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- Assisted Living Costs in Spring, TX
Cost for a single bedroom in Spring runs between $2,950 to $4,795 a month.
Availability is almost guaranteed but you can request information online by filling out the form to the right or call us at (866) 355-7043 for a no-cost, in-depth assessment of your senior care needs. Our compassionate advisors can help you find the best Spring assisted living facilities for your unique needs and budget.
Assisted Living Costs in Nearby Cities* The costs above represent the AVERAGE monthly cost of assisted living for a one person bedroom in that city.
Facts about Spring
Spring is also known as: Harris County / Spring CDP.
And some of the notable people born here have been: Chad Hedrick (speed skater), Kevin Ware (american football player), Josh Beckett (baseball player), Michelle Galdenzi (model and actor), and Troy Patton (baseball player).
And featured attractions of Spring: 77379, SplashTown Houston, Regency Beauty Institute-Cypresswood, Big Texas Dance Hall & Saloon, and Papa's Ice House.
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Giant has been a part of Williamsport for the past 30 years and in the Loyal Plaza Shopping Center since 2001.
"It's been a very good store for us," said store manager Marvin Mann.
With headquarters in Carlisle, Giant has stores across Pennsylvania and is the third largest private sector employer in the state with more than 26,000 full and part-time associates or employees.
Giant has 198 store locations
The local store employs 160 associates who busy themselves with various aspects of its operations.
The store features a large selection of items, including organic and natural products, USDA Choice meats, frozen foods, and perishables.
"We do excel at the quality of our perishables," Mann said.
A large selection of products at competitive prices make for a satisfying shopping experience.
"We have been offering brand names, stores names and generics," he said.
The store includes a pharmacy, cafe, bakery and other customer amenities.
Among the more challenging aspects of running a store, he said, is staying ahead of current shopping trends.
"We are changing with the demands of customers," he said. "We use Reward Cards and BonusCards. It has enabled us to better serve customers in the way of discounts."
A shopper can grab a cup of coffee at the cafe or brouse the store's selection of magazines.
Still, Mann refers to Giant as a "traditional supermarket."
"We strive to be better every day. We strive to be helpful, clean and friendly with a well stocked store," he said.
The store is in the midst of preparing for the holiday season.
It includes stocking up on the traditional items and dressing up the supermarket's interior.
"We'll buy extra sugar and baking items," he said. "We are actually a pretty store in a holiday theme."
Mann said he's happy with the store location.
"There's always been a lot of traffic," he said.
Mann said many of the employees have been with Giant for a number of years.
Recruiting new employees to carry on the tradition of good customer service is always a challenge.
"We have a lot of long-term associates, which helps," he said.

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September 3, 2015 : Ford Motors India has announced that it is discontinuing the production of it's best selling models, the Ford Figo hatchback and the Ford Classic. Production of other models like the Ford Fiesta sedan have also been stooped. The American automaker is taking these measures due to the poor sales figures of these cars. Fiesta have been selling in poor numbers since its launch and none of the measures by Ford, like launching a facelifted version of the car and price reductions have worked. The Figo Aspire was launched as a replacement for the Fiesta sedan and this model is the international replacement for Ford KA that already selling in Brazil. Ford will also be launching a new generation of Ford Endeavour soon.
|Ex-Showroom Price
New (Discontinued)
1498 cc, Manual, Diesel, 23.5 kmpl
|`10.5 Lakh
1.5 TDCi Titanium (Discontinued)
1498 cc, Manual, Diesel, 25.01 kmpl
|`10.19 Lakh
Petrol Titanium (Discontinued)
1499 cc, Manual, Petrol, 17.0 kmpl
|`9.18 Lakh
1.5 TDCi Trend (Discontinued)
1498 cc, Manual, Diesel, 25.01 kmpl
|`9.4 Lakh
1.5 TDCi Ambiente (Discontinued)
1498 cc, Manual, Diesel, 25.01 kmpl
|`8.5 Lakh
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|1.5 TDCi Ambiente
|89.75bhp @ 3750rpm
|1.5 TDCi Trend
|89.75bhp @ 3750rpm
|1.5 TDCi Titanium
|89.75bhp @ 3750rpm
|88.7bhp @ 3750rpm
|Petrol Titanium
|109PS @ 6450rpm
This company is a highly acclaimed USA based automobile manufacturer, which has established itself in almost all the car markets globally. It has a lot of brilliant vehicles in the market. Among them, Ford Fiesta is one of their famous sedan series, which is doing quite well for the company. Its compact size and performance packed engine makes it perfect for city roads. The company is selling this vehicle in total three variants, which are Ambiente, Trend and Titanium. All these trims are equipped with an innovative and super refined 1.5-litre, turbocharged diesel engine that delivers excellent performance on roads. It is based on a SOHC valve configuration and delivers peak power of 89.75bhp in combination with a maximum torque output of 240Nm. It is bestowed with a reliable braking system that is further augmented by ABS along with electronic brake force distribution, which also adds to the safety quotient. The suspension system is quite proficient, which keeps its well balanced on any road conditions. It comes with a 40 litre fuel tank and has a spacious boot compartment of 430 litres. This model series is incorporated with a lot of safety aspects that ensures maximum security of its passengers as well as the vehicle. Some of the key features include rear doors with child safety locks for safeguarding the children, seat belts for all passengers, dual front airbags that reduces the chances of injury in case of a collision, energy absorbing bumpers with crumple zones, an advanced engine immobilizer and so on. On the other hand, its internal cabin is bestowed with many comfort aspects that assists in giving a pleasurable driving experience. It has a tilt adjustable steering wheel, which makes it easy to handle even in peak traffic conditions. It is mounted with audio and call control buttons, which adds to the comfort level. Apart from these, it also has guide me home headlamps, cruise control function, rain sensing wipers and a few other such aspects. Another interesting aspect is the music system, which features a CD and MP3 player along with four speakers that enhances the ambiance of its cabin. It also features "AppLink" function that helps to connect it from smartphone with a simple voice command without having to fumble through phone menus. It is blessed with a proficient air conditioning system that helps in cooling the cabin instantly. The interior section of this model series is quite appealing with an attractive two tone color scheme. It is packed with a number of advanced features that provides a comfortable driving experience. It has an advanced instrument panel with ice blue illumination and a stylish steering wheel that is wrapped with leather. The soft touch plastics as well as contrasting beige colored fabric upholstery gives an elegant look to its interiors. There are well cushioned seats incorporated, which offer ample leg and shoulder space. The dashboard comes in two shades and is equipped with a large glove box and AC vents as well. Besides these, it includes a few storage spaces like cup holders, magazine holders and so on. As far as its exteriors are concerned, its robust body structure is fitted with several remarkable features that enhances its overall appearance. The rear end is designed with a body colored bumper, while the radiant tail light cluster is in trendy design and incorporated with halogen based lamps and side turn indicator. The sides look attractive with neatly carved wheel arches, which are fitted with a set of steel or alloy wheels, depending on the variants. It also has B-pillar appliqué that enhances the look of its side profile. Meanwhile, its front fascia is designed with a large radiator grille with a lot of chrome treatment. It is flanked by a bright reflector headlamps that adds to its stylishness. This vehicle is presently being offered in a few captivating body paint options for the customers to choose from. All these features put together makes it one of the good looking and safest sedan in its segment. It is placed against the likes of Honda City, Hyundai Verna, Tata Zest, Chevrolet Sail, Fiat Linea, Maruti Ciaz, Nissan Sunny and a few other vehicles in this particular segment. On the other hand, it is being offered with a standard warranty of one year or 100000 Kilometers, whichever is earlier. At the same time, customers can also avail an extended warranty of two years or 100000 Kilometers at a nominal price paid to authorized dealers.
This good looking sedan comes with an aerodynamic body structure, which is fitted with a lot of striking aspects that makes it look captivating on the roads. To begin with the frontage, this sedan is designed with a lot of splendid features that gives it a stylish look. It has a wide chrome based radiator grille, which is fitted with five horizontal metallic strips and a company's emblem above it. There are twin chamber bright reflector automatic headlamps equipped in the fox eye shaped head light cluster. The bonnet has a couple of character lines, which adds to its stylish appearance. Just below this, it has a body colored front bumper, which houses a broad air dam in its center for cooling the engine quickly. There is a pair of bright circular shaped fog lamps, which further enhances the visibility, especially in bad weather conditions. The wide windscreen is made up of thick laminated glass, which is mounted with a pair of intermittent wipers. Coming to its side profile, it is designed with chrome waistline molding and body colored door handles. The door mirrors are also in body color and integrated with side turn indicators. It comes with electrically adjustment function as well. The flared up wheel arches are fitted with a set of alloy wheels for the top end trim, whereas the other two trims are equipped with a set of steel wheels with full wheel covers. These rims are further covered with high performance tubeless radial tyres that ensures a superior grip on any road conditions. The chrome plated window sill gives the vehicle an appealing and stylish look. The rear end has a tail light cluster with bright lamps and side turn indicators. There is a chrome plated strip and rear parking sensors on the rear bumper. The boot lid is equipped with a company logo along with variant badging and license plate area. All these features put together makes it one of the good looking vehicle in its segment.
Exterior Measurements:
The latest version of this sedan comes with a total length and overall width of 4320mm and 1764mm (including both external rear view mirrors) respectively. It has a height of 1486mm that ensures enough head room for all occupants. This vehicle has a long wheelbase of 2489mm that creates ample leg space and shoulder room. Further the front track is calculated at 1475mm where as its rear track has 1462mm. Its steering wheel supports a minimum turning radius of 5.2 meters, which is quite good for this segment.
Editor's take : The interiors of the Fiesta are contemporary and unique. It gets a mobile-like centre-console with loads of buttons, which are a bit confusing initially. The space at the rear seat is a bit of an issue, especially the knee room.
The lavish internal cabin of this sedan series is quite spacious and designed in dual tone (charcoal black and light earth grey) color scheme, which is complemented by ambient lighting. It is packed with many sophisticated features, which gives the occupants a pleasurable driving experience. In terms of seating, the company has incorporated the cabin with ergonomically designed seats, which are well cushioned and are covered high quality cloth based upholstery. It has height adjustable driver's seat, while the rear seat comes with folding facility, which helps in enhancing the boot space. The top end variant has its inside door handles and central console garnished with royal black metallic paint, while the same have Pegasus and Castro Silver finishing in the base and mid range trims respectively. It has a well designed,two toned dashboard in the cockpit that is integrated with a glossy black finished instrument cluster, which looks quite modish. It is equipped with quite a few features like a large glove box, an advanced instrument panel, AC vents, a three spoke steering wheel with multi functional switches and so on. There is an advanced music system fitted in the center console, which offers best in-car entertainment to its passengers. There are also air vents available along with a steering wheel, which is mounted with audio control switches in the Trend and Titanium variants. The instrument panel houses an advanced trip computer, which features distance to empty, average consumption, average speed, outside temperature display, average fuel economy and so on for keeping the driver updated. Other than these, it includes quite a few utility based aspects that turns out useful to its passengers during their journey. The list includes cup holders in floor console, coin holders in center console as well as cup and magazine holders in front and rear door trims. Besides these, it has a storage compartment on driver and front passenger's side, while there is a spacious glove box compartment that is good enough for placing small things.
Interior Comfort:
This sedan series is equipped with numerous advanced comfort features that will ensure an enjoyable traveling experience. There is a manual HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) system installed in the Ambiente variant, while the remaining trims have an automatic AC unit. The entry and mid level variants are bestowed with electrically adjustable external mirrors, which are also foldable in the top end variants. The reverse parking sensors in the high end trim helps the driver in parking it easily. The infotainment system is one interesting feature, which keeps its passengers entertained throughout their journey. It has all four power operated windows with one touch operation on the driver's side. It has 100 percent foldable rear seat that is useful for bringing in more luggage inside. It is blessed with an advanced music system, which supports CD/MP3 player, USB interface, Aux-in port and four speakers for enhancing the ambiance of its cabin. It has a multifunctional steering wheel, which is mounted with audio and call control buttons for convenience of its driver. The top end Titanium variant additionally includes the SYNC aspect that comes with a voice control system. It has a 12V power socket is available in center console for charging mobiles and other electronic devices. Other aspects such as guide-me home headlamps, foot well lamps, cruise control function, push button start with keyless entry, fuel computer, digital clock are also available. The instrument cluster includes a digital tripmeter, driver seat belt warning lamp, distance to empty indicator, tachometer, low fuel consumption as well as headlamp on warning notifications. In addition to these, it has ambient lighting, rain sensing wipers, electric boot release, height adjustable seat belts, adjustable rear headrests, intelligent rear demister and a tilt steering wheel.
Interior Measurements:
This sedan has a spacious cabin that can take in five people with ease. It offers enough improved shoulder space owing to its width. Whereas, the leg and head room are quite sufficient as well. It comes with an impressive boot space of 430 litres, which can be further increased by folding its rear seat. While its fuel tank has the capacity of carrying about 40 litres of diesel in it, which is quite good for planning longer journeys.
Editor's take : The acceleration of the new Fiesta is better than the previous Fiesta, and can be compared to competition. However, the drivability needs to improve.
With the help of a five speed manual transmission gear box, this power plant propels the vehicle in attaining a top speed of 160 Kmph approximately. At the same time, it is capable of breaching the speed mark of 100 Kmph in just about 12 seconds from a standstill, which is quite decent.
Editor's take : The 1.5-litre diesel mill on the Fiesta is a perfect blend of performance and fuel economy.
Under the bonnet, this model series is fitted with a 1.5-litre, in-line diesel engine that is capable of displacing 1498cc. It carries four cylinders that are integrated with eight valves. It is based on a single overhead camshaft valve configuration and incorporated with a TDCi (turbo diesel common rail injection) fuel supply system. This turbocharged mill is coupled with a five speed manual transmission gear box that helps in easier gear shifts. It distributes the engine power to its front wheels. The maximum power churned out by this commanding motor is 89.75bhp at 3750rpm and it generates a peak torque output of 204Nm that ranges between 2000 to 2750rpm.
Editor's take : The fuel economy of the new Fiesta as equally as good as the previous generation and now the economy is further enhanced on the facelift.
It is fitted with a 1.5-litre turbo charged diesel engine, which is incorporated with a common rail based direct injection fuel supply system. It has the ability to deliver an impressive fuel economy under standard driving conditions. As certified by the Automotive Research Association of India, it can return around 25.01 Kmpl on the bigger roads, which is rather good for this segment. At the same time, it gives out a mileage of 20.02 Kmpl approximately when the vehicle is driven within the city limits.
Editor's take : The oil burner on the Fiesta produce more power than their predecessors on paper and even the power difference shows.
This commanding diesel mill is capable of producing a maximum power of 89.75bhp at 3750rpm in combination with a peak torque output of 204Nm in the range of 2000 to 2750rpm that is quite decent for Indian road and traffic conditions.
Editor's take : The Fiesta comes loaded with integrated music system with Bluetooth, aux and USB inputs, cruise control and voice command system. The latter were first to be seen in this segment. The Fiesta also gets SYNC and push star and stop and keyless entry as the new features.
The company has given this sedan with best in car entertainment that is ensured by an integrated music system that allows its occupants to listen to their favorite music. It includes a CD, MP3 player, AM/FM radio tuner along with six high quality speakers that delivers excellent sound experience. It also supports Aux-in port and USB connections for external music devices along with Bluetooth connectivity as well as audio streaming. Moreover, the SYNC feature with voice control system in the top end variant reads out the text messages, which further adds to the convenience. On the other hand, the buyers can also customize this sedan series with some additional features like 15-inch alloy wheels, leather gear knob, leather covered seats, sporty pedals, armrest with storage space, illuminated door scuff plates, stylish body graphics, chrome package, child seats and many other such aspects.
Editor's take : The ride and handling characteristics of the Fiesta are brilliant. The ride is supple and the handling is one of the best in its segment.
The company has given it a proficient braking mechanism, which is further augmented by anti lock braking system along with electronic brake force distribution. It prevents from skidding specially on slippery roads. This is one of the most significant aspect of any vehicle and the company has taken utmost care of it. The front wheels have been fitted with a set of high performance ventilated discs, while the rear ones have been fitted with conventional self adjusting drum brakes. On the other hand, its front axle is assembled by an independent McPherson strut with coil spring and anti roll bar. While rear axle has been fitted with semi independent twist beam with twin shock absorbers, which are filled with gas and oil. Furthermore, it also comes with an electric power assisted steering, which makes it easy to handle the vehicle even in peak traffic conditions. This tilt adjustable steering wheel supports a turning radius of 5.2 meters that reduces the efforts required by its driver while turning the car.
Editor's take : The ride and handling characteristics of the Fiesta are brilliant. The ride is supple and the handling is one of the best in its segment.
This model series has been equipped with quite a number of advanced safety features that protects the occupants as well as vehicle. The base level trim is equipped with a driver airbag, while the other two variants have dual front airbags that further bolsters the safety quotient. All the variants in this model series have been integrated with energy absorbing bumpers and crumple zones along with door reinforcements, which absorbs most of the impact caused in case of any untoward collision. In addition to these, it has anti lock braking system, electronic brake force distribution, remote programmable key entry with greeting lamps, child lock for rear doors and a central locking system for added security. It has three point ELR seat belts for all passengers along with driver seat belt reminder notification on instrument panel. Apart from these, it is incorporated with an engine immobilizer unit that restricts any unauthorized access to the vehicle. All these feature put together makes it one of the safest sedan in its segment.
The flared up wheel arches of base and mid range variants (Ambiente and Trend) have been blessed with a set of conventional 15 inch steel wheels, while the top end (Titanium) trim is blessed with a set of 5 twin star spoke designed, 15 inch alloy wheels. These rims have been covered with high performance tubeless radial tyres of size 195/60 R15, which provides a superior grip on the road. The company has also affixed a spare wheel in its boot compartment with all other tools required for changing a flat tyre. It is a standard feature across all the trims.
1. The refreshed exterior aspects gives it a sleek look.
2. Acceleration and pickup is quite good.
3. Low cost of maintenance is an added advantage.
4. Fuel economy is up to the mark.
5. Its body strength is further improved with addition of Boron steel.
1. Initial ownership cost can be made competitive.
2. Its base trim lacks music system.
3. Several other aspects can be added.
4. Low ground clearance is a disadvantage.
5. The NVH levels can be further reduced.
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Ask Marilyn: Should My Daughter Attend Her Prom or a Family Wedding?
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Steven Helenek of Knoxville, Tennessee, writes:
Marilyn: My daughter's senior prom is on the same day as the wedding of her aunt (my wife's sister). The wedding will be in another state. What do you think she should do? She feels that her aunt would be mad if she doesn't go to the wedding. But on the other hand, this is probably the last time she'll see all her friends from high school, and if she missed the prom, she will feel bad.
Marilyn responds:
No question, your daughter should go to the prom. It's an exciting and memorable event in her life, and if she attended the wedding, she would play virtually no role in her aunt's experience and memory of the affair. Instead, I suggest that your daughter send her aunt a beautiful card with a loving letter telling her that she wishes she didn't have to miss the wedding, but…
By the way, I doubt that your sister-in-law will be the slightest bit annoyed—after all, she was a teen once—but if she is, she'll be the one in the wrong.


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Scientists Implant Lab-Made Trachea Into Toddler
Scientists have implanted a laboratory-made windpipe into a toddler who was born without one, the latest advance in the quest to grow viable human organs in the lab.
While surgeons have performed several windpipe transplants in adults, this is the first time it has been attempted in a child, a scenario that presents many challenges. The surgery is technically complex, and the organ must function even as the child grows rapidly. The patient must gradually learn how to swallow, taste and speak, things she has never done before.
"It will be a new world for her," said Paolo Macchiarini of Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden, a lead surgeon involved in the nine-hour operation.
The patient's new windpipe, or trachea, was made from a special plastic material and her own cells. This means patient the won't have to take powerful drugs to prevent her immune system from rejecting the organ. But the two-year-old girl is expected to outgrow the windpipe in four or five years, at which point she will need a new, larger one, said Dr. Macchiarini.
The quest to engineer body parts has made big strides in recent years as scientists have attempted to grow more and more complex organs. A London researcher who has transplanted lab-made tear ducts and an artery into patients is now building a nose for another patient. A Madrid lab is trying to grow a human heart.
The latest operation was done April 9 on Hannah Warren at the Children's Hospital of Illinois. Hannah was born in Seoul with a rare condition called tracheal agenesis, or the lack of a trachea. No child with the ailment has lived past 6. Until now, Hannah could only breathe via a tube inserted into her esophagus that connected to her lungs.
The new windpipe was designed and fabricated from the same type of plastic that is used to make soft-drink and water bottles. It was seeded with stem cells obtained from Hannah's bone marrow. When transplanted into Hannah, the stem cells automatically picked up the body's signals and got transformed into epithelial cells, the kind found in any trachea.
That was a surprise. In the past, scientists thought they had to change the stem cells into epithelial cells before they put the transplant in. But the latest procedure, done under the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, shows that the body can trigger the transformation on its own.
"If the body knows how to do this for the trachea, maybe it knows how to do this for other organs, too," said David Green, president of Harvard Bioscience Inc., of Holliston, Mass., which built the lab-made windpipe. He said the next step is to attempt controlled trials in a larger number of patients who need trachea transplants.
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Signs Express (Exeter) has supplied a number of sign and graphic products to Devon County Council over the years including vehicle graphics, directional signs, DDA compliant signs, health and safety signs and display signage.
Most recent work has included the installation of a selection of signage products for Devon County Council's 'Doing it for Devon' campaign which was put in place over a three month period to encourage staff and visitors to practice greener working practices – to save energy, cut emissions and recycle waste.
The environmental campaign included the installation of banners, exterior hoardings and interior notice boards. The signs and graphic displays were strategically placed internally and externally at County Hall.


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Nine additional languages on MyHeritage!
We have launched in nine additional languages!
Good news for all Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Danish, Lithuanian, Malay, Farsi, Romanian and Serbian speakers, you can now start building your family site in your own language and ask your family from around to world to join you.
The additional languages also make our new photo tagging available to more of you. If you haven't tried our new way of sharing and tagging people in photos already, have a look HERE.
Adding these languages brings the total of languages available on our site to 34 and this means we now cover more than 85% of the languages spoken on the web!
To celebrate our getting more and more international, we will feature each of the countries where these languages are spoken on our blog in the coming weeks. The series will kick off next week with our feature: "How to be a Lithuanian".
Insight tips guaranteed, so be sure to keep an eye on our blog!
Mapping online communities
Web Comic Randall Munroe recently mapped the online communities of this Internet world.
As there are 26 million MyHeritage users across the world, we've made the map a little bit more accurate... Check it out for yourself below:
Happy Diwali from the MyHeritage Team
It is that time of the year when all Hindu families across the world get busy to celebrate festivals. Today the 'Festival of Lights' Diwali is being celebrated across all parts of India.
What does Diwali mean?
Diwali derives its origin from the Sanskrit word "Deepawali"- Deepa meaning light, wali meaning row, hence row of lights.
Why is Diwali celebrated?
Diwali is celebrated to commemorate the home coming of Lord Rama to his kingdom Ayodhya after an exile period of 14 years.
How is Diwali Celebrated?
All the houses look beautiful as people illuminate their homes with candles, earthen diyas and luminous bulbs. As a part of preparation, people white-wash their homes and maintain cleanliness in their surroundings. Family members wear new clothes as it is generally believed that Diwali brings wealth, knowledge to their homes and removes the darkness of ignorance.
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Where are the Spanish speakers?
Hi, I'm Nicolas, I work at my MyHeritage as a Community Manager for the Spanish speaking countries. I am based in London but I come from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mine is a tough task, if you consider that the combined total of native and non-native Spanish speakers is estimated to be around 500 million people. After English and Chinese, Spanish is the third most spoken language in the world. It's therefore not surprising, that more than a million MyHeritage members come from Spanish speaking countries. Have a look at the cool MyHeritage Member Map.
Apart from Spain, a total of twenty countries in Latin America have Spanish as their first language, and a significant number of the population of four other countries also use it, including the United States, where it is the second most spoken language. The main non Spanish-speaking country in Latin America is Brazil, where they speak Portuguese.
We can track the origin of this fact back to
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The structure of Chinese names
I am Nan, the community manager at MyHeritage for the Chinese speaking countries. I would like to share with you the story of how Chinese people create their names - I hope you'll find it interesting.
Every single character in Chinese has explicit meanings; in general a character refers either to a physical object like a tree or a flower, or a concept such as beauty or strength. Finding out a Chinese name is like writing a poem, as you need to express meanings in just 2 or 3 letters. Unlike English names, Chinese people write their family name (normally a single letter) first and then their given name (one or two letters).
There are over 700 Chinese surnames, but only about 100 are commonly used. A list of Chinese surnames can be found here.
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Family dilemma solved: Who does your child look like?
My name is Natalia and I am the country manager for Russia. I worked for Kindo and now I am excited to be a part of MyHeritage!
Have you ever had an argument in your family whether a child looks more like mom or dad? I did and wanted to share the full story with you how MyHeritage helped me resolve my family dilemma.
There are times when anyone can easily determine if a child looks like dad or mom. But that is not always the case. It happens that even members of the family cannot agree on the matter.
Lately, looking at my daughter I started to wonder whether she looks more like my husband or me. In fact, it has been an ongoing discussion in our family for a while now. Every time we go to see my in-laws, they start saying how our little angel is a total copy of her father in his childhood or his grandmother, when she was a little girl, and even her great grandmother.
On the other side, when we visit my family, they say she looks like me, and like my mom and my grandmother. So my husband and I disagree on this topic. He believes that she looks like me and often when I look at her, I see him. If not for MyHeritage, I would probably still be trying to figure out how to solve this "family argument".
One evening I was doing some research for the blog and found an article on cool features of MyHeritage. I was thrilled to find that there is such a great feature as the Look-alike Meter.
Of course, I tried it out. I uploaded decent pictures of my husband and me, and found a recent picture of our daughter. While waiting for the result I was speculating on what the percentage could be... I thought she would be 30% looking like me and 70% - like her daddy.
Just imagine how surprised I was to see that there is only 4% difference. And actually she looks more like me than my husband! She also got my temper and personality, but this is a totally different story
So if you or someone you know has the same dilemma we had in my family, try our Myheritage Look-a-like Meter!
The London team is rocking FOWA
While dropping by the Future of Web Apps (FOWA) conference in London on Thursday afternoon we stumbled upon Reshma from Seedcamp sitting at an empty booth in the middle of the fairground. For some reason they couldn't man the stall for the whole duration of the conference which sparked the idea of taking over it.
The event organizers from Carsonified were fine with it as well, so we started improvising and together with Bendik came up with the idea of building...
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Kindo and MyHeritage in Real Life
We've had a couple of wonderful days in Israel, getting to know our new friends in Israel. This picture is from yesterday evening, taken just after we finished a late dinner in Tel Aviv. As you see we're all smiles, Kindo and MyHeritage now being one.
By the way, of all the nice things I've experienced here in Israel, Shakshouka is top of my list. I could eat it morning, lunch, evening, and as a mid-day snack.
PHOTO: From left to right: Nils, Shmulik, Martin, Saar, Mario, Daniel.
Thanks for all your thoughts about MyHeritage and Kindo
This is just to say thank you for all the blogposts and articles that you have written about the new bonds between Kindo and MyHeritage. We were really stunned by your interest, there were at least 130 of you who wrote about us on their blogs and websites.
There are the big American ones like Techcrunch, Venturebeat, Gigaom, but we also care about all the great blogs in other languages, however big or small. And even if we can only put a small selection on our MyHeritage press page, we are putting a full list of all posts about the Kindo MyHeritage story here on the blog. It is sorted by country (though many blogs probably see themselves as international), so let's dive right into it and start with
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
SOTD: Bad Tester! No Biscuit!
But they still had Ineke, so I tried Field Notes From Paris on one arm, based on vague positive memories. Then I found a cologne that promised saffron and cedar, so of course I had to spray that on the other arm. If I'd noticed the name, I might have veered away, but by the time I saw the phrase, "Liquid Magnetism", I was already wearing it.
Liquid Magnetism was nicely cedarish, and then I lost track of it, because I think that something very, very bad had happened to the Field Notes From Paris tester. After three hours of slowly growing unpleasantness, followed by an attempt to wash it off with bar soap, dish soap, and then cooking oil and dish soap, I was ready to conclude that I just fervently hated the thing. But I sat down to write this post and re-read my comments after the last test. There's no way that the persistent fumes that are still giving me a headache are the perfume that I was discussing in that post.
Next time I'm in, I may point out that storage above hot lights may not be the best thing for a tester. Ineke wasn't toasting above that broiler today, but other bottles were, so that's my best guess for what happened.
Image: By Hemingray. Wikimedia Commons.
7 comments:
Thanks for the post, we'll contact Jian at SFO and replace the tester. Bill at INeKE.
- January 15, 2011 at 9:03 PM
I've often thought that perfume testers at airports are unreliable. I know that I'm not at my best under those airless brightly-lit conditions either;-)
cheerio, Anna in Edinburgh
- January 16, 2011 at 7:54 AM
- ChickenFreak said...
Hey, Bill! Man, you're speedy! Very impressive.
- January 17, 2011 at 9:00 PM
- ChickenFreak said...
Yo, Anna! Yeah, I so often test from samples that I forget that testers have a harder life. (I guess samples can have a hard life, too, but at least they spend much of it in the dark.)
- January 17, 2011 at 9:03 PM
- Vanessa said...
A new tester can't go amiss, and maybe that was your problem in this instance. For what it is worth, I tried Field Notes in Paris with Wordbird and Potiron in Basel last year and it was simply wrong on me in a way that I would struggle to articulate now, but "slowly growing unpleasantness" was definitely involved. When an orange scent in particularly is not nice, it can be distinctly horrid.
- January 19, 2011 at 6:47 AM
- Vanessa said...
"in particular", even!
- January 19, 2011 at 6:48 AM
- ChickenFreak said...
Yo, Vanessa! Hmmm, that's worrying. Though I do remember (and documented) a very positive impression of that scent the first time I wore it, so I'm pretty sure I like it, when tested from a fresh tester. :) I suppose I should break down and send off for the sample set.
- January 22, 2011 at 10:17 PM


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Man City 5 Aston Villa 0. All over at the Etihad and City move to the top of the table, for a few hours at least. Villa slip into the drop zone and have plenty to work on if they are to steer clear of trouble this season.
Bowery tripped by Kompany. Villa don't bother to lob the free-kick into the box. They do, however, win a corner off Kolarov. Albrighton takes towards the front post, Kolarov hammers clear.
Toure brushes off a challenge and moves across halfway. Great strength from the City midfielder. The Blues are happy to keep hold of the ball and invite Villa to come and get it.
Kolarov has barely been inside his own half since joining the action. He is down towards the corner flag again on this occasion, but puts too much on his cross and it sails behind.
Into the final minute of the 90 and there has been one clear winner today. City doing their best to offer Villa a late opportunity, but Kompany gets to a stray pass just in front of Bowery.
Neither side can be bothered now. Toure and Maicon exchange one-yard passes inside their own half. No-one from Villa comes to close them down. All about running down the clock now.
Locals starting to drift away and they will be heading home happy. On the field, Tevez almost wraps up his hat-trick. Great low cross from Kolarov just misses the toes of Tevez and Dzeko.
Another great chance from Sinclair goes begging. Maicon powers into the box and sends the ball across the face of goal. Sinclair gets a toe to it, but diverts it over the top from four yards out. Easier to score from there!
Kolarov feeds a cross into the box. Another handball shout goes up, but this one is ignored. Three in one game is asking for a bit too much!
As close as Villa have come for some time as Holman lets fly from distance. He catches his strike cleanly and Hart is concerned enough to dive across his goal. The ball fizzes over the crossbar.
Results elsewhere mean Villa could be heading into the relegation zone tonight. Lambert has some task on his hands guding a young side through a testing time.
Villa can't get anything going. Barry is now back with us, as HArt hammers a free-kick down field. City still piling men forward in search of a sixth.
Bannan over a free-kick for Villa. Decent whipped delivery and Kompany takes no changes as he hacks clear. The ball saisl out for a throw.
Barry down holding his face. He looked to challenge Benteke for a high ball and got caught plum in the face by a stray arm. No malice, but a painful blow all the same. Physio team onto the field.
Should have been six. Villa all over the place as City spring clear. Sinclair has time and space in which to work but, after cutting back inside Stevens, fires over the top. Guzan looked like he got a touch, but goal kick awarded.
Toure sets his sights on the edge of the box, with Villa sitting off. Once again he looks to bend the ball into the top corner. He does hit the target this time, but it's an easy stop for Guzan.
Nasri drits across from right to left, leaving defenders in his wake. City try to do too much on the edge of the Villa box and lose the ball. They soon have it back.
Have to be honest, I didn't see this coming at half-time. City were decent first half but didn't look capable of getting five! Big blow to Lambert and his young side who already look like it's going to be a long season.
GOAL MAN CITY - TEVEZ. Another for Tevez and five now for City. Dzeko feeds NAsri on the left and he fires across the face of goal for Tevez to tap home at the back post.
Keep-ball from City now, as they go from one side to the other, No surprise to find Maicon on the end of a move which heads right. He lashes over the top from a tight angle.
Dzeko's first involvement isn't the best, as he plays a stray pass behind Tevez and Silva. We'll put that down to the cold and the fact that he hasn't warmed up yet.
Benteke and Bannan take Villa forward, but the latter sees a shot shot. Albrighton takes over, and he is able to win a corner off Clichy. Delivery finds Benteke, but he can't find the corner with a curling effort.
Maicon dances his way past Lowton and into the box. He clips a cross towards the back post, but everyone in blue has gone near post. Could still be more goals in this for City.
Mancini still out discussing with Platt what to do next. He must be thinking about resting players with Real Madrid to come in the Champions League next week.
GOAL MAN CITY - AGUERO. Definitely game over now. Hart saves a tame header at one end and sends City on their way up field. Aguero drives into the box and sees an effort beat Guzan at his near post via the aid of a defelection.
Villa's head must be starting to drop. They haven't played badly today but find themselves 3-0 down. Sign of a top side that City have been able to wrap up a convincing win.
GOAL MAN CITY - TEVEZ. City prepared to share the wealth, with Aguero letting Tevez step up to the spot this time. He puts the ball in the same corner as Aguero, with Guzan going the wrong way this time. Game over now surely.
Silva asking questions again as he collects a pass from Maicon and wins a corner off Lowton. Set-piece played short, before being fired into the box. Handball shout against Bannan, and the referee points to the spot...again.
Toure sitting deep now, controlling the halfway line. He hasn't bombed forward much today, but that is because he has so many forward-thinking players around him.
Double change by Villa. Shake of the head from Ireland on his way off, but he applauds the home support. He makes way for Albrighton while Holman is sent on in place of Weimann.
The ball squirms away from Nasri, but he wins a throw. City in no rush to do anything now, and why should they be? Lambert looking at his bench. Changes on the way perhaps?
City still pressing Villa so high when they get the ball, not allowing them any time in which to stroll out from the back. Hard work goes a long way and City are putting a shift in here today.
Vlaar powers forward across halfway and tries to feed a difficult ball into the path of Weimann. Clichy alive to the danger and is able to cut out the pass.
Bannan floats a free-kick high into the City box, but gets too much air on it and Hart is able to come and claims with ease.
Barry has a nibble at Weimann's heels and concedes a free-kick. Villa take it quickly, too quickly. Jon Moss wants a word with Weimann. No card flashed on this occasion.
Lambert stood unmoved on the touchline, hands in pockets. He takes them out to applaud a move by Villa which ends up with them firing wide. Having seen the penalty incident again it appears Weimann has been done for handball. He did wave his hand at the ball, but didn't appear to touch it. Harsh call.
Villa now have it all to do and it may be time to make a few changes and mix things up. They have been hard done to there, but they need to do something before the game slips away completely.
GOAL MAN CITY - AGUERO. No mistake from Aguero as he strides up to the spot and fires low into the bottom corner. Guzan went the right way but got nowhere near it.
All hell has broken loose. City have been awarded a penalty. Vlaar cleared from in front of Toure at the back post but the officials appear to have decided that he fould him. Odd decision and Villa are not happy.
Great saving challenge from Vlaar to deny Aguero. Brilliant pass slid in from Silva and Aguero was about to pull the trigger. As it is, it's a corner. Vlaar in the right place again for Villa as he diverts the ball over the top.
Tevez inches away from making it two. He picks the ball up deep, with Villa still allowing him far too much room, turns and hits. His drive has Guzan troubled, but flashes past the upright.
Tevez turns on halfway, but has little support. City goes across their midfield and wide to Nasri. He picks out Toure, but there is no room for a shot. Maicon tries his luck from the edge of the box, but Lowton gets in front of his effort.
Maicon on the charge once more, but Bannan does really well to stick with him and put in a sliding challenge. Villa aware that if they dig deep they could still get something out of this game.
Nasri teases Stevens, before stabbing over an attempted left-footed cross. Not the best and easily cleared at the near post. City will need to do better than that.
Handball shouts against Ireland ignored. Villa can't find a way through the heart of City's back four. The Blues surge forward down their right, with Maicon leading the way.
Weimann having drop so deep inside his own half looking for the ball. Villa need to make the most of him further up the field if they are going to find a route back into this.
City now with us as well and we are ready for the off once more. Will we get more goals? We are about to find out.
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Man City 1 Aston Villa 0. Silva's goal shortly before the interval is the difference at the break. City have dominated possession and will feel they deserve to be in front. Villa has posed problems on the counter and aren't out of this yet.
Silva goes close to adding a second. City work their way into the box, with Silva breaking down the channel and into space. He drills low, but Guzan is equal to the effort. The ball goes behind for a corner, which Nasri sends onto the head of Nastasic, who nods over the top.
Great delivery from Clichy on the run. The ball arrows towards Aguero, but Clark gets there first. City slow things down on halfway. They will be delighted to have finally broken through.
How will Villa respond to falling behind? They got so close to half-time and could have re-grouped and come again in the second half. They will now need to push forward more often, rather than rely on counter attacks.
GOAL MAN CITY - SILVA. Villa are unable to deal with Nasri's corner and the ball pinballs around the box. It eventually drops the way of Silva, who can't miss from five yards out. Deadlock broken at the Etihad.
Tevez springs clear from deep, but Clichy can't cross. Villa press forward through Weimann, but he is closed down by two blue shirts. City try again and Tevez fires inches past the post. Guzan got a touch to a low drive, it's a corner.
Not happening for City in the final third. Nasri trying to force the issue, playing a pass without really looking. The ball sails past Silva's boot and out for a Villa throw. Villa doing a great job of frustrating the hosts.
Villa spring forward, with Benteke pulling to the back post. He nods the ball down to Ireland, who takes a wild swing at fresh air. City now look to counter, but Villa get men back quickly.
Tevez thinks he is in on goal as he ghosts in behind. Flag goes up and Guzan keeps his effort out anyway. Tevez takes a glance at the linesman, but he was off.
Bannan whips in the delivery, but the flag goes up straightaway. Benteke was offside. Shouldn't have been. City are to clear without pressure.
Clark walks the ball out, before firing long. Benteke can't win it in the air, but Villa remain in possession. Toure clatters into Ireland. Promising free-kick to Villa 35 yards from goal.
City seeing so much of the ball inside the Villa half, but can't create a golden opportunity. This time Toure dinks the ball into the box, but Lowton can nod clear. Villa well organised at the back.
Decent delivery from Nasri towards the back post. Toure climbs above Vlaar, but directs his header well off target. Villa see another attack break down on halfway.
Silva finds Clichy in space. He drills the ball low into the box and Vlaar has to slice behind at his near post. Nasri over another corner for City.
Toure surges forward and plays a nice pass into the path of Silva. He looks to cut the ball back towards the penalty spot, but can't pick out a team-mate. Maicon has another go. The ball ricochets to Guzan. City supporters claim a back pass, but get nothing.
Villa trying to play their way out from the back, but City are pressing so high up the field. The visitors are forced to go long, with Vlaar aiming at Agbonlahor. Even with his pace he can't keep the ball in play.
Silva wants the ball on his left foot when picked out 30 yards from goal. He goes wide to Nasri, but he is blocked off by Lowton. City try again with Tevez, but he is forced backwards by two defenders.
Maicon well forward again, and crossing again. His delivery is glance on by Vlaar to Nasri. He catches a half-volley with the inside of his boot, but fires straight at Guzan. He controlled the effort well, but needed to place it better.
Clichy's cross from the City left is only cleared to the edge of the box. No sight of goal for Silva, but Toure is found 25 yards out. Again he looks to bend the ball towards the top corner, but only finds the top tier of the stand behind Guzan's goal.
Tevez finding space 25 yards from goal, with Villa defending the edge of their area. On this occasion, the Argetine pulls the trigger, but drags his effort badly and it trickles well wide.#
Maicon drifts across the box, before trying a one-two with Tevez. It doesn't come off, but the ball is worked to Toure. He tries to curl a shot goalwards, but sees his effort blocked.
Foul by Aguero on Lowton. He was too eager to try and win the ball back on the edge of the Villa penalty area. Groans from the away support as another potential counter attack breaks down.
Agbonlahor able to control and shoot when the ball drops his way just inside the City box. The hosts have enough bodies back and Kompany is able to block.
Linesman gives a decision to City, but refereee gives it the other way. Maicon is said to have pushed Agbonlahor before he bundled the ball out. Didn't appear to be much in it.
Clichy is back with us, as Maicon hangs over another cross. Not enough on this one and it is easily cleared by Clark. Villa standing firm.
Clichy hops from the field. Nasri's inswinging corner picks out the head of Nastasic, who has been left all alone. He diverts a poor header over the top. Another decent half-chance goes begging.
Straight down the other end and City work an opening for Clichy. He drills low from a tight angle and Guzan can't prevent a corner after getting down low to block the shot. Clichy has stayed down and will require treatment.
Great save from Hart to keep the scores level. Agbonlahor picks out Stevens, who crosses first time. Benteke rises well in the middle and his powerful header has to be touched around the post by Hart at full stretch. The City keeper then gets another strong hand to the resulting corner.
Silva floats a pass towards Aguero, but Vlaar does well to get a head to the ball. Villa can now counter. They end up going backwards, allowing City to re-group. Wasted opportunity.
Safe hands from Guzan as he comes through the crowd to pluck Silva's set-piece out of the air. Maicon then bundled over by Agbonlahor as he strides foward. City go short from the free-kick.
Silva takes aim from the edge of the box. His shot takes a wicked deflection and drops inches wide. Silva will get the new ball he has been calling for as he lines up the corner.
Villa causing problems for the first time. Lowton whips over a dangerous cross from the right. Kompany has to deal with it with Benteke behind him and prods at his own goal. Hart in the right place to parry clear. City off the hook.
Ten men behind the ball for Villa. City looking to slice their way through, but Nasri is stopped in his tracks. Maicon then finds himself in the Villa box once more, but Guzman is off his line quickly to gather.
Terrible pass from Tevez curls out of play. Silva suggests we may require a new ball, but the match officials ignore him and play continues.
Great crss-field ball from Toure to Nasri. Silva rather surprisingly then takes his eye off the ball. Villa counter, with Ireland looking for a gap. He instead finds Benteke, who has a fierce drive from the edge of the area blocked at source by Kompany.
Maicon invited to bomb forward again from full-back. He flashes a volley cross the face of goal from a tight angle. It only needed a touch, but no blue shirt can get to it.
Anywhere will do for Villa at the moment as they continue to lump the ball forward towards no-one. City come again, with Nasri and Aguero probing. Too much, if anything, as the move breaks down.
Bannan fizzes a pass into Ireland, but his first touch lets him down. City spring forward. Nasri finds Aguero with his back to goal inside the box, but he is unable to spin and is soon crowded out.
Plenty of movement from Nasri and Silva, who have the freedom to drift around the field. City can't pick the Villa lock, though, and Aguero is seen out by Stevens.
Loose pass from Barry in the middle of the park that he gets away with. Villa pegged back inside their own half at the moment. Aguero closed down on the edge of the box as he shaped to shoot.
So close to an opener. Nasri whips over the corner. Aguero gets something to it as he trips inside the box, but Tevez can only glance the loose ball onto the top of the net from six yards out.
Nice passing football from City in the middle of the park, but they don't really get anywhere. Villa prepared to get men behind the ball and put up a green wall. Aguero is, however, able to force another corner.
Maicon isn't hanging around today, as he charges down the right flank again. No way through this time. He is soon back on the ball and floats a cross to the back post which has to be put behind. Corner to City. Set-piece is played short and wasted.
Silva jumps over a challenge from Ireland, but puts too much on a pass out towards Clichy. Villa forced to hack clear, unable to get the ball on the deck as yet.
Wild from Maicon. He is picked out in space and is able to drive into the box. He then takes a swing at the ball and skews a shot badly off target.
Patient approach from the hosts, prepared to knock the ball across the back before looking forward. Maicon unable to find Tevez down the City right.
Silva with a direct run at Lowton. Solid enough from the Villa man as he prevents a dangerous cross being fed across the face of goal. City quickly into their stride passing-wise.
Players onto the pitch. A few latecomers yet to take to their seats. Pre-match formalities underway at the Etihad. Round of applause from the home support for Stephen Ireland, nice to see.
Players are in the tunnel and we are almost ready for the off. We will have to leave the feedback there for now but there will be further opportunities to have your say at half-time and at the final whistle.
Players head off as the sprinklers come on. Bannan takes the opportunity to soak a couple of team-mates. Just over 10 minutes until kick-off at the Etihad.
Brian Cook is another Villa fan in optimistic mood. He says: "I would hope for a point which I suppose is possible if we play like we did for the first half last week. However, I think City will want revenge for the Cup defeat and points to keep in touch with the top sides. As long as Villa survive this season I can see us developing into a useful team."
Some very wayward shooting going on at the City end. Aguero, Tevez, Nasri and Dzeko trying to get their radars sorted prior to kick-off. Villa, meanwhile, have been split into groups and are playing keep-ball. Will they get the chance to practice that skill during the game?
City fan Jason Manford helping to keep the crowds amused outside the stadium. Inside the ground, all of the players are being put through their paces. Organised chaos is probably the best way to describe pre-match warm-ups!
Darren Marshall sees Villa getting something this afternoon. He says: "Fancy Villa to get a point today....looked a different team last week,let's hope we keep that going."
Ian Ashman is keeping up to date with events from Spain - some people have all the luck! He says: "City will take no prisoners at the Etihad today- No slip ups like they did in the Mickey Mouse cup. 3-0 to my beloved blues."
For the record, as I know people like to be kept in the loop when it comes to these sort of things, today's referee is Jon Moss.
Keep your thoughts coming in to firstname.lastname@example.com or @SkySportsChrisB as we countdown to kick-off at the Etihad.
Paul Field is another Villa fan to have been in touch. He says: "I'm hopeing for another uplifting performance from the young Villians today. If we can survive this season we will be a force next season. My heart says Villa 1-0 today, C'MON THE VILLA."
Patrick Pollard is first to give his take on today's game. He says: "Though I think our kids did very well against United last week, I think that getting a result at City would be very optimistic thinking! However if Villa can perform as they did in the first half against United then we have a chance of a draw maybe as City have looked a bit dodgy at the back - and we did beat a fairly strong City side in the cup earlier in the season!"
Confirmation then that Balotelli is missing from the City squad once again. Dzeko has to make do with a place on the bench. Villa once again putting faith in their youngsters.
Aston Villa team: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Clark, Stevens, Westwood, Bannan, Ireland, Weimann, Agbonlahor, Benteke. Subs: Given, Albrighton, Holman, Delph, El Ahmadi, Bowery, Baker.
Man City team: Hart, Kompany, Clichy, Nastasic, Maicon, Y Toure, Barry, Silva, Nasri, Aguero, Tevez. Subs: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Lescott, Kolarov, Sinclair, Garcia, Dzeko.
Joe Hart has been out on the field for some time, others now starting to join him. Hart has come in for a bit of criticism this week following his showing for England in Sweden - doesn't seem the type to let that get to him and expect him to be as reliable as ever today.
Perfect conditions for football in Manchester today - bright and sunny but with a chill in the air. Those out on the field will have to put in a shift to stay warm. For those of us on the sidelines, typing frantically should help to prevent fingers from freezing up.
Rumour spreading around the press box that Mario Balotelli wasn't on the City team bus when it arrived today. Yet another twist in the Balotelli saga, or crossed wires? We'll find out when the team sheets arrive.
You can also bet in-play throughout the game at Skybet.com. City start as strong favourites at 1/5, with Villa 12/1 and the draw 11/2. You can get 5/2 on Aguero and Dzeko both finding the target - as they did last weekend against Spurs.
Can City get the job done on home soil or will Villa spring a surprise on the road? Who will be the players to keep an eye on? Let me know your thoughts.
Feel free to offer your opinion on today's game by contacting me direct at firstname.lastname@example.com or @SkySportsChrisB.
Villa did, however, give United a scare last weekend and will be hoping to go one better this afternoon against a City side that is yet to hit top gear.
Villa, meanwhile, are anxiously looking over their shoulder, with there a chance that they could end the weekend inside the relegation zone.
With Manchester United not in action until the evening kick-off at Norwich, City will go to the top - for a few hours at least - with a win here today.
City will put the only unbeaten record in the top four divisions of English football on the line today, and will be setting their sights on top spot.


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There were some tense moments at Gander International Airport on Wednesday night when a moose jumped over the perimeter fence. NTV's Colleen Lewis reports.
3 thoughts on "Moose jumps fence at Gander International Airport"
I am not sure why they would have to kill the moose, that in my opinion was just not right. I am sure there was other ways around it! KARMA.KARMA,
I agree with "Rod" the moose should have been tranqulized! When they did kill the moose they should have donated the animal to a non profit charity organization. The moose was just disposed of needlessly at the Waste Management facility in Norris Arm! Just my thought!
Why did they have to kill the moose, they could have tranquilized it instaed than let it go elsewhere.


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Jen- Potassium citrate seems to be the most benign prescription to prevent stone buildup (depending on the chemical composition of the stones). I learned not to mess around with them the hard way. A couple of years ago, I got fed up waiting for lithotripsy, and drank massive quantities of lemon juice. The pain went away, and I thought that had resolved -or dissolved- the problem. Months later, routine urinalysis showed a big decline in kidney function; the docs followed up with an xray that showed the left ureter was completely blocked by a massive (almond-sized) stone. Lithotripsy cleared it up, and I recovered 95% of what I'd lost in kidney function. My conclusion was that lemon juice does not dissolve stones, though it will prevent them from forming.
Anecdotal evidence is that a correct low-carb diet will retrain the kidneys to not make stones. But this is one area where I'd do everything the doctor says.


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Consumer prices fell -0.5 per cent on an annual basis in January, according to flash estimates from Germany's statistics office. This meant they had fallen to the lowest level since July 2009.
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