Friday 27 November 2015

Get To Your Goal Weight And Stay There

Get To Your Goal Weight And Stay There

Weight loss is a confusing topic. There are so many different people and articles telling you so many different things, it can be quite difficult to wrap your head around them all. This article will aim to lay down the essential and necessary basics of weight loss in hopes to clear the fog that surround it.

Exercise

An easy way to increase weight loss results is to change subtle habits that will increase the amount of walking one has to do. Instead of asking someone else to get you something, offer to get things for other people instead. That is one example that will increase exercise levels and also increase weight loss.

In an effective weight-loss exercise routine, it can be very helpful to schedule your workouts as early in the day as you can. Exercising first thing in the morning provides you with increased energy levels throughout the day. It also helps your mood, because all day long you can be proud of already having done your workout.

One of the most important factors in successful weight loss is daily exercise, yet it's also the one of the hardest things for people to maintain. But, it doesn't have to be so difficult! All you need is just 30 minutes a day of cardiovascular activity to start you on the right track. You can even break it up into two 15 minute sessions.

Join a weight loss program, such as Weight Watchers. Groups such as these require you to weigh in regularly, and many people find this motivating. They work harder to exercise and regulate caloric intake so that when they are weighed, everyone will see that they have lost weight. Many people find this method to be successful.

Nutrition

Eating fewer calories and exercising more is definitely important if you want to lose weight, but you should also be looking to keep up proper nutrition as well. A healthy body burns off fat easier, and a great way to get nutrients is to make sure that you're eating raw fruits and vegetables, not only cooked items.

Celery sticks are among the most scrumptious snacks that you can eat during the day.  Create a low fat dip that you can use with your celery sticks for a nutritious alternative to some of the more fattening snacks on the market. This will help in satisfying your hunger and improving your nutrition.

A good tip to help you lose weight is to make sure you're buying the healthiest vegetables.  The healthiest vegetables typically have the most saturated color.  If you've seen iceberg lettuce you'd know that it has a weak color which means it doesn't provide much nutrition.  Instead go with lettuce that's more green.

When you are trying to lose weight, it helps to be knowledgeable about portion sizes so you are more aware of what you're eating. For example, a portion of meat is only the size of a deck of cards. Knowing portion sizes can make it easier to balance your diet to ensure optimal nutrition while reducing calories.

Weight loss can be very challenging because of the confusion surrounding it. It is sort of like the old saying that too many hands in the soup will spoil it. In order to re-focus sometimes it is best to trust yourself just to a few basics from one source, because it is hard enough to stay on path with that alone.

The digital “Monuments Men” are fighting the devastation of ISIS

The digital “Monuments Men” are fighting the devastation of ISIS



The digital “Monuments Men” are fighting the devastation of ISIS


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There are days when Ross Davison feels as if people just
aren’t taking him seriously. The other day he was supposed to explain
to a couple of guys what the future of their jobs is going to look like.
It was a workshop in Indiana. There were students: engineers,
historians, archaeologists—and Davison, a 26-year-old surfer-boy from


Tuesday 24 November 2015

5 New York Giants Who Are No Longer Worth Their Contract Figures

5 New York Giants Who Are No Longer Worth Their Contract Figures








5 New York Giants Who Are No Longer Worth Their Contract Figures


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With six games to go for the New York Giants, it’s sometimes tempting
to talk about the future—free agency and the draft in particular.

However, once the Giants’ weekly play ends (whenever that might be),
the first step will be to trim away some of the big contracts of players
who for one reason or another are no longer proving to be a good
investment for the money.

You can probably guess who some of the prime targets are—linebacker
Jon Beason and offensive tackle Will Beatty both come immediately to
mind.

In looking at those contracts that are likely to be in the
management’s cross-hairs, let’s talk about why the player is likely to
be deemed no longer worth his contract and look at the potential savings
the Giants might stand to gain if they do indeed make a move.









RB Rashad Jennings


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Realistically speaking, running back Rashad Jennings figures to be
back in 2016 for a couple of reasons. One, he’s under contract through
2017 and two, his $ 2.812 million 2016 cap figure isn’t a backbreaker.

Upon closer study, Jennings’ return in 2016 might not be as cut-and-dried mainly due to value.

First, there is the emergence of Orleans Darkwa. Darkwa will be a
restricted free agent after this season and is all but certain to
receive a tender that will be a fraction of Jennings’ $ 2.23 million
base salary in 2016.

If the Giants can get better production for less money—and thus far
Darkwa has shown that he’s been very productive with his chances—maybe
then it makes sense to finally pare down the four-man running back
committee by trimming off the soon-to-be 31-year-old Jennings.

In 2014, Jennings carried the ball 167 in 11 games (he missed five
games due to injuries). This year, he has carried the ball 105 times in
10 games played. That’s an average difference of 4.6 carries per game
from last year, raising the question as to whether he has been reduced
to a part-time player due to his injury history.

So what will the Giants do with Jennings? It’s possible they might
not have to touch his deal—the NFLPA public report shows they have $
12.192 million in cap space which, while still to be adjusted based on
whether players with playing incentives hit those incentive this year,
is a nice chunk of change.

If the Giants also make a move on the four other contracts mentioned
in this slideshow, they could be looking at an additional windfall of
more than $ 15 million on top of whatever they carry over.

The question, then, regarding Jennings is whether they’re getting the
return on their investment.  There are still six games to go, so the
jury is still out.

All contract data is via Over the Cap. Advanced statistics via Pro Football Focus.

Latest news straight from the continents

Latest news straight from the continents





World News consists of news from various
countries and continents like Asia news, Africa News and they then are
further divided into India News, China News, and Egypt News etc. Success
of a media company or a news corporation depends on its understanding
of the target audience and following the basic news values. Novelty,
immediacy, proximity, prominence, relevance and human interest are the
most important news values. A news would not seem worthy to the reader
if these values are missing from the news matter. Like a person at
Bhutan would not care if a journalist in Japan met with an accident
until that event has an impact on the person’s life, the news is of no
relevance to him. The same way if a Japanese person reads the news he
will find it more relevant and worthy to be read.
News of Disasters generally matter to everyone no matter where the disaster took place the whole world will read the breaking news
with interest as the news is in human interest. People sympathize with
those who are affected in the disaster. News corporations in Asia follow
the same pattern as the world news they understand what the target
audience would want to read about and what would interest them. They
follow the news value and publish news which would build their
readership. Proximity is of a major importance when a news is published
right news should go into the right paper or the right section. If a
national newspaper puts up a local event on the front page and news that
has national importance on the second or third page then the newspaper
is likely to lose its readership. On the other hand if a company
produces local newspapers then it is of no use putting world news on the
first page, there has to be a local news that interests the people.

Due to globalization the world is now a global village and an event
that occurs in Australia can have an impact on Asia news. In the race to
publish the latest news the news corporation should also make sure that
they follow their responsibilities towards the human population. They
should publish news that matter to the people and are important to them
Africa news publishing an event that occurred in India will make the
people at Africa aware of the things happening in India and vice versa.






Monday 23 November 2015

Google now receives more than 2 million piracy takedown requests a day

Google now receives more than 2 million piracy takedown requests a day






It’s been a while since we checked in with Google’s Transparency
Report, the company’s blog that keeps tabs on search result takedowns
and related issues, but it seems the war on piracy has only been getting
more frantic. As TorrentFreak pointed out in a recent post,
Google now receives just over 1,500 requests every minute to remove URLs
from its search results. That’s 25 requests a second or around
2,160,000 a day — double the amount of requests the company was
receiving over the same time period last year.

Last month’s most prolific domains were the target of half a million requests

Last month’s takedown requests came from 5,492 copyright owners and
pertained to 72,207 specific domains, meaning that each domain, on
average, was the…

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Don't judge gluten-free too harshly. Science shows it's more complex than …

Don't judge gluten-free too harshly. Science shows it's more complex than

But is it just a dietary trend, or is there some real science behind
going gluten-free? The answers are more complicated than first thought,
as I found when preparing for Tuesday's episode of Catalyst. Gluten is a
protein found in wheat and other grains.

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