Youtube daily but Feb 21 2019

- 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.

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 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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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

For more infomation >> News24 - Manchester United make breakthrough on one star's contract, but there's bad news too... | - Duration: 1:55.

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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.

For more infomation >> 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

What do you think

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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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Wall Street biggie says Samsung Galaxy Fold could hurt Apple, but not in the way you're thinking of - Duration: 1:34.

Yesterday, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Fold, and the device that turns itself from a 4

6-inch phone into a 7.3-inch tablet all of a sudden became real. Even with an outstanding spec sheet, the price of $1,980 might prove a bit steep for the majority of the public

Still, global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs says that the introduction of the foldable phone could prove to be a problem for Apple, but not in terms of being additional competition for the iPhone

According to Seeking Alpha, analysts at Goldman say that the Galaxy Fold  offers "a compelling form factor that only Samsung's foldable OLED technology can deliver," and if the form factor catches on with the public, Samsung could make Apple wait to obtain its foldable screens

A timeline created by a Korean research firm late last year, suggests that Apple will be the last of the major phone manufacturers to release a folding smartphone

This timeline has Apple launching such a device in the second half of next year."We see this as a potential problem for Apple this year though the lack of a device at this point drives us to reserve judgment

"-Goldman SachsA couple of days ago, we showed you a render of a foldable iPhone produced by Let'sGoDigital

The latter based it on a recent patent filed by Apple that shows an iPhone folding vertically (similar to what we expect for the Motorola RAZR) instead of horizontally like the Galaxy Fold

Apple currently uses Samsung as its major source of OLED panels for the Apple iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max

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Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue, Ferrari Replicas Suck But None More Than You - Duration: 1:45.

Shortly after we brought you images of some highly-realistic replica hypercars from Asia, we've stumbled upon this: a LaFerrari replica residing in Malaysia

Unlike the aforementioned replicas, this is not even close to the real thing.The following images were shared online by GTspirit and show that the vehicle's exterior is constructed entirely from pieces of sheet metal

If an expert craftsman spent months shaping the thin pieces of steel with a hammer and other traditional tools, the body probably could be made to look quite similar to the real LaFerrari

Evidently, the steel was not shaped by an expert and it's full of rough edges.There is no place where this is more evident than at the vehicle's front

On one side, a piece of metal in the shape of the LaFerrari's headlight has been cut out while on the other side, the builder seems to have only got around to cutting out half of the other light

What's more, the steel is also covered in rust and a weak attempt has been made to paint it yellow

There's no mistaking the rear of the car for a LaFerrari knock-off either thanks to the two round lights, quad :tailpipes", and that cheap-looking, and absolutely huge, rear wing

It's hard to know what vehicle the replica is based on, what with all that weirdly shaped metal covering everything up, but we dare say we'd much rather drive the donor vehicle, no matter how humble and/or old, than that abomination