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Tyrone easily brushed aside the challenge of Tyrone in the opening game of the inaugural Super 8's. They were convincing winners by 18 points, 4-24 to 2-12.
Tyrone will now look forward to a meeting with Dublin next weekend in Omagh knowing a win there would see them through to the semi-finals, on the other side of the table Roscommon will need a win over Donegal or they will more than likely be out of championship 2018. The game itself saw Peter Harte, Niall Sludden,Peter Harte and Richie Donnelly all firing in goals for the winners, while Enda Smith and Diarmuid Murtagh fired in three pointers for the Rossies. Sludden and Fintan Cregg traded the first two scores, before the Murtagh brothers edged the Connacht side ahead by two after 4 minutes of play. Conor McAliskey and Richard Donnelly levelled matters before Diarmuid Murtagh restored the Rossies lead.
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Roscommon made a better start to the second half when Enda Smith banged in a goal on 37 minutes responding to a free from Peter Harte. The Murtagh brother then kicked over a free each, however, these scores were cancelled out by scores from McAliskey and Sludden on 45 minutes. Richard Donnelly had a superb game and he scored his third point, Diarmuid Murtagh then fisted his fifth point of the day. The game was over as a contest when Meyler rolled the ball past Colm Lavin on 49 minutes, the scores were now 2-14 to 1-09. The gap was soon out to 10 with McAliskey and Harte coming to the fore once again. Mark Bradley and Declan McClure made it a 13 point game with good scores.
Ciaran Murtagh got a Roscommon goal out of no where with 60 minutes played. However almost instantly Tyrone were awarded a penalty with Hugh Pat McGeary fouled inside the box. It was left to Peter Harte to convert, and then Richard Donnelly got a quick point to make it 3-20 to 2-09. Conor Devaney got a score in response to Mattie Donnelly and Bradley, before Harte made it a double score game once more. Padraig Kelly kicked over for Roscommon but it was all just consolation scores for them now. Rory Brennan and Conor Daly swapped scores, before man of the match Richard Donnelly got Tyrone's fourth goal of the game by palming the ball past Colm Lavin. Tyrone now go into the game with Dublin two points on the board and a healthy scoring difference, Mickey Harte will be pleased.


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Netflix stock's free fall accelerated yesterday amid intensifying concerns about the video subscription service. Netfllix shares fell $4.02, or 5.4 percent, to close at $70.45. The stock sagged to $69 earlier in the session, its lowest point since March 2010.
Microsoft bought VideoSurf, an online video search engine, and plans to integrate the technology in its Xbox game system. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.
The US Postal Service, which forecasts a record $14.1 billion loss for the 2012 fiscal year, said it hired Evercore Partners to "review and advise" on restructuring.
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Publisher Penguin Group stopped adding digital works to US libraries where they can be borrowed by owners of Kindle electronic readers. Penguin cited "concerns about security."

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Hi! Here's the seventh edition of Sunday favourites (I missed last week) with the recipes that inspired me this week and some dinner ideas for the next few days. With Easter coming up I'll be sharing at least one spring-inspired recipe for your Easter or Passover table this coming week – I meant to share last week but ended up reshooting. There'll also be some super healthy gluten-free brownies, a new pasta dish, and more.
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Turmeric and Honey Immune Boosting Winter Drink • a brand spanking new blog from a friend, and a gorgeous drink recipe to pull through the last bit of cold weather. Check this out just for the beautiful photography (the recipe looks great too)!
Quick Carrot Celeriac Spiralized Salad • super fresh but still in season, and even though I don't have a spiralizer I think this would be just as delicious with shredded veggies.
Mock "Crab" Cakes • did I eat crab cakes before going veg? Well, no, but these look so good! Made with artichokes to achieve a similar texture.
Spinach Dumplings • I'm planning on making a more whole-foods version of these for my Omi in the near future.
Lentil Crust Pizza • um, YES, more lentils over here! Lentil pizza dough, who'd've thought?!
My friend Caro wrote an article about the products she liked from Biofach, an annual organic food fair in Germany. If you live in Germany or another European country, this is well worth the read to find some new and upcoming organic and vegan products on the market. My faves are Harvest Moon and Licorne.
For dinner this week:
Monday: Creamy Cauliflower Potato Soup
Tuesday: Sweet Potato, Spinach, and Chickpea Slab Pie (with pre-made pastry)
Wednesday: Lentil and Mushrooms Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Thursday: Lentil and Rice Soup with Butternut Squash and Spinach
Friday: Red Lentil Falafel in a Naanwich
Thanks for reading! If you make any of the recipes, please tag me on instagram @occasionallyeggs and #occasionallyeggs so I can see what you're making, or stay in touch via Facebook, pinterest, and Bloglovin.


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"A Creative Genius and Forward Thinker by Nature" is Suing YouTube, Ebay, and Pirate Bay
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The artists formerly known as Prince is not happy, not happy, and here is why. Check out this article from one of my favorite blogs, Ars Technica.
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Foundation puts Marilyn Monroe dress up for sale
Chicago – Struggling to pay back a loan used to buy Abraham Lincoln artifacts, the foundation that supports the 16th president's library in Springfield, Ill., is selling a black wool dress once owned and worn by movie star Marilyn Monroe.
The three-quarter-length, long-sleeved dress with a scooped neck is the centerpiece of nine items the Lincoln foundation is putting on the block June 23 in Las Vegas. The auctioneer estimates the dress is worth $40,000 to $60,000, but could sell for much more.
"Getting (Monroe) items is becoming more and more difficult," said Darren Julien, whose company is handling the bidding. "The supply's less and less, but demand's more and more because you have people in Asia and Russia and all over the world that are collecting pop culture . . ."
Two years ago, Julien's Auctions fetched $4.8 million for the one-of-a-kind dress Monroe wore when she sang "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy.
It's a windfall the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation could use. The group acquired the Monroe dress as part of a private collection of more than 1,000 items from Louise Taper 11 years ago. The foundation financed the purchase with the help of a $23 million loan, scoring gloves Lincoln wore the night he was assassinated in April 1865. The trove also included a stovepipe hat that library officials are satisfied Lincoln wore but some critics question whether he ever touched.
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President Obama made an unannounced visit to Iraq Tuesday.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, met Obama shortly after Air Force One landed in Baghdad about 4:42 p.m. local time (9:42 a.m. ET). Obama chose to visit Iraq rather than Afghanistan because of its proximity to Turkey, which Obama just visited, said Robert Gibbs, the president's spokesman. In addition, Obama wanted to discuss Iraq's political situation with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Iraqi President Jalal Talibani, Gibbs said. Mostly, however, the stop is about Obama visiting troops, he said. Obama will meet with Odierno and with members of the U.S. military in Iraq. He will participate in the awarding of 10 medals of valor, Gibbs said.
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Should Panda's Live?
Panda is the rarest and cutest member of the Bear family. But, it is one of the most threatened animals today. Although, it has a special significance for World Wild Fund (WWF) as it has been the organization's logo since 1961, the year the organization was founded.
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Panda is usually found in China and only ~2500 panda's are surviving right now. This bamboo eating member of the bear family is facing a number of threats. Mainly, with the habitat loss for the bears. These panda's are getting isolated and are now restricted to the mountains since the low land areas have been developed into farming and other developmental projects. This is isolating the Pandas and are becoming a threat for poaching.
A wild giant panda's diet is almost exclusively (99 percent) bamboo. The balance consists of other grasses and occasional small rodents or musk deer fawns. In zoos, giant pandas eat bamboo, sugar cane, rice gruel, a special high-fiber biscuit, carrots, apples, and sweet potatoes.
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Now, whether Chris said that deliberately or just to make an awareness is definitely up to his consciousness. But, the pot is boiling with all the possible new ingredients to mix into it so, that the end product is in favor of the endangered animals.
In the end of all this drama, I can only say, "Jai Ho!!"
Hi Ruchira, I remember when Chris Packham made the statement, and my first reaction was that of surprise and shock, because I'd always admired his passion for the natural world. Now, I think he made the statement to challenge conservation policy- are we spending too much money on saving one species, just because they're cute? Probably. We need to focus more on keeping as much as of the biosphere as intact as possible instead of focusing on the cutest and cuddliest. Voted up etc.
If he was using reverse psychology, then I would say it worked. Humans don't tend to be conscious of much until they get beaten over the head with something...it's the whole apple fell on my head and suddenly there is gravity...thing. Thank you for bringing this to my awareness.
Who has the right to decide if a fellow create should just die out? My goodness. What if someone decided that a certain religious group, race or age group of humans should just die out, because it was too much effort to keep them alive? Sometimes our race disgusts me. Pandas are earth's treasure. The fact that they are the brand and logo for WWF is all the more reason that people in positions of power should be doing whatever is possible to make sure that Pandas are here for the next generation. Good hub! Thanks. Voted up and sharing.
I've been lucky enough to see these animals live at zoos in Washington DC and San Diego. And I say "yes" to your question. Voting this Up and Interesting.
Ruchira, That's what I understood and it could be a good way to help these cute bears :)
I was fortunate to have visited the Toronto Zoo one year and the main attraction that year was 2 Panda bears. Should Pandas live? Hell Yes!


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It's funny, isn't it – it was only last week that I was writing about a new Winnie the Pooh book and now, blow me if another old childhood favourite (though not one of mine), hasn't been resurrected. There's a new Noddy story just out: Noddy and the Farmyard Muddle[HarperCollins Children's Books, £7.99 978-0007318018 ] There are some new characters, including Stumpy the Elephant and The Bull, but those golliwogs are notable by their absence due to the term being now widely regarded as racist.
The author of the new story is Sophie Smallwood, the grand- daughter of Enid Blyton. It's the first new Noddy book since 1963. Noddy has been around for 60 years, the first book having been published in 1949. I expect the publishers are hoping to attract as many adults reminiscing about their childhood as they are new young Noddy fans. I'm beginning to wonder if there are any other anniversaries I may have missed.
Back to adult stuff now and I expect like me you have come across a lot of novels that claim to be funny – laugh out loud funny – and prove to be very disappointing. Well, I've just read a book that says it's funny and I really did laugh out loud – at times – and often enough to make me continue reading to the end, though I didn't read it just for the laughs. Ring Road by Ian Sansom [HarperPerennial £7.99 978-0007156542] is quite a long novel about life in a small to medium sized town, the name of which we never get to know. There are several characters to whom we are gradually introduced throughout the book: first, there's Davey Quinn, the seventh son of a seventh son, who has just returned to the town after an absence of 20 years to find it much changed, but populated with a lot of the people he used to know. There's Francie McGinn, the minister of a church called "The People's Fellowship", whose pure thoughts sometimes give way to impure ones and eventually lead to his divorce from Cheryth and marriage to singer Bobbie Dylan. There's Frank Gilbey, the entrepreneur, who got himself elected to the council so that he could influence planning decisions and turn them to his advantage. There's Colin Rimmer, editor of the local paper called "The Impartial Recorder" who started out wanting to drag the paper into the modern age, but ended up with one that was substantially the same at is was 50 years ago. He's undeterred: he has his sights on bringing down Frank Gilbey and moving on to greater things. The central "character" though is a building: "The Quality Hotel", once a thriving venue in the centre of town, now a dilapidated shell and it's what happens to the building that is the central theme of the book.
I enjoyed this book for several reasons; Ian Sansom has the ability to describe the lives of ordinary people and make them interesting, fascinating even. I dare bet that you will find a character in there which reminds you of someone you know (of) in your town. It's a cleverly crafted story, but if you like action in your novels, then this is not for you. We get fascinating descriptions of the lives, the likes and dislikes, the aspirations of many different characters from all walks of small(ish) town life and at the end of each chapter, you realise that things have changed and the story has moved on. It was only at the end that I was a little disappointed, but I won't give away what actually happens to the Quality Hotel.
Apart from this book, Iam Sansom is also responsible for the "Mobile Library" detective series, described as "cripplingly funny" by one critic.
By the way, at the back of the book, you'll find an index (!!), but also a small section entitled "If you loved this, you'll like…" a sort of list of suggestions for reading in a similar vein.


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Because its appearances are relatively intermittent, a new season of Sherlock comes with the baggage of high expectations. It's not unlike when a major installment in a movie franchise – or ever-expanding cinematic universe – arrives in theaters. The assumption is that this new piece being offered will similarly operate in the realm of spectacle – both in terms of the overarching plot and in the lives of the characters caught up in whatever machinations happen to be the driving force at the time. In that sense, new episodes of Sherlock are often caught in a weird liminal state between aspiring blockbuster and television serial. And the results can swing dramatically either way.
Unlike Elementary, Sherlock doesn't have the luxury of time in the sense that, like most broadcast shows, Elementary enjoys 22 episodes a season with Sherlock and Joan. That's a lot of time to allow for an adequate examination of subtleties and nuances in the work of bringing such familiar characters to life. Where Sherlock wins is in the length of its episodes, which allow for a much larger arc, opening the door of possibility in terms of the aforementioned (and expected) sense of spectacle that makes the return of Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman feel more like an event than anything else.
Nevertheless, after three seasons and an off-kilter special last year, the return of Sherlock feels weighty this time around. Perhaps that's because of the increased profile of its two leads, both of whom have signed on with the mighty Marvel empire. Though their commitments likely vary wildly between them, Cumberbatch and Freeman are now part of a much larger pop-cultural monolith, one that has a tendency to overshadow an actor's accomplishments that came before it, and marginalize everything afterward. In this case, it can be hard to see Benedict Cumberbatch, having returned to play Sherlock Holmes, and not think Doctor Strange is moonlighting as a British consulting detective. And to a certain degree, the expectations become greater, as Cumberbatch, through no fault of his own, is now embroiled in an inevitable competition with himself – or at least his on-screen alter egos are.
Thankfully, in 'The Six Thatchers', Cumberbatch demonstrates the appealing breadth of an ego he's been associated with for much longer. At the start of season 4, it's clear that he and Freeman have been playing this game for quite some time. And while the series' episode list is paltry compared to some, the extent to which both actors have embodied their respective roles and fashioned them into something inextricable from the performers themselves is made even more obvious. While the two appeared last year at this time in 'The Abominable Bride', it's been three years since we had a proper season of Sherlock. And yet, despite the obvious passage of time there's nothing in the series to suggest any time has passed at all.
And that's part of the problem with the season 4 premiere. 'The Six Thatchers' starts off almost immediately following the events of the season 3 finale, 'His Last Vow', in which Sherlock shot Charles Magnussen (Lars Mikkelsen). That was quite the cliffhanger, as long as you remembered it – or re-watched the series in anticipation for season 4 – but the episode's efforts to recapture the urgency of the moment fall short. The importance of all that transpired three years ago feels… well, like it happened three years ago. And to certain degree, the episode knows it, too. It's made evident in the introduction of a deus ex machina to save Sherlock's bacon that also acts as the introduction for the real culprit of the "real mystery" in 'The Six Thatchers'.
The series is really done with all that Charles Magnussen stuff because now it has something new to play with, like the fact that Mary is a pregnant super-spy and Moriarty may still be alive – or as Sherlock believes, he orchestrated some plan for vengeance to be carried out in the event of his death. Either way, it's clear Sherlock is so eager to wrap up another lingering mystery that it's willing to let Benedict Cumberbatch hoot and holler and eat cookies in order to segue out of a cliffhanger it has no more use for.
There's something entertaining in the protagonist being the manic mouthpiece of the series, especially when it seems to be the creators speaking about their disinterest in cleaning up old storylines, but the episode eventually loses that train of thought, too, as it stops for a second to hit the reset button. The second half of the premiere, then, is comprised mostly of Sherlock quickly solving a series of cases, having a bit of fun while he can, since he's convinced that Moriarty is due to strike back at any minute. To a certain degree, the threat of Moriarty beating death or somehow guessing Sherlock's next moves so far in advance becomes a solid gag by the end of the episode. But at the same time, it feels a little like the audience has been sold a bill of goods, and that all the worry about Sherlock's nemesis was just the show's way of deflecting from the fact that it was going spend the premiere solving a mystery that was arguably more ludicrous than the idea of Moriarty still being alive.
That is, of course, the mystery of who Mary Morstan really is. And in order to find out, the episode puts her in the middle of revenge plot by one of her former associates, who thinks she betrayed their team. As it turns out, the individual behind the betrayal of Mary's team is the unlikeliest suspect: a woman introduced during Sherlock's manic episode at the beginning, who, at the time, seemed to be unwittingly a part of the show's love for its titular character's spectacular rudeness, especially in the face of authority. And again, that love returns as Sherlock's behavior results in the suspect shooting at him, which, of course, results in Mary jumping in to save his life.
The twist ending of Mary's death and John embarking on a tacit affair – in an episode that also saw her give birth to her and John's daughter – is ultimately rendered hollow, as it smacks of the same kind of housecleaning as the hasty resolution of Magnussen's death. This time, though, Sherlock had the decency to send Amanda Abbington off with a little more style and sense of significance. Even then, once it's made clear by her posthumous video message that Sherlock is supposed to "save John Watson," it becomes difficult to appreciate that significance as pertaining to Mary and not John. What's worse is that the friendly tone of Mary's video further assuages any sense of guilt Sherlock might have been feeling regarding the role he played in the death of his only friend's wife.
That leaves two episodes for Sherlock to reclaim the relationship at its core and to establish a much larger narrative than the one set around Mary's secret history. 'The Six Thatchers' was really just a bit of narrative housecleaning, an attempt to sacrifice a major character to bring some tension back to Sherlock and John's connection. Hopefully, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat have something grander in store for their two heroes. And at the same time, hopefully they find a way to validate Mary's death beyond the strain it puts on Sherlock and John's relationship.
Sherlock continues next Sunday with 'The Lying Detective' @9pm on PBS.
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I've moved around a bit in my life: Texas, California, Oregon, and Washington. I'm an animal lover, perpetual daydreamer, and a bit of an optimist. I've always worked creatively, and about a year and a half ago I started experimenting with ceramics. I became obsessed immediately and started my brand, The Pursuits of Happiness in the dining room of my Seattle apartment. Now, with the help of my boyfriend, we're moving the business to Oregon and working to expand it.
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I got really burned out by digital work. I was spending all my time on the computer and I couldn't stand it anymore. I was craving something tangible and a more physical way of creating.
Why is clay your preferred medium?
Clay is uncomplicated and a very calming medium to work in. I like that the subject matter can be less literal - more of a mood or vibe that is conveyed through color and shape.
If you had unlimited time and materials, what one thing would you create?
I'd love to experiment with installation work. Large scale collages that hang along the wall or from the ceiling.
Where do you see yourself in another five years? Do you ideally see yourself working as a full-time artist?
Yeah, that is the dream! I'd like get my housewares business running smoothly and be able to work on a separate line of sculpture.
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A friend shared with me the advice of photographer Ryan McGinley. In essence, the advice was to figure out what's uniquely yours and make your art with that. Success will never be found if you're trying to imitate other artists or compete with other artists. I agree and have found that nothing is more satisfying than producing work that really comes from inside you. People will notice when it's authentic.
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Well, gosh, isn't that most jobs? Try to make the most of your situation by learning what you can and getting whatever best experience you can get. Work on your own projects on the side. Get your fulfillment elsewhere. If you do have the ability, quit the dang job and get on to the next thing. Life is short and although a sense of stability is a powerful thing, jobs come and go.
Can you tell us a little bit about how you describe your work?
I hate to describe it in any way that put limits on it, because I'm really just getting started. There are so many ideas I want to try that I hardly know where to start. So far, marbled designs, colorful splotches, and polka dots have been themes I'm carrying through. The pieces have a very organic vibe because each one is slab built by hand - no pottery wheel.
Who are some artists (or things!) that are currently inspiring you?
My favorite sculptors I've come across recently are Betty Woodman and Matt Wedel. I'm personally inspired a lot by stucco, cob houses, gemstones, mid-century children's illustrations, and a million other things.
We love your studio location! Can you tell us about where you live?
Thanks! It's pretty much like paradise out here. We have a modest studio on some family property in the suburbs outside Portland, Oregon. Although we're close to town, we're surrounded by wheat fields and orchards so it feels way more rural than it is.
And you recently moved, right? What made you decide to do so?
Yep. I had been in Seattle for the better part of ten years and was ready for a change. Moving to Oregon meant we'd be close to my family and have access to better workspace. The opportunity to have a large vegetable garden and a more rural lifestyle was pretty enticing too.
What are some of your favorite things about living the in the PNW?
Fresh air, fresh seafood, down-to-earth people. There's a real balance here between urban life and nature. It's the best of both worlds.
Can you tell us three things you're currently into?
In a very broad way my mind has been on conservation and sustainable living. I'm reading Barbara Kingsolver's, "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle," which I highly recommend to anyone that eats food. Besides environmental and social issues, I've been really into sparkling water and weird shades of the color pink.
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Cyprus Press and Information Office: Turkish Cypriot Press Review Directory - Previous Article - Next Article
From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>TURKISH PRESS AND OTHER MEDIA No. 13/09 21.1.2009
[01] Former attorney general and president of the High Court in 1974 have reportedly advised Rauf Denktas not to distribute title deeds for the occupied Greek Cypriot propertiesTurkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (21.01.09) reports that on 12 September 1974 Oktay Feridun, the so-called attorney general of the then Turkish Cypriot Autonomous Administration, and Necati Munir, president of the High Court, sent a report to the Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas addressing serious warnings to him regarding the use of the properties which the Greek Cypriots were forced to abandon in the occupied areas of Cyprus because of the Turkish invasion and occupation of the Island.
Under the title Do not give title deeds, the paper writes that the report said it was not possible for title deeds to be given regarding these Greek Cypriot properties and added: The legal regime of the ownership cannot be changed. In case these are confiscated and sold to others, this sale does not create a right in favor of the purchaser. The report noted that the immovable property abandoned after the war could be used for the construction of hospitals, huts or sheds.
The report made also the following warning: The forces which confiscated the properties can confiscate any kind of war material, clothes, means of spreading and conveying news and vehicles, even if these are in the ownership of legal persons in the country. However, as soon as peace is restored, these must be returned or compensated.
[02] The Czech Ambassador to Ankara said that autumn will be very critical for CyprusAnkara Anatolia news agency (20.01.09) reported the following from Ankara:
Czech ambassador in Ankara said that the appointment of a new chief official for European Union membership talks was a proof for Turkish government's commitment to the accession process.
Egemen Bagis, the deputy chairman and a lawmaker of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, was appointed to the post earlier in January.
�This is a very good and a positive step with which the government has shown its willingness to do more in the EU membership process,�Eva Filipi told the AA.
Filipi said being a chief negotiator was a full-time job, adding that Bagis was �the right choice for the post. �Bagis is knowledgeable and he is communicative, and I hope that progress will be made in the reforms with Bagis in office,� she said.
The Czech ambassador said 2009 would be "a tough year" for Turkey and the EU. �Turkey has been unable to focus on EU reforms for the last year and a half due to general elections, AK Party closure case, which were all understandable, �Filipi said.
The ambassador however cited certain positive developments in Turkey's EU efforts such as the launch of television broadcast in Kurdish on state-run media network, TRT.
Moreover, Turkish Cypriot daily Bakis newspaper (21.01.09) reports that the Czech ambassador to Ankara, Eva Filipi, replying to a question on whether Turkey's full membership to the EU would be possible without a Cyprus settlement, said: Unfortunately, I do not think that it is possible. Ms Filipi said that she is a bit pessimistic on the Cyprus problem and added that although the two leaders in Cyprus continue the negotiations, they could not solve a lot of issues until now and it seems that the solution of these issues is difficult. Ms Filipi also said: The autumn months will be very critical for Cyprus. I think that even if there is no outcome from the negotiations, we can still find a way out."
[03] The members of the police are not allowed to travel through the sea and airports of the free areas and use the passport of the Republic of CyprusTurkish Cypriot daily Afrika newspaper (21.01.09) reports that Baris Mamali, chairman of the occupied Nicosia Bar Association, has strongly opposed the draft-law submitted to the self-styled assembly regarding the police and demanded its withdrawal. Mr Mamali said this draft-law allows for the members of the police to be sacked without a trial. He noted that with the draft-law the rank of police sergeant deputy will be granted by the general director of the police without the position to be announced and without exams. The paper reports also, inter alia, the following:
Mamali, who drew the attention to the fact that without having any legal basis the General Director of the Police prohibited to the members of the police to travel through the sea and airports of south Cyprus and to furthermore use the passport of the Republic of Cyprus, underlined the infractions of the rules experienced at the promotions in the police.
[04] Ercakica said the Turkish side is not opposing to the continuation of the negotiations in a place outside Cyprus, except BrusselsTurkish Cypriot daily Star Kibris newspaper (21.01.09) reports Hasan Ercakica, spokesman of the Turkish Cypriot leader Talat, has said that the Turkish side is not opposing to the continuation of the negotiations outside Cyprus, if this would contribute in the negotiations being carried out in a more active manner.
In statements during his briefing to the journalists yesterday, Mr Ercakica noted that the Turkish side does not say no to a negotiating process similar to the one held in Burgenstock in 2004, but added that the place of these negotiations could not be Brussels.
Replying to a question, he argued that the UN, which did not submit any proposal until now, should prepare some proposals which will bring the sides closer and make them reconcile.
Moreover, Turkish Cypriot daily Halkin Sesi newspaper (21.01.09) reports that Hasan Ercakica, spokesman of the Turkish Cypriot leader Talat, has argued that the recent attacks by Greek Cypriot young people against Turkish Cypriots in the free areas of the Republic of Cyprus should not be seen as isolated incident.
In statements during his briefing to the journalists yesterday, Mr Ercakica said that on the issue of the enmity against the Turks which seems to be widely spread in the Greek Cypriot community, the Greek Cypriot officials should prepare a package of measures in the field of culture and education.
Mr Ercakica noted that Mr Talat condemns these incidents and argued that they are influencing negatively the negotiating process by creating lack of confidence, just like the armaments of the Greek Cypriot side.
[05] Avci alleged that the attacks against the Turkish Cypriots in the free areas of Cyprus increased during the past two yearsTurkish Cypriot daily Halkin Sesi newspaper (21.01.09) reports that Turgay Avci, self-styled minister of foreign affairs, referred to the recent attacks by Greek Cypriot young people against Turkish Cypriots in the free areas of the Republic of Cyprus and said that if the Greek Cypriot side wants to work for a lasting peace, the perpetrators should be pursued and punished.
Mr Avci alleged that during the past two years, the attacks against the Turkish Cypriots increased deliberately. Mr Avci referred to the attacks against Turkish Cypriot students at the English School in Nicosia and against the cars of Turkish Cypriots who were participating in a bi-communal activity in the free areas of the Republic. He alleged that these attacks have been increased during the past two years because of the tolerance deriving from the unsound policies of the Greek Cypriot side.
[06] The debate on the relations of Ergenekon with the occupied areas of Cyprus continuesTurkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen newspaper (21.01.09) publishes an interview with Fikri Saglar, columnist of Turkeys Birgun newspaper and former member of the Turkish Grand National Assemblys (TGNA) Committee for Investigating the Susurluk Incident and the Gangs. Mr Saglar commended on the debates on whether illegal Ergenekon organization exists in the occupied part of Cyprus. He noted, inter alia, the following:
The gangs in Cyprus are administrated by the deep state in Turkey and by a mechanism that is above those who are elected. It is not possible for the gangs in Cyprus to be formed by themselves, they are definitely administered by the deep state in Turkey. The gangs in Cyprus have been ordered to go to underground by some people. During the last periods some things have become more difficult for the gangs, as a result of the political change in Cyprus. During the Susurluk period gangs were formed in Cyprus, but they were not successful. The leg of Ergenekon in Cyprus is so powerful that it can secure them. An important reason for a retired general to escape to Cyprus is the fact that Cyprus is not recognized by the world and it is appropriate from the point of view of its legal situation.
[07] Yonluer criticized the fact that the breakaway regime is preparing to give the operation of the stone quarry in occupied Yalousa area to a Jewish businessmanTurkish Cypriot daily Yeni Volkan newspaper (21.01.09) reports that Mr Ahmet Yonluer, chairman of the Politics for the People Movement (HIS) issued a written statement yesterday and criticized harshly the fact that the breakaway regime is preparing to give the operation of the stone quarry in occupied Yalousa area to a Jewish businessman. Mr Yonluer wondered why we are giving our land away to Jewish companies and said that this should stop immediately. We want Israel to withdraw its dirty hands from the TRNC, he added. Mr Yonluer pointed out that everyone knows that businessmen from Turkey such as Serdar Bilgili are behind the Jewish lobby.
[08] The chairman of the Turkish Football Federation and the Turkish vice president of UEFA expressed their support to the proposals submitted by FIFA regarding the future of the Turkish Cypriot footballUnder the title The address is FIFA! Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (21.01.09) reports that Omer Adal, chairman of the self-styled Turkish Cypriot Football Federation (TCFF), who held various contacts in Istanbul, stated yesterday that both Mahmut Ozgener, chairman of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), and Senes Erzik, vice president of UEFA, supported the proposals of FIFA and added that the only way out for the Turkish Cypriot football is to accept these proposals.
Mr Adal returned yesterday to the occupied areas of the island. He noted that during his meeting with Mr Ozgener, he found out that the Turkish Football Federation is approaching positively the proposals of FIFA. He said Mr Ozgener told him that this was the only way out for the Turkish Cypriot football, but the decision should be taken by the TCFF. Mr Adal noted that Mr Erzik told him that the proposals of FIFA were required by its rules and pointed out clearly that the proposals must be accepted in order for the Turkish Cypriot youth to be united with the world and engage in sports.
[09] Five trade unions submitted their demands for 2009Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (21.01.09) reports that the negotiations of the self-styled government with the trade unions of the public sector regarding the financial protocol for 2009 started yesterday. The self-styled prime minister, Ferdi Sabit Soyer said that they discussed the demands of the trade unions at the council of ministers and noted that their target is to conclude the negotiations until the end of this month. KTAMS and KAMU-SEN trade unions demanded a salary rise of 7 % for 2009 during the 2.5-hour meeting yesterday, while the trade unions of the teachers, KTOS and KTOEOS asked for a rise of 24.8 %. KAMU-IS gave no details on its demands.
Ortam refers to the issue under the title The salaries should be paid in Euros!
[10] The Embargoed Group complains about a map showing Cyprus dividedTurkish Cypriot daily Star Kibris newspaper (21.01.09) reports that the Turkish Cypriot London-based The Embargoed Group has started a campaign against the use of the map of the island Cyprus divided with a line of blood. The group is preparing to submit a complaint to the British Council for Complaints regarding the Press, because the above-mentioned map is used during the last two years by the Greek Cypriot newspapers published in Britain. In a statement issued by Fevzi Hussein on behalf of the Group, it is alleged that the map is propaganda of hatred and racism against the Turkish Cypriots.
[11] Turkeys 2008 budget deficit is by 5.2 percent lower that year-end targetAnkara Anatolia news agency (20.1.09) reported the following from Ankara:
Turkish Finance Ministry said that the central budget deficit stood at 17.069 billion TL (10.4 billion USD) in 2008, 5.2 percent lower than year-end target.
Turkey spent 225.9 billion TL while its income reached 208.89 billion TL last year, according to budget figures made public on Tuesday.
Government's initial forecast for 2008 budget deficit was 17.99 billion TL.
Turkish government could not achieve its goal regarding the primary surplus which stood at 33.59 billion TL, 4.4 billion worse than 2008 target either.
�2009 will be a year of continuing economic and fiscal policies aimed at fiscal discipline�, the ministry said.
[12] Erdogan will not attend Nabucco pipeline meetingTurkish daily Hurriyet Daily News.com (21.1.09) reports the following:
Hungary's ambassador in charge of EU's flagship Nabucco project says Turkey will be represented by Energy Minister Hilmi G�ler instead of the prime minister at an intergovermental summit for the pipeline project.
Turkey will not be represented at the highest level at the inter-governmental Nabucco summit beginning next Monday it has been revealed, as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be unable to make his way to Budapest.
�According to the latest information I have received, Erdoan won't come and the Turkish delegation will be led by Energy Minister Hilmi G�ler,� Hungary's ambassador in charge of Nabucco told the H�rriyet Daily News & Economic Review in a telephone interview yesterday.
Mihaly Bayer, who held talks in Ankara in September to extend an invitation to Turkey months before the summit, said Hungary did its best to secure Erdogan's arrival. After Bayer, Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany arrived in Ankara for talks on Nabucco in November.
�We haven't received any excuses and we haven't asked for excuses. Certainly he (Erdogan) has obligations that make him busy and maybe stuck to Ankara for the time being, but I am not aware of the so-called reasons or explanations,� Bayer told the Daily News.
�This is a decision to be made by the Turkish government. What we are looking forward to hearing is a very strong and very supportive Turkish position on every issue that is on the table (about Nabucco) and I hope it will happen,� Bayer said. The proposed Nabucco pipeline, aimed at reducing Europe's dependence on Russian gas, will carry supplies from the Caspian Sea to Europe via Turkey. Hungary, set to host the summit from Jan. 26 - 27, has invited Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Germany to participate, as potential recipients of the Nabucco natural gas. Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Egypt and Iraq were invited as potential suppliers and Georgia was invited as a possible transit country. Also invited are the EU's energy commissioner, the United States, the international Nabucco consortium, and the Czech Republic, holder of the EU's rotating-term presidency. Bayer stressed it was up to the Nabucco partners to decide who should lead their delegation and said his country wanted to see all Nabucco countries represented at the highest level, �in order to demonstrate that we are all very much supportive of the project.�
In Brussels, Erdogan has threatened to back out of the strategic pipeline project if the energy chapter in Turkey's EU accession negotiations remains blocked. Bayer declined to comment on Erdogan's remarks and only said: �We know that Turkey has been trying to persuade the EU to open the energy chapter and Hungary supports it; we don't see any obstacle that should prevent us from opening the energy chapter in accession talks if the two parties believe they are ready for that.�
Erdogan's move to tie the Nabucco project, which is the backbone of energy cooperation between Ankara and the 27-nation bloc, to Turkey's EU entry talks has been met with a cooler reception from other EU diplomats.
�The EU places top priority on energy diversification and Nabucco is part of that policy. Neither the pipeline nor the source to fill it is available at present. I cannot understand why Erdogan threatens, as what he says is premature. Turkish EU ties are not deadlocked either�, said an EU diplomat speaking anonymously. The EU has stepped up efforts to diversify its energy sources since Russias invasion of Georgia last summer and the dispute between Moscow and Kiev that has curbed supplies to Europe.
The recent gas dispute has clearly shown how important the transmission of energy supplies is, while changing the established approaches, according to Bayer. �I think we have a window of opportunity that is even larger than it was before�, he said. �I don't think there were many experts who could imagine that zero molecules of gas would be transmitted to Europe through the Russia-Ukrainian gas pipeline and it happened�."
[13] Turkish President Gul hosts luncheon to Turkeys top officialsTurkish daily Hurriyet newspaper (21.01.08) under its banner deadline, Article 104 Summit, writes that at a time where the discussions about the Ergenekon probe are on a climb, the Turkish President Abdullah Gul will bring together the heads of the legislative, executive and judicial organs of Turkey over a luncheon at the Cankaya mansion in Ankara today.
Mr. Gul will bring together the executives of these organs within the scope of Article 104 of the Turkish Constitution, which stipulates that the President of the Republic shall ensure the regular and harmonious functioning of the organs of state.
As the paper reports, several authorities, including the Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan, the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Deputy Premier Cemil Cicek, the Constitutional Court Chief Judge Hasim Kilic, chairpersons of the Supreme Court, the Council of State, the Court of Accounts and the heads of the military courts, have been invited at the luncheon. It was stated that the luncheon is being organised to mark the new year.
[14] From the Turkish Press of 20 January 2009Following are the summaries of reports and commentaries of selected items from the Turkish press on 20 January 2009:
Obama Impact
Under the title "God Forbid, Had a Wolf Been Put on Stage," Hurriyet's Ertugrul Ozkok pens a column on the Washington concert organized for Barack Obama presidency, using the occasion as an opportunity to condemn Turkish intellectuals' lack of patriotism. Ozkok points out that unlike the Turkish intellectuals' treatment of the Turkish Army, the speakers at that ceremony praised the US Army despite some of its sordid deeds in the past. Also, without compunction, the Americans brought to the stage the American eagle, whose symbolic equivalent in Turkey is the Grey Wolf, adding that had anyone dared to put a grey wolf on stage in Turkey he would have been immediately branded a fascist and racist and made to regret the day he was born. Noting that the statue of Abraham Lincoln watched the crowd from its pedestal as if it were the real incumbent of presidential office, Ozkok says should anyone dare to utter the name of Ataturk in Turkey "hundreds of intellectuals" would in unison declare him a dictator, forgetting all the battles he won for Turkey. The ceremony in Washington showed how a nation emerges and survives, whereas the political stage in Turkey shows how a nation disintegrates, Ozkok concludes his column, whose subtext implies that Turks are destroying their own state by their anti-etatist liberalism.
A similar argument is also advanced by Gungor Uras in Milliyet. Under the title "Had We Staged This Ceremony Here!," the columnist notes that national unity, nationalism, and militarism were the central themes in the ceremony, adding that Turkey is also facing economic and foreign policy problems similar to the United States but, regrettably, the Turks are losing the ability to preserve their national unity. The Turkish politicians, for the sake of remaining in power, are eroding the army, the symbol of national unity and territorial integrity, wrecking the ideology of the founding fathers, and applying policies that encourage linguistic and religious separatism. A point has reached in Turkey where mentioning Ataturk, the mere stroll of soldiers in streets, the waving of the Turkish flags, and the defense of the territorial integrity have become crimes. Uras proposes that the Turkish leaders emulate Obama's policy of forging national unity.
In a column in Hurriyet under the title "The Real Risk Lies in an Armenian Crisis with the US," Enis Berberoglu takes exception with those pundits who believe Turkey was sidelined in recent Middle East crisis. Rather he argues Turkey has been successful behind the closed doors, as is evinced by its persuasion of HAMAS to abide by the truce, the problem is Erdogan's election-motivated speeches that generate two major risks for Turkey: First, the Arab leaders, especially the Gulf investors, will be displeased with Turkey's support for HAMAS, and secondly the Jewish lobby, which always rushed to Turkey's help to block the Armenian genocide resolution in the United States, will now be unwilling to extend that support, which means that if the bill passes this year it will deeply damage ties with Israel and the United States.
Commenting on the coincidence of Obama's inauguration and the second anniversary of the assassination of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink in a column in Referans entitled "The Day of the Two 'Blacks': Hrant and Barack," Cengiz Candar says the assassination of Hrant and the inauguration of Obama are two historic turning points, one for Turkey the other for the United States, adding that Hrant and Obama are similar in that Hrant was the "black man" of the Turkish society and Obama is the "black man" of the United States both issuing messages of unity. While Obama is opening a new period of hope and unity in the United States, Hrant by his martyrdom raised the conscience of the Turkish people, thus illuminating Turkey's democratic path and sending the Ergenekonists scurrying for cover. Noting that Obama's inauguration is so powerful an element that it even put an end to the Israeli bloodbath in Gaza, Candar hopes Obama, as leader of the strongest nation in the world, would be the man on whom the entire mankind could pin its hope for the future. [Istanbul Referans -- Business daily owned by Aydin Dogan, head of the Dogan Media Group; sister publication of Turkish Daily News;
In a column in Referans entitled "Obama Period Is a Window of Opportunity for Turkey," Guven Sak says under Obama US-Turkey relations will develop along economic axis rather than military, in that the US-Turkish joint investments would play a major role in integrating the Middle Eastern economies into the global economy, provided that under Obama the United States stops acting like a thug in Turkey's own backyard.
In a column in Milliyet entitled "Timetable According to Obama," Fikret Bila says it is becoming clear that Israeli organized its Gaza operation timetable according to the inauguration of Obama -- Israel ended the operation with the inauguration ceremonies not to put the new president in a difficulty situation. Bila says by remaining silent Obama actually gave his support to Israeli, contrary to all expectations. Bila then recalls Turkish President Gul's statement in Sharm al-Shaykh that unless Obama exerts efforts for peace the Gaza tragedy is bound to recur in two years' time, adding that so far Obama has become a dream for Israel but not for the Palestinians.
Milliyet's Sami Kohen says in his column "What and How Much Change Will Obama Introduce?" that those expecting fast and radical changes from Obama would be disillusioned because Obama does not have a magic wand to change United States' domestic and foreign policies, though certainly he will take some steps towards abandoning Bush's unilateral policy, forging consensus with the allies and dialogue with the adversaries, and adopting a more constructive stance towards the Islamic world.
In the first part of his column in Aksam under the title "Do Not Raise Your Hopes," Burhan Ayeri says Obama's election can be no source of hope because first he played the "three monkeys" over the Gaza and reassigned old officials in critical positions. Coming from the same political school as Bush, Obama will start changing merely the color of his skin like Michael Jackson and score the first goal against Turkey by adopting the genocide resolution. [Istanbul Turkiye'de Aksam -- Center-right daily owned by Cukurova industrial and financial group, headed by prominent industrialist Mehmet Emin Karamehmet;
In an article entitled "What Obama Means for Turkey", Zaman columnist Ihsan Dagi comments on the possible course of Turkish-US relations during the Obama presidency in light of on article by Omer Taspinar of the Brookings Institute. Dagi asserts that Obama's multilateral approach and his openness to "cooperation with allies" are well suited to Turkey's new foreign policy profile as a country that can take initiatives in its region. Dagi emphasizes the "importance" of Obama's "support" for Turkey's bid for EU membership before he proceeds to assert that "contrary to the Bush administration under neocon influence," Obama is unlikely to encourage a military coup in Turkey. He also claims that a US president who talks about speaking with Iran rather than attacking it cannot afford to do without "Turkey's newly developed negotiation skills and ability to convince."
Commenting on the second anniversary of Dink murder in the first part of column in Milliyet, Melih Asik points out that the Justice Ministry is blocking the investigation of the Dink murder, adding that the most curious aspect of the case is the fact that the government is trying to quash the investigation. He believes some circles are trying to blame the Ergenekon gang for the murder so as to exculpate the government and cover up the real murderers.
A similar argument is also advanced by Mehmet Y. Yilmaz in column in Hurriyet entitled "There Can Be No Cleansing without Elucidating the Dink Assassination." Yilmaz says despite all the evidence of police and gendarmerie involvement in the murder, there has been no progress in the murder trial for the last two years. Yilmaz wonders if the AKP government is trying to protect its followers in the police force, adding that all those wanting a Turkey with clean hands should seek the full elucidation of the murder. Yilmaz suspects that by acting as the clean hands in the Ergenekon case but assuming a contrary position on the Dink case, the AKP government seems to be more concerned with punishing the opposition than cleansing Turkey of gangs.
Whereas, former MIT [Turkish Intelligence Organization] officer-cum columnist Prof Dr Mahir Kaynak claims in a 700-word interview with Vatan on various Turkish developments that the Europeans, especially the British, were probably behind the murder of Dink. The murder was part of their plan to prevent Turkey from becoming an influential player in the region along the American plans. Because the murder was against Turkey's interests, the Turkish government would eventually elucidate it, he concludes. Kaynak also argues that while there is a deep state in the United States which brought Obama to power, in Turkey there is no such thing as a deep state, had there been a deep state made up of Turkish elite there would not have been Ergenekon style gangs working for foreign powers.
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But Mr Wozniak compared the burgeoning internet-of-things industry with the dotcom crash of the late 1990s, when excitement and vision were accurate but the technology was not commercially ready."I feel it's kind of like a bubble because there is a pace at which human beings can change the way they do things. There are tonnes of companies starting up," Mr Wozniak said.


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Services like GoBank allow you to take a photo of a cheque on your smartphone and have it deposited directly to your account. The bank runs solely from its smartphone app and eliminates any need to communicate with an actual bank teller. You can pay bills, check your balance, and order debit cards all through the GoBank app.
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You do you girl. A famine loopy font on an abstract brush-stroked background.Each paper print is professionally printed in Canada on 80 lb paper and is signed by the artist. It comes with a white mat for easy framing. The image size is 8" x 10" and with the mat, fits a standard 11" x 14" frame size.


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Supreme Toning Tower Review
What better way to reap the benefits of various workout styles in the same routine than with a multi-purpose fitness system? The Supreme Toning Tower is the ultimate home exercise machine. If you've been thinking about building your own home gym, there is no better time than now! The Supreme Toning Tower would make the perfect addition to any size living space.
What's Included in the Home Fitness System?
The Supreme Toning Tower ships with everything you need to create your own full-fledged fitness studio. It even comes fully assembled, including the built-in ballet barre made of wood, and the Pilates swing-thru bar. There's also a sculpting bar for the performing whole-body toning exercises. The fitness system includes two detachable resistance coils for when you're ready to take your workouts to the next level. The machine's sturdy frame is made of high grade steel, while the base is where you'll find a super comfy yet sweat-resistant Yoga mat.
Just unbox your Supreme Toning Tower and start exercising right away with the two pre-included instruction and exercise DVDs! When you're finished, simply fold it up and roll it into storage using the pre-installed luggage wheels—no need for any heavy lifting. In fact, the entire home system weighs a mere 35 lbs. When fully assembled, the toning tower dimensions are 48″ (L) x 25″ (W) x 41″ (H). When folded, it can fit under any piece of furniture of similar dimensions with a 4" clearance from the floor.
Who Is the Supreme Toning Tower Designed for?
Due to safety constraints, the Supreme Toning Tower can only accommodate users up to 6' in height and 250 lbs in weight.
Aside from these limitations, everyone can benefit from using the equipment for their fitness routines. Its versatility makes it easy to adjust workouts depending on the user's level of athletic ability. For starters, the sculpting bar works well for beginners because of how simple it is to use. The bar serves as a guide for your body to follow during low impact muscle-toning exercises. The lack of coordination required in body sculpting is another reason why it is beginner-friendly. You may just need a few sessions to practice proper form. Likewise, barre and Pilates fitness programs cater to all levels. Later on in this article, we'll take a look at specific exercises that you can try, depending on your experience.
How Does the Supreme Toning Tower Work?
If your fitness goals include toning and sculpting your body for an overall leaner build, then the Supreme Toning Tower can help you achieve those goals. By incorporating assorted elements from core conditioning, barre, and Pilates, you give your body the chance to take in the unique benefits of each type of exercise.
What Is Body Sculpting and Core Conditioning?
Body sculpting, also known as core conditioning, is a strength-based workout that targets the muscles of the torso. It is typically non-aerobic, which means that it incorporates little to no cardiovascular training. Instead, the exercises use some kind of resistance, either in the form of free weights, resistance bands, or a weighted exercise bar.
This type of exercise is more about toning and strengthening your muscles, and less about burning calories. As such, it makes it easy to pick out a specific muscle group to work on during each session. You'll also see results sooner, as a result of performing more focused movements. The key to body sculpting is to use heavy enough weights so that you are unable to do more than a dozen repetitions. The best way to build muscle is to carefully overload your body, without going so far that you risk injury. If you are new to weight training, it would be in your best interest to consult a certified trainer, just to get you started. You should also expect a fair amount of soreness when you introduce strength-based exercises into your fitness routine.
What Is Barre?
Despite what you may have seen on social media, barre fitness does not always include aspects of ballet, even if the workout was inspired by the dance. The name just stuck because a ballet barre is used to complete the movements. Sometimes, the movements are influenced by traditional ballet moves, but other times, the positions are also drawn from yoga or Pilates.
The best thing about barre is the fact that it is a low impact exercise. For anybody who is suffering from injury, low impact exercises are perfect because they are easy on the joints but still keep your heart rate up. And since barre does take some inspiration from ballet and yoga, the movements incorporate the whole body. The difference between barre and body sculpting, for example, is that while both types of exercise focus on strength, barre pays special attention to body posture. After trying a few barre sessions, you'll likely notice a change in the way you carry yourself—your shoulders will roll back and you'll stand taller, as a result.
What Is Pilates?
Pilates combines awareness of the body and the mind into a fitness routine. It started out as a form of rehabilitation for injured soldiers during the first World War. Given that supplies were limited, Joseph Pilates, a military nurse at the time and the inventor of Pilates, attached springs onto hospital beds to integrate resistance training into his rehabilitation program.
Since then, Pilates has caught the attention of fitness enthusiasts worldwide. Similar to barre, Pilates puts emphasis on body balance, control, positioning, and posture. But the main difference lies in the mental awareness that is essential to Pilates. Unlike other types of exercise, it's not possible to catch up with your friends during a Pilates workout in the same way that you could if you were jogging on the treadmill.
Movements in Pilates are precise, which means you'll need to perform them with absolute control. This is why you need to pay close attention to your breathing. In addition, the postures in Pilates tend to focus more on coordination and flexibility. As your mind and body awareness improves, you'll become more conscious of your posture both in and out of the studio.
Pros and Cons of the Supreme Toning Tower
There are far more advantages than disadvantages to owning the Supreme Toning Tower, but we'll list them all here for you to decide.
The first advantage would get us a huge thanks from your wallet. Think about how much you would be spending on a gym membership, plus access to barre and/or Pilates classes! This multi-purpose home fitness system includes everything that you'd possibly need to get a variety of different workouts done—in the comfort of your own home. That brings us to the second advantage. Some people would argue that the convenience of working out at home is simply priceless. Especially when the Supreme Toning Tower comes with instruction and exercise DVDs, there's really no excuse for not getting started right away. All three types of exercises—core conditioning, barre, and Pilates—are beginner and expert friendly!
The main disadvantage of the toning tower would be the fact that it doesn't accommodate users who are taller than 6' or who weigh more than 250 lbs. The other thing to keep in mind, especially if you are a beginner, is that with any at-home system, you may need to seek out professional advice before starting your workout program.
Exercises to Try
Equipped with your very Supreme Toning Tower, here are some exercises that you can try on your own. It's always best to gradually ease yourself into any new fitness routine, so we'd recommend that you give the beginner exercises a try before jumping onward to the more advanced movements.
Beginner Exercises
- Begin by attaching the two resistance coils to the attachment points on the ballet barre.
- Then, one at a time, slip each foot into the foot holders and ensure that the arches of your feet are well-supported.
- To do the exercise, you're going to pedal in the air as if you were riding a bike.
- Be sure not to let your knees go past your hips as you pedal.
- Lie down on the mat with both feet on the swing-thru bar in its starting position.
- To perform a bridge, thrust your hips up to the sky using your legs and hold that position for a few seconds.
- Return to the starting position.
Intermediate Exercises
Chest presses:
- Attach the two resistance coils to the attachment points on the ballet barre.
- Then attach the sculpting bar to the resistance coils.
- Position yourself in between the two springs, so that your body is in-line with the mat. The sculpting bar should be in front of you.
- Put both hands onto either end of the bar.
- To complete a chest press, start with your elbows at a 90-degree angle and then push out until your arms are fully extended.
- Return to the starting position.
- Stand behind the toning tower with your body facing the ballet barre.
- Position your legs in a wider than shoulder width stance with your feet pointing outward at a 45-degree angle.
- Hold the bar for stability.
- Start by standing tall, then squatting down slightly as if you are sitting down into a chair, then back up.
- Continue pulsing.
- To make the exercise more difficult, lift one of your heels off the ground.
Advanced Exercise
- Lie down with your back on the mat.
- Your hips and knees should be positioned at 90 degrees.
- Hold the swing-thru bar above your head with both hands. This is your starting position.
- To do the exercise, lift your back up off the mat and extend your arms so that the bar remains above your head.
- At the same time, straighten your legs into the air as you stretch forward. Return to the starting position.
All in the all, the Supreme Toning Tower is an excellent at-home alternative to a gym or studio membership in regard to affordability, convenience, and overall fitness performance. Reach your fitness goals sooner with the Supreme Toning Tower!


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The ground-breaking scheme is being trialled on a range of vehicle types across its fleet, at no incremental cost to the council, which on average uses around 800,000 litres of diesel per annum.
Unipart Rail has selected the council for its pilot scheme which it anticipates will be rolled out across the country with other commercial vehicle operators.
DiesoLiFT™ is a unique fuel additive which works by increasing the efficiency of the diesel's combustion, safely cleans the engine and mitigates the issues borne from water contamination in the fuel. This combination of fuel improvements reduces the amount of fuel used and the level of vehicle emissions as well as helping to reduce the incidents of fuel blockages and vehicle failures.
For City of York Council this is expected to produce significant savings of up to six per cent of the diesel usage annually across its services as well as vehicle maintenance costs.
If successful, it will also ensure the authority can help to further reduce the amount of harmful emissions being emitted from its fleet.
Cllr Andrew Waller, Executive Member for the Environment, said: "We thank UniPart Rail for choosing York to trial this new product which we hope will not only save the council thousands of pounds, but will also help to reduce the amount of harmful emissions from our vehicles. It's important that we can be seen to be leading the way and making this important step-change, particularly if other businesses are to follow suit."
George Tillier, MD of Unipart Rail, commented: "We are very pleased to be working with such a forward thinking local authority such as City of York Council to trial one of our innovative products. DiesoLiFT™ and our Fuel Efficiency Management package of services will help the council to save money and reduce the amount of harmful emissions that their vehicles emit.Testing and trial results within other transport sectors that we are also working with have provided compelling evidence which we are confident City of York Council will also experience."


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Theo Tams - No Woman No Cry (Bob Marley)
Love, love, love that song. He sang it really well and I liked he took liberties with it. I'd rather hear someone who has more soul sing that song, but I thought he sounded really good nonetheless. Surprise, surprise, he's not playing an instrument tonight... He's done good!
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Mitch Macdonald - Angel Eyes (Jeff Heyley)
Holy pitchiness in the beginning! He got his groove by the chorus, and the bridge was really nice. He sounded whiny tho.
Earl Stevenson - Light My Fire (The Doors)
Great choice for Earl. Love how he sounded in the beginning, sitting down on the stool. And then he gets up and throws the stool around?? *LOL* So cool!!!! He got into it so much that I think he forgot the lyrics a bit, but he covered it up well by singing the crap out of the song. Loved, loved, loved it. And dare I say it, but he's looking good with the new hair cut. :)
Sebastian Pigott - Love Me (Elvis Presley)
Alright, this sounds much more like the Sebastian of the earlier rounds. Much better vocals, love the soul he got. I wish he'd push his vocals a bit, because he sounds awesome when he adds a bit of power and reaches a bit. Love the hip movements, of course.. ;) He looks great with that new haircut. Poor Sebastian, they are really being hard on him. He looks totally defeated. I would be, too, if I'd be constantly told that I look great but can't sing. He CAN sing... He sure can. But somehow he's not showing that very much on the show. Missing his bro perhaps? Pressure getting to him? I don't know...
Katherine St-Laurent - Move Over (Janis Joplin)
Holy 80's throw back with the hair and clothes! I love her voice, I really do. I just don't think she connects very much with the lyrics. Seems like Jake and I are of the same opinion...
Drew Wright - No rain (Blind Melon)
Aw, I wish Mitch had sang that song,just because I think it would have suited him very well. Drew's vocals were really good - I liked the parts where he reached, almost going into a falsetto. I also liked the phrase "and it rips my life away", I thought that was just killer. I thought he also showed lots of personality - seems like his venture on the drums last week really loosen things up for him and it's nice to see him come out of his shell. I didn't care for the arrangement - I felt the song was going no where and the ending was weird.
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Mookie Morris - I Feel Good (James Brown)
Shut Up and Mook Me! *LMAO* No worries, it's not me, it was a sign in the audience... *L* I thought the song choice was very predictable, and was fully prepare to roll my eyes during the entire performance. I gotta admit, Mookie did good! He worked the audience - he looked really at ease in the audience, it was great. He sounded awesome. I could have done without the little Earl-like walking around the stage and especially without the falling down at the end, but I thought he really did good on this.
Amberly Thiessen - Redemption Song (Bob Marley)
I am almost ashamed to say that I didn't know this song. But I thought her vocals were really great. She gave me goosebumps, actually. My favorite she did so far.
Mark Day - Dance With My Father (Luther Van Dross)
Shaky off the top, and he got drowned by the band a few times, but all in all a good performance. Finally he shows that he can sing and he's not a joke. Still not my cup of tea, but I think that was probably the best he's done so far.
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