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Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1 Review: Stillanerd's Take
"…that was just me. Peter Parker. A dad in a stupid red-and-blue suit."
It's the Secret Wars tie-in series "you've all been waiting for," or perhaps dreading the most. The one in which the advanced orders outnumbered the orders for event it's spinning out of. The comic with the teaser in which everyone wondered if Marvel finally came to their senses and were undoing "One More Day." That's right, it's the first issue of Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, featuring the (sort of) return of a married Peter and Mary Jane…and their daughter Annie?!
"Part 1: Why We Can't Have Nice Things"
WRITER: Dan Slott
PENCILS: Adam Kubert
INKS: John Dell
COLORS: Justin Ponsor
LETTERER: VC's Joe Caramagna
COVER ARTISTS: Adam Kubert and Justin Ponsor
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Humberto Ramos & Edgar Delgado, and Skottie Young
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Devin Lewis
EDITOR: Nick Lowe
THE STORY: We open with the happily married Peter and Mary Jane Parker in their apartment, where Peter is adjusting his web-shooters, while MJ is feeding their baby daughter, Annie. For reasons unknown, some street-level superheroes have gone AWOL, forcing Peter to spend more late nights as Spider-Man because, taking on other superheroes' bad guys along with his own. MJ suggest that Peter should talk with them, as that now Peter's a dad, he should spend more time at home and less time as Spidey. Later at the Daily Bugle, however, Peter learns the situation is far more serious, as Ben Urich tells Peter the police have found Punisher, Moon Knight and Night Trasher dead, while Daredevil is missing. The mayor has called for a media blackout to avoid a city-wide panic (a move J. Jonah Jameson considers censorship) while Peter heads to Avengers Mansion to get answers. There he finds not only the Avengers, but also the remaining New Warriors, the Hulk, and Namor, and according to Captain America, not only are superheroes being killed and/or missing, but they've lost contact with Charles Xavier and all the X-Men. Intelligence indicates the person responsible is one Augustus Roman, C.E.O. of Empire Unlimited, a company which specializes in superhuman research.
During the briefing, Iron Man offers Spidey and his family sanctuary at the Avenger's Mansion and full Avengers status, but Spidey is reluctant to take him up on the offer as this could compromise his secret identity. Spidey phones MJ to ask her opinion, but before they can decide, the doorbell of their apartment rings. At that same moment, Hawkeye calls the Avengers and tells there's been a massive breakout at Ryker's Island and that all the villains have escaped. Cap, however, says Roman is top priority and that they care take care of the breakout later. Realizing his family is danger, Spidey leaves for home just as the Avengers are heading out to face Roman. When Spidey arrives home, he finds MJ and Annie in the clutches of…Eddie Brock, aka Venom. Even before Venom can dictate his terms, Spidey attacks without pulling any punches, and tells MJ to take Annie and run. Outside, MJ sees the Avengers fly by and tries to get their help, but they're busy heading to the Empire Unlimited corporate building to notice her. Roman, now calling himself The Regent, communicates with the Avengers using Xavier's telepathy and tells them to surrender their powers, or die.
Meanwhile, MJ, in trying find someway to protect Annie, sees a fire truck responding to a call. Knowing Venom's weakness to sonics and fire, MJ hops aboard with Annie, and Venom pursues. Seeing Venom escape but also the energy from the Avengers battle with the Regent, Spidey chooses to pursue Venom as his family needs him, figuring the Avengers will be fine. Unfortunately, the Avengers are no match for the Regent, as he now has the powers of Daredevil and all the X-Men. Not even the Hulk can stop him as the Regent uses both Colossus and Nightcrawler's abilities to rip the Green Goliath's arm clean off.
When fire truck arrives at a burning building, and the firefighters escort MJ off the truck, Venom arrives. MJ gets into the truck and turns on the siren, stunning Venom, allowing Spidey to land a kick into his face, then forces inside the burning building. Venom threatens that even if Spidey stops him, he'll still come after his daughter, saying he will suck out her brains. This makes Spidey even madder, and when he learns from MJ that the firefighters have cleared everyone out of the building, he pulls down one of the support beams, collapsing the entire structure on Venom…and kills him. We learn through Peter's narration this was the day the Avengers died and the last time he was ever Spider-Man. Thus a few years later, Peter is teaching Annie, now a little girl, to look both ways when crossing the street while also ignoring the Vulture snatching a woman's purse. We also see the Regent now completely rules New York.
THOUGHTS: For those who are long-time readers of Spider-Man, or even those who are new to the wall-crawler's adventures, you don't need much of a reminder about One More Day. Of all the controversial moments Spider-Man has had over his fifty plus year history, none has been more acrimonious and universally loathed than the story where Peter and Mary Jane are forced to relinquish their marriage to Mephisto in exchange for saving the life of Aunt May. The debate over whether Marvel was justified in making Spidey single again or not continues even eight years after the fact, with some believing it was a necessary evil while others believe it was one of the worst editorial decisions Marvel has ever made.
So when it was announced last fall that, as part of its Secret Wars event, The Amazing Spider-Man would be temporarily replaced with a series featuring a married Spider-Man and his daughter, the controversy of "One More Day" was rekindled, with both sides apprehensive about what this could mean, especially since Dan Slott, someone who has gone on record many times to support Joe Quesada's decision in undoing the marriage, would also be writing the series. Yours truly even wrote an op-ed about this not that long ago. So now that the first issue of Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows is here, and in light of Slott less than stellar track record since The Amazing Spider-Man comic book relaunch post-Superior Spider-Man, what are the actual results?
Much to my surprise, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1 is actually pretty good. In some instances, it's even better than I expected.
Now before some of you accuse me of saying this just because Spidey is married to MJ in this story, there are few things which need to made abundantly clear. In the first place, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows is not an undoing of "One More Day;" given the nature of Secret Wars and the make-up of Battleworld, it's clear this story takes place in an alternate continuity other than the regular Marvel Universe. Those who have read Secret Wars and my reviews of those issues will also know this is not the 616 Spider-Man, as he was one of the few survivors from that universe on Reed Richard's life raft. This also isn't so much a "What If One More Day Never Happened?" because there's more differences presented here than just Peter and MJ being married and having a kid. In this world, Peter still works as a photographer for the Daily Bugle and Jonah is still his boss. Heroes like Captain America and Iron Man wear slightly different costumes, and there are hints which suggest events such as Avengers: Disassembled, Civil War, X-Men: Schism, and Avengers vs. X-Men never took place. The best way I can describe it is to imagine a reworked version of Spider-Man from the early 1990s filtered through the early 2000s. So no, contrary to what Nick Lowe claimed, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows isn't "taking where "Brand New Day" started and taking it down a different road."
Yet it might as well be because in spite of the cosmetic changes, fans of the marriage will feel as though they, albeit for a moment, got "their" Spider-Man back, while those who favor Spidey's current status quo may find themselves starting to favor Spidey the husband and father over Spidey the perpetual bachelor. This is not the bumbling, hapless manchild readers have been subjected to over the last year, for Slott gives us a more capable, mature and plausibly adult Peter Parker not seen since J. Michael Stracynski's run. The same goes for his depiction of Peter and Mary Jane as a couple. The opening scene where the two of them playfully argue over Peter's diaper-changing duties (and why using his webbing is not the most effective alternative) and keeping Peter's identity secret from their daughter (as she's learning how to talk) shows the natural chemistry these two characters have had together, and is a reminder of why the marriage between them was popular among the fans in the first place. This is also far and away the best depiction of Mary Jane Slott has ever done. Unlike the MJ we've seen during the course of The Superior Spider-Man, this MJ is courageous, quick-thinking, has plenty of sass, and, although waiting for her husband to save her and their child, refuses to be a victim. By having Peter and MJ married and giving them a child, Slott not only makes them act in ways not seen since Spider-Island, he has their actions drive the narrative instead of the other way around.
The story also shows why a Spider-Man who is both a husband and father is, contrary to what Marvel has claimed for so many years, such a source for great dramatic potential. Everyone knows responsibility is one of the core themes of Spider-Man, so having him be in a situation where he needs to look after a family of his own makes all the sense in the world. Also, unlike with him taking care of his Aunt May as a teenager, Slott shows us Peter has far more to lose with a wife and child, thus raising the stakes even higher. Thus when Peter is forced to take Venom's life to protect MJ and Annie—and with MJ's blessing I might add—this doesn't upset me in the slightest because it feels as if this is something Spidey would do if faced with these circumstances. After all, long time readers know full well how easy it is for Spidey to be pushed over the edge when the lives of his loved ones are at stake, including the time he tried to the kill the Green Goblin during "Revelations" when he found out Norman Osborn caused MJ's miscarriage. And before you can say, "But Spider-Man doesn't kill under any circumstances," that's exactly the point: Peter may have sworn to never take a life as Spider-Man, but with the exception of Spider-Girl, he has never really been shown as a new father until now. And as any parent can tell you, when you have children of your own, you would do almost anything to keep them safe, and God forbid if anyone ever threatened them in any way, especially to your face. I'm not saying being a parent means you're justified in killing someone who threatens your kids, or that Spidey was right in killing Venom, but I understand why Peter did what he did within the context of this story. One could even make the case he was committing self-defense, not murder.
This also allowed the original Venom to once again be the terrifying, near-unstoppable monster and anti-thesis of Spider-Man he was always meant to be, not the "lethal protector" Marvel made the mistake of turning him into so many years ago. If this really was the last Eddie Brock as Venom story, I can't think of a more fitting end than the imagine of the symbiote melting from his outstretched hand in a pile of burning rubble.
Some might also take umbrage with Peter's decision to quit being Spider-Man after the death of Venom, and in the end opting to place the needs of his family over that of protecting the city. Again, I would argue, based on his history, this is also in-character for Peter. This isn't the first time Peter has temporarily given-up being a superhero for familial reasons, and it's a given that if Peter did take the life of one of his villains that it'd also mean the "death" of Spider-Man. Also, keep in mind since this is just the first issue, this certainly won't be the only time Peter will be Spidey in this story. Sooner or later, his guilt over not using his powers to protect the citizens of New York along with his family will weigh heavily on him as it's made clear he's now the only superhero left alive. What we're seeing here is the setting up of the classic scenario where a once great hero who is no longer on the top of their game is forced out of retirement to face a seemingly unstoppable evil.
Yet as near-perfect as his characterization for Peter, MJ and Venom, Slott's dialogue remains clunky, expository and heavy-handed. It's a nuisance, for example, to read three back-to-back scenes about missing or killed superheroes, as it's an all-too obvious means to try and escalate the impending threat from the Regent which never feels earned. Not to mention for someone who is supposed to be skilled at military tactics, Captain America's plan to have every single Avenger go after the Regent on the mere suspicion he's an "Omega-level threat," while also all-but ignoring the Ryker's prison break is pure plot contrivance. And as for the Regent himself, not only does he look like a wannabe of DC Comic's Darkseid with a more perfected power siphoning abilities of X-Men's Rogue, he's also ends up being some generic new villain we've never heard of before. So of course, because he's some generic new villain we've never heard of before, all the other superheroes have to job to him so we can see how "badass" he supposedly is. If you thought Captain Universe and Leopardon losing to Solus in "Spider-Verse" was a crock of you-know-what, it pales in comparison to the level of sheer gargantuan-sized bullcrap in seeing The Regent take out the Incredible Hulk. He's also someone who comes off being incredibly out-of-place in an otherwise far more grounded and personal narrative. Still, if the idea of this comic was to evoke 1990s nostalgia, then the Regent feels right at home with the "Xtreme era" as typified by early Image comics.
Admirers of Adam Kubert will not be disappointed, as his pencils, John Dell's inking and Justin Ponsor's coloring, are more than decent throughout. Particularly noteworthy are the scenes involving Venom, and the image of him sitting on the sofa with MJ and Annie is the stuff of nightmares. The moments depicting action are also well-suited for Slott's breakneck narrative pacing, as punches seem to have weight behind them, and panel transitions crisp, clear and easy to follow. Unfortunately, while Kubert appears to have a firm-grasp when it comes to perspective and proportion, the one area he appears to struggle with baby Annie. In the opening scene alone, Peter and MJ's daughter looks as if she age several months over the course of a two-page spread; and during the pursuit by Venom, Annie as toddler looks more like a boy than a girl. Then again, compared to grown-ups, babies are more difficult to draw.
While I may have preferred more time devoted to Peter and MJ raising an infant daughter than jumping forward a few years later, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows is off to a promising start. Though not perfect, Slott appears to have regained a sense of enthusiasm and vibrancy for Spider-Man that's been sorely lacking as of late. By not having to conform to Marvel's edict that Spidey must stay young, single and childless, Slott is now free to take chances and explore avenues with Peter and his supporting cast in ways Marvel otherwise wouldn't do, and because this is a mini-series, this is a story which will have a genuine beginning, middle and end. It also shows how, in their belief going back to an unmarried Spider-Man would create more storytelling opportunities, a Spider-Man who is still married, and a father to boot, may carry just as much potential, if not more.
- So based on the calendar in the background, the comic takes place on May 1st. May 1st, as some of you know, is also known around the world as "Mayday." And seeing how Peter and MJ's daughter is named after MJ's aunt instead of Peter's in this story, I'm expecting there will be some Spider-Girl fans who will not be too happy.
- And thus the age-old question of whether web-fluid would make ideal disposable diapers is finally answered. But does it make for a good substitute for baby food? Because some of what Annie is eating looks like it's going to dangerously mix with Peter's latest batch. Then again, maybe this version of Peter has found Gerber's makes for some extra-sticky webbing?
- I wonder if all those pigeons flying around at the beginning are Easter Eggs for One More Day and One Moment in Time? Couple that with Peter's narration of "In a perfect world, this is how it was always meant to be" with not a sign of any red pigeon, is it naïve of me to hope this is Slott and Marvel's way of saying Peter and MJ should still be married after all?
- Maybe it's just the coloring, but Ben Urich doesn't strike me as the "I Wear My Sunglasses At Night," Agent Smith of The Matrix cosplaying type. Also, you just know Urich already knows Peter is Spidey. Otherwise why would Peter even think about it when recalling how Urich figuring out Daredevil was Matt Murdoch?
- So in this reality, Dwayne Taylor, aka Night Trasher, was still "a boy" instead of an adult? I suppose there was bound to be some confusion, seeing how the leader of the New Warriors rode around on a skateboard and acted like Batman because, you know, the 90s were "kewl" and "xtreme."
- "…got this intel from Black Widow before we lost contact." What do you mean lost contact, Cap? Natasha is right there at the meeting?
- Well on the bright side, at least this version of Spidey didn't have time to actually take up Iron Man's offer to move into Avengers HQ, join the Avengers and possibly compromise his secret identity. Because we all know how well that worked out, don't we?
- Awww…'lil Annie Parker wears Daredevil pajamas. And plays with a Hulk doll. Though having a crib mobile with toy spiders dangling from it might be a bit creepy.
- So with the arms torn off of the Hulk doll, as suppose this is foreshadowing what happens to the real Hulk in this comic. Which is still a gargantuan steaming pile bullcrap, by the way!
- Nice going, Avengers. Not only do you ignore MJ pleas for help, but you made 'lil Annie cry. World's Mightest Heroes, my foot.
- Um…is that red head Cap is calling "Jen" supposed to be She-Hulk? Because methinks even with the red-lighting, she's not green enough.
- Even in an alternate reality, we still cannot escape from Pedro "Ollie" Olivera, aka MJ's firefighter rebound boyfriend from the 616. Next thing we know, they'll be an alternate version of Carlie Cooper showing up at some point.
- Now hold on. If Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows takes place on Battleworld, a place where everyone worships Doctor Doom as their all-powerful ruler and god, then shouldn't Spidey have said "Doom help me" instead of "God help me." Man, Pete was darn lucky Doom didn't send the Thors to rain lightning bolts on his butt.
- Come to think of it, did Doom sanction and approve the Regent taking over this version of New York? And why is Augustus Roman calling himself the Regent? Whose stead is ruling for? Also, Augustus Roman of Empire Unlimited be any more on-the-nose? Why not have his middle name be "Caesar" and have a security force called "The Praetorian Guard" while we're at it?
- With all of Spidey's concern about whether people might discover his secret identity, he seems pretty careless about it at towards the end, considering he's holding hands with MJ while she also holds their daughter for everybody else to see. Then again, maybe he figured it no longer mattered as we learn he gave up being Spider-Man after that night.
- Okay, sure, the Regent killed all the superheroes, villains like the Vulture are still on the loose, and Peter is not longer Spider-Man, but as least under the Regent, New York City now has flying cars! I'd say that's a worthwhile trade-off, wouldn't you?


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Gent are 7/2 with the draw at 13/5 and Tottenham are 4/5
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From an enlightened medical doctor. "Mr. A has had an
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If you think you have some kind of illness I caution you against self-diagnosis or self treatment. There are numerous health conditions sometimes associated with respiratory muscle weakness as outlined on page 1891 of The Thorax, by Charles Roussos. He missed sleep apnea. I suspect he missed a few more.
The diaphragm is the central muscle of the human body, the principal muscle of your breathing. It almost completely separates the body in half from top to bottom. Ancient Greece called the diaphragm phrenos, "the unity of all possibilities of human expression".
The diaphragm shrinks and as it shrinks it will rise less and less up into the chest. Liken it to a bicycle pump. If you pull the handle out just a little you get very little air into the tire. The higher the diaphragm rise, the higher the pump handle can rise, and the more air it can push/pull into the tire/lungs. It shrinks irregularly as well. This happens with almost every lung issue.
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Wayne Veysey comments on the match live from Loftus Road: Joyous scenes here at Loftus Road, where QPR have annexed their west London rivals in the most dramatic and, let's be honest, ill-tempered way imaginable. The controversial penalty and two red cards for Chelsea barely begin to tell the tale of this match, in which Petr Cech was just about the only visiting player not to get booked. Not that Warnock's team were meek and mild. They mostly gave as good as they got but their spirit and feistiness wound Chelsea up a treat. A perfect match for Warnock, you might surmise.
Chelsea really impressed in the second half, even though they had a massive handicap. It could be easily argued that they deserved something from the game. Although three decisions from the ref handed QPR their first home win of the season.
All over at Loftus Road. 1-0 Warnock will be happy with the three points but wont be impressed by the fact they could not capatilize on the two man advantage after Chelsea lost Drogba and Bosingwa.
90'Yellow Card John Terry
John Terry chases down a sloppy back pass from QPR and does catch the keeper, as he collected the loose ball. Kenny springs up resenting the challenge, confronting the defender but in reality Terry had every right to go in for that ball.
87'QPR pass the ball around the Chelsea box but cannot find a way through the depleted ranks of the defence. It results in Wright-Phillips trying a shot from way out, but it just keeps on rising never threatening the goal.
84'Beautiful play by Luiz, he makes a stunning run through the whole of QPR's midfield, playing through Anelka who fails to get a shot away. The Frenchman takes it wide and puts the ball in the box. Man of the monent Luiz is there to meet it with a speculative overhead kick, Lampard gets a toe on the attempt which doesn't show much promise and it loops over the bar.
82'SubstitutionShaun Derry Jamie Mackie
80'Ivanovic curls in a cross with the outside of his boot on the right hand side of the box. Anelka meets it with his head on the 6 yard box, but directs it straight at Kenny who collects gratefully. That was a perfect chance for Chelsea.
77'Barton wins a freekick 10 yards outside the box. He swings in a cross which finds Helgusson alone at the back post, but his volley from 10 yards out sails into the crowd.
76'Yellow Card Ashley Cole
74'Young does brilliantly to hold off Malouda as he makes a run to the byline and gets a cross into the box. The delivery is dealt with by Luiz who puts it out for a throw-in.
73'SubstitutionRaúl Meireles Florent Malouda
72'Yellow Card Raúl Meireles
72'After the appeal QPR hit Chelsea on the counter, and Joey Barton fires one low to Cech's right, but it is just wide of the post and goes out for a goal kick.
71'Luiz bought down in the box this time as Ivanovic pumps in a long throw-in into the box. Helgusson has hold of the defender, but his theatrical dive was maybe to much and another appeal is turned down.
70'Yellow Card David Luiz
69'Lampard appeals for a penalty as Cole finds space on the left who looks to play in the midfielder but Lampard seems to be bought down off the ball. There wasn't as much contact as QPR's penalty, but there was enough for the referee to give it. Unluckily the ref didn't blow his whistle.
66'Young put though again on the right hand side, as he gets released behind Cole but Cech intercepts his low drilled cross.
64'Chelsea are really pushing in order to get the all important goal. Luiz is playing as deep as Anelka at the moment. There seems to be no sign that Chelsea are the side with 9 men.
62'As Taarabt is substituted he storms down the tunnel sulking, Warnock just gives him a look as he sulks towards the dressing room.
61'SubstitutionAdel Taarabt Tommy Smith
60'Our man, Wayne Veysey, adds a comment from Loftus Road: 'There's only one Joey Barton' sing the QPR fans as the King of Twitter becomes the latest man to find his way into referee Foy's notebook. I think the term 'bad-tempered' will be applied to every report of this fixture.
59'Yellow Card Joey Barton
58'Yellow Card Branislav Ivanovic
Ivanovic the latest Chelsea player to pick up a card. He clatters into Taarabt as he looks to mount an attack on the Chelsea defence.
54'A beautiful pass from taarabt on the right wing through to Luke Young gives him a clear sight of the goal, but his finishing lets him down and it bobbles wide of Cech's goal.
53'The game is coming to the boil now as Derry and Lampard square up after a robust challenge from the QPR man.
52'Yellow Card Shaun Derry
52'Yellow Card Frank Lampard
50'Yellow Card John Obi Mikel
Mikel looses a yard on Taarabt and brings him down just outside the box, and gets a yellow card for his challenge. The free kick amounts to nothing as its drilled into the wall.
48'Chelsea are having all the possession in the opening stages despite their handicap. best chance comes from Lampard as he gets played in by Anelka but a last ditch effort from Ferdinand stops the shot.
47'Chelsea have an early chance as Merieles puts a ball into the box towards a dertemined Lampard. The cross is good, but Lampard fails to get enough contact on the ball to challenge Kenny.
Warnock will be looking to finish this match off as soon as possible, 1-0 and two men up QPR should be able to see Chelsea off and record their first home win this season.
Wayne Veysey, gives us an update on the atmosphere at Loftus Road: You don't have to go to Manchester for drama. The QPR players are given a standing ovation by the home fans at the end of a compelling opening period, in which Chelsea were unfortunate to concede a penalty, won and converted by Helguson, but can have few complaints about the sendings off for Drogba and Bosingwa. With Mata and Sturridge sacrificed by Villas-Boas, none of the front three that started for Chelsea today completed the first half. Astonishing.
The first half has come to an end, Chelsea have been on the wrong end on three pivotal moments of the match. Not many people other than Chelsea fans would be arguing any of the though.
QPR get the game under way. Lets see what this second half has in hold for us.
45' + 1'SubstitutionJuan Mata Nicolas Anelka
45'Our man live at the match, Wayne Veysey, updates us: 'Cheerio, cheerio' sing the QPR supporters as they wave goodbye to Drogba following his deserved sending-off for a poor two-footed challenge on Taarabt by the centre circle. Drogba claimed he got the ball and Chelsea are angry that referee Crhis Foy was so quick to show a red card for the second time in the half but the challenge was unarguably illegitimate.
45'Chelsea without an out and out striker now, Juan Mata is playing the highest up the pitch. The 2 man advantage is really showing as QPR keep hold of possession.
43'Taarabt limps off after the tackle but I imagine he will be fine after a little sideline treatment.
42'Another Red Card!!! Drogba this time, he flies in on Taarabt double footed. It was very similar to the challenge to the one which saw Torres sent off. Chelsea down to 9 men.
41'Red Card Didier Drogba
39'Merieles is in acres of space in the centre of the pitch, around 25 yards out, but the strike is dragged well wide.
35'SubstitutionDaniel Sturridge Branislav Ivanovic
Sturridge is sacrificed by Villas-Boas to try and re-structure his 10 man side.
35'Taarabt steps up to take the resultent free kick, he curls it towards the top right hand corner of Cech's goal but it is collected easily by the keeper.
33'Red Card José Bosingwa
The right back is chasing back with Wright-Phillips who has been put through by Tarrabt. Bosingwa gets hold of the wingers shirt and pulls him down 2 yards from the edge of the box.
33'Wayne Veysey live from Loftus Road: Bosingwa sent off.
28'Mata puts a lovely ball through to Lampard who get behind the QPR defence, as the ball drops to him he fails to get the ball under his control and Kenny watches it roll out.
27'Meireles looks to start an attack but looses his footing 10 yards into the opposition half, as he goes down he claws the ball back preventing a QPR counter attack. Should have probably been a yellow card for the midfielder, but he gets away with it.
25'Another update from Wayne Veysey, live from Loftus Road: The QPR fans are having a lot of fun here. After Drogba's woeful long-range shot just went for a throw-in, they rose en masse to their feet to give the Ivorian a standing ovation. The atmosphere is absolutely terrific, partly a consequence of the 19,000 fans being crammed into four small stands so close to the pitch.
21'David Luiz finds himself in possession on the edge of the box and goes down at the first sign of contact rather theatrically, but he fails to fool the referee and the game goes on.
17'Mata takes a corner for Chelsea, but his lofted cross to the back post is cancelled out as Mikel is apprehended for being to physical in the box.
15'That's a surprise start to the game, it will be interesting to see how both sides react to this will the home side rest on the lead? It would be a dangerous tactic as Chelsea have goals in them.
10'Penalty Goal Heidar Helgusson
10'Our man, live at Loftus Road, Wayne Veysey updates us: The QPR fans are making even more of a racket now after watching their team go 1-0 up against west London rivals Chelsea. The local locals are chanting 'west London is ours' after watching Helguson controversially win and then convert a penalty that Cech got a hand to but could not divert from the net
9'Penalty! QPR win a penalty in the first 10 minutes. A long ball is lofted into the box and Luiz fails to meet the ball on the first bounce. Helgusson shields the ball and Luiz puts to much pressure on the striker and he goes down, easy decision for the ref.
7'QPR are looking to play in Taarabt down the left wing, but after he takes a touch Mikel comes across to stop the run just inside the Chelsea half.
5'Both teams are failing to keep hold of possession in the early stages of the match, but they both seem lively in the middle of the park.
2'An early interchange between Sturridge and Drogba leads to the Ivory Coast striker finding space and shooting, but his shot doesn't find the target.
1'Chelsea get things under way at Loftus Road.
A comment from Goal.com's reporter Wayne Veysey live at Loftus Road: Welcome from Loftus Road, where this is a brilliant atmosphere inside this tight-packed little ground. Whatever happens today, a bit of history will be made as this is the first Premier League derby here for 15 years. But then, it will take something truly extraordinary to create more than a ripple given what happened in Manchester earlier this afternoon.
QPR are still looking for for their first Premier League home win, and Chelsea will be doing all they can to prevent that in their first match against the London based side in over 15 years.
Chelsea will be hoping to continue their free scoring run today as they visit Loftus Road today, with Daniel Sturridge still deputising for the suspended Fernando Torres. Although some supporters would like to see Villas-Boas hand the young Englishman more regular starts in the attacking berth.
Chelsea's starting XI: Cech; Bosingwa, Terry, Luiz, Cole; Mikel, Lampard, Meireles; Sturridge, Drogba, Mata. Subs: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Romeu, Malouda, McEachran, Kalou, Anelka
Qpr's starting XI: Kenny; Young, Hall, Ferdinand, Hill; Faurlin, Derry; Wright-Phillips, Taarabt, Barton; Helguson. Subs: Murphy, Orr, Bothroyd, Mackie, Buzsaky, Smith, Puncheon
Welcome to Goal.com's coverage of the Premier League match between QPR and Chelsea.


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A one-year-old puppy is lucky to be alive after jumping up onto a Toronto condo balcony ledge 24 storeys high.
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"I never would have expected this from this family at all. There were no clues or suggestions that would have led to this," said Lopez.
Both dogs are in protective custody with Toronto Animal Services and are being given medical care.
The City of Toronto said in a statement that "a cruelty to animal investigation is being conducted jointly by Ontario SPCA and Toronto Police Services with assistance from Toronto Animal Services."
The OSPCA are responsible for laying any possible charges. The agency is still investigating.
Lopez said she still hasn't heard back from her neighbours and has been informed it could take a month for the dogs to recover.
-Ashley Carter, Global News


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I've always loved the tradition of dying Easter eggs.
We typically do the traditional method of mixing up cups of egg dye made from food coloring and vinegar and dipping our eggs.
We're still going to do that this year. We usually dye eggs the Saturday before Easter.
But, I also wanted to do a little egg dying experiment this year. For this project, we spooned our dye over top of our eggs.
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I ran across a dozen plastic dye-able eggs at a big box store to use for this project.
We used these so we could keep them out all week and use them again next year.
But, you can certainly use this technique with regular hard-boiled eggs or blown-out eggs. (TinkerLab has a few great tips for blowing out an egg if you want to go that route.)
To make these eggs, you can either use a traditional egg dye or liquid watercolors. We chose the liquid watercolors because there wasn't any prep work involved.
Turn an extra egg carton upside down and prop your eggs in between the cups.
This is a great trick. The egg carton will hold your egg upright for you and you can use both hands for decorating. Plus the egg carton soaks up all the excess dye and keeps it from running all over the table.
If you don't have paper egg cartons, put a baking sheet under the eggs to help catch your egg dye.
Once we were all set up with cups of our liquid watercolors, egg cartons, and spoons for each color, the girls got to work.
My oldest was very deliberate with her color choices and even managed to make a fun rainbow effect.
My preschooler started turning her eggs every which way to get the best coverage.
There really is no right way to do this project. Just pour and create.
I love these eggs and I'm so happy we'll have then for Easter decorating every year.
Have you decorated your eggs yet? Do you use a traditional dye, natural dyes, or a fun technique?
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Left: Scandinavian home at Hus & Hem, via Jelanie.| Right: Rose petal jam by Evan's Kitchen Ramblings.
After showing you this gorgeous "old school" Belgian home last week, I thought I'd share this lovely Scandinavian home with you guys today. I am loving the color palette and all of the little things that make this home so cozy. Coziness is a big thing in Scandinavia – and it's doesn't only apply to a room or a home. It could be a dinner party, or just grabbing a cup of coffee with a friend, or taking a bath with candles. Anything that makes them feel warm and cozy inside. In Denmark they call it "hygge". And that's what this little house makes me feel inside when I look at the pictures- warm and cozy. Oh boy do I want to disappear under the mountain of pillows on that couch!
And while I hang out in this beautiful house, I'd love to have a cup of tea and some shortbread cookies with this yummy rose petal jam by Evan's Kitchen Ramblings.
Doesn't sound dreamy?! The color of that jam is so striking, and I bet that it tastes as heavenly as it looks. Find the recipe here at Evan's Kitchen rambling.
Photo credits: Photographs of the scandinavian home by Lina Östling. Photographs of the rose petal jam by Evan's Kitchen Ramblings.
I love it !
Lovely! I actually don't like the color red, but I'll make an exception… I want to live here!


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Top 16 Goals of the Week
With the start of 2009 we wave goodbye to the first half of the season, with teams knowing the the real business starts now. It's time to stop making mistakes, start concentrating and begin churning out those results week in, week out to ensure that this current campaign ends on a high.
Unfortunately, some have been reluctant to give up their jolly holiday spirit.
The award for the biggest collective cock-up of the week goes to the entire Reading backline. Losing 2-nil to Cardiff in the FA Cup, Steve Coppell's side gave away a disastrous first goal with no less then 8 players defending a set-play uniformly stepping up, leaving Ross McCormack the freedom of the box to calmly pick his spot and score. (Watch here.)
Manchester City are also having a tough time of it of late, but it's easy to have sympathy with Mark Hughes when his players defend as pathetically as Dietmar Hamann. Already losing 2-nil to Nottingham Forest, you may have expected that an old, experienced-head of a player who has won the Champions League, UEFA Cup, League Cup, FA Cup and played in the World Cup final as a defensive midfielder, may know a thing or two about keeping possession. Wrong.
The "schmuck of the week" prize however can only have one rightful winner this week, and for that we have to go to France.
Giants Olympique Marseille were sent to fourth division, amateur side Besancon RC in the French Cup, and defender Ronaldo Zubar came within a whisker of seeing his greatest/worst own goal knock-out the Ligue 1 side out. With the game goalless heading into the final 20 minutes, Besancon's lone striker Yohann Rangdet did fantastically well to get himself into a goalscoring position. Looking to make the saving tackle as the striker was pulling the trigger, Zubar, full of enthusiasm, came storming into the action with the intention of nicking the ball away. But to his horror, this happened.
Onto those worthy of praise.
This week's list is the perfect tonic against the dreaded return back to work, with a superb selection of goals from the last seven days. Volleys and half-volleys have been all the rage, accounting for goals 5, 7, 8 and 12, while others have comfortably struck stunners from distance, including goals 1, 4, 6, 9 and 14.
Goals 2 and 3 are text-book free-kicks, and to cap off this week's offering there were two overhead-volleys in the form of goals 13 and 16.
As always, all we ask is that you sit back and enjoy!
1. John Hutchinson (v Perth Glory, Dec. 31, 2008)
2. Nicos Nicolaou (v Ethnikos, Jan. 3, 2008)
3. Ludovic Clement (v Ergotelis, Jan. 3, 2008)
4. David Silva (v Valencia, Jan. 3, 2008)
5. Hamed Namouchi (v Alencon, Jan. 3, 2008)
6. Amadou Alassane (v Alfortville, Jan. 3, 2008)
7. Jonathan Smith (v Derby, Jan. 3, 2008) (first goal on the video)
8. Leon Osman (v Macclesfield, Jan. 3, 2008)
9. Tommy Spurr (v Fulham, Jan. 3, 2008) (second goal on the video)
10. Albert Riera (v Preston, Jan. 3, 2008)
11. David Foley (v Stoke, Jan. 3, 2008) (0.42 seconds in)
12. Nathan Tyson (v Manchester City, Jan. 3, 2008)
13. Christian Rodriguez (v Nacional, Jan. 4, 2008)
14. Pedro Mendes (v Inverness CT, Jan. 4, 2008)
15. Arjen Robben (v Villarreal, Jan. 4, 2008)
16. Andoni Iraola (v Espanyol, Jan. 4, 2008)
Narrowly missing this week's list were goals from Aritz Aduriz, Paul Dixon (third goal on the video) and Jesus Navas.


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Umbro have stepped in to support an event organised by LAFA (Latin American Footballers' Alliance) in the UK and auction off a pair of one-of-a-kind football boots to raise funds for Chapecoense after last year's terrible tragedy.
Being also Chapecoense's jersey supplier, Umbro are presenting this Velocita incarnation with a matte-gold soleplate and bright red collar, being created by Graffia Studio that applied black to the centre and tongue area.
Accordingly, the sides of the special-edition Umbro Velocita feature lots of green, Chapecoense logos and "Forca Chape" writings, alongside the iconic Double Diamond. Chapecoense hope these unique football boots will help families of the victims and survivors, and also fund more rebuilding of the Brazilian club.
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Indian Head Water Storage Tank Replacement
The water tank located off Indian Head Heights is a key asset in Framingham's water distribution system. The 3.5 million gallon tank provides storage for over half of the average daily water demand in the Town's distribution system.
Initially installed in 1939, the tank is aged and needs to be replaced. Due to its current condition, age and the critical nature of this tank, it is not reasonable to take it out of service for extensive repairs.
To continue providing high water quality and fire protection, two smaller tanks will replace the existing tank for a combined total of 3.5 million gallons. The smaller, narrower profile of the two tanks not only sit better on the site they will allow redundancy in the system when repairs are needed. The project site design has considered access, security, stormwater management and landscape screening improvements.
Due to the requirement to maintain water supply and fire protection services to the Town during this construction, the existing 3.5 million gallon storage tank must remain in service while a new replacement tank is constructed. The installation of two smaller 1.75 million gallon tanks has been scheduled to be constructed over a two-year phased replacement period. The two tank configuration will provide redundancy to ensure uninterrupted water and fire service, improve the water supply and distribution system's overall efficiency and provide enhanced operation and maintenance flexibility for the lifetime of the tanks. Additional work will be also conducted as part of this contract such as the new water main to feed the tanks (from the intersection Indian Head Road – Indian Head Heights), installation of drainage improvements (Northern end of Indian Head Heights), and repaving of Indian Head Heights Road.
Final design is complete and construction bids have been advertised. Construction is anticipated to begin in April,2017. Construction of the two tanks is expected to take two years with completion planned for Fall of 2019.
October 2017
Project status: this project is currently on schedule with the originally anticipated completion date.
The following activities have been completed so far: erecting wall and dome panels for the tank #1, installation of the new valve vault including fittings and valves, installation of 16-inch water pipe from the new tank to the new vault and communications underground work along Indian Head Heights.
During the upcoming month, it is expected the installation of the temporary 12-inch by-pass that will connect the existing tank to the existing 16-inch water AC pipe at the bottom of the Indian Head Heights. Once the by-pass has been installed, the removal of the existing asbestos cement pipe along Indian Head Heights, and the installation new 16-inch pipe, will take place. Work on the new tank will continue through October 2017 (installation of wall slots, wiring around the structure, concrete spray, etc.)


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Vermont was one of the first states I analyzed back in the late spring; obvoiusly a lot has changed since then, so I updated/revised my analysis of their requested rate hikes for 2018 a couple of weeks ago, with requested average increases of 11.9% if CSR payments are made or 21.6% if they aren't.
Yesterday, Louise Norris gave me a heads up that the Vermont regulators have issued their approved rate increases for the two carriers operating on the individual and small group markets in the tiny state. This makes Vermont the 4th state to announce their approved rates for next year, joining Oregon, Maryland and New York.
As noted in the Virginia and Maryland updates, I've started going through the earlier state rate filings and revising them to include:
The original versions of each state writeup includes screen shots of the actual filing documents and explainers behind specific requests; I don't have time for that with most of the updates, so I'm bundling several states together. Here's Connecticut, Oregon and Vermont's revisions:
Vermont is the 4th state to post their initial 2018 rate filings. Vermont has a couple of unusual policies re. their healthcare market: First, while they do technically have an off-exchange individual market, those policies are all fully ACA-compliant QHPs and are tracked exactly the same as on-exchange QHPs, meaning this dashboard report from February includes just about all of their individual market enrollees: 28,775 on exchange + 5,662 off-exchange, for a total of 34,437 ACA-compliant enrollees. Vermont didn't allow transitional plans, so aside from an unknown number still enrolled in grandfathered plans, that should represent their entire individual market.
Along with today's HHS report which confirms more than 11.5 million 2017 QHP selections as of Christmas Eve, CMS has released an additional report which breaks the numbers out by state...and unlike HC.gov's "snapshot" reports (which only cover 39 states), the CMS/ASPE report also confirms the enrollment numbers for all 50 states (PDF).
As I've noted before, until today, there was one state which I had no OE4 data for whatsoever: Vermont (which is ironic given their historic support of healthcare reform, including Sen. Bernie Sanders). This blank has been filled in by today's supplemental CMS/ASPE report: 29,021 QHP selections as of 12/24, which is actually quite a bit higher than I expected for the state (my target for VT is only 30,000 total through 1/31).
Last month I noted (well, after Louise Norris called my attention to it) that after 2 years of restricting all individual market enrollments to their still-buggy ACA exchange, the state of Vermont actually reversed this policy for 2016 by allowing individuals to enroll in ACA-compliant policies directly through the carriers after all.
This actually goes against the recommendations I just wrote about yesterday, leaving the District of Columbia as the only other exchange to require all indy plans to run through it), but given how many technical problems Vermont seems to still be having with their platform, I can understand them allowing direct enrollment for the time being. I stand by my recommendation that every state should eventually move everything onto the exchange in the future, however.
I noted back in February that Vermont Health Connect, VT's ACA exchange, has remained essentially silent since last fall, issuing only 2 press releases since Open Enrollment started last November (one of which was about a new plan comparison tool, the other of which was about some sort of Medicaid-related dealine). In other words, they haven't publicized their 2016 enrollment numbers whatsoever...the only reason I have data for VT at all is thanks to the official ASPE reports from the HHS Dept. This is a stunning 180º turnaround from 2015, when they were issuing detailed reports on a regular basis.
Like most states, Vermont does have an account with the SERFF database system for insurance rate filings. Until today, I assumed that they just hadn't posted the 2017 filings yet, since there's only one unrelated listing there at the moment.
However, thanks to an anonymous tipster for reminding me that Vermont also has their own, in-house rate review website...and the state is pretty easy to run the math on due to the fact that....
Anyway, here's the deal:
As I noted last week, Your Health Idaho has released their final official OE3 number. I had previously noted that there were only 8 states in which the exchanges appeared to have performed worse on private policy enrollment in 2016 than they did in 2015, and that most of those had special circumstances:
Over the past few months, I've ranted repeatedly about what a stupid, short-sighted, petty move it is of Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin to shut down the kynect ACA exchange, for a variety of reasons...most of which center around the fact that the kynect exchange has been operating smoothly since the moment it launched in October 2013. In other words, there's very little reason to kill kynect, and plenty of reasons to keep it operational.
This does not mean that I'm opposed to moving any state-based exchanges over to Healthcare.Gov. As I said back in June, right after the King v. Burwell decision came out:
If you look at the State-By-State OE3 enrollment breakdown, you'll notice that there are still 4 blank fields all the way down at the bottom, plus a special note regarding California:
If you take a look at the State-by-State chart, you'll notice that in addition to a few clarifications here and there, there are 5 states (well, 4 states +DC) all the way at the bottom labelled "NO DATA YET".
California insists, just like last year, on doing this weird thing where they release the number of new enrollees who have signed up on a fairly regular basis, but the number of renewals by current enrollees is kept a secret all the way into January. I have no idea why they do that, and it's pretty important given that we're likely talking about somewhere between 1.0 - 1.3 million people here.
On the other hand, at least they've posted data on their new additions. DC, Idaho, Kentucky, New York and Vermont haven't even done that much as of this writing.
A few days ago I noted that the Maryland Health Connection has officially launched window shopping for the 2016 open enrollment period (#OE3).
As it happens, at least two other state-based exchanges have done so as well:
COVERED CALIFORNIA: It's pretty obscure for the moment, but if you click the "Shop & Compare Tool" link at the lower left-hand corner of the CoveredCA website, you'll be given the option to shop around for 2016 plans (you can also choose 2015 plans in case you've had a qualifying life change and need coverage for the last 2 months of this year, or even 2014 plans if you still need that information for tax purposes or whatever):
Anonymously Shop and Compare Health and Dental Plans on Your Health Idaho
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Gov. Shumlin Updates on Vermont Health Connect Progress
MONTPELIER – Gov. Peter Shumlin, representatives from Vermont's insurance carriers, and officials and staff from Vermont Health Connect (VHC) gathered today to update on the health insurance marketplace's progress. The Governor announced that the technology upgrade necessary for a smooth open enrollment has been delivered and tested and will be deployed starting this evening; the backlog of change of circumstance cases has been cleared; VHC is now operating at a vastly improved customer service level for change requests; and customers will be able to report many changes online starting Monday. Meeting those milestones is consistent with the schedule laid out by the Governor in March 2015 and in legislation passed later in the spring.
Gov. Shumlin Updates on Vermont Health Connect Progress
MONTPELIER – Gov. Peter Shumlin, representatives from Vermont's insurance carriers, and officials and staff from Vermont Health Connect (VHC) gathered today to update on the health insurance marketplace's progress. The Governor announced that the technology upgrade necessary for a smooth open enrollment has been delivered and tested and will be deployed starting this evening; the backlog of change of circumstance cases has been cleared; VHC is now operating at a vastly improved customer service level for change requests; and customers will be able to report many changes online starting Monday. Meeting those milestones is consistent with the schedule laid out by the Governor in March 2015 and in legislation passed later in the spring.
In today's speech at the Howard University College of Medicine, HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell started ramping things up for the 2016 Open Enrollment Season (which I'm gonna designate #ACA2016 unless someone else comes up with something better) by dropping some data points.
Among these was this one:
Almost half of the uninsured individuals who are likely eligible for Marketplace plans are between the ages of 18 and 34.
Almost half of the uninsured individuals who are likely eligible for Marketplace plans are between the ages of 18 and 34.
This is really important, because only about 28% of those who enrolled in exchange-based policies this year fall into the 18-34 range, which is a problem from an actuarial/risk pool perspective. Younger people are generally healthier, so the insurance companies prefer to have a higher percentage of them in their risk pools in order to help keep premiums/deductibles from increasing too quickly.
If "almost half" of the 10.5 million uninsured people eligible for the ACA exchanges are in the 18-34 range, that's roughly 5 million young adults who the exchanges need to target.
Vermont was one of the earliest states to report their requested rate hikes back in mid-May. Due to Vermont's small size (both in total population as well as insurance providers...there's only two of them even operating on the individual markets), as well as their unique law requiring that all individual policies be purchased through the ACA exchange, they were also one of the easiest to calculate.
In addition, as far as I can tell, in Vermont, both the individual and small group markets are considered part of the same rate pool, although the market share differences between the two still resulted in slightly different weighted averages: 7.8% for the individual market, 8.1% for the small group market. These were slightly revised to 8.0% and 8.3% just prior to the review/approval process.
Yesterday the state regulators announced the final approved rates for both BCBSVT and MVP...and lo and behold, they've shaved off several points in both the individual and small group markets:
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Car Loans: Financing Car Purchase With Loans
Cars have become the medium of transport in modern times. It is imperative that cars form the backbone of the transport industry.
• It is not always easy to buy the car with a full value of money, and for that you require an easy car loan. You can talk with the private lenders and the investors to avail the basic value for loan amount and you must also know about the terms and conditions while availing the loan.
• Apart from a home a car is most likely one of the most important purchases that one does for the family. Purchasing a car has also become easy nowadays.
• Hence, make prudent decisions and don't let the ecstasy of acquiring a car get in the way of making reasonable decisions. There are many car loan lenders and private and government banks available in all countries, and depending on the brand, the condition and the mileage of the car, you can avail the car loans. There are also spot payment and loan disbursement options given by different companies.
How does a proper level of car finance work?
• Car finance is a loan for the particular purpose of buying an imported or used car. You borrow a certain sum of money that has a specific tenure. This is known as the term or the period up to which the loan exists. This can vary a lot but generally it is up to five years. There is an agreement or a contact which states the terms and conditions under which the loan is to be taken and the tenure of the finance plan and the rate of interest also are cited there. Apart from that, there are also things like the bad credit card loans, on which you can avail the loans to a large extent.
• The interest is the amount that you pay on the amount that has been borrowed. This maybe at a fixed rate or at a variable rate. This is also inclusive of any fees or charges that is levied on the same. If you get cash inflows in between and want to pay off the car finance quickly then, there is a small termination fees or an exit fee that has to be paid.
Car loans can be taken as secured or unsecured loans:
Car finance may be availed from opting for secured loans as well as unsecured loans. This is dependent on whether you are putting your car or any other asset for loan. Secured loans carry a lower rate of interest and unsecured loans generally arrive on the scene with a greater interest rate. However, if you do default on the payment of your loan, the company can hypothecate your property that you had secured the loan with in the first place.
• Secured car finance is available mostly on new cars only. These carry more value as an asset and hence the loan can be easily secured against them at all times. In the case of an unsecured loan, there is no property that is kept as security against the loan amount taken. The credit provider has to incur greater risk in this case. Hence, he charges higher amount of interest.
• Car Finance can also be acquired from a yard sale. Sometimes, cars are best bought at yard sales to procure the best deals and the requisite finance. This is a more convenient option, though not necessarily a cheaper one.
Apart from all these, you can also procure car finance from Banks, building societies, cooperative credit unions, lending institutions, leasing companies. There are lot of finance options available and you can pick and choose which one will suit you the best!


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Thanks to airbrush tanning, you can get a tan in less time than it takes to get a manicure and the beauty about it is that it being touted as safer than exposure to the damaging rays of the sun or traditional tanning beds. This hot new trend in tanni
MOON Tans, a Colorado Corporation is the company responsible for the sunless tanning boom in Colorado. Since April 2003 MOON Tans, Inc. has licensed hundreds of locations nationally to-date and "is the fastest growing sunless airbrush tanning company in the country," states Linda Dillon, President and Founder of MOON Tans, Inc. MOON Tans has been gaining National recognition in the sunless tanning industry - featured in several different local and national publications and television segments.
What has prompted this revolutionary technique to tanning? The general population is becoming increasingly aware of the damage of any kind of UV Rays -- and we all know that exposing our skin to these kind of damaging effects potentially increases the risk of skin cancer" says Dillon.
The excitement about airbrush tanning has been astounding and contagious because until recently we didnt have a good alternative to spending time in a tanning bed or under the damaging rays of the sun to obtain that healthy golden glow." adds Dillon.
MOON Tans looks great," says Penny Vesel of Denver. I was a sun worshiper, tanning bed regular and frequent user of almost every self-tanning cream on the market. I am so excited to have found this alternative --the fact that it is safe is paramount and it is totally natural looking" adds Vesel. Pennys excitement about MOON Tans prompted her to quit her job to become a sales representative for MOON Tans. This is too incredible not to share, I want people to know there IS a safe, great looking alternative!"
This revolutionary tan is delivered through an airbrush by a trained technician. The company has spent over a year and a half perfecting their tanning solution before introducing it to the market last spring. It has since proven to bronze over 30,000 clients with unsurpassed quality, consistency and effectiveness. "We have produced a formula that provides the client with the natural glow of spending time in the sun --without any damage or the streaks and orange hue that is often found when using over the counter self tanners" says Dillon.
Women (and more recently men) have been in search for the perfect tan" since the 1960s with the introduction of Quick Tan (QT). Although many of the over the counter treatments provide a tan, many are messy, hard to apply, stain clothing and often leave the user with orange hands, feet and streaks galore". I really like looking tan, but I cant ever get the sunless tanning lotions to look good and I am not willing to subject my skin to the damage of the sun or tanning beds" says Terri Anuszewski of Aspen. I love how natural I look and how quick and easy getting a MOON Tan is" she says.
Many ingredients are the same in both the over-the-counter self tanning lotions and the airbrush tanning solution; the active ingredient being DHA, a natural derivative of sugar, creates a chemical reaction with the amino acids in the skin providing the pigment of the skin to darken. DHA is safe; it has been tested and approved by the FDA for over 30 years.
MOON Tans has taken this incredible new trend to a new level. How can you possible get a flawless tan? Its simple really" says Dillon. The "MOON Mist" tanning solution is applied to the clients' skin with an airbrush. During the application, the MOON Mist Solution dries almost instantly; is odorless and provides a glowing, golden tan. Dillon also states that, "Because we care about the condition of our client's tan, we have developed our MOON Mist solution to rejuvenate the skin, leaving skin feeling smooth, afxym silky and healthy. A growing number of our clients have previously had skin cancer and have been directed by their doctors to stay out of the sun completely. They are thrilled to have this tanning alternative."
One session takes about 15 minutes for the technician to apply and the solution dries almost instantly and develops over a period of 6-8 hours. Two sessions are recommended to build a base tan, and once established, the tan will last anywhere from 7-10 days. MOON Tans doesn't dye the skin, it creates the same reaction the sun does, without all the harmful UV rays, "leaving the client with a very natural looking tan".
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Our product offers a glowing golden tan that is flawless and very natural looking - not orange. AND we have millions of clients that have been sprayed with MOON Tans that will attest to it!
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Why get involved?
Onward Shay! Boise Marathon is looking for like-minded partners to help grow the race and contribute to great causes. We offer valuable opportunities to build your brand with health and fitness enthusiasts from all over the world as well as contribute to local non-profits, which you can find on the Mission page. Along with contributing to great causes, here are some tidbits of information on the race and why you should get involved.
In our inaugural year, we:
- Had 1,200 people register for the race!
- 65% of registrants were from surrounding states
- A dozen countries represented
- Grew our Facebook from 0 – 1,600 followers, and growing!
- Facebook post reach ~1K a month
- ~6,000 monthly website visitors
- Received coverage in national and local publications (Runner's World, New York Road Runners, KTVB, Idaho Statesman) – see our In the News section
In 2017, we will be:
- Continuing with all of the above, plus:
- Expanding our social media by creating and growing Twitter and Instagram channels
- Reaching thousands of runners monthly through email newsletters (30,000 national runners)
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