- What is going on, guys?
Ryan Nelson here and today we are talking about
the fantastic plastic, the nifty fifty,
the thrifty fifty, whatever you wanna call it,
we're talking about 50mm lenses.
And we've got a few of them here, eight to be exact.
We're gonna take a look at em and see which one
might be the best bang for your buck.
Let's get into it right after this.
I'm not doing an intro, why did I say, right after this?
Anyway, alright, let's just get into it.
Alright, so let's get the basics out of the way first.
I am testing lenses from this 50mm 1.8
which is 47, 48 dollars, just under 50 bucks.
All the way up to the Canon RF, the new lens
for the mirrorless Canons.
Which is 2400 dollars.
So we have quite the variety of lenses here.
So to make this comparison go a little bit simpler,
I've broken these down into two different categories.
We've got the budget 50mm lenses,
which are all the small ones up here,
and then the more expensive, more professional line,
50mm lenses which are the big guys up here,
they're the ones you're gonna spend,
probably around a grand plus for.
Now all of these lenses I did test on the EOS R.
Seven out of the eight were with the Canon EF adapter.
Obviously, I didn't need it for this guy,
but just so you know, this was all shot
with the Canon EOS R.
So a quick run through of
all the lenses we're testing today.
To start off we have the Yongnuo,
I think that's how you pronounce it, I'm not sure,
I'm probably butchering it, so from here on out
this 47 dollar Yongnuo lens I'm just gonna
refer to it as the Yongery lens.
But it's a 50mm 1.8 for Canon EF
weighing in at four and a quarter ounces,
it is the lightest and cheapest lens
we're testing today at 47 dollars.
Up next we have the Canon 1.8 STM lens
weighing in at five point six ounces and 125 dollars.
A lot of people really, really like this lens.
I used it in the past, I didn't like it,
but we're gonna see if it's improved
since I've used it last.
This has been my favorite lens for quite a long time now,
is the Canon 1.4 USM weighing in at 10 and a quarter ounces
at a very reasonable price of 349.
You can frequently find this for just under 300 dollars.
Next up on the list we have a Zeiss 1.4,
which I'm calling the baby Zeiss
because it is the smaller of the two Zeiss
lenses that we're testing.
It's weighing in at 13.4 ounces
and is definitely on the higher end of the budget lenses,
almost straddling that line of pro level lenses at 725.
You can pick these up used for a little bit less than that.
But that is the top end of our budget category.
First in line for the big boys
is the Sigma 1.4 art lens, now we're starting to get
a little bit heavier, this lens is one point seven nine
pounds, it's a bit of a beast.
And you can pick this one up for about 950.
It's under that thousand dollar price range
so it's still not quite like a super expensive lens
but I've heard good things about it.
Next up is the Zeiss Milvus 50 1.4.
I'm gonna say, this is by far,
the heaviest lens in the lineup at just over two pounds.
And you can pick this lens up for about 1200 dollars.
And not to mention, both of these Zeiss lenses
are manual focus only.
So there's a time and a place for that
and we'll see if these tests are
where the time and place is.
So last of the EF lineup we have the 50 1.2L lens.
Now, this has been a popular lens
for quite a long time weighing in at
one point two eight pounds and you can pick
this lens up for around 1300 to 1400 dollars.
And last on the list is the brand new
Canon RF 1.2L series lens.
This thing is actually the heaviest lens.
It doesn't feel like it but
it's weighing in at two point one pounds.
And by far it is the most expensive lens at 2300 dollars.
B&H has it on sale right now for 21.
So, I mean, just hop right over and the steal of a deal.
2100 dollars for this lens.
Granted, I've used this lens before
and it is pretty nice, gotta say.
It's pretty nice lens.
So there's the lineup, let's get into the tests.
Today with these lenses we're not doing
really super scientific kind of tests
with charts and graphs and things like that.
Basically, I just took these lenses downtown,
shot in a variety of different situations.
I wanted to test out a few things.
The chromatic aberration, the fringing on
each one of these, I also wanted to test out
the sharpness down the center of the lenses
and then also on the edges of each lens.
So we've got that test going on.
And then I also did a couple of depth of field
and portrait style tests.
And then came back into the studio
and did a quick controlled lighting scenario.
So let's take a look at all of these
and see which one is the best.
So the first test I did with these,
I wanted to compare the center sharpness
versus the edge sharpness of each of these lenses.
So I did a variety of shots at a
variety of different f stops to compare those all together.
I'm not gonna spend a long time on em right now,
'cause that would take about a half an hour in itself
just to look at all these.
But just to sum this one up,
for center sharpness on the budget lenses
it was kind of a toss up between the Yongery
and the Canon 1.8.
The sharpness on these were very close to each other
so it was really hard to pick a winner in that one.
But if we go to the edge sharpness on em,
I'm gonna say the Yongery wins by a little edge there.
So I'm gonna give it to the Yongery.
Yongery, at 47 dollars, you're doing a great job so far.
Let's keep this going.
Now looking at the higher level lenses,
they're definitely a lot better than the budget lenses,
but overall I think the RF takes this one.
It's holding a lot of detail edge to edge.
It's definitely the best lens of the bunch
but with a little caveat.
The Sigma at less than half the price
is very, very close to the RF lens.
You can definitely see a difference between the two.
It's a very close second.
And for half the price, that's a big deal.
So the second test I wanted to do with this
was kind of a portrait test.
And to keep it fair across the board on all lenses,
I shot em all at F/2.
So on these I used the auto focus to focus on the back eye.
Except for the Zeiss lenses which are manual focus only.
Looking at the first four lenses here,
these are the budget line lenses.
Overall everything is pretty similar.
Some look a little bit softer than others.
But zoomed in, looking at the budget lenses,
I think I missed the focus just slightly on the Zeiss.
But the rest of them caught that back eye pretty good.
I'm gonna give this one to the Canon 1.8.
And here are the four higher end lenses.
A couple of them are pretty sharp,
a couple of them are pretty off.
Once again, I missed the focus on the Zeiss
just by a little bit, literally, almost by a hair.
I guess that would've been me,
because I was focusing it.
If we zoom in it looks like the Canon 1.2 missed the focus
and went just a little bit beyond the eye.
So I missed the focus a little bit.
But it's such a shallow depth of field,
I probably should've opened it up to about 2.8
but lessons learned, you know.
In the Canon RF,
just tack sharp, I mean, dead on with that lens.
Now I'm gonna go with the RF on this one.
Only because it did hit that critical focus point.
The 1.2 EF lens just missed it.
I'm sad to say it did miss it.
I was, I really had high hopes for that lens.
But you missed the focus, man, come on.
You missed the focus, RF has it, it's,
it's going to the RF.
Looking at the two finalists here.
We've got the Canon 1.8 and the Canon RF.
Just for fun, we're gonna zoom in quite a bit on these.
You can see that 1.8 actually pretty sharp on both eyes.
The eyelashes are sharp, the eyebrows are sharp,
the eyes are mostly sharp and then looking over at the RF.
That back eye is just tack sharp and that falloff is just,
slight and gradual, very pleasing, very nice lens.
The next test is a depth of field test.
So each one of these lenses is wide open.
1.8, 1.4, 1.2, whatever the widest that lens can do
that's what we were shooting at.
So taking a look at the budget lenses here.
Everything's pretty similar.
There's a little bit of falloff.
There's lots of shapes, lots of hard lines going on here
so I think this really gives you a good idea
of what the bokeh falloff, focus falloff,
depth of field, whatever you wanna call it.
It really gives you a good idea of what each lens is doing.
Now some of these lenses when we zoom in,
it almost looks like there's double vision.
Especially on this pole, where it mounts to the building.
It almost looks like you're seeing double.
And then the big thing I noticed with these
No Parking signs in the background here,
with all the straight lines and then the circles.
Some of them started to get a little kind of dizzying.
And then way in the back, from the dark and the lights,
I was seeing a little bit of fringing
with some green showing up in several of these lenses.
Overall, I think the Yongery 1.8 looks pretty nice.
Especially, once again, for 47 dollars.
This lens is, which one is it, this one.
Once again, this lens is 47 dollars.
47.
You can buy em by the case full and just
toss em around if you want.
I'm not going to 'cause I still need to use it.
Moving on to the higher end lenses here.
You can definitely tell that
these are more expensive lenses.
More technology has gone into these.
That falloff, that depth of field rolloff is
really, really nice.
We're not, so much, getting the dizzying circles
and straight lines from those No Parking signs.
We're not really seeing the double vision on,
where that pole mounts to the building.
We're noticing the No Parking signs
probably most on the Canon 1.2L lens, the EF lens.
Once again, the RF lens is just so creamy
and buttery and just so smooth and soft.
Where that focus falls off.
I hate to say it, but I'm gonna have to give it to the
RF again, why does this lens have to be so expensive?
But the Sigma lens is right on the heels of the RF.
Good job, Sigma.
Looking at the two finalists in this one,
we have the cheapest lens at 47 dollars
and the most expensive lens at 2400 dollars.
Is there that much difference in these two?
Yes, there is, but, are you gonna
get that much value out of it.
As the focus falls off you can definitely see
that the RF is so creamy smooth versus the Yongery lens.
Man, is there that much value in that?
If you can really afford the RF
and you need it, you're getting paid to do
really, really high end work, once again,
yeah, buy that lens but for 47 dollars,
look at what you're getting.
At 1.2 versus 1.8, that sharpness falloff,
there's definitely a difference side by side.
But if you look at one and five minutes later
you look at the other,
I'm gonna guess that you're probably
not gonna notice a difference.
Especially if you're just the casual observer
or the casual shooter.
I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed with this Yongery lens.
For 47, I know, I keep saying it.
It's 47 dollars, I'm just, 47 dollars
and you can get like a really good 50mm lens.
I'm not gonna say it's really good
because it's plastic and things move around
and shake.
I don't know how long that thing's gonna last
but for the price to value to quality ratio,
I think it's doing pretty good.
Alright, we're getting there, I promise.
We got a few more tests to look at.
I have all these lenses here I just wanted
to make sure I covered everything.
Kind of went into depth and
I'm not even gonna cover everything
'cause there's no much you can do.
You can cover it, you can test with these lenses.
I've just, trying to pick the things
that maybe matter the most or are
the most noticeable for quality.
So the next test we're looking at is
kind of a chromatic aberration, fringing test.
And with this test, these were all shot at F/2.
So I found this spot with lots of highlights
and shadows, really contrasting colors
right next to each other.
Let's take a look at the budget lenses here.
Looking at these is an overall,
not seeing much differences in overall.
And this seems to be kind of a
reoccurring theme with a lot of these.
If you're just looking at it as a whole,
you don't notice that much difference.
It's when you start getting into the details
that you're seeing the differences in these lenses.
So in this scene the most fringing that I noticed
was on the front of this truck.
You're definitely seeing it a lot more in some lenses
rather than other lenses.
It is very noticeable with the Canon 1.8.
Not so much on the 1.4 which actually surprised me
because the last time I tested with this lens,
that fringing was quite noticeable.
But overall I'm gonna give this one to the Canon 1.4.
Moving on to the bigger lenses, once again,
as an overall, we're not seeing a whole lot of difference.
You're seeing things that are a little bit crisper
than the budget lenses but once again,
we'll zoom into that truck front.
And see the differences in each lens here.
Most of them are holding up really well.
Surprisingly, the RF has a little bit of fringing there.
The 1.2 is holding up really good.
Although, we do get some red.
The Zeiss actually looks kind of soft.
I think I may have misfocused with this one again.
Once again, manual focus, I don't know.
Just not doing it for me, I guess.
And then on the Sigma, the Sigma actually
looks really, really good, there's zero fringing here.
The colors are holding really well.
Once again, looking around zoomed in,
we're seeing little differences here and there.
But overall, I'm gonna give this one to the Sigma.
It finally beat the RF, it's been right on the heels.
Right on the heels of the RF
and the Sigma just finally pulled ahead.
It's like that horse or the freakin' race you're watching,
you're just like, come on, come on,
you're right there, you can do it, you can do it.
And then it just noses ahead and you're like,
yeah, we got this, baby, we got this.
So looking at the two finalists here,
we've got the Canon 1.4 and the Sigma 1.4.
Zoomed in, the Sigma's definitely the better one.
It's kinda holding detail, it's not,
it's not getting real soft where these lights are
in the dark shadows of the parking garage.
And it's holding up really well.
So I have to say, that Sigma lens
is looking pretty darn good right now.
I've never really been a fan of them in the past,
but this one might be changing my mind.
So the last round of testing I did
outside with these was autofocus speed.
So on the portrait I racked the focus all the way out,
flipped the autofocus switch and just
kind of tested that timing of how long it took
to get that portrait into focus.
Then I kind of did the reverse with the long shot.
Where I racked focus all the way in
to see how long it would take to get
the focus on a far object.
And surprisingly, the two most expensive lenses on here
were pretty comparable to the budget lenses.
I was not expecting that.
But the clear winner on this one was the Sigma.
That focus was just, bam, just lightning fast.
It was on it, in focus, and done,
and it had it, and I'm, once again,
highly impressed with this Sigma lens.
So the last test I wanted to do with all these
was come back into the studio, do a controlled
lighting setup on a solid tripod, same lights.
These were all shot at F/2.8.
Now looking at these on the monitor,
I gotta say, they're all really, really close to each other.
On my first shot with Canon 1.2L series,
unfortunately, once again, it did
just miss focus by a little fraction.
Now, I don't know if it's problem with this particular lens
or if it's a common problem throughout
that series of lenses, I'm not sure.
But overall, these are looking fairly similar.
There are slight variations
in the focal length of each lens.
And looking at all these side by side, next to each other,
one after the other, I honestly can't tell you
which one I like the most.
They all did pretty good.
So why don't you let me know down in the comments
which one you think wins in the studio.
I know that was a lot to cover,
I know that was a lot of ground
and a lot of comparisons and a lot of things to look at
and sometimes your eyes can just glaze over
as you're looking at all this stuff.
So what I'm gonna do below is drop a link
to where you guys can download all my sample images.
So download that, take a look at it.
Let me know what you think was the best lens
out of all of these.
My preference, okay, if I had all the money in the world
I would buy this lens, but I don't,
so I've gotta send it back.
No matter which one of these lenses you get,
you're gonna get some quality.
You're gonna have some pluses, you're gonna
have some minuses, that's anything you buy.
In most situations, if you're just posting
Instagram and Facebook, and just doing those for fun,
any of these lenses will do.
If you're doing studio work that's where I
can see either the Zeiss lenses coming in
a little more handy if you need that super critical focus.
And you have the time to work with it?
That's gonna be a really good lens.
Because this lens gives you a long
range to find that just to fine tune that focus point.
Where you need that focus to be.
But, once again, you need the time to do that.
So if you don't have the time to sit there
and do manual focus all the time,
I would suggest not getting either of the Zeiss lenses.
Although, definitely quality lenses.
But not my favorites.
That being said, my budget preference,
I would say, would be the Yongery lens.
I'm gonna try to pronounce this one more time.
The Yongnuo, I think it's the Yongnuo.
Anyway, that would be my preference.
Especially for the price of that thing.
If you drop it, if you scratch it,
if you lose it in a river,
it was 47 dollars, okay, I'll just go buy another one.
You're still ahead of buying this Canon 1.8.
And you're getting a very, very similar quality.
I'm not gonna say similar build.
If you want a slightly beefier plastic lens,
spend a hundred or whatever, a hundred and ten dollars
on this guy, but I'm gonna say,
just go ahead and get the Yongery lens.
It's cheap, you're not gonna have to worry about it.
If you scratch it, eh, go buy another one.
Or use it for a fun lens.
But if you wanna spend some actual,
real hard earned, good money on a lens,
my recommendation is gonna be go with the Sigma.
I was actually highly impressed with this lens.
Like I said, I've used Sigma before in the past.
They've never really been my favorite lenses
especially compared to Canon brand lenses.
But this thing was very impressive.
Now this is the first lens I've ever used
out of the art lens series.
A lot of people rave about that series of lenses.
I'm gonna be no exception with that,
this thing value for quality.
The Sigma is definitely gonna be the way to go.
And I was actually kind of disappointed
with this Canon 1.2 L series lens.
I've used several L series lenses in the past,
they've always been quality, very sharp,
head on, just tack on the nail,
whatever you wanna call it, sharp.
But I don't know, I'm gonna do a little bit
more testing with this before I send it back.
See if maybe I just didn't get the hang of using it.
But I think, at this point, I know how to use a lens.
Not to be braggy or anything, but,
I think I know how to use a lens? I'm not sure.
Alright, guys, before I go, and if you were wondering,
Ryan, how did you afford all of these lenses?
I didn't afford them all, I just rented them all.
Well, all except for two.
I bought this Yongery lens for 47 dollars,
so that one's mine, I can do what I want with it.
I can throw it around, I can take it out,
I can shoot, it's actually a pretty good lens.
I liked it, I liked it quite a bit.
And then I already had the Canon 1.4 lens.
But the rest of these lenses I rented from
BorrowLenses.com.
I've rented some gear from them in the past,
not sponsored by them in any way,
I'm just, they've been really good to me
and they've given me great customer service
so I just want to plug them real quick.
BorrowLenses.com,
I'm gonna link them down below.
Check them out if you wanna rent some gear,
rent one of these lenses for themselves.
Also I'm gonna link down to Amazon for each of these lenses.
If you wanna just straight up buy one for yourself.
Check it out, that's where I got this Yongery lens.
Amazon, two days, 47 bucks, free shipping,
no questions asked, it was a good deal.
Anyway, I really do appreciate it, guys.
If you liked this video, hit that thumbs up button
down there, hit that subscribe button
if you wanna see more and I will see you guys next time.
One last thing before I sign off today,
I want to give a huge thank you to Eric
who helped me out with shooting these videos
and help me keep all these lenses straight
and all these test shots.
So, made sure we paired the right test shot
up with the right lens, so Eric, thank you so much for that.
I'll link his channel up here
so go ahead and check his channel out.
Subscribe if you haven't and I will see you guys next time.
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'Michael Jackson abused me when I was seven - but he was also so kind to me' - Duration: 6:31.
As the 10th anniversary of his death approaches, Michael Jackson 's legacy is still very much alive
The star revered as the King of Pop retains an army of devoted fans and his many hit songs mean his estate rakes in more than £300million a year
But child abuse allegations, never proven in his lifetime, have remained a blemish on the singer's name
Now, explosive documentary, Leaving Neverland, could be about to deal his reputation a killer blow
Its trailer reveals the first glimpses of harrowing interviews with alleged victims Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who stayed with Jackson as kids and shared his bed
Read More Michael Jackson director warns there could be 'more victims' Wade tells viewers: "He was one of the kindest people I knew but he also sexually abused me
"I was seven years old. Every night I was with him, there was abuse. I want to be able to speak the truth as loud as I had to speak the lie for so long
" The four-hour Channel 4 film contains graphic details of sex acts Jackson allegedly made his victims perform
They also detail other things the singer made them do while he masturbated in front of them
And they say he gave them alcohol and showed them porn when they got older. James says in the film: "It was all a big seduction
It still feels shameful." Read More Leaving Neverland: First trailer for shocking Michael Jackson documentary Director Dan Reed spent four years making Leaving Neverland and after interviewing Wade and James and their families, he has no doubt Jackson was a child sex abuser
He said: "For so many years, Jackson claimed he shared a bed with children for innocent reasons
If we hadn't had these graphic, shocking descriptions of the sexual activity that took place, people might just think it was only hugs that were a bit intimate
"We thought it was important to make clear that this was sex, not just affectionate touching
" But the film is controversial as Wade and James previously defended Jackson when other child abuse allegations surfaced
Jackson, who died aged 50 on June 25, 2009, always denied sexually abusing children
In 2005, he was acquitted of molesting Gavin Arvizo, 13. Wade said at the trial the singer had never abused him and gave evidence to support him
But in the film, he says he felt obliged to help because Jackson was so kind. He claims Jackson said if their "secret" ever came out they would both go to jail
Wade insists he only recently came to terms with the abuse and told his family. Jackson's estate has criticised the film in a 10-page letter to HBO, which will air it in the US
They deny the allegations and condemned Dan for not speaking to them or their legal team
The Jackson family calls the film "yet another lurid production in an outrageous and pathetic attempt to exploit and cash in on Michael"
A statement adds: "Wade Robson and James Safechuck both testified under oath that Michael never did anything inappropriate
" And Jackson's brother Jermaine said: "There was no real evidence. Our family are tired
Let this man rest, there is no truth to this." Wade and James visited Jackson at his Neverland Ranch in California many times as children – with their families and, later, alone
The film also claims Jackson seduced the families of alleged victims with holidays and gifts
As the trailer was released, Dan said: "The majority of fans will be shocked to hear this compelling case of abuse, as I was
When I came into this I had no fixed opinion about whether he was or wasn't a paedophile
"I believed he was a good guy, made good music, seemed nice to children, and I think most people were in that grey area
Sadly, it turns out he was a sexual predator and I think a lot of people are going to rethink their view of him
" James met Jackson as a 10-year-old model and actor when he worked on the singer's 1988 Pepsi advert
They became close, with Jackson staying at the Safechuck family home. He even took James on his Bad tour as a performer
At around the same time, Jackson met Wade after he won a lookalike dance contest in Australia
Wade, like James, says he has now found the courage to speak out and claims the star abused him from seven to 14
Dan thinks more victims will come forward after the film airs. He told Vice magazine: "We wanted to focus on James and Wade and their families, who had long relationships with Jackson
I'm sure there are others who will come out when the time is right for them. We'll see
" Now, what also remains to be seen is whether Jackson's legacy will remain intact
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Ken Johnson: YOU should have not been paying for the plant but developers should have. - Duration: 1:22.
When I left office 8 years ago
We had set aside 11 Million Dollars to
pay for total upgrade of the north plant
It would of brought it up to all current safety standards
and it would of provided for an expansion
of our commercial base our industrial base
and provide for future residential development
in Wood Dale
The current administration (Pulice) rejected that plan
and instead decided
to go 32 Million Dollars in debt
and oversize that plant
It is sized for a town of 35,000
but were not 35,000 we're 13,750
so it means that,
that plant is only used roughly between 40 and 50% of its capacity.
Well we have to pay for running that plant
Which is drastically oversized
It's a waste of tax payer's money
and it never should of been built
assuming
We are going to have western access out of O'Hare in some future date
and we do have massive hotels on the Thorndale Corridor
and we do get all sorts of restaurant development.
at that time those developers should of paid for the expansion of the plant
Not YOU the tax payers.
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The ONE guest you didn't see but attended Meghan Markle's baby shower It was a star-studded affair! The Duchess of Sussex enjoyed a very special trip to New York this week, as her closest friends all came to the city to throw her a baby shower
Everyone from her former Suits co-star Abigail Spencer to her best friend Jessica Mulroney attended the celebration ahead of the royal baby's arrival, but there was one person you didn't see arriving at the Mark Hotel on Wednesday – Serena William's daughter Alexis Olympia
The one-year-old was spotted with her nanny outside the venue, while her famous doll Qui Qui – who has its own Instagram page – was pictured with next to a New York tote bag
Alexis herself had enjoyed a party of her own just before she set off to New York with her mum
Serena – who doesn't celebrate birthdays – threw her daughter a carnival themed party last week, complete with train rides, and a sweet shop named 'Olympia's Candy Shop
' On Instagram stories, Serena shared photos from the celebration, and said: "I wanted to just do something fun because we don't do birthdays
" MORE: Which celebrity guests arrived at Meghan Markle's baby shower Other guests at Meghan's baby shower included Amal Clooney, her royal wedding makeup artist and close friend, Daniel Martin, and Pilates instructor Taryn Toomey
Meghan certainly didn't do things by halves when it came to the special celebration either
A big delivery was spotted arriving at the hotel she was staying in ahead of the event, which appeared to be party favours
Harpist Erin Hill was also pictured arriving with her harp, while a large cotton candy machine was wheeled into the hotel too
It is thought that guests started the afternoon with a flower arranging class, while tucking into sweet treats by the hotel's head chef, Jean-Georges Vongerichten
READ: See the sweet treats that Duchess Meghan gave her baby shower guests Meghan arrived in New York on Saturday, and started off her trip with a visit to the Laduree in SoHo for macarons and tea
"It was on the Saturday but it was a totally private visit," a bakery source told HELLO!
Meghan has previously opened up about how much she loves the bakery, calling it a "little slice of Paris in the middle of New York City
" During the trip, Meghan also enjoyed plenty of shopping trips in the city, and is said to have purchased plenty of new baby clothes to bring back to the UK
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Arsenal's Mesut Ozil just like Paul Pogba at Man Utd… but this time manager will 'win' - Duration: 3:19.
That is the verdict of former Liverpool midfielder and Premier League pundit Danny Murphy, who believes the Gunners boss will come out on top this time
Mourinho ultimately lost the war with United record signing Pogba as he suffered the sack back in December
The French superstar accused his manager of not having trust in him and was stripped of the vice-captaincy
Mourinho also failed to get the best out of World Cup winner Pogba - something which Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has managed in just two months at Old Trafford
At the Emirates, Emery has not been afraid to take on Ozil, who carries similar stature at Arsenal to Pogba at United
The playmaker has often been left out of the matchday squad, let alone the starting XI, which even Mourinho rarely did with Pogba
Ozil has no intention of quitting Arsenal and currently earns a whopping £350,000-a-week on his bumper contract signed just a year ago
Fans are also urging Emery to bring the German back in as a regular to boost their Europa League and top-four hopes with Champions League qualification up in the air
Murphy, though, believes Emery will not be bullied into picking Ozil as the Spaniard - brought in only last summer to succeed Arsene Wenger - has the board's backing
"I think we are seeing the end of the road for Mesut Ozil at Arsenal." Murphy told Sportingbet
"He simply doesn't fit into how Emery wants Arsenal to play and he clearly doesn't trust him on the pitch
"It's a strange one because I personally think Ozil should be a guaranteed starter for Arsenal because he is so creative on the ball
"I think the likes of Aubameyang and Lacazette would much rather Ozil was playing, that's for sure
"I think there's similarities between Ozil and Pogba in the sense that if you were to give Ozil the safety net of defensive midfielders behind him, he has the freedom to win matches on his own
"Unfortunately, while Pogba was able to overcome Mourinho, I don't expect Ozil to overcome Emery
"The situation is being framed as a head-to-head between Emery and Ozil, but this is an argument that the manager is going to win
"I think Arsenal are committed to giving Emery a few years and I'm not convinced Ozil has enough credit in the bank with supporters for them to demand a change of tact
" It remains to be seen whether Ozil will be selected to play tonight in Arsenal's crucial Europa League round of 32 second leg at home to BATE Borisov (5
55pm). The Gunners lost the first leg 1-0 in Belarus last week as Emery left his chief creator out of the squad
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News24 - Manchester United make breakthrough on one star's contract, but there's bad news too... | - Duration: 1:55.
Manchester United have reportedly made a breakthrough on a new contract for Marcus Rashford after his fine form this season
The England international has been one of the most improved players at the club since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho as manager in December
MORE: Manchester United and Arsenal in battle over forward transfer And it now seems Rashford's performances are close to earning him a big new deal until 2025, according to the Daily Mirror
It's not all good news for the Red Devils, however, with the Mirror also reporting that there's seemingly not been any progress made on a new contract for goalkeeper David de Gea
The Spanish shot-stopper is a hugely important part of this Man Utd team and would be a huge loss, but the Mirror claim he's not ready to commit his future to MUFC just now
Marcus Rashford close to signing new Manchester United contract David de Gea seems no closer to a new Manchester United deal While United fans will be delighted if they can tie Rashford down, it's a big worry that they've still not got anywhere with De Gea after so long
The 28-year-old will have just one year left on his contract after this season and one imagines elite clubs will be queuing up for him soon if things don't change
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Concert Review: Blackpink dazzle but they need more songs of their own - Duration: 9:33.
Concert Review: Blackpink dazzle but they need more songs of their own
SINGAPORE -For now, South Korean girl group Blackpink is gold.
Their song, Ddu-Du Ddu-Du (2018),
was one of the most-viewed music videos
for any K-pop group, with 665 million views,
and they are slated to perform at California's
Music festival Coachella later this year.
And they showed why at their first concert
in Singapore on Friday night (Feb 15).
Performing to a sold-out 9,500-strong crowd
at the Singapore Indoor Stadium,
the four members - Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rose
- were exuberant, charming and visually stunning onstage.
Kicking off their show with the dance-heavy
fan favourites Ddu-Du Ddu-Du and Forever Young (both 2018),
they performed all nine of their original songs
as well as Jennie's solo track - titled,
without irony, Solo (2018) - and a tie-up track.
with British pop singer Dua Lipa called Kiss And Make Up (2018).
Their energy was infectious enough.
that even a casual listener like me felt.
a creeping urge to bob along to the music.
I walked out of the show feeling.
I had a solid grasp of the group's performing chops.
Unfortunately, the same could not be said.
for their music.
It is a shame that an outfit.
more than two years old has only one full album with nine songs.
Groups which debuted around the same time.
have easily chalked up over 20 songs.
so it is baffling that one with as much traction.
as Blackpink has not stepped up the releases.
Watching a concert - and this is only one stop.
in a world tour that includes Europe and the United States.
- with such limited repertoire feels like starting a movie but not finishing it.
In every song you catch a glimpse.
of what the group is capable of in both ability.
and musical style but there is just not enough.
for a fully satisfying experience.
Stay (2016), a folksy pop song that was my favourite,.
showed what the members, in particular its vocalists,.
can do with a mid-tempo vocal-heavy,.
instrumental-based song and built up anticipation.
for what they might be able to do with.
a traditional ballad or even a laidback, soulful track.
Similarly, Jennie and Lisa, the group's rappers,.
show promise in Playing With Fire and Whistle.
(both 2016) that they can handle hard-hitting.
raps but an unapologetic,.
no-holds-barred diss track has yet to materialise.
But things can only look up.
Mid-way through the set, each member got some alone time.
in the spotlight and showed what.
she is capable of - Jennie with Solo,.
Jisoo with Clarity (2012) by Russian-German.
producer Zedd, Rose a mash-up with Beatles' Let It Be,.
Park Bom's You And I and Taeyang's Only Look At Me,.
and Lisa a dance solo.
While the covers were enjoyable,.
at this juncture in their career,.
the group and its individual members need more.
original songs tailor-made.
for them to establish a strong musical identity.
Hopefully they will return to Singapore one day.
with a fuller stable of songs.
But until then, Blackpink, with their stage presence,.
spirited performances and beautiful looks still showed.
why they can sell out arenas around the world.
This article was first published in The Straits Times.
Permission required for reproduction.
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Bitcoin Is Up, But For How Long? - Duration: 5:56.
The crypto markets are growing - Bitcoin is up 25% from $3,200 in December trading to
around $4,000 right now.
Ethereum has almost doubled.
Is the crypto winter finally at an end?
Is it too early to call it a bull run?
We talked to Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at ThinkMarkets, and Timothy Enneking,
Managing Director at digital asset fund.
If you look at the fundamentals we have more positive news coming out of the crypto industry.
I think the fact that Bitcoin is about to have this fast positive month. A lot of traders
are just completely focused on that, because if that happened... and then for the first
times for then the last four or five months, if that happened I think that would be another
very, very positive message.
And I want the price to stay above 4,000 to 4,200 by the end of this month.
And I don't think that there is any problem with that.
I don't see it as being the bull market now.
BTC is no longer such a good proxy for crypto.
And that the spike down actually happened, but it was ETH that did that, not BTC.
So if we accept ETH as a proxy, maybe we've seen that spike down.
I am not sure.
Personally, I'm not convinced that what we're looking at now, at 3,900 today it bounce really
hard all for 4,000.
We still very much in a consolidation period, because I want the price to go above 6,000
in order for me to really confirm the fact that bull market is here.
But again the signs are here, because, you know, we haven't seen a lower low for the
Bitcoin price.
Ethereum didn't drop below $100, and
then this is what I published in my recent article on Forbes, that the price hasn't dropped
below $100, that also provided a lot of support for the crypto enthusiasts, for the hodlers
to come back into the market and then start pumping it back up.
It's not clear to me that the bear market is over, but this movement has not really
shown anything one way or the other.
It's more based on, it's much more due to the, again, intracrypto events,
where people are trying to figure out what should the price of BTC be.
What has to happen for this to be a real bull market in BTC - is BTC is gonna break through
4,200 on the upside, it 4,236 in December.
If you look at the volume, in terms of a price action, any downward move wasn't really supported
in terms of the volume.
We're seeing a higher volume on any upward move rather than any higher volume on the downward move.
JPM coin is the first among all the top Wall Street banks, because we still have Goldman
Sachs, we still have Citibank, we still have Bank of America Merrill Lynch and various
other banks sitting on the, you know, working on this technology.
So the moment we start having at this news that other banks are also initiating this
idea, this would be a positive development for the industry.
So if you are speaking with a investor who is an active investor, I think then the room
to the upside is limited, because we need to break above 4,200 to 4,300.
So we don't have too much of a room on the top side, so the opportunity to get in was
near enough 3,300 to 3,400.
But if you are speaking with an investor who has a long term horizon and then they wanted
to just buy and put it in the portfolio.
Then absolutely.
Because, you know, it is extremely difficult to pick the absolute bottom.
When we look at the long term curve we are still very much to the lower side of that
curve and then this is a great opportunity, a great entry point.
If you wrote it down from 20,000 it's definitely not the time to cash out now, okay.
But in terms of getting in it's actually not a bad time to get in.
If you want to just buy and hold - that's one way of doing it, this is not a terrible time,
but it would make more sense from my perspective to invest in an active manager
and do it now, because if we're not at the bottom, we're still near the bottom.
Now is a good time to come in, an active manager will be able to time it much better in terms
of where the bottom is and so that would make sense.
What if someone is not, if someone got out at the peak or is looking at going into crypto,
I think that would be a very good time, I guess.
One of the things that's going on in this crypto winter, as people taking to calling it,
is there still a lot of substant developments that are going on.
There a lot of the weak, the weaker projects and weaker companies are falling out.
So what you're left with are stronger companies in a really good position to take advantage
of the upswing.
And I think it's about time, that we should start see these kind of moves come again,
because I think investors just tired of sitting on the sidelines and then without loss of numbers,
huge amount of new good projects in the industry, where investors really kind
of wanted to get into.
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I COUNT TO 10000 (But can only say one number a day) - Duration: 0:54.
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Chelsea FC could land £95m star Mauro Icardi … but only if Roman Abramovich SACKS Maurizio Sarri - Duration: 5:05.
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Meghan Markle, Your Dad So Bad, But It's Time For Duchess Must Get On With The Job - Duration: 13:34.
Meghan Markle, Your Dad So Bad, But It's Time For Duchess Must Get On With The Job
Here's the thing about marrying into the Royals
You are not just getting a new family
To spend Christmas
Easter in the trooping of the colour with
A client who is banned
I'm playing Monopoly
And love nothing more than decimating the Pheasant population of North
Perfect with large bore rifle
You are getting a full-time job
Complete with Annoying bosses
Vichai coworkers
Deadlines until responsibilities
The last week
Proves that Megan doesn't quite get
The gat
This current bruja began when five Friends of the Dutch
Duchess of Sussex
Escape totally spontaneous
And not at all choreographed interview
Used to people
Portraying the former actress as some sort of modern-day Mother Teresa meets Martha Stewart with her home-cooked dinners
For Harry and Fred Alexa
Spending her spare time finding Perfect scented candles for the guest room
Among the platitudes
These friends claim that Megan's father Thomas
Who has TMZ
Piers Morgan in the local heart attack unit on speed dial
Had not been in touch with the Hollywood star
Since she turned HRA
He retaliated by releasing portions of a letter he says Megan sent him in August last year
In which he begs him to stop embarrassing her
So far
So horrible
This is a messy Family Feud
Replete with lots anger
Hurt
And blame
Who is really the victim here is Up For Debate
Is she a clever media manipulator
Or is he a tabloid Loving Story monger
We don't know
But what is clear is that it's time for Megan
To put an end to all of this
She had to know when she sanctioned the people
Full story that Thomas would retaliate in the only way he knows how
By going to the media and spilling all the tea
This Markle family drama is like some sort of terrible tabloid gordian knot
Megan obviously feels deeply aggrieved about the
Put tsunami of negative stories about her that have hit the headlines
From her five am emailing ways to allegedly demanding Saint George's Chapel be Spritz with something like blade
To get rid of that musty smell to the notion she is Duchess
Just difficult
However
She is missing the bigger picture
The former suits star is only perpetuating this messy family situation
By circumventing the Kensington Palace press
Cepero chick she has shown
Just how desperate she is to push her own narrative
And to be seen as the Vic
Which he may well be
But she's forgetting something imperative to Royal life
It's not about you
It's about whomever's face is on the
Stamps
In putting the people story into motion
And thereby causing Thomas to release her letter
Megan was making the crucial mistake of thinking her own Public Image matters more than that of the family
Can fairly ancient India
Institution she willing became a member of
Being a windsor means putting your head down
I'm getting on with the job opening dog charities in Devon and propping up the fascinator in just
It means putting the welding
An image of the royal family ahead of her own
And that involves
Was putting on a nice coat
Trotting along to some Hospital opening and smiling
Not worrying about whether the public thinks you are demanding VCH
It is also interesting
Let the people story and letter gave happened only weeks after her new Communications secretary Christian Jones came on
If this is the sort of advice he is giving her
When they when typing the dim light of dawn
Well she practices her downward dog
I'd be thinking about sending him back to his former post
Managing the much less fraught situation that is Breck's
I'd also wager that
When she stepped out for a very public lunch with him recently in Notting Hill
She was sending a message to the Kensington Palace PR Mandarin
That she was about to start doing things her own way
Megan's father has obviously hurt her deeply
And she him
Put enough
Put on your best Givenchy coat
Megan get out there and find some homeless cats or something to help
It might have taken nearly a year
But only now is the
The truth hitting home
She got the fairytale wedding
But the happily-ever-after is far
Far more complicated and Amanda
What do you think
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Meghan markle's father Thomas in the fuss around giving the bride away
Nothing takes longer to die than an idea
For decades now
Feminist have been questioned
And criticizing the weird patriarchal
Call Traditions have weddings in
Well everyone is fairly United
Set the idea of a man giving away his daughter to another man is f***** up
It's still the dominant cracked
270 wedding I've ever been to
Even during the most feminist ceremonies
Where the Bridesmaids all gave some
Speeches in war trouser
The bride was still serenely delivered to her new husband by her smiling father
In cases where the dad isn't around
The bride is usually given away by someone else
A brother
A stepfather
Uncle
He'll either Joey walked Phoebe down the aisle
I've read a few pieces about women who went down the aisle solo
But I'm yet to actually meet one in real life
There's Something About This Old weird idea
That is baked into our DNA
It's that knee-jerk emotional reaction
I think
That is gripped the media
So much when it comes to Meghan Markle and her father
Thomas
Who may not attend her wedding to Prince Harry
Saturday
Right now
Media attention around Markle
Has reached such a fever pitch that any information
From her fondness for green to the sale of a Megan Law
Is news
So with so much 9 News around the place
The fact that Megan's father may not be attending the wedding is in nugget of real news
That is sending the Press Wild
Megan pleads with Dad
Screams the daily mail's front-page
What was somewhat less emotive son goes from neck dad won't go to wedding
Almost every front page
Your peers dazzled by the news
Gaping at the horror of the Bride without her father
If the tradition of giving the bride Away really is so baked into our DNA
Why can't mothers give their daughters away
Which is upsetting
Particularly when you consider that the story is only happen
Because have the media is involved
Men so far
Speaking to the ever classy TMZ
Thomas admitted the photographs
But recently went viral most memorable
Okay I'm reading a book called images
Britain worst age
According to him after months of being hounded to and from work by the Papa Razzi
The Branded him disheveled in recluse
He attempted to repair his Public Image
For the sake of his daughter's reputation
Accepting money from a Papa Razzi agency
To do so
This he now deeply regrets
And shortly afterward
Thomas Markle Sanford
From a heart attack
He now says he will be abstaining from the wedding
Did not embarrass Megan
And further
Obviously
It's completely possible
The Thomas Markle is lying
And just wanted to make a quick Buck off his daughter
It is equally possible
But this story is truly as heartbreaking as it
It sounds better man
Bamboozled by his child's Newfound status in the most famous royal family in the world
Attempted to help by accepting help from the wrong people
That is failed attempt came from a place of deep class shame
Nnrh to rewrite an image
That was decided on months
Again both of these things are possible
It's possible that Meghan Markle ask him not to
Become possible that a million other discussions are happening behind closed doors
Probable that we will never have the true answer
Of what is going on with Thomas mark
But what is clear from the media is this that the pressure for a woman
To have her father present at our wedding is greater than the pressure of any dress any venue
Any ring
If you can't have your father
Then some significant male figure in your life
Should be on your arm
A message of
Multiple men volunteer to take care of
Shirley
I must be the most loved woman of all
And if you have someone who you love to give you away as it were then great
I know that if I get married
Touchwood
Will be sincerely hoping
That my father will be able to walk me down the aisle
But I'm not naive enough to think
That it's something every woman should or even want to have
And to carry on implying that it's the most natural way
To get married is offencive and downright
Bizarre
But if the tradition of giving the bride Away really is so bacon to our DNA
As the alarming headlines around Meghan markle's dad suggest
And if the idea truly is as hard to kill as it seems to be
Then why can't we amend it
Why can't mothers give their daughters away
Well not coming
It does occasionally happen
And we can front the
The fact that in most ceremony
Mothers are given no role
No symbolic Act
No tradition of their own outside of the buying of the Hat
The 24-hour news cycle around Meghan and Harry's nuptials maybe grading
But there's no denying
That it's a wedding
That will serve as a time capsule
For future historians on how we view tradition and ceremony in the 21st century
There's something refreshing about the idea
That it's a wedding
That could change the status
Squirrel on a father's role
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Meghan Markle has unofficial Royal Court with us showbiz
Owls fighting a PR War for duchess
George Clooney is the leader this
So-called Court of Glamour
When is the latest to speak out in support of the Duchess of Sussex
Sex without her disdain of Royal product
This week the Hollywood Superstar
Who with wife and Mal has enjoyed a string of lunches with Megan and Harry
Claim the mum-to-be
Is being pursued and vilified like Princess Diana
He then warned of a risk of history repeating itself
His outbursts
Where was the latest Salvo issued by a clutch of Megan's list paused
To speak out for their friend now she
She can no longer do so her
Herself
And this pr7 Gang has totally wrong footed Royal officials
Earlier this month
Tennessee Serena Williams
Like the Clooney's are guests at last year's royal wedding
Appeared to confirm she was among Anonymous friends to speak out on behalf of Meghan and people
The US article revealed The Duchess had begged her estranged father Thomas
Stop victimizing her
Unofficial Royal Court
The next day Serena tweeted a snap of herself drinking a cup
Captioning it sips tea
Internet
Slang for hinting
But someone is enjoying seeing gossip
Spread
A source said
Megan's powerful friends are highly successful figures who have made their own way in life
They are mostly US base
And are not going to defer to Palace official
They are highly protective of Meg
And believe she is not being given enough protection by the Royal machine over claims she is difficult in heart
Was towards her dad
The Morrie for Palace officials is the obvious parallel with Princess Diana
Who also bypassed the official Channel
During her PR war with Prince Charles
According to Royal biographer Andrew Morton
Megan has actively decided to take a leaf
From the book of her husband's late mother
And go over the heads of the palace
To allow friends to speak
After all
Morton says she did dream as a teenager of one day being Diana 2.0
Although he said she is more accurately Meagan 1.0
Along with Clooney
Serena has been a key player in The Unofficial us Royal Court
She introduced Meghan to her us Super 8
Jill smoller
Who The Duchess has regularly consult
The Wimbledon Legend also offered the former actress the eight of her PR Guru Kelly Bush Novak after reports Megan
And was being troll
Megan Showbiz group
Also Among The Duchess is circle of powerful us
Franz rprx
Expert selling camper awning and Isabel May
Megan 37 has also sought advice
From Canadian TV host Jessica Mulroney and her husband been
The son of Canada's former PM Brian
Other friends in the group include new york-based fashion designer Misha nonoo
Brand consultant Bonita
Actresses Janina gavankar and Sarah Rafferty
And fitness entrepreneur Heather dorak
All are experts in the kind of outspoken publicity
That the US celebrity culture thrives on
And which Megan is used
A source said there is no doubt
That Megan has found the official policy of the royal household at X infuriate
They often declined to comment on personalized
Stories and she thinks this has left her exposed
She is used to dealing with high-powered publicist
Does to wield real power
And has found the palace way of doing things rather bizarre
She has a very definite idea of what's best for her
And it's very difficult for people to tell her otherwise
She has friends who are happy
Speak to the media which is a dangerous game to be playing
In a further sign of tension
The times this week published a highly unusual comment article advocating Royal
Restraint
From Megan and Advising
Set the best response to criticism
Is a stoical silence
It is now emerged
The Harry and Meghan will not take their two most
Senior policy advisor
When they visit Morocco this
Perhaps Megan feels that after Hollywood's a list
Just has started flexing its muscles to defend her
She has little need for
Play traditional courtier
What do you think
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Ederson's 70-yard assist for Sterling's last-minute winner v Schalke stunned football fans - Duration: 2:17.
Manchester City made things hard for themselves against Schalke 04 in the Champions League on Wednesday night, but in the end they emerged victorious
Sergio Aguero opened the scoring in the 18th minute, but two penalties from former Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb gave Schalke a 2-1 lead heading into half-time
A second bookable offence from Nicolas Otamendi in the 68th minute then saw City go down to ten men, at which point the game seemed lost
But a stunning free-kick from Leroy Sane with five minutes of normal time remaining drew the Citizens level, before Raheem Sterling bagged a 90th-minute winner
Sterling ran through on goal and provided a clinical finish past Ralf Fahrmann to give City the advantage heading into the second leg
City were far from their best, but the hallmark of champions is winning when the chips are down and that's exactly what Pep Guardiola's men did
Speaking after the game, Guardiola admitted that his side simply weren't good enough and must improve to challenge for the trophy
"We're not ready to fight for the Champions League," the Spaniard said. "We gave away the goals and the red card
"They didn't have a shot on target and scored twice. If they'd scored a third or fourth then maybe we're out
"We played incredibly well. I'm delighted but it's not enough. We gifted the goals
Give me this result before and where do I sign? But every stage is tough." City's defenders have their attacking teammates to thank for securing an important victory at the Veltins-Arena - not to mention their goalkeeper, Ederson
The Brazilian is renowned for his range of passing and he claimed the assist for Sterling's last-minute winner with an incredible 70-yard pass
City are very lucky to have a goalkeeper like Ederson, who regularly demonstrates his power and accuracy when it comes to passing from deep inside his own half
Sterling also deserves credit for the strength he showed to out-muscle his marker and showing composure to make it 3-2 at the death
Here's how football fans reacted to Ederson's stunning pass.
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1989 Land Rover Defender Restomod Looks Cool, But Is It $145,000 Of Cool? - Duration: 2:29.
Classic Land Rover Defenders still go for obscene amounts of money in the United States, and that's especially true if we're talking about custom examples
Just check out this Neo D110 restomod built by the team at Arkonik that was recently sold for $145,000
Yes, someone in the US paid that much for a 1989 Defender 110 station wagon that was restored and "reimagined for modern day driving," according to the builder
Wearing a Santorini Black body color, the Neo D110 features an OEM hood, KBX wing top vents and grille painted in Zambezi silver, twin cat LED headlights, and black 18-inch Kahn Defend 1983 alloys shod with BFGoodrich T/A KO2 tires
The rugged SUV also features a Raptor-coated steering and front differential guard
At the rear, it comes with LED taillights and a Defender badge, in addition to a tailgate-mounted spare wheel featuring Arkonik's logo on the cover
If you like the exterior, chances are the leather-appointed cabin will be to your liking as well
The front bucket seats and the rear seats feature black leather trim with diamond quilting, the door cards and center console are covered with matching leather, and the driver gets to touch a 15-inch wood-rimmed steering wheel as well as alloy gear knobs
The inner door handles are made from alloy as well, with interior highlights also including black suede headlining, Ice White LED lighting package, two lock and folding seats in the load area, lock boxes with 12V power outlet and USB port, as well as a Pioneer premium sound system with reversing camera display
A sunroof, air conditioning, and a secondary twin circuit battery with isolator switch are also on the menu
Power comes from a 3.5-liter V8 gasoline engine.The price for this Defender extravaganza is a cool $145,000, excluding delivery
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Footy lovers have played for this small-town club for 100 years, but not anymore - Duration: 4:42.
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Alexandria Ocasio Cortez moves into luxury apartment complex but has NO affordable housing units D - Duration: 6:34.
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez moves into luxury apartment complex but has NO affordable housing units D
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has moved into a luxury Washington D.C. apartment building with an infinity pool and a nearby Whole Foods, it was revealed Tuesday.
What it doesnt offer is affordable housing a platform the self described socialist campaigned on in her bid to become the youngest female member of Congress.
Ocasio Cortez makes dollar 174,000 annually with her congressional salary and has used the funds to move into the posh Navy Yard neighborhood in Washington D.C. that, ironically, is also a favorite of President s staffers, the revealed.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez has moved into a luxury D.C. apartment building
Her new Navy Yard neighborhood has a Whole Foods, posh restaurants and expensive gyms
DailyMail.com reached out to Ocasio Cortezs office for comment.
Last year named the Navy Yard neighborhood one of the 12 coolest in the world.
Its the fast growing area in the nations capitol and features the Nationals Ball Park; District Winery, the only winery in the city; beer gardens; posh restaurants and expensive workout studios like SolidCore and Pure Barre.
The Yards Park situated on the banks of the Potomac River contains a fountain, outdoor concerts, outdoor workout classes, restaurants, and speciality shops.
And the city is building a soccer stadium in the area.
The neighborhood also contains a Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon, the company Ocasio Cortez has railed against for its corporate practices.
She celebrated when Amazon announced it would not be building a second headquarters in Queens, New York, near her congressional district.
Today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers and their neighbors defeated Amazons corporate greed, its worker exploitation and the power of the richest man in the world, Ocasio Cortez wrote on Twitter last week.
But that doesnt mean she doesnt use the companys services.
She was spotted shopping in the Whole Foods in her new D.C. neighborhood on Thursday night, Politicos Playbook reported.
But housing affordability was a major campaign issue for rising Democratic star and helped her defeat Democrat Rep. Joe Crowley in the June primary, a victory that shocked the Democratic establishment.
New York 14 is one of those last working class congressional districts in New York City. These communities are very rapidly seeing the cost of living go up: In the last three years or so, the median price of a two bedroom apartment in New York 14 has gone up 80 percent, she told Vogue magazine in June. Our incomes certainly arent going up 80 percent to compensate for that, and what that is doing is a wave of aggressive economic displacement of the communities that have always been here.
Washington D.C.s Navy Yard neighborhood is also part of a gentrification battle.
In 2008, the D.C. government was sued for discrimination with an attorney alleging the development in Navy Yard area and other parts of southeast D.C. encouraged affluent millennials to move in and displace minorities.
The congress woman has criticized real east lobbyists for raising housing costs.
We need to kick luxury real estate lobbyists to the curb and defend working peoples way of life, Ocasio Cortez tweeted in March. Skyrocketing cost of living is a national crisis that CAN be addressed. Its not just an NYC issue its happening in every US metro area.
Nationals Ball Park is in the Navy Yard neighborhood
Ocasio Cortez celebrated when Amazon announced it would not be building a second headquarters in Queens, New York, near her congressional district
Her new neighborhood offers outdoor workout classes
Her new D.C. apartment building the exact location DailyMail.com is not revealing contains two private massage rooms; mens and womens saunas; a 25 meter indoor lap pool; a rooftop infinity pool with views of the Capitol; a Peloton cycling studio; and a fireside lounge featuring a Steinway Sons player piano, the Examiner noted.
Apartments in the building go for dollar 1,840 a month for a 440 square foot studio, and can go up to dollar 5,200 for a three bedroom.
The median rent in Washington, D.C., is dollar 2,700, according to real estate website Zillow.
After she won her election in November, Ocasio Cortez worried how she would afford rent prices in Washington.
I have three months without a salary before Im a member of Congress, Ocasio Cortez told The New York Times at the time. So, how do I get an apartment? Those little things are very real.
She also bemoaned her status as a working class person trying to make it in the nations Capitol.
There are many little ways in which our electoral system isnt even designed nor prepared for working class people to lead, she tweeted on November 8.
But with her dollar 174,000 annual income, she is now upper middle class.
The income for upper middle households is between dollar 126,000 and dollar 188,000, according Pew Research.
Ocasio Cortez has been criticized for some of her early decisions in her first few months in Congress.
It was revealed her boyfriend has an official House of Representatives email address, which her office said was done so he could access her calendar.
She also slammed members of Congress for taking pay during the government shutdown but would not say if she gave up her salary in January when she took the oath of office.
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