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By Sumita Layek
Gold prices inched lower on Tuesday after hitting an eight-week high, as the U.S. dollar halted its slide ahead of Senate runoff elections in Georgia that will decide the future path of fiscal stimulus in the world's largest economy.
Spot gold was down 0.2% to $1,938.11 per ounce by 0235 GMT, after hitting its highest since Nov. 9 at $1,945.26 earlier in the session, while U.S. gold futures shed 0.3% to $1,941.40.
"The dollar has strengthened overnight from an over two-year low, that is weighing on prices," said DailyFX strategist Margaret Yang.
"Monday's rally largely priced in a Democratic win in the Senate election, so we're seeing some profit-taking as well."
Bullion jumped as much as 2.5% on Monday after the dollar slipped to its lowest since April 2018, but since then the U.S. currency has bounced back.
The dual runoff elections in Georgia will decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. A win by Democrats would make it easier for President-elect Joe Biden to push policies such as boosting stimulus.
Meanwhile, England went into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases, while New York registered its first case of the more contagious, 'UK' strain of coronavirus.
Market participants now await the minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's last policy meeting due on Wednesday, with expectations policy will remain accommodative as the economy attempts a rebound.
"In view of still accelerating coronavirus crisis in the U.S., the Fed will ... perhaps hint at further monetary support and extension of the extra low interest rate environment beyond 2023," Yang said.
Gold is considered a hedge against inflation and currency debasement, likely to result from large stimulus measures and lower interest rates.
Among other precious metals, silver was little changed at $27.22 an ounce, platinum lost 0.6% to $1,063.12, and palladium shed 0.5% at $2,360.68.
(Reporting by Sumita Layek in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)


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Harvest time - Tobacco farmers start work
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Published in News on July 21, 2006 1:54 PM
Workers load tobacco at a local farm owned by Shawn Mitchell on Emmaus Church Road in the Arrington Community. Mitchell, who owns 70 acres of tobacco, said he is cropping his tobacco by hand as a way to cut some of his costs in light of the increasing gas prices. To stay cool, crews at his farm start work at 5:30 a.m. and stop around 10 a.m. to beat the heat.
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- Care in the sky: Members of the aeromedical evacuation crew fight to get injured troops back to their families

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Increasing human activities and CO2 release to the atmosphere cause global ocean warming and acidification, as well as local oxygen depletion and eutrophication. Laboratory experiments on single species and single stressors show variable responses within and between species and different combinations of stressors can have synergistic, additive or antagonistic effects. Thus, only large-scale multi-species and multi-stressor experiments can predict future community responses. For this purpose, a new benthic mesocosm facility was build at the AWI Wadden Sea Station - Sylt. Each of 12 1,800 l benthocosms serves as independent experimental unit with current and tide simulations as well as multi-parameter control systems to simulate multi-factorial future climate change scenarios such as warming, ocean acidification, eutrophication and extreme weather events. Temperature, pH, oxygen, and salinity are monitored continuously and logged separately for each benthocosm. Additional variables such as total alkalinity, light availability, Chl a, nutrients, DOC or POC are monitored manually.
We are investigating the responses of North Sea F. vesiculosus, and its associated community to warming and ocean acidification as well as to the combination of these stressors. Fucus communities were to date incubated in two experimental approaches for 2-3 months under the interactive effects of warming and elevated pCO2 in autumn 2013 and spring 2014. Warming reduced the overall biomass of F. vesiculosus in the system but favoured the reproduction and survival of herbivores (mainly Gammarus sp.). In contrast, elevated pCO2 increased Fucus growth, while the interactive effects of warming and acidification had antagonistic effects leading to no difference compared to the ambient treatment. We furthermore examine physiological responses of F. vesiculosus and its epibionts as well as its consumers. Compared to North Sea ecosystem responses, experiments conducted within the benthocosms facilities at the GEOMAR - Kiel with Baltic Sea communities, show a controversial outcome, where CO2 related impacts on the macrophyte community were much weaker, as were the interactive impacts of warming and elevated pCO2.
This leads to the assumption that ocean acidification seems to have a higher impact on the Wadden Sea ecosystem as can be predicted for Western Baltic Sea communities, which already today experience natural high fluctuating pCO2.
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Whether you are a couple, family, friends or even a seminar in the Luberon, discover all our activities to do on site!
Do you love having your bike with on vacation or travelling cycling? This is good, the Sevan Parc Hotel in Pertuis in the Vaucluse has a secure bike storage room, indoor and lockable. So do not worry, your bikes will be safe.
From the Sevan Parc Hotel you can discover the countryside of southern Luberon. We can provide routes so that you can organize your days and bike rides.
Two tennis courts are available to our guests with no extra fee. Our outdoor tennis are open from sunrise to sunset, all year long. We can, on request, provide rackets and balls.
Enjoy our beautiful days characteristic of our dear Provence to play tennis. You can also organize tournaments for your company.
Tennis are available for external people with supplement.
At all time, our gym is available for our corstumes at the ground floor of the hotel. To go in your daily sport, you will enjoy our two treadmills, our exercise bike and our rowing machine. We can, upon request, make towels available.
Your can program our treadmills to follow your personalized training program.
In the heart of our garden, in the shade of the pines, you will enjoy a play of petanque. We make all the necessary equipment available for this typical Provençal game.
You will enjoy a drink, well installed in our outdoor lounge, around the petanque field until your companions "Tire" or "pointe"!
Children love it ! We suggest our 8 holes mini-golf, in the heart of the garden in the shade of the pines, just next to the petanque field. There again we make all the necessary equipment available : clubs and balls.
Elders and youngs will all enjoy together !

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G7 allies warned Iran that they would impose sanctions, including a ban on Iran Air flights to Europe, if Tehran proceeds to send ballistic missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine.
“Were Iran to proceed with providing ballistic missiles or related technology to Russia, we are prepared to respond swiftly and in a coordinated manner, including with new and significant measures against Iran,” the countries said in a joint statement.
Last month, Reuters reported that Iran has already sent 400 surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, including Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar missiles, with strike ranges of 300 km and 700 km, respectively, citing sources from Iran.
However, Washington said that they are not able to confirm Russia receiving these missiles, but Iran is preparing to transfer them.
The United States said that Iran has already sent a significant number of drones, guided aerial bombs, and artillery ammunition to Russia.
Moreover, Russia is also mass-producing Iranian Shahed 136 drones locally, mostly using domestically made components, and has also made some improvements, such as using black-coloured radar-absorbing coatings to avoid detection by radars.
The first pictures of Russian-made drones from factories have emerged on social media recently.
The United States has been accusing Iran of planning to send ballistic missiles to Russia for more than a year.
Now, amid reports about Russia receiving missiles from Iran, the country, along with G7 allies, is preparing to impose fresh sanctions if it receives confirmation about the transfer.
While the White House said it didn’t have confirmation about the delivery of Iranian missiles, it accused Russia of using North Korean-supplied short-range ballistic missiles in Ukraine in early January.
Last month, Ukrainian media claimed that Russia used at least 24 North Korean missiles, possibly KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles, to attack civilians in Ukraine.
Notably, Ukraine has been using US-supplied ATACMS ballistic missiles since October 2023, and many experts previously warned the US that sending ballistic missiles to Ukraine would lead Russia to acquire similar missiles from its allies like Iran and China.
Given that Ukraine began using US-made ballistic missiles, there is a strong possibility that Russia has already acquired or is in the process of acquiring missiles from Iran and North Korea.


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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's BASF BASFn.DE slashed its forecast for 2018 profits on Friday, saying the decline was mainly due to its chemicals segment while low water levels on the Rhine and weak automotive demand especially in China were also to blame.
BASF said in a statement that it now expected earnings before interest and tax before special items (EBIT) to decline by 15-20 percent from last year’s 7.6 billion euros (6.84 billion pounds), compared to an earlier forecast of a 10 percent fall.
The chemicals giant became the latest company to admit to the pain being inflicted on Europe’s largest economy and leading export nation by mounting trade frictions between the United States and China.
Healthcare company Fresenius FREG.DE has just cut its outlook, sending its shares to their largest one-day fall. Germany's industry-heavy DAX index .GDAXI has underperformed its peers and slid into bear-market territory, reflecting its relatively high global exposure.
BASF, based at Ludwigshafen on the Rhine, said in a statement that the profits decline “is mainly attributable to the chemicals segment”, where prices for isocyanate - used in making polyurethane polymers and foams - and steam cracker margins were lower than expected.
Low water levels on the Rhine following a summer drought have disrupted river traffic, and were expected to lead to an earnings hit of 200 million euros in the fourth quarter, higher than originally forecast. The negative impact was 50 million in the third quarter.
BASF’s business with the automotive industry has continued to decline since the third quarter, in particular with Chinese demand slowing significantly, the company said: “The trade conflict between the United States and China contributed to this slowdown.”
The profit warning comes just two weeks after CEO Martin Brudermuller, who took the helm in May, announced a cost-cutting drive to boost annual earnings by 2 billion euros by 2021 to counter slower profit growth.
Under the programme, BASF said it would aim for 3 to 5 percent annual growth in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) after averaging 8 percent a year since 2012. Analysts called the target disappointing.
BASF shares have declined by 34 percent in the year to date, reducing the company’s market value to 56 billion euros ($64 billion).
Reporting by Douglas Busvine; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Alison Williams/Adrian Croft
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It’s impossible to listen to Toby Keith‘s “How Do You Like Me Now?!” without cranking it up and singing it at the top of your lungs. There’s no denying how catchy it is, and after it was released in 1999 it caught on like wildfire. Not only was it a number one country hit, but a major pop hit as well.
One little boy named Alex wasn’t even born when Toby released “How Do You Like Me Now?!” but he’s grown up to love the song. When he was only five years old, Alex grabbed his cowboy hat and guitar and ended up singing the cutest cover of the tune we’ve ever heard.
Standing out next to the pool, Alex started off by humming the instrumental introduction to the song. Then he started singing, and although he sometimes got tripped up on the words to the first verse, he clearly knew the chorus, and sang it loud and proud so that everyone knew so.
Alex gave his performance the perfect amount of attitude, which is essential for a song like “How Do You Like Me Now?!” He also made sure to keep the entertainment value high, as he strummed along on his guitar and even threw in a few dance moves while he sang.
We can tell that Alex was having a ton of fun singing “How Do You Like Me Now?!” and we had a blast watching him! It’s so cute to see a young country fan like him with a love for some of the genre’s greatest tunes.
Check out Alex’s adorable performance in the clip below. Watching him sing is sure to put a big smile on your face.
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Joanna was born in 1960 and grew up in Hayes, Middlesex, a painfully shy child with appalling eyesight. She wore the thickest, heaviest National Health glasses imaginable. Her father spent every weekend soldering the over-burdened wire arms back together.
At the age of three, she taught herself to read when an insightful teacher left her alone in the classroom with a stack of books, having realised that nature had ill-equipped Joanna for running about outside at playtime. Attempts to navigate the climbing frame always ended in the sick-room. Joanna saw more of the iodine bottle than her classmates.
She has always loved to watch people and make up stories about them. She spends her life apologising for not waving back to friends who spot her in the street. It is partly because she is busy writing in her head, partly because she cannot see properly and partly because her mother taught her to always watch the ground for dogs' mess.
She has a degree in German from Exeter University and has taught both English in Germany and German in England. She is a qualified proofreader and has also worked as a secretary, retail manager and financial adviser during the eighties, mainly because she liked having big hair and shoulder-pads. She was dreadful at all of these jobs and far better suited to the fictional worlds she has always created and occupied.
While pretending to be her husband's secretary, she became a writer. Her prizewinning stories have been published in Writers' Forum, Mslexia, The Lampeter Review and The New Writer magazines. She has also written for women's magazines, including Woman's Weekly and The People's Friend.
Among other competition success, she won the first prize with Exeter Writers in 2011 and came second with the Scottish Association Of Writers in 2012.
She has been shortlisted six times for the Bridport Prize and three times for the Fish Prize. A collection of her short stories reached the shortlist of the 2012 Flannery O'Connor Award. In 2013 she came second in the William Trevor/Elizabeth Bowen International Short Story Competition and won the local prize in the Bath Short Story Award.
Also in 2013, Joanna had stories published in both the Salt Book Of New Writing and the Bristol Short Story Award Volume Six, having launched her short-story writing career in their 2010 anthology.
She was the winner of the 2015 London Short Story Prize with 'Upshots'.
Joanna's novel, 'Tying Down The Lion', published by Brick Lane, is available in paperback and as an e-book. Ink Tears Press published her short story collection, 'When Planets Slip Their Tracks', in 2016 and it has subsequently been short-listed for The Rubery International Book Award and long-listed for The Edge Hill Short Story Prize.

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More Children Hospitalized For COVID At University Of Kentucky Hospitals
University of Kentucky Hospitals continue admitting more COVID-19 patients, both adults and children, and warn that all health care systems are strained.
UK hospitals have seen more hospitalizations during this surge of new COVID-19 cases than before. Ashley Motgomery Yates is the UK HealthCare Chief Medical Officer for inpatient and emergency services.
She said it's hurting all health care systems.
“There's all the other people in Kentucky who also need us, right? If you have a car wreck, you want to come here to the level one trauma center and be cared for if you have a stroke, if you have cancer, and you need surgery if you have a heart attack, and you need to be seen,” Montgomery Yates said. “Those are parts of the situation that I think sometimes the general public doesn't understand.”
She said that medical staff has become more flexible as hospitalizations of sicker patients increase.
The people who are requiring extensive ventilator management, the people who are requiring support for other organ systems that are failing, and those people are very numerous,” Montgomery Yates said. “We're bringing them from outside hospitals every day.”
Interim Chief Medical Officer for the Kentucky Children's Hospital Lindsay Ragsdale said more children with COVID have also been hospitalized.
“Kentucky Children's Hospital really wants to be able to manage the capacity for all kids that need us; the resources for children in our state are scarce,” said Ragsdale.
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The Australian state of Victoria, the epicentre of COVID-19 infections, said on Tuesday it had gone 48 hours without detecting any new cases for the first time in more than seven months.
Victoria, the second most populous state, will allow restaurants and cafes in Melbourne to reopen from Wednesday after more than three months under a stringent lockdown.
Despite case numbers dwindling and businesses poised to reopen, Victoria will only ease limits on social gatherings in the home, allowing two adults and dependents from one house to make one daily visit to one other household.
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said the highest risk of spreading the virus remained in the family home where social distancing protocols were often not applied.
“This is just about making sure that people can connect, but we can’t have a situation where people are having visitors in the morning, visitors at lunchtime, visitors in the evening,” Andrews told reporters in Melbourne.
“What we, all of us as Victorians, have built is a precious thing, but it is fragile.”
The pace that Victoria has reopened has frustrated many, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison who has argued Australia’s most populous state has eased restrictions despite small, single figure outbreaks, often bigger than in Victoria.
New South Wales state on Tuesday recorded two new locally acquired COVID-19 infections.
Australia’s COVID-19 restrictions have pushed its economy into its first recession in three decades, triggered after large swathes of the economy were shut to slow the spread of the virus.
The economy shrank 7% in the three months to the end of June, the biggest quarterly contraction since records began in 1959. Unemployment hit a 22-year high of 7.5% in July as businesses and borders closed.
Australia has recorded just over 27,500 novel coronavirus infections, far fewer than many other developed countries.
Victoria, which accounts for more than 90% of the 905 deaths nationally, did not record any new deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours.


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To make the process of planning as easy as possible, starting early is key. It gives us decades for our plan to bear fruits. It all starts with how we live today.
Understanding your cost of living
Most of us already know that Singapore is an expensive place to live in. According to the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), Singapore consistently ranks among the most expensive cities in the world in its annual Worldwide Cost of Living reports – and 2020 was no different with Singapore ranked the 4th most expensive city in the world.
This just underscores how important it is to have financial clarity so that you know how much you can set aside for your daily needs, occasional indulgences, emergencies and how much to set aside to invest.
The easiest way to stay on top of your finances is to understand where your money is going to each month. As simple as this may sound, the answer could surprise many – as discretionary spending can quickly stack up if we don’t pay close attention to it.
For example, if you spend $6 a day on coffee, this adds up to about $180 a month, and over $2,000 a year. This doesn’t just apply to coffee but any other daily treats that we give ourselves, be it bubble tea, avocado toast or choosing to lunch at a café instead of the coffee shop.
Once you know where you’re spending your money on, it’s easier to figure out which are the monthly expenses that don’t really give you any satisfaction and to cut out these spending.
At the same time, you’ll also understand the discretionary expenses you are incurring that brings greater happiness to your life. And, you’ll know what your “non-negotiable” minimum expenses are for each month.
This sets you up nicely to be in greater control of your finances. Sounds good, but it also sounds like a lot of work. The solution can be a simple app on your phone, with Autumn – giving you a one-stop solution for future planning.
Piecing together financial information from all parts of your life
To understand whether you have too much or too little emergency funds, you also have to piece together your finances, which will typically be scattered across various banks, the CPF accounts and investment portfolio on different trading platforms.
Autumn leverages on Salt Edge, an advanced fintech solution that helps connect your bank accounts in Singapore and globally, in over 5,200 banks in more than 50 countries. This gives you a bird’s eye view of your assets.
Once all your accounts are linked, you get financial clarity on your total networth and you can start planning how to make your money work harder for you.
One simple way is knowing whether you are keeping too much or too little in emergency savings. Ideally, you want to have at least 6 to 12 months of your average monthly expenses in liquid savings for this.
Get a better home loan
In Singapore, 90% of residents own their own homes and home loan repayments tend to be a major recurring expense.
Autumn doesn’t only serve to empower you with information, it also strives to get you to improve your financial situation. In this regard, we work with Redbricks to provide you with the best home loan rates in the market and let you know whether you could be refinancing or repricing your home loan to free up cash.
With a home easily costing a few hundred thousand dollars and home loans spanning two to three decades, getting a better rate can lead to substantial savings over time.
Unlock your future with unbiased investment advice
You can also keep track of your investment portfolio on your Autumn app by tracking your investments and foreign currency holdings across different accounts and trading platforms. Autumn integrates with Bloomberg to allow you to track your portfolio movement on a daily basis.
This information set also enables Autumn to highlight concentration risks in your investment portfolio, and use data-driven recommendations for your portfolio allocation. This equips you with information and strategy to make better investment decisions.
Now, you’re ready to set financial goals, such as saving up for a holiday (once travel reopens) or investing for your children’s education 1 to 2 decades down the road.
Closing your insurance coverage gaps
Insurance is another key area of your personal finance you simply cannot afford to neglect. However, according to the Life Insurance Association of Singapore (LIA), working adults in Singapore are doing just that.
Currently, economically active working adults here tend to have a life insurance gap of 2.1x their annual income and a critical illness gap of 3.1x their annual income.
While many people have insurance gaps, how large your insurance gap is can be a personal matter. By understanding your financial situation, you can determine if you have adequate life insurance to cover your loans and provide your dependents with a similar standard of living in your absence or sickness.
Your retirement – Crunching your net worth
Keeping a close tab on your finances isn’t always fun. For some people, this may even be something you dread. The good news is that after getting an understanding of your current financial well-being and making adjustments to your lifestyle, you can take your foot off the gas in the interim.
With Autumn’s retirement calculator in your hands, you always have this number a few clicks away.
Making financial decisions with confidence and certainty
In Singapore, between working some of the longest hours in the world, spending quality time with your family, participating in some leisure activities and, of course, sleep, there can be precious little time afforded to always stay on top of your finances.
This is the problem Autumn is working to solve – being a one-stop solution to keep track of your monthly savings and expenses, longer-term retirement savings, insurance gaps and optimising key areas of cash outflow such as your home loan.
Autumn liberates you from the traditional conventions of financial planning. With, personalised tools, easy-to-understand content, and independent and unbiased support never tied down to one bank, you can start planning now and live for today.
With Autumn, you can live in the moment everyday because you’ve prepared for tomorrow. Autumn is now available at Google Play Store or App Store. Download the app now and we’ll help you simplify future planning into small steps.
*The information in this article is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice or recommendation of any sort offered or endorsed by Autumn.

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After years and years and years of wanting to dive into Fables I’ve now devoured the first volume and wish that I had grabbed volume two while I was at the shop. This book lives up to the hype.
Welcome to Fabletown, an underground society that exists in and around the city of New York (where else?). Fabletown is comprised of the surviving populace of the fairy tales of old (you name it, they got it, there’s even a Narnia reference at one point), driven from their mythic lands by a being known as the Adversary. The people of Fabletown now live under the rules of us normal folk, dreaming of one day reclaiming their homeland.
Now, I didn’t really watch Once Upon A Time, but this sounds oddly similar to it. I’m not accusing anybody of riffs by any means, but for those who, like me, haven’t read this yet and may have enjoyed OUAT, then you might find some entertainment here, too.
It’s so cool. The Big Bad Wolf of three little pigs fame is a human (though he does have a wolf-out ability) and a detective, our main protagonist. Snow White is a cold businesswoman and Jack (the giant-killer) is a washed-up schmuck. It’s that grimy, real-world reflection of our childhood fantasies you come to expect from stories like these, but it’s done oh so well.
This particular volume surrounds the murder of Jack’s girlfriend, Rose Red. It would do no good to spill the beans, because this book plays out a genuine mystery. It delivers the same fantastic thrill of a classic Holmes short, but with a modern touch. It’s not a very long read, but you get your money’s worth, as well as an additional short story at the end.
On that note, Bill Willingham can write. Not only write, but know how to have fun doing it. I don’t know anything else he’s written, but he’s already left an impression. Fantastic job, Bill, you have me begging for more.
Suffice it to say, it’s getting to that time of year that’s filled with tradition and memory. If you’re looking for a break from the superhero genre and something new (with a sprinkle of nostalgia in there), look no further. I know I’ve barely scratched the surface of this series, but it’s already taken up a plot of land in my read pile for sure.
TL;DR Score: The cranky, eternally youthful Pinnochio was probably my favorite bit.


With the recent fluctuations in temperature, trails are icy in parks and across the city. In many cases, the packed snow on the trails has melted and refrozen, creating very icy conditions.
The City clears snow and manages ice along 23 km of the 120 km of trail within its park system. The remaining 98 kilometers of trails within the park system are not cleared of snow or ice in the winter. Although these sections of trails are not maintained, they offer opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or fat biking in the winter.
A map of the winter maintained trails is available here.
Residents are reminded to exercise caution and prepare for slippery conditions when using the trails in the winter.
Red Deerians are encouraged to use the maintained trails and avoid park staircases, boardwalks, and trails with packed snow and ice. Ensuring that you have appropriate footwear that includes ice traction devises is also strongly recommended.
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One of the reigning queens of Bollywood, Kareena Kapoor Khan, who celebrates her 38th birthday today, says that she would love to do a movie with superstar cousin, Ranbir Kapoor. The actress adds that if they two come together on celluloid, the chemistry will be unbelievable.
“I would love to do a film with Ranbir, it will be wonderful. The chemistry will be unbelievable. I am deeply fond of him. So, never say never, and hopefully, someone will write a script,” says Kareena while talking to an Indian daily.
Praising Ranbir’s acting chops, Kareena says that he is one of the greatest actors in India. “I feel Ranbir is one of India’s greatest actors. For me, he is always above the film. I truly believe he is the best. I think both Ranbir and Ranveer (Singh) will take (Hindi) cinema to another level.”
Meanwhile, Kareena Kapoor Khan, who was last seen in Veere Di Wedding (2018), is gearing up to start shooting for her upcoming film, Good News, co-starring Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani and Diljit Dosanjh.
After Good News, she is reteaming with Karan Johar for his next directorial venture, Takht, which is a period drama, also featuring Anil Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Janhvi Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal.


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The December weather is actually warm enough to sit on the beach, but most people who come to Dubai tend to just relax and do a lot of shopping at one of the enormous and modern malls here. The restaurant scene is very interesting as well, and you can eat cheaply if you follow the local workers, or go to one of the hotel restaurants and get world-class cuisine.
I’m looking for some ideas for driving holidays and have a month off over December and January. I’m not into trekking and looking for good warm/hot places to visit for the less mobile. Went to South Africa last year which was amazing. I like diversity, definitely not into trekking or just laying on a beach. Ideas that are floating around in my head are Bolivia, Chile and Argentina (worried about accessibility and state of roads) but loved Buenos Aires when I went there. Was also considering NZ with a fun stop on the way. I’ll be flying from the UK and will be solo.
I a from India, Me and and wife plan to go for a quick 4-5 days holiday with an infant who is just 6 mpnths old. so we cannot take long flights, we cannot go to places which are very crowded and hustling and bustling. We want a relaxed holiday where we can take time out and enjoy in true sense. Cannot go to a very cold plave aginst with an infant wont be right. We have been to Thailand( phi phi and kho samui) dubai, bali, singapore, sri lanka already.
If you’re pretty simplistic when it comes to food, you can always bring nuts with you. They last long, they taste great, and they’re packed full of fats (if you choose correctly). Macadamia nuts and Brazil nuts are among the top high-fat nuts out there, and they’re well worth the extra cost if they save you from an accidental cheat right at the end of a great vacation.
Say Hydrated – This is a no-brainer and one of the most significant challenges for me. I never drink enough water, but it was hot this week in Florida when we were at Disney, and I could tell such a difference in how I felt when I was hydrated. I felt like it made it easier to stay strong and stick to eating low carb/keto as it helps to quench false hunger.
My boyfriend and I are trying to plan a somewhat last minute trip for the second two weeks in December. We would love somewhere that is a little more laid back, but interesting enough that we wouldn’t get bored. We also would prefer a one-stop destination that doesn’t require a lot of additional travel outside the initial flight. If it was a beach that was good for surfing that would be a huge bonus, but we also like snorkeling or hiking. We aren’t really fans of all-inclusives, mostly just because we’re not heavy drinkers and don’t like buffets so it seems like a bad fit. Any ideas off the top of your head for a budget friendly place that would fit all that? I greatly appreciate your time and think it’s really awesome you’ve been replying to all the comments!
Really my first bit of advice is that the best place to get a really nice hotel that is on a beach or a hill and has the other nearby and also has great weather in December is Phuket, Thailand. You could go almost anywhere in southeast Asia in December and get good weather and low prices. But Phuket has over 1,000 hotels and hundreds of those are wonderful fairly luxurious hotels or villa complexes that could be perfect for a romantic honeymoon stay.
More good news comes with the fact that there are two other great resort areas that are each about 90 minutes by shuttle from Montego Bay Airport, so you can almost as easily reach Ocho Rios or Negril, both of which have a different vibe that you might prefer. Bargain hunters will also find pretty amazing prices at the all-inclusive resorts, particularly those in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios. If you prefer a quiet beach area lined with smaller hotels, restaurants, and bars, then head to Negril.
But again, Vietnam can be a bit complicated for first-timers. Specifically, you need to book trains and tours through travel agencies, and Vietnam’s many travel agencies have a worldwide reputation for being hard to trust. They are all great salespeople but the product they deliver isn’t always what you expected. I spent 4 months in Vietnam and loved most of it, though I think it was much easier as a solo traveler who didn’t have a set schedule.
As for my own Top 10 destinations in general, that’s a tough one for someone like me because I can’t help but factor costs into the equation. For example, I really love Amsterdam and I even lived there for awhile, but it’s also very expensive and maybe not a great choice for everyone. And it’s also hard to avoid cliches for a list like this, because I honestly feel that most of the places on these sorts of lists are great.
Thank you. I think Kauai, Cancun, and Costa Rica could all be good choices for you. You’ll be looking at the last month (more or less) of the rainy season in each of them, but in the Tropics that usually means at most a few quick thunderstorms per week that typically last only 30 minutes or so. Kauai would be the most expensive of the three, although the most beautiful as well, and the easiest to visit since Spanish isn’t necessary at all.
November is a wonderful time to explore this diverse country without the crowds and heat of the summer months. The ancient city of Marrakesh presents an uncommon blend of ancient traditions and modern conveniences. Accommodations include traditional Moroccan houses, or riads, once the homes of upper class Moroccan families. Riads range from budget-friendly room rentals to luxurious palace-like dwellings. Shop the souks or markets of the old city for leather goods, textiles, pottery, spices, and much more. Be prepared to haggle with the vendors for the best prices.
There are a lot of possible places that might work for you, so it’s hard to narrow my suggestions down without knowing where you are starting from and how far you are willing to travel from there. But two things that come to mind are Bali, Indonesia, and the Cancun area of Mexico. If you are in the US or Canada then it will obviously be a long flight to Bali, but things are quite cheap once you get there so it’s really worthwhile. The island has beaches and water sports, but also really interesting culture, not to mention loads of shopping and beach resorts. Its main problem these days is vehicle traffic, so getting around the island is slower than it used to be.
The most important holiday in Japan is oshogatsu (New Year), and the month leading up to it is packed with fun festivals and markets. Standouts are Shimai Kobo (December 21) and Shimai Tenjin (December 25) both of which offer great ceramics and handicraft shopping, in addition to lots of good things to eat and drink. From December 8 through the 17th, thousands of lanterns will be placed around Arashiyama, including in the enchanting bamboo forest. If you’re there on New Year’s, you’ll catch the famous the bell-ringing ceremonies -- get up real early and see the monks at Kyoto’s largest temple, Chion-in, or drop by a small-scale local shrine instead.
Thank you very much Roger. I truly value your insight and am taking into consideration everything you’ve noted above. I’m going to check out the link you posted as well. That just reassured me that Bali would be great during that period. I’m thinking principally of staying in Ubud, Sanur or Seminyak for the type of trip I have in mind which is equal parts warm weather, walking/discovering, culture and some beach life. I’d love to visit Thailand but it’s just not the right time. At this point, I’m more intrigued by all of the many, still remote islands of Philippines than the chaotic lifestyle in Thailand. Perhaps, that’s just me still reeling from my trip to India a few months ago.
It would be hard to beat Chiang Mai for its combination of great November weather and low prices. Even though it's officially the start of the high season for hotels, the beginning of the month is usually very slow anyway, so bargains are common. Hotels in Chiang Mai are among the best bargains in the entire world, so even if you do have to pay full price for a room it'll be cheaper than a dorm bed in most European cities.
Plus, Colorado is home to the world-renowned Breckinridge, a historic town at the base of the Rocky Mountains’ Tenmile Range that’s well-known for its ski resort, year-round alpine activities, and Gold Rush history. You’ll also find tons of shops, galleries, and restaurants housed inside colorfully-painted Victorian buildings, along with four whole mountain peaks that provide 2,358 acres of enough variety to suit even the most seasoned of skiers, boarders, or even snow-shoers. It’s also important to mention that last season, the Summit County municipality saw 447 inches of snow. Lifts open up in November, so what are you waiting for?!
Unlike Bangkok, which has warm evenings and blazing hot days pretty much all year, Chiang Mai cools off nicely during December, at least in th evenings. This is an outdoor city with an emphasis on hiking and exploring temples so the cooler temperatures will be welcome for most people. It's still hot most days, and quite dry as well, so it balances nicely.
The rainy season in Belize doesn’t really end until early January, which is why it didn’t make the December list. Belize is definitely affordable enough to make this list and it appears for many of the following months. If you are thinking about going to Belize in December I think it’s a good choice. As you probably know, the Tropical rain patterns are such that the showers tend to come and go quickly, and they are often overnight. -Roger
Located off the coast of East Africa, the Seychelles—an archipelago consisting of 115 islands—is about as close to paradise as you can get. Crystal clear water, lush jungles, and powder-fine sand make it the ultimate early winter escape, particularly for romantic getaways. Book one of the 30 breathtaking pool villas at Six Senses Zil Pasyon, which is among the region's top luxury resorts. The hotel is situated on a private island that offers prime territory for snorkeling, sailing, kayaking, and hiking—plus, the spa has scenic pavilion-style treatment rooms that are worth the trip alone. Health conscious guests will be particularly impressed by the property's new "Eat with Six Senses" program, which is intended to make travelers leave vacation without the guilt that comes with overindulging. There are four tailor-made treatment plans that focus on sleep, detoxing, fitness, and more, depending on the issues you prefer to address.

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Ford said it will double production of the MKZ Hybrid sedan for the 2014 model year, with forty percent dedicated to building the hybrid variant, according to Raj Nair, Ford’s vice president of global product development. The current 2013 MKZ Hybrid accounted for 20 percent of total MKZ production.
Ford’s decision to double production is due to increased demand for hybrid vehicles. According to statistics from the Electric Drive Transportation Administration, automakers have sold 257,635 hybrids in the first six months of this year, up 18.3 percent compared to the same period in 2013.
Ford has profited the most from the sales increase, with the automaker’s share of the U.S. electrified vehicle market being nearly 16 percent, up 12 percent compared to last year. Ford currently sells three hybrids: the C-Max, Fusion and Lincoln MKZ.
Ford’s sales growth of electrified vehicles has supported the carmaker’s nearly 1 percent increase in overall U.S. market share, the company said in a statement.
The 2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid will go on sale later this year and is expected to retain the same price as the regular MKZ. The 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid has the same base price as the non-hybrid MKZ: $35,925 (€27,475). Ford has sold 3,090 MKZ Hybrids this year.
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I am not a big fan of calorie counting, but I am totally into healthy eating. My logic is that if it is healthy then the calories will take care of themselves and obsessing over them is unnecessary on my part.
Salads are easily associated with healthy eating because they have a large portion of fresh greens that are great for our bodies. This view is largely universal, but the fact is that salads can make or break your healthy eating plan if done wrong. A salad is only as good as its ingredients and there is no point in emphasizing healthy eating when your salad is full of foods that are bad for your body. Never rate your salad based on how great it looks but rather break down its components and decide if they are good.
If your goal is being healthy you need a big overhaul to transform your salads from mere representations of healthy eating to real sources of nutrition that boost your health. Look out for these 4 elements that may actually be doing more harm than good.
1. Vegetable nutrients density
Eating well means eating to get nutritional value. A big culprit that lacks nutritional value but features in lots of salads is Iceberg lettuce. Contrary to popular belief that Iceberg lettuce is a healthy vegetable that makes most salads the healthy treats that they are, it is mostly water and contains little fiber and vitamins. Try to limit the amount of Iceberg lettuce in any of your salads and mix it up with other lettuce types (e.g. Romaine and red leaf) and throw in dark leafy vegetables like spinach, arugula, and kale which have higher proportions of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals.
2. The wrong fat and high calories
What is a salad without some great topping and delicious additions? Most salads have some meat, cheese, nuts, and a lot of other healthy goodies thrown into the mix, but is everything as good as it seems?
Meat: If you love your body and you want to stay live in good health you should stay away from processed meat and go for the unrefined type. I am impartial about advocating for organic meat, but I know that every body deserves lean meat produced in safe conditions. Choosing good meat is important, but how you cook the meat is equally important. You may love the crunch of fried meat but the calories and amount of fat involved are just not worth it. Opt for grilling your meat and make sure your salad has a low meat proportion – healthy protein in moderation is key.
Croutons and fatty goodies: These bits of bread make for an excellent crunchy salad topping but they are an addition that does little for your health. A mere ½ cup of croutons contains a whopping 100 calories. Healthier alternatives to croutons include nuts and seeds but you should also be wary of overeating them. Nuts and seeds contain healthy fatty acids and fiber but overindulgence means that you are consuming excess fat which ultimately becomes unhealthy. Avocados are another salad favorite, but just like nuts, they are great when eaten in the right quantities that keep the fat consumption at a good level.
Cheese: Adding cheese to salads is common practice as it is an excellent source of protein and calcium. On the flip side, cheese, especially the processed type, contains large amounts of calories, sodium, preservatives, and saturated fat. Harder cheeses tend to have more fat and the low-fat variants are normally loaded with unhealthy preservatives and sodium. Go for whole milk cheese sourced from grass-fed cows, and if you can, make your own cheese. At the end of the day, a little goes a long way, and cheese should comprise a good small part of your salad.
3. Sugar and sodium! Oh boy…
The low-fat and fat-free trend came and it promised great things to the health lovers. Logically, lower fat should equate to healthy but the reality is that most low- or fat-free products contain exorbitant amounts of sodium, emulsifiers, sugar, and preservatives. You have to rethink those healthy low-fat salad dressings and vinaigrettes. Normal dressings have lots of saturated fat but their low-fat counterparts may just be as bad. Opt for homemade dressings and vinaigrettes, and you may even consider other healthy alternatives like yogurt, olive oil, and lemon juice.
Apart from the sodium, sugar is also no good if you are pro-health. Fruit may seem like a good idea whatever form it comes in, but you should stay away from dried fruit. The process that removed water from the fruit left so much sugar which is bad for anyone and will make candy look like a better alternative. Use dried fruit sparingly if you should have it at all or just go with fresh fruit instead.
4. Portion size matters
When you have carefully selected your salad ingredients and tossed all of them together, the last important bit is to make sure you are eating enough and no more. Too much roughage from large salad portions may stress your GI tract and you may end up sick or bloated. A cup to a cup and a half of salad a day should do the trick.
A great salad for the road
I am not a big fan of calorie counting, but I am totally into healthy eating. My logic is that if it is healthy then the calories will take care of themselves and obsessing over them is unnecessary on my part. This is why I got very excited when I stumbled on this great salad recipe on Karina’s Café Delites site. I have to say I fell in love with the salad, and it totally won me over when I figured out that it only comes with 417 calories. It’s a great treat if you are health conscious and you would like to stay healthy without sacrificing on great flavors and good, wholesome food. This recipe epitomizes a healthy salad, complete with the perfect combination and balance of ingredients.
I tweaked the recipe to cater for just 2 people and I skipped the flatbreads, but if you would like to check out the original recipe that serves 4, head over to https://cafedelites.com/chicken-shawarma-salad/
The salad is very fresh and oh so tasty with the amazing, and don’t forget healthy, yogurt dressing with small amounts of tahini. I am already a shawarma fan, and having it in a healthy salad form is a plus.

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This was followed by a contract to built a number of prototype and trials vehicles to develop the FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) in conjunction with the Royal Ordnance factories. GKN's Fighting Vehicle Development Division (FVDD) and the Royal Ordnance factories had completed this by 1961, and in 1962 the company was awarded the production contract with the first production vehicles of the FV432 APC being completed the following year. GKN also built the FV431 Light Tracked Load Carrier using the same basic chassis, and Vickers used many automotive components in the construction of the FV433 Abbot 105mm self-propelled gun (SPG). The FV432 fulfilled the same role as the FMC M113 did in the US Army and many specialised versions still exist in service today, their replacement being the multinational (UK-German-Dutch) Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (MRAV) programme. The initial proposals for a future APC requirement were floated in 1967 and from 1968 until 1971, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) conducted in-house feasibility studies.
The original vehicle was quite large, heavy (30 tons) and well-armoured to give a high degree of battlefield survivability, but was abandoned for cost reasons. In 1972, Project Definition 1 (PD1) studies started with many UK manufacturers being invited to offer themselves as prime contractor. As a result, Vickers and GKN were selected to undertake competitive studies and at the end of the tendering process in 1976, the MoD decided that full responsibility should be invested with a prime contractor and it was decided that out of GKN and Vickers, GKN should be appointed. Full project definition work was carried out between 1977 and 1979 and full development work started in 1979, although there were evaluation studies of the American XM2 (which became the M2 Bradley) still being undertaken. The MCV-80 (as it had become known) was selected to meet the General Staff Requirement 3533, which stated that the vehicle had to have: A capacity for 10 men including the driver and gunner and their supplies; be mobile enough to keep pace with the Challenger 1; have protection against indirect artillery shell bursts and small arms fire and firepower in the light anti-armour, general support and air defence roles.
As GKN was prime contractor, it had full responsibility for making sure the programme could be managed to meet the production, budgetary and performance targets, ensure that a high degree of reliability could be built in to the vehicle and integration of design, development and production meant GKN could take advantage of concurrent engineering. GKN could also select hardware that gave the best value for money and held competitive tenders between many of the sub-system component suppliers to achieve this. In 1984, the MoD announced that GKN would be awarded the initial contract to build the initial twelve production vehicles but after that, future orders would be open to competitive tendering between GKN and other manufacturers. Four of the initial warriors were used in Exercise Lionheart in Germany to test whether they could keep pace with the Challenger. In November 1984 the MCV-80 was accepted into service into the British Army and named Warrior soon after. As a result of the competitive tendering, GKN won the contract for the second and third production batches which amounted to 1,053 vehicles, some 602 with the Rarden 30mm cannon, the rest without. This had been reduced from 1,900 in the 1981 Defence Review and would be reduced again under 'Options for Change' in the early 1990s to 789 and final deliveries took place in early 1995. GKN built the complete hull with the Rarden turret being supplied by Vickers and the powerpack from Perkins Engines, both ready to install. The first two battalions so equipped with Warriors were the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards and 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment in 1988.
The Warrior was designed to replace the FV432 APC in the thirteen mechanised infantry battalions of the 1st, 3rd and 4th Armoured Divisions of BAOR in West Germany. The period of transition would last from 1988 until 1994. Battalions that had received the Warrior would be known as Armoured Infantry, those still equipped with the FV432 would be known as Mechanised Infantry (Tracked) and those in the UK that still had Saxon (4x4) wheeled APCs would be known as Mechanised Infantry (Wheeled). All variants of the Warrior served in Desert Storm and were fitted with passive appliqué armour that was fixed to a frame on the sides and has also been used in Bosnia and is now a standard feature in wartime / high threat scenarios. The infantry battalions that were sent out there were increased in establishment to 875 men and 69 Warriors. These were the 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots and 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
The Warriors achieved a 95 percent availability rate and while none fell victim to enemy action, three Warriors from the 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment were destroyed and nine soldiers killed when their vehicles were mistakenly attacked by American A-10 Thunderbolts firing Maverick missiles. The Warrior has also served with distinction in Bosnia-Herzcegovina and Kosovo. The hull of the Warrior is of all-welded aluminium construction with the driver on the front left who has a single piece hatch and a single wide-angle day periscope that can be replaced by an image intensification periscope at night. Warriors are now being retrofitted with the same hatch as supplied on the vehicles supplied to Kuwait, which has three day periscopes. The powerpack is to the right of the driver and consists of a Perkins Engines Company Condor CV-8 TCA diesel engine (550hp) and an automatic transmission with four forward and two reverse gears. The turret is a two-man design, all-steel construction, and seats the commander on the right and driver on the left. Both have the Pilkington Optronics Raven day/night sight with the day mode having a magnification of x 1 and x 8, whereas the night mode has x 2 and x 6. The turret mounts the 30mm L21A1 Rarden cannon, manufactured initially by British Manufacture and Research Company (BMARC) from 1985, but production is now in the hands of the BAE Systems RO Defence Facility, Nottingham with BMARC having been taken over by Royal Ordnance (now RO Defence), which then become part of British Aerospace (now BAE Systems). A 7.62mm L94A1 chain gun is mounted co-axially with the 30mm Rarden cannon. The troop compartment is to the rear of the hull and the infantry leaves via a single powered rear door (a change from the prototypes that featured two smaller rear doors) and have two periscopes in the hull roof. An NBC system comes as standard and is of an overpressure type.
The Warrior has six rubber coated road wheels and the suspension if of the torsion bar type. Dampers are fitted on the first, second and sixth road wheels. A new single pin track design has been developed for the Warrior by William Cook Defence designated TR30. Chubb Fire Security won the contract in 1986 to supply a Halon fire protection system. The MoD is considering whether to upgrade the Warrior (and Scimitars) with a new target acquisition sight and fire control system as part of the Battle Group Thermal Imaging (BGTI) programme. The British Army are also considering an upgrade programme to include the powerpack, turret and conversion of some Warriors to the cover part of the Armoured Battlefield Support Vehicle (ABSV) role. The British Army has a number of Warrior variants in service. These include the section vehicle (basic Warrior IFV), command vehicles (basic Warrior IFV with additional communications equipment), recovery vehicle (FV513 - crew of five, fitted with a crane that can lift a complete Challenger powerpack and armed with a turret mounted 7.62mm L94A1 chain gun). Also, there is a repair vehicle (FV512) and artillery observation vehicle (FV5114 - has a turret mounted dummy 30mm Rarden cannon and Pilkington Optronics Osprey combined day/thermal/laser system and the standard Raven day/night sight, Battlefield Artillery Target Engagement System (BATES) and Racal Manportable Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar (MSTAR)). The other main variants are Desert Warrior and Arctic Warrior that have the Delco Defence Systems Operations two-man 25mm M242 cannon, 7.62mm chain gun and TOW anti-tank missile launchers either side of the turret, as well as modified engine and air conditioning systems. The single export customer so far has been the Kuwait Army, which ordered a slightly modified version of the Desert Warrior with the first vehicles being handed over in November 1994. Another variant was fitted with the Belgian Cockerill CM90 two-man turret mounting the Cockerill 90mm Mk 3 gun and 7.62mm coaxial machine gun in 1984. Finally, GKN Defence (now Alvis Vehicles) developed a variant of the Warrior in mid-1998 known as Warrior 2000 to meet the requirements of the Swiss Army who in the end chose the Hägglunds Vehicle CV 9030CH. Alvis (who now owns Hägglunds) is continuing to market the Warrior 2000. The vehicle is similar to the standard Warrior but incorporates changes such as:
A lengthened hull (230mm); stealth technology (smooth exterior to minimise radar signature); uprated Perkins engine (650hp giving 75kph maximum road speed); spaced armour; new track; Delco turret with Bushmaster II 30mm cannon and 7.5mm machine gun; digital fire control system; gunner's day/thermal sight with laser rangefinder; commander's camara mounted over main armament and video distribution system to provide images to the infantry section.
Hull length: 6.34m. Hull width: 3.03m. Height: 2.79m. Crew: 3+7. Ground Clearance: 0.49m. Weight: 28,000kg (combat) Ground pressure: 0.80kg/sq.cm Max speed: 75km/h. Max range (internal fuel): 660km on road. Armament: 30mm L21A1 Rarden cannon, 1 x 7.62mm L94A1 chain gun coaxial.


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This salad is best served warm so all of the fabulous flavors can strut their stuff. The veggies are roasted for this salad and then combined with bow tie pasta, arugula, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and a splash of olive oil.
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Green chiles and Monterey Jack cheese make these chimichangas special.
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This is a delicious variation on a classic made with the light and heavenly Italian Christmas bread. Panettone is similar to brioche but studded with raisins and candied orange and lemon peel. A luscious sauce made with orange liqueur, makes this dish perfect for the holidays. Serve as a dessert or a sweet and decadent breakfast.


Super cool. Love a good dio. The staining, of the wood, looks great, as does the concrete and brick work.
Hi guys, thanks very much and glad you’re liking this build.
The dio is turning into quite an adventure. My self imposed rule is that the detail in the dio needs to reflect the detail in the race car - so, have been spending time making the things you’d find in a shop!
I don’t have much of a shop myself, just the regular knives, pin vices, files, and pliers I’m guessing you all use too - so, to make this stuff, well, a guy does what he can.
Every (good) car shop has a milling machine - how else do you work on heads?? so, I made a milling machine:
Yeah…not easy! This beauty is based on internet photos - and lots of adapting and scratch work. I used a lot of aluminum sheet in the deck and pedestal, while the head - a 1/24 scale transfer case, left over 1/87 model rr parts, styrene, more metal and so on. A fun challenge. On to other shop things:
Same as above - internet search, convert inches in real size to 1/20 - and go from there - fyi - that floor jack…that’s all I’ll say about it!! And for some testing in context:
With nose - this car is strangely long - much longer than similar vintage P34 -
And more and more tools:
Started some paint - the trans / axle rack, and on the little trolley a tubing bender - I realized the deck was too narrow, and push too short, so fixed them, and now they need paint.
For reference, I live in an area that was once industrial, with lots of big and small shops. Some torn down and others repurposed, including two (!!) Ferrari shops - who’d’ve guessed? Anyway, some time ago for another project, I went by one of them and the guy let me take some pics:
Yes - that’s a Ferrari engine on the pallet! wow. From the street, you’d never notice this place. And, for exterior reference, the trail I walk along passes several interesting old buildings - many of which are wood frame with metal siding:
These reflect the look I’m going for. Run down on the outside - as in: “who’d guess they work on F1 cars?”
Ok gents, stay well -
I’m almost lost for words Nick, and that takes some effort mate! Absolutely amazing work on the shop equipment, outstanding!
WOW! that is amazing.
Holy Frak! Wow, just wow.
Nick, DAMN man… you shopuld know I do have a set of detail parts on Shapeways that woulda helped… https://www.shapeways.com/product/XG8CAB7LB/1-24-handle-knob-assortment
Outstanding as usual!!!
Nick, wow! Just amazing! Really! Wow!
Just found your diorama blog. And as usual I’m must blown away at the scratch built “everything” at such high levels of details maintained for literally every single piece of equipment.
As for the Ferrari shops in your neck of the woods, all I’ve got is a Chevy, Ford, and Hyundai dealers, with the usual assortment of private and affordable service shops.
Looking forward to your next update as I have literally no idea of what magic is next on your workbench.
Hello guys, glad you like it so far, thanks! These early steps, lots of slow going -lol. It’s fun to do tho!
Joel, yes, can you believe that? It’s funny tho, those seem to be the only independent auto shops here! Plenty of quick lube, tire, body, and smog check shops, but the dealers seem to dominate repairs! There are even a few precision machine shops nearby - traditional millwork on up to over the top CNC shops. I have no idea what they actually make! lol - even woodworking shops - just no regular old auto shops. There are by the way an abundance of old cars running around tho -
OK, on with the build - one more for the shop. Every shop needs a vertical air compressor:
And, of course, more tool lockers! Casters will be added…
And, on to the shop. This shop will have one main building, and small shed next to it. For framing, the walls start with thin cardboard panel, with studs added on the inside, and more framing and siding outside - first up, the little shed:
Weathered, but pre “paint” - and a few of the adjacent metal building:
Several layers of “weather” here! and the two seen together:
This pic is a bit confusing - the walls on the left of the shed will sit on the concrete foundation - and the wall on the left, will be about 18" forward of the shed. Finally, a brief shot of the interior of the back wall. It has a way to go, but you can see what’s going on:
And that’s where is sits as of right now!
Thanks for having a look -
Sure seems like you live in Carland for sure.
The air compressor really looks super and passes my one eye test. Your shed and two door shop just blew me away. The weathering is just amazing. But then again, it’s by Nick, so that’s what I’ve come to expect.
Can’t wait for your next update.
Hi Joel, glad you like that compressor! my guess is you’ve seen and used your share of these at tracks and shops!
I’ve kept working on this, and have added a Lotus Type 79. It will also be in the shop, just in less nice of condition than the PC4, but meeting the (my) criteria that this place serves cars from the late 70’s with the DFV engine. I’m also making a free standing DFV that I’ll mount on a stand - and, contemplating a third car!
So gents, please have a look - first up, the mill and compressor with paint and light weather:
and some friends:
On to a series of images on the Lotus. It’s the Tamiya kit with some really nice Studio27 details. Here we go:
From above, you can see what I’m up to with this car -
This has been a lot of fun to pull together -
Lots of nerve wracking work here - lol - and, if you have the kit, you can see I cut out the middle third of the front cowl…hmm - did it to see the front suspension goodies - but, this clever move begs the questions - why is it gone? and what was it attached to? glad you asked:
Task 1, build a cowl insert (the remnant kit part was pretty chunky) - maybe the front end was damaged and the crew needed to get in there. So, they drilled out all those rivets and removed, or cut out a section. For kicks I decided to try and make a replacement - this was pretty interesting. Too bad tho - the rivets…while tiny they sure look big. In this case it’s fine. This will be sitting on a cart next to the car:
Task 2, if you look closely also added rails for the rivets to be replaced on the race car.
And then - sorry, I forgot pre-primer pics, but on to the engine and rear end:
I blew it here - should have taken pics pre primer as the rear end has a lot going on! White metal, Tamiya, and scratch parts. Oh well - as for the engine - I left the DFV covers off at this point - I like to paint them separately.
Ok - on to some paint - dryfit engine/rear end and fuel injection rails:
So - a guy has spent some time in the black and silver paint shop! All of the paints are from Vallejo. I’ve got to say, I’m really pleased with this paint work - it’s a shock in that it seems free of my typically rich collection of painfully obvious blunders, and, yes, it, like the rest of the car, will receive several light washes of NATO black - to give it the required grime and patina. I almost hate to do it!
The lower cowl and cowl over roll bar are painted with Vallejo too - with three coats of Aqua Gloss II, I usually don’t built in such a modular manner, but this project requires it - as there are so many parts that are separate but interrelated - quite a bit of head scratching and test fitting along the way.
The engine/rear still has a while to go - hoses, wires etc - and of course, headers. They’re done, now though isn’t the time to attach them.
Finally - the stand alone engine. For this I bought a Tamiya engine sprue, and looked at lots of pics of this noteworthy engine. My goal is to show it on an engine stand, which means the otherwise unseen ends of the block need some attention. It will not get a spec of grime!
So - what to do for this eninge? First make up a clutch pack and flywheel - simple? right? - well, not really. But, very simple tools and materials used to come up with this:
The center/clutch is a thin piece of brass sheet metal, cut in a circle, then a hole drilled in the center, then pressed with a piece of small pipe, into a piece of basswood to get the three dimensional shape. Yep, this guy got it perfect the first time! Well, no, he didn’t! lets say it took few to get it this far.
The flywheel is a piece of lead foil from the neck of a wine bottle, cut in a circle, slightly larger in diameter than the clutch, then bolts added. I suspect not exactly “precise” but close enough for this guy! And, a short piece of tubing added in the center.
Finally, the other end of the block. This area is where the timing belt and its three pulleys go somehow synchronizing the double four valves. It is a very distinctive look, and I’m really only through the early steps of this:
Once again, looks easy enough - how hard could it be to make that one piece shroud around the triangle perimeter? Well, it took this guy some time to pull this together! Let’s leave it at that!
Next up figure out how to get either small belt pulleys, or something that looks like them into each of the three corners, then add an elongated circle shroud (not an oval) to the center…right.
And, keep going on the Lotus, and, the dio!
So - between work (which is weird - all zoom calls etc) trying to see family and friends, while respecting social distancing, and the general oddness of these times, there is the peace of mind that comes from listening to music, drinking coffee (and beer and wine!), and building unnecessarily complicated models!
Stay well gents, and thanks for having a look -
Nick, I’m speechless. Damn!
Beautiful work as always Nick. Your use of household “junk” to bring these kits to life is super impressive.
Nick, I’m just amazed! It’s taken me several reads just to be able to comprehend and comment on what is simply brilliant model making
Lost for words here, simply amazing.
For some reason I never got any notification of your last post, so I’m one day late to the party. Needless to say, I’m still struggling with some of the ins and outs of the new site.
As for your shop compressor, how right you are. I’ve used quite a few in my younger years, and have two at home. One is my Iwata/Sparmax duel super silent compressor for modeling, and a larger home/small shop portable one out in the garage. I had one with the same basic belt drive as your modeled one, but it was almost as old as me, and has been given away when I replaced it. Your modeled version is simply amazing. I just have to close my eyes, and I can hear it running. That’s how good of a modeling job you’ve done on it.
As for the Lotus 79, mine is still in the box, but I’ve built the Tamiya Type 72E OOB, so it’s not even close to what you’ve already accomplished. Just the added details for the radiators, tank, and lines is super impressive. Excellent job on the cockpit as that dash really just jumps out at me, as does that seatbelt harness.
But the front end from the suspension forward just blew me away. Excellent fabrication effort on the 3 fluid cylinders, fittings, and lines. What’s even more impressive is the hundreds and hundreds of holes you drilled for those rivets. BTW, whose rivets are they, and what size are they?
The engine/transaxle/suspension just blew me away. The valve covers just pop with perfect white painting of the letters, as does those head bolts. The rear suspension really looks like the various shades of weathered metal used, not painted plastic. Even the wheel spindle is detailed.
I’m not use to seeing any type of clutch assembly in 1/20 scale, let alone one that’s scratched built. I changed my fair share of them over the years, especially at the race shop, so I’d say that you really did a great job on fabricating yours.
As usual, your updates never cease to amaze me as to scope, attention to detail, and execution of replicating those details.
I’m already looking forward to your next update.
Hello gents, thanks for having a look, and forgiving me for such a chaotic build! It wasn’t supposed to be quite to random, just the car! But, as you all know, things change - so this keeps changing!
On to an update. I do plan on finishing the Lotus, but, it’s turning into a very modular build - finish one section, work on another, and so on. I recently had what started as a bright sunny day, but had to work for much of it, and afterward, ran out for some late afternoon shots:
So far so good. This has been slow to all go together because of things I didn’t expect (why else would it go slowly?? quite a bold observation by me! ) like the braided hose I’m using is metal, so as I strung it up, over, and around parts, I discovered I was also sanding paint off! perfect…I’ve also been looking carefully at reference pics, so have tried to add things - which also gums up the work.
And, when not being frustrated by this, I’ve been working on the free standing DFV motor, and its stand:
Yeah…simple, right? well, no. The stand started as something else, but I changed it to meet this need. As these tools are all metal, well, out came the saw and files - extending its length, making an adapter to hold the engine. These are usually variable - but, I figured that as this shop specializes in DFV engines, a standard plate and studs would work for me! Also added different tires/wheels, which was A LOT of work - my last set of wheels didn’t want to come off, and there was some hard as rock, dried CA in tight places that didn’t want to let go! Anyway, it all did eventually.
Back to the engine. While the other side has a clutch, this side has a timing belt with three pulleys, and a circular housing (not a pulley, maybe a main bearing?) in the middle, and another shroud! So - the pulleys are from 1/25 scale blowers, and the center, a remnant white metal part adapted. The shroud is thin lead foil, that follows the shape of an underlying piece of cut aluminum sheet. Again, by strict definition not hard to do - but in application, slow and tedious!! It was supposed to be easier than using thin styrene…
Oh, and Mr Grumpy and some of his friends arrived! The quality on him is excellent - but he does look tense - get him a beer or a diet Coke! hew needs to lighten up, man -
Onward to the shop:
This is just dry fit - but, you can see what’s going on -
The big shop doors are there on purpose - so that you’ll be able to see the cars inside, but in a convincing way:
The idea of course is to be able to see what’s goin on in there. As I kept working, realized - that yes, the base needs to be (ha - none of this “needs” anything! Its just a model! bigger) - perfect:
You can see, its now wider than before. I want more room for photos without distractions! I’ve already added a fence down the side, and started a little shed in the back for that air compressor. As you Joel, and I’m guessing others, know having used commercial compressors - they are NOISY!! and if it were my shop, I wouldn’t want to hear it. And, to prevent “theoretical” theft: 1) they are monstrously heavy!; and, the driveway will get gates - and that’s my story and I’m sticking with it!
Cheers and thanks for having a look -
Awesome progress Nick, just amazing work!
Nick, your build is going to be amazing when completed!
This is turning into an diorama/build of epic proportions. I’m just blown away at the endless details.
The PC4 is shaping up to be a build that even my Hero: Mr. Penske would be proud of.
I owned a small portable compressor that was a million years old that had the same piston and build drive for the pump, and boy did it make a racket. Needless to say that I replaced it a few years ago.
Looking forward to your next update to start my New Year off in grand style.


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This tour starts and finishes in Hobart and allows you to visit the Freycinet Peninsula on the east coast of Tasmania. The sand and the water once turned red from whaling and hence the name Wineglass Bay. It's a beautiful area with a lot of history, walks and wildlife.
1 Day Mt Field, Mt Wellington and Bonorong Wildlife Park
Mount Fields National Park is home to the famous Russell Falls. Walk through this beautiful park and see that cascading waters of this wonderful site. Soak up the wilderness and mountain air as you explore the national park. Visit Bonorong Wildlife Park and get up close with the Native Wildlife. See a Tasmanian Devil Feeding, pat wombats and enjoy a guided tour of the park. Finally, head to the top of Mt Wellington, the backdrop of Hobart standing at 1271 meters tall provides amazing views from its peak.
1 Day Mt Field, Mt Wellington and Bonorong Wildlife Park
Tour itinerary - 1 Days
Mt Field, Mt Wellington and Bonorong Wildlife Park
You will be picked up in Hobart around 7,30am and taken straight into the Wilderness to Russell Falls.
Russell Falls is easily Tasmania’s most recognisable waterfall with its 3 tiered drop. You will take an easy and enjoyable walk along a beautiful track that takes us to this photogenic waterfall and beyond to Horseshoe Falls. You will then walk the Tall Trees Track where high above us stand the giant Swamp Gums 80 metres tall. This is a series of short, spectacular walks amongst the cool and quiet rainforest, eucalypts, streams and local wildlife.
Further up into the National Park we join the Pandani Grove Trail which takes us around the alpine Lake Dobson. Soak up the wilderness and surrounding mountain air in this lesser visited region of the park. Lake Dobson is often covered in a layer of ice and surrounded with snow in the winter months – just gorgeous! The vegetation dates back to Gondwanan days giving this area an enchanting and ancient feel.
We enjoy a lunch break in one of the numerous beautiful settings at Mt. Field before continuing onwards for the day.
Now for some native Australian wildlife spotting. You will enter Bonorong Wildlife Park. Bonorong is home to many of our rescued and well loved wildlife. You will have a guided tour of the park so you can get up close and personal with the native animals. Including a Tasmanian Devil Feeding and the opportunity to pat Wombats and other wildlife.
To end your totally Tasmanian tour we head to the summit of Mt. Wellington (1271m) Hobart’s iconic backdrop. The views from the top are breathtaking and the vista is expansive. This is a fantastic way to wrap up a day exploring many of Tassie’s most unique experiences, rainforests, waterfalls, wildlife and fabulous scenery.
We will drop you off back in Hobart around 5.30pm.
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Tuesdays, Wednesdays,Fridays and Sundays ( except for 25-26 Dec and 1 Jan) from Hobart accommodation at 7.30am
Returns Hobart 5.30pm
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Oprah is a desperate, sorry fat slob. It's all elevator goin' down from here on. What a loser to court an interview with Kardashian shit. It's over.
I wonder how much money exchanged hands for these ridiculous, scripted interviews. I can imagine that the Kardashians want some good publicity, but I can't imagine why Oprah would do this - it is totally ruining her credibility. Although, I think her credibility was lost when she started exploiting the children of MJ and Whitney. She has billions, is she so addicted to the cameras that she has to bottom feed just to stay on the air?
i can't wait!
Oh, just kill this whole shitfest aready. Oprah now has descended to the level of Jerry Springer's left testicle (the one that's filled with cancer).
I didn't watch it, of course but I am still in disbelief Oprah would do this interview?
The Oprah sheep ?
Wouldn't he be the white sheep in the family? Doesn't that family tend to go black?
ANYONE who believes a single word this family says .IS AN IDIOT ….PERIOD.
They CONSTANTLY LIE about EVERYTHING. Before you call me jealous or a "hater"…reality stars getting paid the big bucks doesn't bother me………..I just hate liars and I hate that people would assume I'm stupid enough to believe their lies.
WTF????WHY is Oprah lowering herself to this carnival act? Her ratings started to fall after she was cheering Obama on and got him elected. That backfired on her and so you would think she would learn from pushing no talent losers down people's throats. Now she is doing it with the carnie family.
There was a time, long, long, ago when just maybe, anything Oprah had to say was important. Now, she's just as big a fame whore as those ugly sisters and their family. Time for her to enjoy her millions and go away. Having them on her show, shows how totally low she has sunk.
Oprah just interviewed the KarTRASHians? How bad is her network doing? Shouldn't she be apologizing to the girls molested at her school?
Last time I watched her was when I was on jury duty - a few years back. BTW if you ever have to pull jury duty in California - try for the Santa Monica courthouse, only a few blocks from the Santa Monica Place and 3rd St. Promenade, plus they have lots of copies of the Hollywood Reporter to read and wifi.
These interviews are ridiculous! Does Oprah think she's raising these folks up to her level? No, she is being lowered to theirs!
Omg can this family just go away?! I guarantee if tomorrow they fell off the face of the Earth not one person would notice or care.
scotts the only one who still has his balls intact
Reality royalty … ROFL. You're such a retard, Perez. You can't put enough spin on these pigs that will make them appear as normal human beings, let alone royalty. The Kardashian whores may have bought you and Oprah, but we see them — and YOU — for exactly what they are, you sell-out piece of trash.
After Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's big breakup this summer, we weren't sure they could ever repair their relationship.
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Sooooo is the unthinkable happening? Are these former flames rekindling their romance? Does the momma-of-three really not care that the father of her children is already hosting parties again?
Then again, Scott has reportedly been doing better since his rehab stint.
Anyway, jury's still out on whether or not this was a reconciliation lunch, but Kourt does look super smiley in this pic (above), don't you think?
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It sounds too good to be true – Robyn on Tuesday night and Pretty Lights on Wednesday night. I’ve been seriously crushing on both artists all year, as each released three part albums over the course of ~6 months. Music moves faster every day, perhaps this is a more effective way to keep audiences excited and engaged?
Pretty Lights – ‘Still Night‘
Pretty Lights – ‘Finally Moving Remix‘
Robyn – ‘When Doves Cry (Prince cover)‘
Robyn – ‘With Every Heartbeat (Piano version)‘