power, cybercriminals have been creating different types of cryptocurrency including Monero, Zcash, Fantomcoin and others. In addition, while analyzing a threat actor's servers, Kaspersky Lab researchers found archives containing a Telegram local cache that had been stolen from victims.
Secondly, upon successful exploitation of the vulnerability, a backdoor that used the Telegram API as a command and control protocol was installed, resulting in the hackers gaining remote access to the victim's computer. After installation, it started to operate in a silent mode, which allowed the threat actor to remain unnoticed in the network and execute different commands including the further installation of spyware tools.
The artifacts discovered during the research indicate Russian origins of cybercriminals.
"The popularity of instant messenger services is incredibly high, and it's extremely important that developers provide proper protection for their users so that they don't become easy targets for criminals," said Alexey Firsh, malware analyst, targeted attacks research, Kaspersky Lab. "We have found several scenarios of this zero-day exploitation that, besides general malware and spyware, was used to deliver mining software – such infections have become a global trend that we have seen throughout the last year. Furthermore, we believe there were other ways to abuse this zero-day vulnerability."
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