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Recipe by Shell_Shephard
A wonderful potluck dish that I found originally in a TV guide insert for a Kraft TV event, many many years ago. Wonderful. I often add sage, as I like that flavor, but it's good without t, and will get great reviews from all who try it. I use breasts for this, but I'm sure any chicken would work well.
Top Review by Rachel Ricard
This eas really good, one of those basic recipes that will always turn out. I've tried another Kraft version of this recipe that called for a can of cream of broccoli soup but this version is a more 'from scratch' so it tastes better. I'm not a fan of cooking with soups because of the salt so I appreciate the alternative. I did find the pilsbury crescent roll topping a little on the sweet side and I might try serving with buns or topping the casserole with bread crumbs next time.
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash pepper
- 1 1⁄2 cups milk
- 4 cups cooked chicken, chopped
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese, grated
- 10 ounces frozen broccoli, cooked and drained
- 8 ounces Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
Directions See How It's Made
- Saute onion in 1/4 cup butter.
- Blend in flour and seasonings.
- Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened.
- Add chicken, cheese, and broccoli; mix well; and spoon into 13x9 baking dish.
- Separate rolls into 1 large (long) and 2 small rectangles; firmly press perforations to seal.
- Cut large rectangle into 4 strips lengthwise. Place on top of casserole.
- Cut small rectangles into 8 strips crosswise (4 each).
- Create a lattice pattern by weaving the short pieces over and under the long pieces.
- Brush with melted butter.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.


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Hi all, I'm Gary, and I have decided to take up the challenge of writing 30 hubs in 30 days! On another shared account, I will continue to publish at usual rate about our usual topics, however this challenge will be channeled towards short stories and poetry. This is exactly the kind of thing I need to do to get me started in my quest to rediscover my fictional voice.
So here is the deal: I'm going to publish four poems and three short stories in any order until the 30 days is up, and during that time, some input from you guys could make it more challenging, enjoyable, and increase the hilarity factor. Just a few things you could do would make this happen. Here is what I'm hoping some of you will do:
Give me a SUBJECT or TITLE for either a poem or story, at your choice, and I'll complete it.
If you reply with a LINE or QUOTE you'd like to see in a poem or story I will incorporate it into one of my pieces.
With regards to any random idea you may have I'm happy to take it on board.
The more difficult or funny these suggestions are the better. Honestly, I solemnly swear that any suggestion you give me will be incorporated into a hub, no matter what the line is!
Once I have finished my 30 day challenge I will be publishing a closing hub that will inform you of the affect the challenge had on my ad revenue, followers, and the amount I feel, if at all, I have improved. There will also be a poll for you guys to tell me how much you feel I have improved. I will of course be talking about whether I actually enjoyed the challenge or not.
Without further ado, I declare this challenge open. My first hub will be up at some stage in the next seven and a half hours. Hopefully by then I'll have had some inspiration or ideas from you guys.
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I will be attempting this in July and since this is my first attempt we will see how it goes. Now the question is whether I post my links here as I go.
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We had a pleasure to work with Finuu on their new sponsor billboard.
Tasty and light mix of butter and margarine. You know what's even testier? Our billboard with sunny side up egg and fresh bread.
Our goal was to present brand without losing its rich past and soul. We understood the power of minimalistic approach to this butter mix campaign and visualising to clients how the oil na butter is mixing together was a nice touch before showing the product.

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Rising Health Awareness among Consumers
Growing concerns regarding various health issues coupled with the health benefits associated with consuming cold pressed juices are anticipated to boost the growth of cold pressed juice market. Rising health awareness among consumers is gradually causing a shift in preference towards safer, convenient, healthy, and refreshing beverages. Consumers are shifting towards the consumption of beverages that are calorie-free, caffeine-free, and free from artificial ingredients. Cold pressed juices are gaining increased popularity due to their easy ability to incorporate added minerals and vitamins in an individual’s diet. Sedentary lifestyle of growing population in tandem with the varying food patterns is estimated to drive the growth of cold pressed juice market during the forecast period.
Growing Diabetic Population
Rising number of diabetic patients in tandem with the severe obesity issues, growing dietary & health concerns among clinicians, and changing lifestyle. As per International Diabetes Federation, the rising incidences of children suffering from type I diabetes was more than 1,106,500 as of 2017 and is estimated to increase. This is among the major factor that drives the growth of cold pressed juice market as daily consumption of cold pressed juice reduces the risk of diabetes. It is believed that these juices also helps in the prevention of cancer, improve metabolism, eliminate toxins and reduce the intake of artificial food components.
Expensive Manufacturing Procedures
Utilization of organic flavors and adoption of the high pressure processing (HPP) manufacturing processes is known to be inclusive of high cost. Thus, in comparison to the manufacturing costs of their components, cold pressed juices are anticipated to witness cost and market penetration restraints during the forecast period.
The global cold pressed juice market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of around 10% over the forecast period i.e. 2019-2027. It is expected to maintain a significant growth rate on account of rising disposable income levels, growing awareness among consumers concerning health drinks, aggressive marketing strategies from major companies, and easy availability of cold pressed juices. On the basis of category, cold pressed juice market is segmented into conventional and organic. Out of which organic is expected to have leading market share on account of shifting trends towards consumption of organic juices and increasing per capita income in developing economies across the globe.
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Our-in depth analysis of the global cold pressed juice market includes the following segments:
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On the basis of region, the cold pressed juice market is segmented into five major regions including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Middle East & Africa.
North America cold pressed juice market is anticipated to witness fast growth attributed to rise in the implementation of latest technologies in packaged food & beverages industry and changing lifestyle in the region. Growing awareness among consumers regarding health benefits of sugar-free and organic juices can impel regional market growth.
Europe is also expected to witness significant growth in the global cold pressed juice market during the forecast period. Countries such as India, China and Japan are leading the Asia-Pacific market with varying food habits, increasing health consciousness, and significant investment by leading industry.
Global cold pressed juice market is further classified on the basis of region as follows:
In 2023, market players might incur losses due to huge gap in currency translation followed by contracting revenues, shrinking profit margins & cost pressure on logistics and supply chain.
Controlling Inflation has become the first priority for global economies from last quarter of 2022 and to be followed in 2023. With skewed economic situations, rise in interest rate by governments to control spending and inflation, spiked oil and gas prices, high inflation, geo-political issues including U.S. & China trade war, Russia-Ukraine conflict to intensify the global economic issues.
The interest rates in the U.S. may be less sensitive in 2023 as compared to 2022; sigh of relief for businesses. Positive business sentiments, healthy business balance sheets, growth in construction spending (private construction value in 2022 stood at $1,429.2 billion, 11.7 percent (±1.0 percent) above the $1,279.5 billion spent in 2021, Residential construction in 2022 was $899.1 billion, up by 13.3 percent (±2.1 percent) from $793.7 billion in 2021, non-residential construction touched $530.1 billion, 9.1 percent (±1.0 percent) above the $485.8 billion in 2021.) showcases minimal impact of recession in the country.
Similarly, spiked spending in the European and major Asia economics including, India, China & Japan to showcase less impact on the global demand.
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What snipers do the US military use?
POWER AND FINESSE M4/M4A1 Carbine. The M4 carbine is the standard weapon for brigade combat teams. M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) M24 Sniper Weapon System. M240L 7.62 Medium Machine Gun. M107 Semi-Automatic Long Range Sniper Rifle (LRSR) M2A1 . M240B/L/H 7.62mm Medium Machine Gun. M110 7.62mm Semi-Automatic Sniper System.
What sniper rifle do the Marines use?
Why does the military still use bolt action sniper rifles?
Originally Answered: Why does the military use Bolt Action sniper rifles over semi-auto sniper rifles ? All things being even, bolt action rifles provide better accuracy. They have fewer moving parts, and everything stays locked in until the operator moves the bolt .
What ar does the US military use?
The M4/M4A1 5.56mm Carbine is a lightweight, gas operated, air cooled, magazine fed, selective rate, shoulder fired weapon with a collapsible stock. It is now the standard issue firearm for most units in the U.S. military .
What caliber did Chris Kyle use as a sniper?
Kyle used the McMillan TAC-338 in Iraq in 2008 when he killed an insurgent who was about to fire on convoy – at a distance of 1.2 miles. The deadly weapon, which packs . 338 Lapua Magnum bullets, weighs and costs less than a . 50 caliber bullet.
What guns do Navy SEALs use 2019?
For three decades, the U.S. Navy’s Sea Air Land (SEAL) special-forces teams relied on a pistol apart from the rest of the American military. While the Army, the Marine Corps and even the rest of the Navy toted the Beretta M9 pistol, Navy SEALs carried an entirely different handgun altogether: the Sig Sauer P226 .
What guns do Marines use 2020?
The Marines will begin procuring the SCO in late 2020 and fielding in 2021. For snipers , the Mk13 Mod 7 sniper rifle was picked to replace the M40 sniper rifle , which has been in service since the Vietnam War. The M40 fires the same caliber as the M240 machine gun, 7.62mm, which has an effective range up to 800m.
What handguns do Marines use?
The Beretta M9 was adopted by the Marine Corps in 1985 as its official duty pistol, as well as the Glock 9mm M007 and M45A1. The weapon was developed through the Army’s Modular Handgun Systems program. Currently, the M17 and M18 are in service with the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
Do Marine snipers keep their weapons?
No, they do not. Their issued weapons are government property and remain so when they leave the services. If they bought weapons , they could keep those. But those would not be their service weapons .
Why do snipers wrap their rifles?
Using the same principles of camouflage, snipers wrap their rifles in canvas and create little sleeves that make them blend into the environment. Ghillie suits help the sniper to break up his outline, hide straight lines in his gear and blend his overall color with the surroundings.
What caliber do snipers use?
The . 30-06 Springfield continued in service with U.S. Marine Corps snipers during the Vietnam War in the 1970s, well after general adoption of the 7.62×51mm. At the present time, in both the Western world and within NATO, 7.62×51mm is currently the primary cartridge of choice for military and police sniper rifles.
Do Snipers get to choose their rifle?
Instead of making US military snipers choose between weapons capable of firing different rounds for different missions and targets, the multi-caliber rifle can be chambered in 7.62X51 mm NATO, . 300 Norma Magnum, and . 338 Norma Magnum. We are all excited to get that weapon system.”
Can soldiers buy their own weapons?
Military members can own their own firearms for sporting purposes. Those living in barracks must keep them in the arms room; personnel with private quarters or living off post can keep them at home unless there is a post policy or host country law to the contrary. That policy does not apply in a combat zone.
Do they use AR 15 in the military?
The ArmaLite AR-15 is a select-fire, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed rifle manufactured in the United States between 1959 and 1964, and adopted by the United States Armed Forces as the M16 rifle. The Armalite AR-15 is the parent of a variety of Colt AR-15 and M16 rifle variants.
Do soldiers choose their own weapons?
Soldiers operate weapon systems. They are not allowed to pick and customise the weapon systems that make them feel good about being soldiers . They carry the weapon system that their unit wants to have in place and ready to be operated. The soldier is there to serve their weapon , not vice versa.


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China Resources Beer Holdings CoLtd (NASDAQ:CRHKY) has received a consensus broker rating score of 0.00 () from the one brokers that cover the company, Zacks Investment Research reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation.
Zacks has also assigned China Resources Beer Holdings CoLtd an industry rank of 77 out of 265 based on the ratings given to its competitors.
China Resources Beer Holdings CoLtd (NASDAQ:CRHKY) opened at 4.91 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $4.49 and a 200 day moving average of $4.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.97 billion and a P/E ratio of 70.14. China Resources Beer Holdings CoLtd has a 52 week low of $3.68 and a 52 week high of $4.92.
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The Portland Tribune interviewed several Sabin residents to understand why planting bee-friendly flowers is so important. Read all about it here.
Sabin resident Tim Wessels made front page news in an article about his efforts, with business partner Glen Andresen, to breed queen bees that can survive Oregon winters.
From Adrian Ayres Fisher for Resilience.org:
What I would like to see is yards, blocks and neighborhoods where people choose to make at least part of their property into pollinator-friendly habitat. Every neighborhood should have (and probably already does have) a resident expert or several--folks with good ecological understanding who could help others learn
how to garden in a way that is ecologically beneficial, as all gardening should be. Even though so many people have access to land (and even container gardens count as land), many, understandably, don’t have a deep knowledge of how to garden in an ecological fashion, or along the lines of reconciliation ecology.
This could be a topic at block parties, community garden events, neighborhood association meetings and transition gatherings. A neighbor and I will be speaking and passing out plant lists at our block party later this month.
It is up to us, all of us who have small patches of land stuck together in blocks and neighborhoods, who talk to our neighbors, who putter around in our yards. We can grow flowers (especially natives), put in spring-blooming shrubs and trees (preferably native), create clover lawns, make sure our vegetable gardens include flower beds, leave some ground undisturbed and resolve not to use insecticides. We can request our city governments and state legislatures to ban at least cosmetic use of neonicotinoids, as the state of Oregon did after 50,000 bumble bees died this spring.
Much education--and action--is needed. City dwellers unite! Go forth and plant flowers!
Mulysa Melco is asking residents in her neighborhood to take Metro's Healthy Lawn and Garden pledge.
Xerces Society Executive Director Scott Black told Grist that, in the wake of the Wilsonville bumblebee massacre, activists will send letters to local and state agriculture departments across the country, urging them to end the use of neonicotinoid insecticides on trees, lawns, and for other cosmetic purposes on lands that they manage.
“In urban areas, most of the pesticides used are purely cosmetic. It’s to have a perfect lawn. It’s to have a perfect rose. It’s to have a linden tree that doesn’t have aphids that drop honey dew,” Black said. “Losing valuable pollinators, such as bees, far outweighs the benefits of having well-manicured trees and lawns.”
For people who want to help bumblebees and other pollinators, visit the Xerces website.
Portland-based Xerces Society partners with Whole Foods to raise awareness about the importance of bees and other pollinators to our food system. To demonstrate this dependency, the University Heights (Ohio) Whole Foods Market temporarily removed all produce that comes from plants that need pollinators. They pulled from shelves 237 of 453 products – 52 percent of the department’s normal product mix...

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The Coast Guard called off its search for four passengers onboard a downed helicopter about 10 miles off the coast of Southwest Pass, Louisiana, at 6:15 p.m. Thursday.
At around 8:40 a.m., Coast Guard District Eight watchstanders got a call from Rotorcraft Leasing Company personnel indicating that a company helicopter with four people aboard had gone down in the Gulf of Mexico while departing an oil platform.
Sector New Orleans watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew and a Coast Guard Station Venice 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew to assist in the search.
Debris from helicopter crash 10 miles off Southwest Pass, Louisiana, Dec. 29, 2022. The Coast Guard suspended its search for four passengers aboard a downed helicopter. (U.S. Cost Guard photo)
The crew searched approximately 180 square miles for 8 hours.
“It is always a difficult decision to suspend a search,” said Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Keefe, Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator. “Our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the family and friends during this difficult time.”
Rescue crews involved in the search were: Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew and Coast Guard Station Venice 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew
This is not the first time in December 2022 that a helicopter has gone down in the Gulf of Mexico, and not the first from by Rotorcraft Leasing Company.
On December 15, the Coast Guard saved three people from a crashed helicopter about 35 miles south of Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a call at 8:39 a.m. from Rotorcraft Leasing Company personnel stating a company helicopter with three people aboard went down in the Gulf of Mexico while attempting to land on an oil rig platform.
Watchstanders coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew to assist.
The helicopter crew arrived on scene, hoisted the three passengers from a life raft, and transferred them to awaiting emergency medical personnel at the Houma-Terrebonne Airport in Houma, Louisiana.
One passenger sustained back injuries. All three passengers were last reported to be in stable condition.
"The coordination between our watchstanders and the Air Station New Orleans helicopter crew was key to the quick response and rescue of the passengers," said Lt. j.g. Sadie Simons, a Sector New Orleans command duty officer. "After an incident this serious in nature, we are happy all three passengers are back home and safe for the holidays."


The United States State Department establishes that American forces deployed in Vietnam to guard American military installations were, in fact, participating in combat operations against the communist fighters. The information confirmed the need for deployment of additional troops in South Vietnam to reinforce those already in operation.
The American Secretary of Defense attests to a joint Congressional Appropriations task force that the increasing American activities in Vietnam were going to increase the 1973 fiscal budget by an additional $5 billion. The increased military operations were as a result of the Easter offensives instigated by the communist fighters to instill a finishing blow that would win the war for North Vietnam. The new budget would double the United States annual military expenditure.


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H19-2038. Schubert, Jack (1917-2007). Papers, 1943-1981. 0.50 linear ft.
Jack Schubert was an American chemist and Manhattan Project scientist. He was born on September 14, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois. He studied chemistry and mathematics at the University of Chicago, graduating in 1940. He then earned his Ph.D. there in 1944. In 1941, Schubert was working as an analytical chemist at the Charlestown Ordnance Works when he received a call from his graduate professor, Dr. G. E. Boyd, inviting him to participate in a secret defense project at the University of Chicago. Early the next year, Schubert joined the Metallurgical Laboratory as a “Research Chemist.” His analytical group was focused on chemical analyses of uranium oxide ore and devising methods for removing impurities. Schubert also spent extra time working on methods to extract and separate plutonium from irradiated uranium and fission products. He eventually decided to employ a procedure known as chromatography, which he had derived from his experience before the Manhattan Project. In late 1942, Schubert was tasked with establishing a micro analytical control lab at Metal Hydrides in Massachusetts. He and his team spent a few weeks at MIT and at the National Bureau of Standards in Washington. D.C. before setting up the lab, and by the time they returned to Chicago, Enrico Fermi had created the first sustained nuclear chain reaction. Schubert and the Met Lab plutonium absorption team were transferred to Oak Ridge in 1943, where they remained for the majority of the war. Schubert's team was kept separate from the uranium operation at Oak Ridge and instead worked on testing their Chicago methods on a pilot plant scale. In March of 1945, Schubert felt his team had accomplished its goals, so he returned to the University of Chicago to do biomedical research on the effects of atomic radiation. After the war, Schubert went on to have a long and successful career, working in numerous positions. In 1947, Schubert conducted radiochemical reports at Bikini Atoll, in the Marshall Islands, for the U.S. Navy. He also became a senior chemist at the Argonne National Lab in 1948. Throughout his career, he worked with the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), with the Argonne Lab, and with the Ford Foundation in Argentina. His scientific research has been published in numerous journals. He went on to become a professor, teaching at the University of Minnesota, the University of Chicago, the University of Frankfurt, and the University of Pittsburgh. Schubert also advocated for peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and for nuclear safety. In 1955, he served as a U.S. Delegate to the First International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, hosted in Geneva. Some of his research and academic papers focused on nuclear safety, radiation and its effects on humans and the environment, surface chemistry, metal poisoning, methods of removing radioactive contamination, and nuclear fallout hazards. He wrote over 100 scientific publications and patents. In 1977, Schubert joined the faculty at Hope College as one of the founders of the environmental health sciences courses taught in the biology and chemistry departments. While at Hope College, Schubert and Dr. S. Krogh Derr succeeded in completely removing radioactive plutonium and other non-radioactive metal from the bodies of test animals in 1978. Schubert left Hope College in 1980 to continue his research at the University of Maryland. He passed away in 2007. The collection contains biographical information and his collected written works from 1954-1971.
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The Friendship Fairies Go to Sea
Imprint: Gill Books
160 Pages, 6.1 x 8.5 in
- November 2022
- In Stock
They’re just like regular girls, always messing and having fun, but they’re also fairies.
Their mum works as a spy and she has a new case to crack - and this time she’s taking the Friendship Fairies along with her, to a little island off Connemara!
All the girls know is that they’re going out to sea and that they need to take their swimsuits
Can Emme, Holly and Jess help their mum solve the mystery?
This is the fourth book in the bestselling Friendship Fairies series by much-loved TV presenter Lucy Kennedy - magic, friendship and fun for readers aged 6+, with illustrations throughout by Phillip Cullen.
‘A real balm for kids the timeliness and kindness just ooze out of the pages’ -Ryan Tubridy
‘TV presenter Lucy Kennedy brings her trademark sense of fun to her debut children’s book’ -The Irish Times
‘Charming’ -The Sunday World
‘An instant hit’ -Woman’s Way

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There is something vaguely un-American about taking away from the duly elected officials the decision on who pays taxes. I think the phrase "taxation without representation" comes to mind.
That is why this matter of PILOT deals for housing projects is producing what the local paper terms "desperate actions for desperate times."
A move is afoot to strip local governments of the burden of approving enhanced PILOT agreements, and vesting that authority solely in the IDA or other agency authorized under state law to obviate taxes in the name of development.
The action is precipitated by a flap over the size of PILOTS for housing developers seeking to build complexes to answer a current "critical" housing situtation related to the increase in troops at Fort Drum and the resulting rent-flation for everyone in the Watertown area.
Economic developers say the electeds want to be relieved of the controversy and heat they take over PILOTS, although I am not sure there really is a lot of heat.
Lawmakers say the pro formas of these projects show massive profits for developers and that the scope of the exemptions is not warranted. Those on the other side say the development costs (sewer lines for example) on roads like Route 202 (The Wal-Mart Highway) are so high and the local town won't pay for the improvements, so a break is needed for the developer to do the work.
There are implicit claims the area may lose the affection of the Army and the golden goose that it provides to the local economy.
There are also subtexts like resentment over who is selling some of the land for the project on 202 and a scramble by lawmakers representing the Town of LeRay to get more construction in their part of the county.
Here is one way out for the electeds. The Drum boom fuels the sales tax explosion that has allowed local governments to make property taxes less and less a part of their funding of local government. Therefore, there is little harm to a couple of exceptions to normal PILOT guidelines.
I can find things about these proposals I don't like and things I do like, but having heard the briefings on housing and knowing that in life all things are not perfect, it's best to hold your nose, cut a deal and move on.
Watertown Daily Times JCIDA to send out policy that allows PILOTs for housing, approval without taxing jurisdiction consent


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Effect of Early Conditions on Functional Status among Elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean
Malena Monteverde, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Kenya V. Noronha, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Poor early conditions have been associated with increasing risks of suffering many non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. On the other hand, these morbidity conditions strongly affect functional capacity. This suggests that there are both direct and indirect connections between early conditions and functional limitations. The aim of the present study is to assess differentials in the risk of being disabled according to the early conditions experienced by the current elderly populations in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), and the underlying mechanisms related to non-communicable diseases. We use data from Puerto Rico, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Brazil, Barbados, Mexico and Uruguay (PREHCO, 2000; SABE, 2000). We found that poor early conditions have a strong effect on functional status later in life by means of both direct effects and the higher risks of suffering related diseases in LAC populations.
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The Mango season we’ve been all waiting for! Mango lovers can taste different Mango Creations in a form of drinks or desserts at this Mango Mania Event that will last for June and July 2019 at Casells Al Barsha. They have acquired the freshest and quality Alphonso Mango, which is considered the king of all Mangoes! Known for its sweetness, rich flavor; it is widely produced in India. Enjoy this seasonal festive with your family and friends and together explore the taste of summer!Option 1: Choose any 2 Mango Creations for AED 39Option 2: Choose any 3 Mango Creations for AED 55Sample Mango Menu: Mango Bingsu: Korean delicacy of fresh mango and appleCreamy Mango: A Delicate combination of mango, mango juice, and creamMango Lassi: Fresh mango juice and yogurt, an Indian DelicacyMango Delight: Fresh mango juice with assorted fresh fruits topped with creamMilky Mango: Perfect combination of mango juice and milkMango Triple Delight: Fresh cut mangoes topped with concentrated milk and Vanilla ice creamVirgin Mango Orange Mojito: Fresh mango and orangeMango SmoothieMango Cake: Choice of cakes with mangoesFresh mango juice Timings: 11:00 am to 11:00 pm, Daily Venue: Casells Al Barsha, Al Barsha, DubaiNear Sharaf DG Metro Station Free Basement Parking
Step into a dynamic Friday Brunch around the corner at BFF Gastro Bar & Lounge; located at 5* Movenpick Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel. Lively ambiance and energetic live band performances as you enjoy the freshly prepared food with your family and friends!Option 1: Friday Brunch with Soft Beverages for AED 109Option 2: Friday Brunch with Selected House Beverages for AED 199Friday Brunch: (Menu may vary) Unlimited Beverages as Per Option PurchasedCold Cuts, Salads, Bread& CheeseHot and Cold AppetizersSoupMain Course: Breakfast Pan, Sliders Board, Ribs & Mash PotatoShrimp Bucket, Fish & ChipsEggplant Pasta CasseroleDessertsKids’ CornerKids Area Available Outdoor AreaRecreational AreaLive Band & EntertainmentFree valet parking available Timings: Friday – 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm Venue: Movenpick Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel, Near to Ibn Battuta Shopping Mall – Dubai
Enjoy our Authentic, freshly prepared lunch or dinner Set Menu by our Multi-cuisine chefs at Symphony Restaurant in Golden Tulip Media hotel, a special menu made up of variety of mouth-watering cuisines. Valid every Friday to Thursday Lunch, not valid on Thursday Dinner Lunch Set MenuOption 1: Lunch Set Menu for One Adult at AED 59Option 2: Lunch Set Menu for Two Adults at AED 99Option 3: Lunch Set Menu for Four Adults at AED 179Dinner Set MenuOption 4: Dinner Set Menu for One Adult at AED 69 Option 5: Dinner Set Menu for Two Adults at AED 129Option 6: Dinner Set Menu for Four Adults at AED 259Option 7: Dinner Set Menu for Ten Adults at AED 645Option 8: Lunch or Dinner Set Menu for Children (6 – 12yrs. old) at AED 39 Menu includes Soup, Appetizer, Salad, Main course and Dessert, with a large selection to choose from. Choices include but not limited to: Soup: Lentil, Cream of Mushroom, Cream of Chicken, Minestrone.Appetizers: Spring rolls, Samosa Salads: Greek, Rocca, Chicken CaesarMain Course: Grilled beef/Chicken steak with Rosemary, Chicken/Mutton Biryani, Sheesh tawook, Lasagna, Chicken Curry, Grilled fish.Desserts: Fruit Salad, Black/ White Forest cake, White Chocolate cake. Venue: Symphony RestaurantLunch Timings: 12:30 to 3:30 pm Dinner Timings: 6:00 pm to 9:30 pmNot valid on Thursday dinner only Other Inclusions areFree Valet parkingFree Wifi
End your weekend with a sumptuous dinner buffet at Cassells Al Barsha, available every Thursday & Friday at Emarati N More Restaurant. Choose with optional unlimited soft beverages or 2 selected house beverages to enjoy with over the pool. Option 1: 4 star hotel weekend Dinner Buffet + pool access for adult: AED 39Option 2: 4 star hotel weekend Dinner Buffet + pool access for adult with unlimited soft beverages: AED 49Option 3: 4 star hotel weekend Dinner Buffet + pool access for adult with 2 selected house beverages: AED 59Option 4: 4 star hotel weekend Dinner Buffet + pool access for Child Buffet: AED 25 Separate halls for group bookings, which can accommodate from 20 to 500 peopleFamily atmosphereIn front of Sharaf DG Metro station200 free car parking at hotel basementPool Timing: 10 am to 8 pm DailyVenue: Emarati N More Restaurant Dinner: 7:00 pm to 10:30 pmPool timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm
A vibrant, nonstop fun night club with live music band playing the thrilling pop songs, live performances, and DJ’s. Enjoy the night with friends with Cassells Al Barsha’s value voucher. You’ll get to spend 50% off the value!Option 1: AED 100 worth of voucher to spend on selected house beverages for AED 50Option 2: AED 200 worth of voucher to spend on selected house beverages for AED 100Selected House Beverages only In front of Sharaf DG Metro station200 free car parking at hotel basementVenue: Fusion ClubTimings: 6:30 pm to 2:45 amMixers, if ordered, are not included, and must be paid separately at venue.Entry for 21 years and above only
Plunge into the pool after a satisfying Friday Brunch at Cassells Al Barsha with options of unlimited chilled juices or 2 selected house beverages to chill with your friends. Option 1: 4 star hotel Friday Brunch Buffet + pool access for adult: AED 49Option 2: 4 star hotel Friday Brunch Buffet + pool access for adult with unlimited Chilled Juice: AED 55Option 3: 4 star hotel Friday Brunch Buffet + pool access for adult with 2 selected house beverages: AED 69Option 4: 4 star hotel Friday Brunch Buffet with unlimited Chilled Juice+ pool access for Child Buffet: AED 30Separate halls for group bookings, which can accommodate from 20 to 500 peopleFamily atmosphereIn front of Sharaf DG Metro station200 free car parking at hotel basementPool timings: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Venue: Emarati N More RestaurantBrunch: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Friends, laughter, celebrations, entertainment, fun defines the spirit of BFF! The venue will appeal to all palettes interests and sensibilities with its new Live Entertainment every day, a dance floor where you can let your hair down, Large Screens, a Pool Table Lounge, the Finest Dining Menu…all without burning a hole in your wallet.AED 100 to spend worth of voucher for AED 49 only Valid for Ala Cart Menu Valid for Food and BeveragesKids Area Available Outdoor AreaRecreational AreaExclusive dining room for private groupsLive EntertainmentTimings: Friday - 1:00 pm to 3:00 am Saturday to Thursday - 12:00 noon to 3:00 amVenue: Movenpick Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel, Near to Ibn Battuta Shopping Mall – Dubai
Pre-Ramadan lunch buffet deal before we get started for the long hours of fasting. Enjoy the freshly prepared International cuisines to fill you in for the day! located at Al Jawhara Gardens Hotel. Option 1: Lunch Buffet for one adult at AED 40Option 2: Lunch Buffet for one child (6-12 years old) at AED 20Buffet Includes: SoupsHot and cold startersSelections of salads and condimentsInternational hot dishesDesserts and PastriesSoft BeveragesMenu vary regularly Venue: Gardenia Restaurant Timings: 12:00 noon to 3:30 pmPrayer room available Near to Deira City Center MallRTA Parking available
Savor the authentic flavorful aroma of Dum Biryani with choices of Chicken or Mutton. Get yours now with option of 1 kilo to upto 3 kilos of Biryani to share with your family and friends, a perfect dish for all occasions. Option 1: Chicken Dum Biryani for 1 kg at AED 50Option 2: Mutton Dum Biryani for 1 kg at AED 75Option 3: Chicken Dum Biryani for 3 kg at AED 125Option 4: Mutton Dum Biryani for 3 kg at AED 185
Delivery charge: Additional charge of AED 5 should be paid directly to the restaurant or to the deliverymanDelivery locations – Bur Dubai, Karama, Oud Mehta, Trade Centre Area, DIFC , Down Town Dubai , Business Bay
Valid for Dine-In and Take-Away Timings: 11:00 am to 11:59 pm, Daily
Relish the authentic Desi food you crave back home at Desi Bite Restaurant, located at Oud Metha; freshly prepared food with savoring aroma that will bring smile and cravings to your faces. Gather your family and friends and together enjoy these awesome Desi cuisines.Option 1: Desi lunch buffet for AED 30Option 2: Desi lunch buffet with 1 water and 1 Soft drink for AED 33Option 3: Desi dinner buffet for AED 32Option 4: Desi dinner buffet with 1 water and 1 soft drink for AED 35Desi Bite Buffet Menu: Starters and Savories: Chana Chat, Dhai Bhallay, Namak Paray, Dahi Boondi, Falafel, Vegetable Samosa, Potato CutletsVarieties of Salads: Apple & Cabbage, Salad Fresh Garden Salad, Fattoush, Hummus, Pasta Salad, Sweet Corn Salad, Kachumar Salad, Imly Sweet Chutny, Aloobukhara Chutny, Green Chutny, Fried Green Chilies, Raita, Plain Yogurt, OlivesSoup: Vegetables Soup (accompanied with lemon wedges and croutons)Huge selections of Main Courses: Chicken Malai Boti, Chicken Tikka Boti, Chicken Seekh Kabab, Butter Chicken, Chicken Karahi, Mutton Stew, Sesame Fried Chicken Wings, Finger Fish, Crumb Fried Fish, Lahori Fried Fish, Mutter Paneer, Grilled Vegetables, Aloo Gobhi, Daal Tarka, Zeera Aloo, Veg, Noodles, Steam Rice, Veg. Biryani, Afghani Pulao, Tandoori Naan, Tandoori RotiDesserts: Halwa, Rass Gulla, Gulab Jamun, Fresh Fruits Salad, Fruit Traffal, Arabic Sweet (Baklawa)Menu may vary daily 1 water and 1 soft drink is valid for option 2 & 4Timings: DailyLunch: 11:50 am to 03:50 pmDinner: 7:00 pm to 11:00 pmFirst Come, First serve basisRTA parking is available
Feast on a delicious lunch with unlimited Arabic, Continental, Italian, Indian and Chinese food along with pool access at Lotus Downtown Metro Hotel Apartment, Deira. Weekday and weekend with Sushi packages available.Option 1: Lunch Buffet weekdays for AED 45 Option 2: Lunch Buffet weekends with Sushi for AED 59Option 3: Child 5-12 yrs. lunch buffet daily for AED 29Buffet with unlimited Arabic, Continental, Italian, Indian and Chinese cuisineWith Unlimited Sushi (option 2)Make-your-own salad counterUnlimited soft drinks and mineral water providedDesert counterPool, health club access available Pool Timings: 9:00 am to 9:00 pmFor pool access guest should bring their own towel and swimming dressTimings: 12:30 to 3:00 PMWeekdays (Sunday to Thursday)Weekend (Friday to Saturday)Free valet parking
Send your greetings with a delicious flavored cake for all occasions! available for 1, 1.5, and 2 kg of cakes at Emirates Grand Hotel. Line up your cake booking before the chef gets busy!Option 1: 1 kg cake for AED 59Option 2: 1.5 cake for AED 89Option 3: 2 kg cake for AED 115Choose from 6 delicious flavoured Cake available in 1, 1.5, and 2 kg VanillaChocolateBlack ForestWhite ForestStrawberry CheesecakeFruit Cake Need 48 hours advance before pick-up
Additional AED 15 for Eggless cake, payable to the hotel directly Pick-up Timings: 8:00 am to 11:00pm – Saturday to Sunday Venue: Ground Floor, Pastry Counter, Emirates Grand Hotel Valet Parking is available
Get up late and head out for a Friday Brunch at Panorama Restaurant, Emirates Grand Hotel. Fresh salads and mezza will brighten your day, wide selection of cuisines to fil you up, and a cool dip at the pool for a refreshing and relaxing Friday. Reserve your seats 24 hours in advance! Option 1: Friday Brunch with Pool Access for one person at AED 89Option 2: Friday Brunch with Pool Access for two people at AED 149Option 3: Friday Brunch with Pool Access for three people at AED 189Option 4: Friday Brunch with Pool Access for Four people at AED 275International Brunch Buffet Hot & Cold mezzahAssorted saladsSoupsSelections of Main coursesVariety of dessertsBottle of WaterTimings: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm – Friday only Venue: 43rd Floor, Panorama Restaurant, Emirates Grand Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Valet Parking Available Drinks not included 24 Hrs. Advance booking is required, No Email booking with attached Great Deals Voucher, No reservation
Gather your peers for a delicious lunch buffet or for a business lunch. Wide spread of cuisines with live cooking stations, mezza and desserts. Don’t missed out reserving 24 hours in advance to secure your tables!Option 1: Lunch Buffet for one person at AED 89Option 2: Lunch Buffet for two people at AED 149Option 3: Lunch Buffet for three people at AED 189Option 4: Lunch Buffet for four people at AED 275International Lunch Buffet Hot & Cold mezzahAssorted saladsSoupsSelections of Main coursesLive cooking stationsVariety of dessertsBottle of WaterTimings: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm – Saturday to Thursday only Venue: Ground Floor, Sicily Café, Emirates Grand Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai Valet Parking Available Drinks not included 24 Hrs. Advance booking is required, No Email booking with attached Great Deals Voucher, No reservation
Enjoy our Lunch Buffet with pool access at two hotels of City Premiere Hotel Apartments, Business Bay and Marina Branch.
Option 1: Lunch Buffet with Pool Access for one adult at AED 65
Option 2: Lunch Buffet with Pool Access for two adults at AED 119
Option 3: Lunch Buffet with Pool Access for one child (6-12 years old) at AED 35
International Lunch Buffet: Salads: avocado with shrimp salad, masfoufeha, cucumber yogurt salad, smoked salmon,. Tangy vegie saladHot Mezza and Cold Mezza: spring rolls, fattayer, kebbeha, samosaCondiments: pickled vegetables, fresh cut vegetables and dressingsSoup: Chicken with corn soupMain course: grilled beef with roasted pepper sauce, tagin calamari, dragon chicken, Bakes lamb chops, steamed vegetables, pasta, paratha and vegetable curry, vegetable noodles, riceDesserts: fresh fruits, salads, assorted oriental desserts, french pastries, Tea, coffee, and waterNOTE: Menu is subject to variations- Access to Pool- Shower Facility- Wifi - Valet parkingBuffet & Pool Timings: 12:30 pm till 4:30 pm, Saturday to ThursdayLocation: - City Premiere Deluxe Hotel Apartment in Business Bay on main Sheikh Zayed Rd.- City Premiere Marina Hotel Apartment Al Suwayeb Street, Dubai Marina
Kick back and celebrate the start of the week at our Friday Extravaganza Brunch!Treat your family to a unique Friday Brunch and enjoy a delicious selection of mouth-watering dishes from around the world!Watch the chefs in action and savour succulents meats freshly prepared at the live cooking station. Create the perfect family afternoon and entertain your little ones with colouring activities .Option 1: Friday Extravaganza Brunch with soft beverages for 1 person for AED 119 Option 2: Friday Extravaganza Brunch with soft beverages for 2 people for AED 229 Option 3: Friday Extravaganza Brunch with house beverages for 1 person for AED 219 Option 4: Friday Extravaganza Brunch with house beverages for 2 people for AED 429 Buffet Inclusions:- Fresh seafood- Grill and Live kitchen- International cuisine- Gala dessert buffet- Unlimited soft or house beverages (As per option purchased)- Kids CornerTimings: Friday Extravaganza Brunch: 12:30 noon to 3.30 pmFree Wi-Fi availableFree valet parking available*VAT is inclusive of the price
Enjoy a wide array of fresh seafood cooked at the live cooking stations and other international favorites every Thursday at Bayty Restaurant.Thursday Seafood Night at AED 129
Seafood and International BuffetIncludes Unlimited Soft beverages and waterLive Cooking StationsParking availableFree WifiLocation: 44th Floor , Bayty Restaurant, Carlton Downtown HotelTimings: Thursdays, 7 pm - 11 pm
Indulge yourself for an unlimited steamy soft Dim Sums with your friends and family at Oriental Pan Asian Restaurant - Raviz Center Point Hotel. Unlimited Dimsums for one person at AED 49Wide varieties of Dimsum with different dips and stuffing
Dim Sums: Chicken, Lamb, Beef, Fish or VegetarianValid all days of the weekAvailable timings: 12 noon to 3:00 pm7:00 pm to midnightFriendly staff to accommodate your needsOriental Pan Asian Restaurant, Raviz Center Point HotelConveniently Located near the Burjuman Metro station
Share an enjoyable lunch or dinner with your family and friends at Arbesque Restaurant, Danat Al Ain Resort. Fresh International cuisines will be served to charm your taste buds. Option 1: Lunch buffet with 1 soft drink for 1 adult for AED 59Option 2: Dinner buffet with 1 soft drink for 1 adult for AED 80Option 3: Lunch buffet with 1 soft drink for 1 child (6-12 years old) for AED 32Option 4: Dinner buffet with 1 soft drink for 1 child (6-12 years old) for AED 37Deal Inclusions:- International cuisine- water only
Timings - Daily- Lunch: from 12:30 noon to 3:30 pm- Dinner: from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pmVenue: Arabesque Restaurant, 5* Danat Al Ain Resort
*Valid all throughout the week except public holidays and blackout dates*Tables is subject to availability.
Order your favorite cake for your special occasions at Crystal Plaza Hotel Sharjah. They have fully equipped kitchen for your all-time flavored cake, they only require 2 days advance booking upon collection.Any cakes for any occasion for AED 69 per kilo Cakes such as: Irish cake, plum cake, cream cake, birthday, wedding and more. 2 days prior booking
Delicious 1 kg cakes for all celebrations with varieties of flavours! From 4* Novotel AL Barsha, for AED 69.
Celebrate your special occasions with delicious cakes freshly made from Novotel AL Barsha! With over 7 lovely flavours to choose from! Valid daily and on public holidays.
Standard 1kg cake of your choice for AED 69
Choices of cake: - Chocolate- Mixed fruit tart- Vanilla- Strawberry- Red velvet- Black forest- Tiramisu
- Valid daily - Parking available- Customized cake not valid
Buffet Breakfast at Raviz Center Point Hotel & Versailles by Raviz Hotel, starting at AED 30.
Start your day chilling as Raviz hotels serves you with their fresh breakfast buffet every morning to get you going till your next meal.
Option 1: Buffet Breakfast for One at AED 30Option 2: Buffet Breakfast for Two at AED 59Option 3: Buffet Breakfast for Four at AED 118
- International Breakfast- Taste Restaurant at Raviz Center Point Hotel- Flavours by Palm Court at Versailles by Raviz Hotel- Served at 9 am to 10:30 am, daily - Friendly staff to accommodate your needs- Conveniently near the metro station
Value voucher worth AED 50 to spend at Sports Bar & Restaurants of Raviz Center Point Hotel & Versailles by Raviz Hotel, for AED 25.
Treat yourself with your family or friends for a splendid day at Raviz Hotels in Dubai!Wide ranges of Oriental and Eastern food on the menu to choose from; hops and house beverages to quench your thirst at multiple locations!
Spend AED 50 worth of value voucher on multiple Sports bar & Restaurant for AED 25Includes: food & drinks on the menu, hops and house beverages
Valid at Raviz Center Point Hotel:*Oriental Pan Asian Restaurant*Elevens Sports Bar (not valid on Thursday night)
Valid at Versailles by Raviz Hotel: *Flavours by Palm / Sports Bar *Oriental Pan Asian Restaurant
- Valid all days of the week - Friendly staff to accommodate your needs- Conveniently near the metro station
A delightful Lunch or Dinner buffet with mixed grill at Crystal Plaza Hotel Sharjah at AED 29.
Gather your family and friends for a delightful lunch or dinner buffet at Crystal Plaza Hotel, Sharjah. You can enjoy the hot mixed grill at dinner every 8 pm onwards.
- Lunch or Dinner Buffet for AED 29
Lunch buffet: - 3 Salads - 1 Soup - 6 Main courses - 2 Desserts - Unlimited tea, coffee, soft drinks and water
Dinner buffet with mixed grill: - 3 Salads - 1 Soup - 6 Main courses including mixed Barbeque - 2 Desserts - Unlimited tea, coffee, soft drinks and water
- Timings: Daily- Lunch: 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm- Dinner: 8:00 pm -10:30 pm
Spend your morning worry-free with Breakfast buffet and chill at Hilton Garden Inn pool with family and friends. Valid in two locations: AL Mina & Al Muraqqabat.
Option 1: Breakfast buffet with Pool access for one at AED 49Option 2: Breakfast buffet with Pool access for two at AED 95
- International Breakfast buffet- Omelet live cooking station- Free Wifi- Free Parking
Timings: - Buffet timing: 6:30 AM till 10:30 AM- Pool Timing: 7:00 AM till 6:00 PM
- Garden Grille Restaurant, valid at two locations: - Hilton Garden Inn Al Mina- Hilton Garden Inn Al Muraqqabat
Choose any dessert and drink or order anything on the menu at Choco Monarch, starting at AED 40Have your daily chocolate dessert dose at The Choco Monarch with Great Deals voucher. Order anything on the menu with any Choco Monarch dish and drinks or opt for a value voucher to spend anything on the menu! Located at Al Ghurair Centre, Al Rigga, Dubai! Valid for Dine-in and Take-away.Option 1: AED 150 worth of voucher to spend for 2 desserts & 2 drinks on the menu for AED 75Option 2: 1 Dessert + 1 Drink for AED 40
✔ Timings: 10 am to 10 pm, Daily✔ Location: 2nd Flr. Al Ghurair Centre, Al Rigga, Dubai✽ Happy Hour: 10:00 to 3:00 pm - any chocolate dish or beverage of your choice for AED 12
Big or Large Pizza with House Beverages at Samarkhana, Hues Hotel, starting at AED 119.
Have a fun and enjoy the deal pizza with house beverages with your friends at Samarkhana with Live DJ and Entertainment.
Option 1: Four selected House Beverages + Big Pizza of choice for AED 119Option 2: 8 selected House Beverages + Two large Pizza of choice for AED 230
- Live Entertainment- Timings: 12 pm until 9 pm- Samarkhana, Hues Boutique Hotel, Al Khaleej Road, Al Baraha, Deira, Dubai- Wifi Access
*Prices are subject to 5% VAT, payable to the Merchant directly
Lunch or Dinner Set Menu for up to 4 people or with a glass of grape beverage at Metro, starting at AED 49.
Invite your friends and family for a set menu lunch or dinner at Metro Restaurant and enjoy their authentic cuisine.
Option 1: Set Menu Lunch or Dinner for One person for AED 49Option 2: Set Menu Lunch or Dinner with 1 glass or grape beverage for One person for AED 79Option 3: Set menu Lunch for Two people at AED 98Option 4: Set menu Lunch for Four people at AED 190
Set Menu is subject to availability:
Set 1: Salad: Garden Green Salad with Balsamic Onion, Tomato and French Dressing/ Tabouleh with Lebanese BreadSoup of the Day Main Course: Samar Harra with Vermicelli rice/ Chicken Cordon Bleau with Steamed Vegetables and French Fries/ Penne Arabiatta/ Grilled sliced multicereal bread sandwich with Sun Dried Tomatoes, Beef Mortadella and Emmenthal CheeseDessert of the Day/ Assorted Fresh cut Fruits
Set 2: Salad: Fresh Garden Mixed Greens with Cucumber, Olives and French Dressings/ Fatoush SaladsSoup of the DayMain Course: Grilled Cream Dory with Dill Butter Sauce and Sauteed Vegetables/ Grilled Chicken with Steamed Vegetables and Mushroom Sauce/ Spaghetti with Grilled Vegetable and Cheese Mornay/ Sesame Chicken Burger with Lettuce, Tomato and Cheddar CheeseDessert of the Day/ Assorted Fresh cut Fruits
Set 3: Salad: Fresh Garden Mixed Greens with Cucumber, Olives and French Dressings/ Ceasar Salad with ChickenSoup of the DayMain Course: Seafood Curry with Steamed Rice/ Grilled Chicken with Steamed Vegetables and Mushroom Sauce/ Spaghetti Bolognaise sauce/ Club Sandwich with French FriesDessert of the Day/ Assorted Fresh cut Fruits
Set 4: Salad: Hummus with Lebanese Bread/ Greek SaladSoup of the DayMain Course: Pan_Fried Cream Dory with Cous-Cous Salad and Olive Butter Sauce/ Asian Stir Fried Beef with Steamed Vegetables Raitha and Pappad/ Grilled Baguette Sandwich with Roasted Vegetables Roquette Leaves and Cheddar CheeseDessert of the Day/ Assorted Fresh cut Fruits
Set 5: Salad: Capresse Salad with Rocca Leaves & Balsamic Treacle/ Greek Feta and Olive SaladSoup of the DayMain Course: English Fish n Chips with Citrus Salad and Tartar Sauce/ Grilled Chicken with Roasted Vegetable and French Fries/ Farfalle with Grilled Chicken, Olives, and BAsil Pesto/ Toasted Ciabattta Sandwich with beef Mortadella, Lettuce, Tomato and Cheddar CheeseDessert of the Day/ Assorted Fresh cut Fruits
- Timings: 2 pm until 9 pm, Monday to Sunday - Aurora Restaurant, Hues Boutique Hotel, Deira- Wifi Access- Valet Parking
- Timings: 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm, Lunch & 6:30 pm – 10 pm, Dinner - Daily - Metro Restaurant, Hues Boutique Hotel, Deira- Wifi Access- Valet Parking
*Prices are subject to 5% VAT, payable to the Merchant directly
Lunch or Dinner Set Menu for up to 4 people at Aurora, Hues Boutique Hotel, starting at AED 59.
Dine in for a business lunch or a dinner with family and friends with a contemporary set up at Aurora. Experience an authentic European, Arabic and gourmet cuisine from their skilled chefs.
Option 1: Lunch or Dinner set menu for One person at AED 59Option 2: Lunch or Dinner set menu & a glass of grape beverage for One person at AED 69Option 3: Lunch or Dinner set menu for Two people at AED 99Option 4: Lunch or Dinner set menu & a bottle of grape beverage for Four people at AED 239
Cheese Platter & 4 glass or a bottle of House Beverage at Aurora, Hues Boutique Hotels, and starting at AED 129.
Unwind in a relaxing lounge and terrace set up at Aurora while enjoying your cheese platter and your house beverages with your peers.
Option 1: Cheese Platter & 4 glasses of grape beverage for Two Persons for AED 129Option 2: Cheese Platter OR Fresh Strawberry & a bottle of Red or White grape beverage for AED 199
- Timings: 2 pm until 9 pm, Monday to Sunday - Aurora Restaurant, Hues Boutique Hotel, Deira- Wifi Access- Valet Parking- Valid for 21 y/o above
International Seafood Buffet every Thursday for AED 89 per person.
Experience 365 All Day dining at Novotel Al Barsha. Great Deals would like you to try out their seafood theme dinner buffet every Thursday. Best enjoyed with friends and families with a contemporary all day Dining venue offering a live cooking concept, Pizza Oven, Rotisserie and serving freshly cooked food made with the highest quality ingredients. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. - Seafood Theme Buffet - Hot and cold Mezze, Main courses, live cooking stations, desserts and more - With Drinks- Valet parking available
- Timings: 7 pm to 11 pm, every Thursday- Location: 365 Restaurants, Mezzanine, Novotel Al Barsha
*VAT is inclusive of the price
Friday Brunch with International food with chilled juices & a pool access at 2 locations, City Premiere Marina Hotel Apartment and City Premiere Hotel Apartments, Business Bay - for AED 69
Enjoy a sunny plunge at City Premiere pool access with family and friends. Be delighted with its wide variety brunch cuisines.
Option 1: Friday Brunch + Pool access for one adult at AED 69
Option 2: Friday Brunch + Pool acces for two adults at AED 129
Option 3: Friday Brunch + Pool access for one child (6-12 years old) at AED 39
Inclusions: - Juices, Tea, and Coffee- Cereals, pastries, donuts, druits fruits and nuts- Salad Buffet- Mezzeh counter with varities of lettuce, condiments, dressings, - Hot Appetizer- Hungarian Goulash soup- Main Courses such as: Chicken Tangine, Irish Beef Stew, Seafood Biryani, Pasta, etc- Rice and Breads- Breakfast counter such as sausages, pancakes, eggs, etc - Desserts: Chocolate fountain, Fruits, Hot Desserts, etc.
NOTE: Menu is subject to variations
- Access to Pool- Shower Facility- Wifi - Valet parking
- Timings: Every Friday 12:30 pm till 4:30 pm
Location: - City Premiere Marina Hotel Apartment Al Suwayeb Street, Dubai Marina- City Premiere Deluxe Hotel Apartment in Business Bay on main Sheikh Zayed Rd.
A festive Lunch or Dinner Buffet - Arabic, Chinese, Iranian, Indian, & Italian Cuisines
Gather your International friends as you celebrate for a festive Lunch or Dinner Buffet with drinks at Pearl Creek Hotel. A Collection of entree from Arabic, Chinese, Iranian, Indian, & Italian Cuisines. You’ll not find it hard again to choose the perfect location that suits all taste buds. Located at Baniyas Road, Mezzanine Floor, Brand New Pearl Creek Hotel. Open all days.
Option 1: Lunch Buffet with drinks for AED 39*Around 60 dishes will be served*Timings: 12:00 pm – 2:.30 pm, All Days
Option 2: Dinner Buffet with drinks for AED 59*Around 101 dishes will be prepared*Timings: 7:00 pm -10:00 pm, All Days
Option 3: Lunch Buffet with drinks for 50 people AED 1850 *Around 60 dishes will be served *Timings: 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm, All Days
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Auto-rigging using the Character Object in Cinema 4D R13. Published in Cinema 4D. Cinema 4D, SSS, Octane and GSG HDRI Studio.
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Apple on Tuesday announced the list of songs and albums of Apple Music highest-played of the year, along with corresponding playlists generated from Apple’s integrated services like Shazam.
Best Apple Music Song 2020
Posted in a series of “Top 100” charts added to the Apple Music navigation page, the 2020 title track trophy was Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” with over 455 million streams worldwide. Apple highlighted this achievement at its second annual Apple Music Awards in November.
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” and Tones And I’s “Dance Monkey” came in second and third, respectively. DaBaby’s “ROCKSTAR,” featuring Ricch, came in fourth and Future’s “Life is Good” rounded out the top five.
Ricch’s “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial” was the most played album of the year, followed by Lil Baby’s “My Turn,” Pop Smoke’s “Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon,” and “LUV vs. World 2 ″ by Lil Uzi Vert. . Summer Walker’s “Over It” came in fifth.
The song “Dance Monkey” topped a new chart for 2020 taking the “Most Shazamed song” recognition with 24.6 million Shazam’s worldwide.
Another new category was introduced, “most read letters”, describes the participation of the user activating the live letters function. Cardi B’s song “WAP” topped the chart this year with a slew of users spending around 372,000 hours reading the song’s lyrics.
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Hi pals and relatives. If you’re okay with learning a bit about the two of us, keep on. If not… You might want to close this tab. We’re not cool for talking about this over the dinner table, regardless.
I used to fear talking about sex – not because it was embarrassing to me but because I hadn’t had it and I thought that I wasn’t able to give my input into conversations surrounding it. I’ve learned this isn’t the case, having had sex or not doesn’t make your advice more superior or less valid.
I thought that not being in a relationship with someone but sleeping with them was a bad thing and I was adamant I wasn’t going to do it; until I did. There is nothing wrong with having sex, whether it being with someone you’re in a relationship with, or someone who you see in social settings that you seem to always fall into bed with.
Sex has never meant anything more to me than exactly what it is, just sex, and that isn’t a bad thing.
I have a confession to make. It’s not a big one – or rather, it shouldn’t be.
I haven’t had sex.
I’ve lied about having it to people who I’ve only just met and to some of my closest friends. It seemed easier to just say ‘yes’ when asked, and to be vague about detail. ‘It was a couple of years ago’ was the last lie I told.
I have experience in other forms of sex–based activities, but when it comes to a ‘home run’, that is uncharted waters for me. But this doesn’t mean my opinion is invalid. It doesn’t mean that because I’m twenty and haven’t had sex, I’m anything less or more than normal.
Sex is just sex until it isn't anymore. The physical act of sex is just that, physical. There is absolutely nothing wrong with people having sex without it meaning anything to either of them. Despite what everyone thinks or has been led to believe, boys and girls are both in the same boat in regards to how much each of them think about sex. Although if a girl is known to have more sex than what is seen as normal (but what constitutes normal), she is a slut. This word, although it isn't offensive to me, should not be the way we identify girls; they aren't doing anything differently to what boys are supposedly doing every weekend, yet it is seen as such a bad thing if girls do the same.
Boys are almost expected to be regularly sexually active, with question such as 'who did you go home with last weekend?' being thrown around more often than not on a night out. This shouldn't be the way we identify boys either, I know plenty of boys that haven't had sex recently and no matter how much or little you are having of it, it should not be a reflection of you as a person or how people are perceived in social settings.
There's a perception on girls that have been very sexually active or have slept with a number of people in the past, that they're easy, making it okay for boys to use them. They assume the girl won’t expect anything more from them or that she doesn't have a standard, with the mindset that 'if she's fucked ten boys then why wouldn't she fuck me?'. Having boys not wanting to take you seriously because you have slept with a number of people, and making you think that you're not worthy of anything else other than sex because that's all your 'good' for is a connotation that I find disgusting.
The amount of people someone has had sex with doesn't have any reflection on how good of a person they are or if they are worthy of you. God forbid you take a girl out on a date, and have a really good time with her, only to find out that she has slept with ten guys before you. You then decide that you won't see her again and you stop speaking to her all together. That has nothing to do with her and is a reflection on you and your own insecurities. This person could be the love of your life and by shutting it down with your surface knowledge of that person you're ruining your own chances at a good thing.
In March, Alannah and I were standing outside of a bar when we saw one of our friends. She talked about the weekend before and about a girl we all know. The girl was having regular sex, and our friend was calling her a ‘slut’.
We’ve all heard the comparison between guys and girls having sex. If guys have a lot of it, they’re a champ, if girls have a lot of it, they’re a slut. Most people can see that there’s no difference, yet the negative connotations and name-calling continues.
By being involved in consensual, safe sex, there is nothing wrong. Late night reruns of Sex & the City have become a favourite of mine in the past couple of years, and last week I started to think about Samantha a bit more. Not once in the years I’ve been watching the show did I think that Samantha, probably the most sexually active out of the four, was a ‘slut’, or easy. It’s safe. She’s having fun. There’s nothing wrong with it. So why is it different if it’s your friend?
I’ve heard anecdotes about awkward sex. Horror stories about a friend of a friend who should’ve put a tarp/sheet down, gag reflexes, bodily fluids, and laughable dirty talk. But it’s seemingly not a common topic to focus on those factors, or to even admit to the fact the sex isn’t all that flash.
Someone admitted to the two of us recently that the sex between them and their significant other has been ‘boring’. They had tried to talk about it to the other person and they had shut down. The conversation had ended before it started. Talking about the stuff that goes on in between the sheets may not always be comfortable, but it’s a natural, healthy part of life. You should be able to talk about it. If you’re not able to talk about one part of your relationship with the other person in that relationship, I feel like you’ve missed the point of it all. But sorry if my one relationship and not actually having had sex makes my opinion invalid. (I’m not sorry.)
Sex is between two people (usually), and it should be both good and pleasurable for both parties – whether the people involved are in a relationship, have met a few hours before, or something in between. It might not always be good, and no one can guarantee that.
I never really took into consideration the statement ‘you should wait to have sex with someone that it means something with’, until I had sex with someone that it didn't mean anything with. I wouldn't go as far as to say I regret anything I have done in my life, because that is pointless. There is no point dwelling on things that can't be changed, but they say hindsight is 20/20 and in regards to sex I wish I had waited.
This is not to say that when I do have sex with someone that it means something with, that it won't be any less special than it would have been if I had waited from the start.
Recently I slept with someone who a few years before I had almost dated. In a way it was something that needed to happen, maybe for us to validate that there were still underlying feelings. It was something that needed to be spoken about to understand where both of us were coming from and what our feelings going forward were. There is nothing worse than not knowing what to do with your feelings or not feeling comfortable enough talk to someone you have slept with about what has happened.
A person I know asked me last weekend if I’d had sex, and when I muttered something unintelligible he assumed I had, and exclaimed ‘It’s about time!’
About time? For what? And why?
When I was sixteen I was asked by a girl I barely knew how the sex was with my at-the-time boyfriend. I said we hadn’t, and she was shocked. Horrified. Confused.
I’ve never been ashamed that I haven’t had sex, but I have felt the need to lie. However, as I’ve mentioned, I still have experience and stories – funny, good and bad – to tell. I have advice and I have insight.
Losing your virginity before a certain time is a massive pressure point. For some people it’s different but for most people I know, it was around year 11 or 12 at high school. Before we go down this road, virginity is not something that can be taken from you, nor does it have the ability to change anything about you or your worth, whether that be your own, or your worth through someone else's eyes. The stigma attached to this word is far too intense and puts too much pressure on your first time.
Feeling pressure is something that most people have been through in regards to sexual activities and not just the act itself. Being pressured to do anything puts you in an awkward situation and ending up feeling as though you're in the wrong. A lot of friends I have spoken to feel this in regards to giving head (for want of a better word). A friend had told me the story of her being pressured; it had only happened once, once more that it should have. The a guy had tried to force her to give head by pushing her head down towards that region, at this point she had said no and sat back up. It's a gross expectation for someone to have, that they have the power over you to do exactly what they want to and get away with it.
In this sense boys seemingly have more power over girls in relation to sex. Girls will feel like they will be talked about by him to his friends as if she's not good enough for him, or he will find another girl who is willing to sleep with him, so they give into pressure hoping to keep him happy and around.
Fun fact: virginity doesn’t exist.
You’ve had sex, or you haven’t. That’s it. I don’t ‘lose’ anything, and you haven’t ‘taken’ anything from me. My body will not change, nor will I. I don’t lose any worth, no matter what any religious text begs to tell me.
Do you know any boys who haven’t had sex? I didn’t until recently. That’s because it’s just expected that all awkward sixteen-year-old boys magically find someone who is willing to have sex with them, and then they’re off, thinking solely with their penis for the next few years.
The day after I met a guy at a house party, Alannah told me hadn’t had sex. ‘But he was normal? And good looking?’ was my thought process. What the fuck was I thinking? Of course he was normal. So was I. So am I. But guys are looked at as ‘cute’ if they haven’t had sex. ‘Oh bless him, he’s just waiting for the right person’, will be said. If girls haven’t slept with someone, they’re seen as a ‘frigid’.
Going home/sharing a bed with someone has an expectation attached to it that you will have sex – it shouldn't, if you don't feel comfortable, don't do anything, it's as simple as that. To be cliché, if he can't accept it, then it's his loss and he isn't worth your time.
Being pressured doesn't have to be aggressive either, it can come in the form of ‘you're perfect, this will be perfect’, something that doesn’t seem like pressure until after. He used flattery to get what he wanted – and it had worked but it was still pressure and it is not okay.
My only proper boyfriend planned it out. We were going to have sex and he had jazz music playing and the lights were out and he was serious and I was cackling with laughter (internally) at how he thought a cliché first time experience would make it ‘perfect’. We were down to our undies and I was oddly calm about it. ‘I’m supposed to be nervous, why aren’t I? This is going to hurt. Everyone’s told me. Fuck.’ I had thought. He pulled his jocks down and I realised I hadn’t really thought about what this meant. I knew he wanted to, and I had been feeling pressure. I told him I wasn’t ready. I apologised.
‘I’m not angry, just disappointed’ he’d said. I apologised again. Profusely.
Did I really have to apologise? No.
A friend of mine. We pick up contact every now and then for a few suggestive texts, maybe catch up over a drink too many and then one of us starts seeing someone so we lose contact once again. It’s routine. He assumed I had slept with his friend. He said he wouldn’t have sex with me because of that. Once he found out that I hadn’t, he said he would be okay with having sex with me, as if it were a compliment, and that I should be flattered he would want to. #blessed.
The lad who hadn’t had sex. We were at a house party and had the opportunity to go into a different room. Alone. ‘I’ll go grab a condom’, he’d said. It wasn’t a question, just an assumption that once we kissed we’d sleep together.
I snorted and straight up said ‘No. We’re not having sex.’ I didn’t apologise this time.
Is this a good place to have another confession? In reality, this shouldn't be a confession either. I’ll say it anyway. I like everyone. I’ve liked boys. I’ve liked girls. Like-like. You know the type. Feelings.
Boys in school thinking they’re funny (and genuinely being oblivious/stupid) would ask each other ‘how do gay chicks even have sex?’ Amazing.
Last night I found this and I think it would be a good time and place to share it.
So why haven’t I had sex? There’s been opportunities. People I’ve had feelings for and who have been classified ‘special’. It’s not that I haven’t been comfortable, or that I’m waiting for a stereotypical soul mate, I just haven’t been ready. Maybe I’ll be ready next week, next month, or maybe I already am. But who really cares?

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Tokyo Trials war crimes convictions were victors' justice: PM Abe
The Tokyo war crimes trials following World War II were no more than exercises in victors' justice, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told legislators on March 12.
"The view of that great war was not formed by the Japanese themselves, but rather by the victorious Allies, and it is by their judgment only that (Japanese) have been condemned," Abe said during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session. During his first stint as prime minister in 2006-2007, Abe stated that the verdicts of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, known more commonly as the Tokyo Trials, "have been accepted by Japan, and so we are in no position to object now."
Abe's March 12 comments can be seen as consistent with his previous statements on the Tokyo Trials, but the prime minister has nevertheless risked harsh criticism from former colony South Korea as well as the Allied nations, including China and the United States.
Also according to Abe, a consultative body under the Allied General Headquarters (GHQ) "moved to shut down" the very short-lived post-war committee established by the Cabinet of former Prime Minister Kijuro Shidehara to investigate the reasons for Japan's defeat. "I think (GHQ) suppressed the committee over worries it would discuss views of the war that were inconvenient to the Allies," Abe said.
Abe also said, however, that "evaluations of history are best left to the experts. If the government began research into historical issues and presenting opinions, it could create diplomatic problems."
Before the December lower house election last year, Abe stated that he may review the so-called "Kono Statement" on Korean comfort women -- women forced into sexual slavery to the former Imperial Japanese Army. Since taking office, Abe has indicated he would not get involved in any review of the statement out of consideration for Japan's international relations, but his latest comments could cause concerns in the U.S.
During his first administration, Abe said that Class A war criminals "are not war criminals under the laws of Japan," and taken with his March 12 comments, his views could very well cast a shadow on Japan-U.S. relations.
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The Mason Lions Club met Tuesday, October 6th, for its monthly business meeting. There were 36 members and 3 visitors in attendance. Among the visitors were 2 Mason High School Seniors, Ellie Blair and Hillary Bibb.
"Boss Lion" Chris Dyer was responsible for the program. Sec./Tres. Gene Gammill read the minutes and gave the financial report. Lion Lee Graham gave a quick report on 5-K/10-K Walk-Run. He said more information to come later. Jeff Grote was inducted as a new member, his sponsor is Chuck Bearden. Jeff said the Mason Lions Club sent him to France the summer of 1971 on a foreign exchange student program. Jeff said he was very grateful for this experience. There being no other business the meeting adjourned!
The club's next meeting will be held Tuesday, October 13th, at noon at Zavala's. The program chairman will be Chris Dyer.
The Mason Lions Club has an ongoing program to recycle used eyeglasses to people who need them. Used eyeglasses may be given to any Lion or left in collection boxes at any of the local banks. Also, please contact any Mason Lion if you know of anyone in our community unable to afford appropriate eye care.


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I received this recipe from my mother-in-law and they quickly became a guilty weekend pleasure. The sauce listed with it is incredible and compliments the spring rolls wonderfully. If you do like less heat, cut down the chili paste to 1 tablespoon or less. It says to cook them in a deep-fryer but we have cooked them very successfully in a pan with about 1-1 1/2 inches of vegetable oil. I hope you enjoy these as much as we do! UPDATE: The pictures accompanying this recipe are when we baked them and didn't fry them. For this healthier option just bake them at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes, flipping once.
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Sarmat ICBM could be deployed with Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles
The ICBM system is the most powerful in the world and possesses the longest range.
The latest Russian-made Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile could be deployed with several Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles, as revealed by the Russian Strategic Missile Forces Commander Sergei Karakaev on Sunday.
On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that it successfully tested a Sarmat missile from a silo launcher. Design characteristics were confirmed at all stages of flight, according to the ministry.
"Concerning Sarmat, it is another missile system. It is based on a launcher, and it is much more powerful than Avangard's launcher. It has also been designed for Avangard, taking into account that the number [of Avangards] on this system [Sarmat] could be more," Karakaev told Russian broadcaster Rossiya 1.
The training warheads arrived at the Kura training ground on the Kamchatka Peninsula as the characteristics were taken note of.
The commander noted that the Avangards' development brings the age of hypersonic weapons and that there is no country, except for Russia, that possesses this sort of weapon.
The Sarmat ICBM will join the Russian armed forces after testing is finished. The missile, according to the ministry, is capable of hitting long-range targets using numerous flight trajectories; the Sarmat is guaranteed to overcome any existing or possible anti-missile defense systems, given its hypersonic nature.
On April 20, the Russian Armed Forces have successfully conducted the first launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Sarmat, within the framework of state trials, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.
"Today, at 15:12 Moscow time [12:12 GMT], at the Plesetsk State Test Cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk Region, a Sarmat fixed-based intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully launched from a silo launcher," the Ministry said.
According to Moscow, the launch tasks were completed in full, and design characteristics were confirmed at all stages of its flight. "The training warheads arrived in a planned area at the Kura training ground on the Kamchatka Peninsula," it added.
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This leftover turkey curry is the perfect way to keep warm during the winter months. Add Llaeth Y Llan yogurt for a delicious creamy flavour.
· sunflower oil · onion, finely chopped.
· 3 garlic cloves, crushed or finely grated.
· thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and finely grated.
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· 1 tsp cumin seeds
· 1 tsp ground coriander
· ½ tsp paprika
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Melatonin Before Sunset, Not Before Bed
Melatonin is sleep-cycle related hormone. Part of getting sleepy is a spike of it as it gets dark (DLMO - Dim Light Melatonin Onset).
I’ve experimented with small doses (1mg) from 10 minutes to 2 hours before bed. I didn’t notice much difference except that I seemed to wake with dawn more readily. I’ve heard it’s not useful as a regular sleep aid, and should be reserved primarily for trying to move the onset of sleep earlier (e.g. for jet lag) by maybe 30-60 min.
A new study of high schoolers taking 1mg melatonin late in the afternoon gave teens a 1hr earlier bedtime and 1hr more of sleep, which naturally led to decreased sleepiness during school.
Given that bright blue light from LCD screens, like daylight, can delay sleep, I’m impressed that this pre-sunset dosing made a difference (the kids probably didn’t avoid using bright screens). The authors explain why they dosed in late afternoon instead of at night:
If melatonin is taken some hours before dim light melatonin onset (DLMO), it will advance the sleep timing (Lewy et al.,1998).Both time and dose of melatonin administration determine its phase shifting effect. Given after DLMO, as is the case when it is used as a sleep aid, it has no or minimal such effect (Burgess et al., 2008)
I don’t recommend more than 1-2mg doses, and it’s easy to find 1mg melatonin pills. 1mg is already 3 times the amount you produce on your own, and large (10mg+) doses feel unpleasant.
Apparently some studies dose melatonin at 8pm, since the natural peak level occurs then. This study used 4:30-6pm.

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Really? Didn't like the LMS at all?
Agreed on the rest of the show though. Bunch of short ass matches and a Cesaro/Orton match that could've had potential.