What's in the news today?

[roadrunner]

Well, this isn't your standard news organization, rather it specializes in Bike News

And the news of the day is HIIT High Intensity Interval Training

Bottom line, don't just do 30-minutes of easy cardio....It's all about your mitochondria

https://www.bicycling.com/training/...tm_source=nl_byc&utm_medium=email&date=112718

Excerpt:

What HIIT Means for You

Most of us already ride a lot because as endurance athletes, that’s our thing. But even if you’re already fit, you can still reap measurable benefits from adding HIIT to your training regimen, says exercise physiology professor and coach Paul Laursen, Ph.D., endurance coach, author of The Science and Application of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), and contributor to HIITscience.com.

For cyclists who like to go long, HIIT can be part of a smart base-building strategy. “Your base comes down to your mitochondrial capacity,” Laursen says. “Longer, lower-intensity exercise increases the number of mitochondria in your cells, which is why people perform long, steady endurance exercise to build base. But high-intensity training makes those mitochondria more powerful,” he says, noting that research also shows that high-intensity exercise performed regularly can stimulate the production of mitochondria, as well.

 

[alp]

@roadrunner I have worked out that you like to torture yourself! LOL! Aerobic exercises are good, but said to be very painful. Squatting when you have knee arthritis is no laughing matter. And now High Intensity Training! You must be very, very fit. I am a total coward - would sit on my armchair and just tighten and relax my muscle whilst watching TV.

 

[alp]

How China is quietly weaponizing overseas tourism

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Diversification is so important.

 

[alp]

'Putin wants my whole country' warns Ukraine's President Poroshenko as he calls for Merkel to come to his aid and NATO vessels to sail to the region

Russia seized three Ukrainian navy ships and their crews on Sunday near the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014, over what it said was their illegal entry into Russian waters - a charge Ukraine strongly refutes.

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And winter is right here and Germany knows about it.

Little boy who asked the postman to take a birthday card 'to my dad in heaven' receives a letter from Royal Mail assuring him it's been 'delivered safely'

• Teri Copland shared the heartwarming response her son got from the Royal Mail
• Jase, seven, asked the postman to deliver a letter to his late father 'in heaven'
• The postal service wrote to tell him his birthday card had been delivered safely

Jase, who lost his dad, James, in 2014 after his sudden death, aged only 28, later received a letter from the postal service telling him how the postman had navigated 'stars and other galactic objects' to get the 'important item of mail' to his dad.

In a now viral post, Teri thanked the Royal Mail for taking the time to send the letter, saying it 'means the world' to her son and has 'restored my faith in humanity'.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/...g-little-boy-delivered-letter-dad-heaven.html

 

[alp]

After the massive cow, meet the colossal cockerel! Farmer reveals 3ft tall bird has settled down - with TWO hens

• Merakli, who lives on a farm in Kosovo, is 3ft tall and weighs a whopping 7.7kg
• The Brahma chicken went viral last year after footage of him was shared online
• Now, his owner has revealed that Merakli has settled down - with two hens
  
  
  
  

 

[alp]

'Russian tanks are massing at the border,' Ukraine's President Poroshenko warns hours after saying 'Putin wants my whole country'

• Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko claims Russian tanks are lining up along the border
• He has accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of wanting to annex his whole country
• He urged NATO to deploy ships to the Sea of Azov amid standoff with Russia
• Russia seized three Ukrainian navy ships and their crews on Sunday near the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014
  
  Germany regards the pipeline, which is being built by Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom, as a private investment. But Merkel recently acknowledged its 'political dimensions' and said Ukraine must continue to be a conduit for Russian gas sold to western Europe.
  
  German officials said on Wednesday that their position on the pipeline remained unchanged and that talk of tighter sanctions against Moscow, demanded by the United States and many European politicians, was 'premature'.
  
  Poroshenko also called for the stationing of NATO vessels in the Sea of Azov. (Reporting by Thomas Escritt Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)
  
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  'Knife Angel' sculpture standing 27ft tall and made from 100,000 confiscated and handed-in blades will go on display in Christmas warning against stabbings
  
  • A 27-foot 'Knife Angel' made out of more than 100,000 knives will visit Liverpool
  • The metal sculpture was made by the British Ironwork Centre two years ago
  • It will spend Christmas in Liverpool city centre as as a monument to the devastating impact of knife violence
  
  
  
  Should be called Satan
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  Shocking moment police are attacked with bricks and fireworks after being surrounded by 100 CHILDREN during 'appalling' incident in Durham
  
  • Durham Police released the footage of officers being surrounded by children
  • They have urged parents to take responsibility after the disturbance in Stanley
  • The footage shows police officers responding to a report of a 'vulnerable female'
  • They are surrounded and youths in hoodies throw bricks, fireworks and attack a Police Community Support Officer
  
  
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[alp]

Southwest Airlines agent mocked five-year-old epileptic girl named Abcde for her unique moniker and posted a picture of her boarding pass on Facebook

• Traci Redford's daughter's name is Abcde and is pronounced as 'ab-city'
• On November 4, they were boarding a Southwest Airlines flight in Orange County, California
• An agent began laughing when Traci handed over their boarding passes
• She then took a picture of it and posted it on Facebook to share with friends
• Southwest Airlines said it had spoken to the employee about it but would not share whether or not she had been fired
  
  Does the pronunciation rule apply to this

 

[Silentrunning]

Southwest Airlines agent mocked five-year-old epileptic girl named Abcde for her unique moniker and posted a picture of her boarding pass on Facebook

• Traci Redford's daughter's name is Abcde and is pronounced as 'ab-city'
• On November 4, they were boarding a Southwest Airlines flight in Orange County, California
• An agent began laughing when Traci handed over their boarding passes
• She then took a picture of it and posted it on Facebook to share with friends
• Southwest Airlines said it had spoken to the employee about it but would not share whether or not she had been fired
  
  Does the pronunciation rule apply to this

If this mother thinks this is the only time her daughter will be mocked for this unusual name, she is sorely mistaken.

 

[roadrunner]

'Russian tanks are massing at the border,' Ukraine's President Poroshenko warns hours after saying 'Putin wants my whole country'

• Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko claims Russian tanks are lining up along the border
• He has accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of wanting to annex his whole country
• He urged NATO to deploy ships to the Sea of Azov amid standoff with Russia
• Russia seized three Ukrainian navy ships and their crews on Sunday near the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014
  
  Germany regards the pipeline, which is being built by Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom, as a private investment. But Merkel recently acknowledged its 'political dimensions' and said Ukraine must continue to be a conduit for Russian gas sold to western Europe.
  
  German officials said on Wednesday that their position on the pipeline remained unchanged and that talk of tighter sanctions against Moscow, demanded by the United States and many European politicians, was 'premature'.
  
  Poroshenko also called for the stationing of NATO vessels in the Sea of Azov. (Reporting by Thomas Escritt Editing by Sonya Hepinstall)
  
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  'Knife Angel' sculpture standing 27ft tall and made from 100,000 confiscated and handed-in blades will go on display in Christmas warning against stabbings
  
  • A 27-foot 'Knife Angel' made out of more than 100,000 knives will visit Liverpool
  • The metal sculpture was made by the British Ironwork Centre two years ago
  • It will spend Christmas in Liverpool city centre as as a monument to the devastating impact of knife violence
  
  
  
  Should be called Satan
• 
  Shocking moment police are attacked with bricks and fireworks after being surrounded by 100 CHILDREN during 'appalling' incident in Durham
  
  • Durham Police released the footage of officers being surrounded by children
  • They have urged parents to take responsibility after the disturbance in Stanley
  • The footage shows police officers responding to a report of a 'vulnerable female'
  • They are surrounded and youths in hoodies throw bricks, fireworks and attack a Police Community Support Officer
  
  
  
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I've been wondering about this pipeline since Russia has started the latest belligerent acts against Ukraine.

I just don't understand why any State would benefit Russia with such a lucrative deal. Get your gas somewhere else....

 

[alp]

If this mother thinks this is the only time her daughter will be mocked for this unusual name, she is sorely mistaken.

Too true! What a silly mother! Some attention seeker who causes her daughter no end of mockery!

 

[alp]

I've been wondering about this pipeline since Russia has started the latest belligerent acts against Ukraine.

I just don't understand why any State would benefit Russia with such a lucrative deal. Get your gas somewhere else....

Perhaps, Germany should get their energy from France! But then you don't heat your house with nuclear energy!

 

[alp]

Fairy-tale castle

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Lovely details and I love the round bit most. The pillars are full of wonderful details. Modern furniture just doesn't sit well with the decor!

Devizes Castle, Wiltshire

 

[alp]

Banning plastic WON'T help the environment! Replacement materials including metal and glass could TRIPLE greenhouse gas emissions

• Manufacturing of materials like glass and metal will double energy consumption
• Campaigners have called for reductions or bans, but team say shortsighted
• Team, Herriot-Watt University, say we need to move towards a 'circular economy'
• Academics say we need to replace plastic with better materials for the planet

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Can the UK cope with MORE electric cars? Three year project will see 3,000 vehicles take to British roads to test energy demands on the national grid

• Regulator Ofgem has approved the three-year project led by a group of firms
• British Gas-owner Centrica and Uber are among the companies backing project
• It aims to assess the impact of more electric vehicles on cables and substations
  
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[alp]

I have gas and some other gas in a bottle, one says. Tanks BLESSED by priests ..

I have money and buy arms from .....and they have to be used somewhere.. Yemen ..

Just food for thought .. No comments please!

 

[alp]

Shocking earthquake near Anchorage!

Facial recognition to be deployed at a marathon in China to stop cheats after hundreds of runners were caught taking shortcuts

• Athletes taking part on Sunday's Kunming Marathon must carry a valid ID
• System is used to ensure people do not get someone else to run for them
• A total of 258 runners were found cheating during a half marathon last Sunday
• Their act was caught by surveillance footage and exposed by Shenzhen police
  
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Isn't it sad!?