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While Mercedes EVs like the EQE sedan/SUV and the EQS sedan/SUV are clean-sheet designs without gas-powered analogues, the EQB is a near-direct port of a gas model with an electric powertrain swapped in. It takes everything we like about the GLB-class SUV, including its space-efficient design and attractive cabin finishes, and removes the tailpipe emissions. The EQB offers a choice of three powertrains, from a frugal front-drive model to the 288-hp, all-wheel-drive EQB350. EPA-estimated range is between 205 and 251 miles, and it can recharge in relatively short order using a DC fast-charger. The EQB does lose some cargo room compared to the GLB because of how its 66.5-kWh battery is packaged, but it's still practical for a smaller ute. Rivals include the less-fun-to-drive Audi Q4 e-tron and smallish Genesis GV60. Mercedes adds a third trim level to the EQB, Exclusive, which slots between the Premium and Pinnacle. Exclusive models come with a 360-degree camera system, heated front seats, a Burmester sound system, and an anti-theft system. A newly available Design Package dresses up the exterior and includes gray MB-Tex upholstery with rose gold fabric inserts, and a shade of gray matte paint (Magno in M-B parlance) joins the color palette. Two new wheel designs join the growing list of optional equipment, as well. 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQB Review, Pricing, and Specs

The history of dogs isn’t like pizza — flat and formulaic, neatly divided, and simple to pull apart. Nope, canine evolution is a lot more like lasagna: densely layered, and more than a little messy. Consider, for example, the Komondor. This Hungarian livestock dog is known for its distinctive white coat, which falls in heavy cords that casual observers often compare to a mop. But under those tassel-like masses is a dog whose story spans the vastness of European history, tracing all the way back to the Eurasian steppes that connect those two continents. This ancient ancestry is encoded in the breed’s very name. Komondor – or quman-dur – literally means “dog of the Cumans,” a name recorded in writing as early as the mid-1500s. Dog of the Cumans If you have never heard of the Cumans, you are of course forgiven. These wide-ranging pagans were absorbed into Hungarian culture centuries ago, with the last native Cuman speaker dying in the late 1700s. But reverberations of their culture remain in an ancestral sheepdog that has been kept remarkably undiluted across multiple centuries and thousands of miles. The Cumans were believed to have originated far from Hungary, in an area of China east of the Yellow River. Despite their Asian origins, they were said to have blond hair and blue eyes, and they spoke an early Turkic language. Being nomadic pastoralists whose animal herds provided most of their sustenance, the Cumans did not farm, living instead in tents and consuming mostly meat, cheese, and milk. Even in early medieval times, they were noted as expert livestock breeders: Cream-colored Cuman horses were particularly prized, a valuable commodity that could be traded. So renowned was their culture’s expertise in all aspects of livestock that some Cumans were captured by other groups in order to train horses or manage flocks. Given their highly mobile lifestyle and the importance of keeping their animals safe, the Cumans had an obvious need for a sturdy, loyal, and fearless livestock guardian like the Komondor. And they had the breeding skills to develop such a dog, whose impressively corded coat repelled the elements and blended seamlessly into the bleating herds, keeping them calm while retaining the element of surprise with marauding wolves and bears. Sacred & Spiritual Like other formidable breeds that evolved among nomadic peoples in the spare, forbidding swaths of Asia that the Cumans once called home, from Tibetan Mastiffs to Central Asian Sheepdogs, the Komondor had the physical and mental qualities necessary for survival on the harsh steppes, including strong bone to stand up against fearsome predators and an equally uncompromising temperament. In addition to the Komondor’s key role in protecting Cuman livestock – or perhaps because of it – the dogs were considered sacred. Evidence of dog sacrifices has been found at Cuman burial sites, and important oaths were often sworn over a dog that had been cut in two by a sword. While the end result for the dogs in both cases was less than optimal, their use in such contexts attests to their spiritual status, along with that of their wild brother and traditional adversary, the wolf. One Cuman chieftain was said to have howled along with wolves the evening before a battle to determine if his army would prevail. Ch. Szentivani Ingo, known as “Duna,” the first Komondor Best in Show winner and one of the most important sires of the breed. Bred by Irene Evers, captured by Rosalie Feltenstein in 1970. A Change in Customs Starting in the late 10th century, the Cumans began to be pushed westward toward Europe by the conquering Mongols, arriving at the Hungarian border a couple of centuries later. They were met with a mixed reception: In 1239 the Cumans were granted asylum in Hungary, with the Hungarian king’s hopes that their arrow-shooting horsemen could help repel the invading Mongols. But only a handful of years later, the Cuman royal family was massacred because of the court’s mistaken assumption that they were Mongolian spies, and most of the remaining Cumans soon departed. In 1245, after the Mongol armies swept through, the welcome mat was again rolled out. And this time the Cumans stayed. The Cumans were highly regarded for their military skills honed over centuries of raiding, and their detailed metal face masks, right down to the hand-hammered mustaches and eyebrows, must have struck fear in the heart of any foe. For a time after their arrival in Hungary they served as mercenaries in the king’s army, noted for their skill as mounted archers, and fighting for him as far afield as Austria and Moravia, now the Czech Republic. The once-nomadic Cumans settled on the Great Hungarian Plain, which was already a bustling agricultural region. At first, they retained some of their pagan customs, consuming horse flesh and living in yurts or “felted houses,” as one contemporary account described them – a neat parallel to the coats of their Komondor dogs. The Lasting Komondor As they settled into their new Hungarian homeland, the Cumans began to assimilate, converting to Christianity and abandoning their Eastern-style caftans, conical hats, and telltale hairstyle that comprised a shaved head above several braids that fell onto the men’s backs. But even as Cuman culture dissolved into the very different Hungarian society around it, what remained unchanged were their dogs. So much so that, redundantly, Hungary has two white-coated livestock guardian breeds that have survived side by side for centuries. And, somewhat remarkably, they rarely intermingled. One is the more traditionally coated Kuvacz, associated with the Magyar clans that arrived in the region much earlier from the Ural Mountains of Russia. And the other is, of course, the Komondor. Even today, with an ever-growing array of purebreds being recognized by the American Kennel Club, the Komondor stops the uninitiated in their tracks with its strikingly flocked coat, which can take more than two days to dry after a bath. There is indeed a muscular, dignified dog under that armor of matted locks – along with something a bit less tangible. As their ancestors did before them, the Cumins left stone statues, called balbals, to mark burial grounds and crossroads along large swaths of the Eurasian plain. Excavated by archeologists, these anthropomorphic sentinels now reside in museums around the world, wordless witnesses to a far-flung culture that in its final throes helped create the modern Balkans. And in Hungary’s beloved Komondor, we have their canine corollary – a living, breathing whisper of a fierce people transplanted to Europe from Asia’s wind-whipped steppes. Komondor History: Where the Breed Originated

My best friend in high school was and still is one of the smartest people I know. One of the things that makes her so smart is her ability and willingness to ask questions and challenge assumptions. She used to tell me a story that I assumed was about her and her family. Turns out it's an old family story, but more like a parable or allegory. Which, come to think of it, proves the point of this post. Don't make assumptions! But as she said when I asked her for confirmation of the tale, truth is created daily. One day after school a young girl noticed that her mom was cutting off the ends of a pot roast before putting it in the oven to cook for dinner. She had seen her mom do this many times before but had never asked her why. So this time she asked and her mom replied, "I don't know why I cut the ends off, but it’s what my mom always did. Why don't you ask your Grandma?" The mom may have said this because she didn't think she had the time to think about it. Which is always a mistake. We always have time to think. We just think we don’t. So the young girl called her grandmother on the phone and said, "Grandma why do you cut the ends off the pot roast before cooking it?" Her grandmother replied, "I don't know. That's just the way my mom always cooked it. Why don't you ask her?" Undeterred, the girl called her great grandmother, who was living in a nursing home and asked her the same question. "Why did you cut the ends off the pot roast before cooking it? (I’m sure she said hello great grandma, how are you, before asking her the question. Being smart is not the same as being rude. In fact, the smartest people are often the kindest and most compassionate.) And her great grandmother did not reply, “I cut off the ends of the pot roast because that's what my mother did.” And she did not say because it makes the meat juicier. She said, "When I was first married we had a very small oven, and the pot roast didn't fit in the oven unless I cut the ends off." Whether or not this actually happened, the story still has a point, a truth. Not just about wasted amounts of cheap cuts of beef. The truth is about what happens when we don't ask questions, especially simple questions. When we just make assumptions. I love this story for many reasons. It reminds me that persistence is a virtue. It reminds me if I don't get an answer right away, keep asking. It also reminds me that it's not a good idea to do something just because everyone else is doing it. Not that everyone cuts the ends off of pot roast. But don't we sometimes do things without thinking about why we do it? Which a lot more like superstition than rational thought. Don't you think? I also love this story because of what it tells me about healthcare and prayer. Say what? Some people still assume that health is simply a matter of fixing the body or finding the appropriate drugs. But study after study in the past several years has shown a different story. Not only is our thinking closely related to our health, but praying is connected to our health and well being. Thinking that our health is merely a physical entity may turn out to make as much sense as cutting the ends off a pot roast. For example, a book called The Longevity Project studies the connection between health, long life, and spirituality. The author gives examples of research that shows how our thinking has a huge effect on our experience. And an article from the Harvard Health Publications cites three different studies that show the positive effects of prayer on health. The same article states that “85 percent of physicians polled believed religion and spirituality (including prayer) have a positive influence on health and recovery.” We live in interesting times. Our views on everything — including the effects of prayer on health — are rapidly changing. And in the case of prayer, or actively turning to God for help, the view seems to be changing back to the way folks used to feel. That God, as it says in Psalms 46 is “a very present help in trouble.” In our post-Y2K wifi world, where everything goes kablooey if we lose our internet access, maybe we need to start leaning a little bit more on the things we can really rely on. The first step is to figure out what those things are. In my last post, I talked about the fact that health is more than the absence of disease. In this post, I'd like to posit the view that prayer is more than the "if all else fails" response of someone who has run out of options. And thinking that our health is merely physical may be like cutting the ends off a pot roast. Here are three questions to ask yourself: 1. Is your idea of prayer more about “please” or more about “thank you”? 2. Do you consider gratitude to be a form of prayer? 3. Are your prayers like tea bags? Do you only use them when you’re in hot water?? The Pot Roast Principle | Psychology Today

Progressive health and wellness consumers are increasingly influential in redefining food culture: While they may be a minority group in terms of overall numbers, the influence progressive wellness consumers have over food culture is disproportionate. Progressive wellness consumers are paving the way, sharing their enthusiasm and knowledge with mainstream consumers who are hungry for guidance and direction. As shoppers, progressives are no longer thinking about condition management (lowering cholesterol or blood pressure) or dieting (low fat, low carb) but are focused on real quality food, positive nutrition, fresh, less processed foods and beverages and fun. From a purchase and use perspective, this means moving away from products that are fat-free, diet products and 100-calorie portion packs to kale, dark chocolate and quality fats, such as found in nuts, avocados and butter. The “new healthy” is a consumer journey of contradiction and discovery: Progressive health and wellness consumers are seeking alternatives to fear-based information, a phenomenon that has been driving wellness views for decades. Food is the most important cultural manifestation that we have because we have to eat. Two modern approaches to eating that progressive consumers are utilizing to stack the deck for optimal results are plant-based and paleo diets. Such eating styles signal the fact that how we think about and understand nutrition and our bodies is changing. Each eating style differs, and yet ultimately both are all about wellness and human performance. Health, wellness and sustainability are starting to converge at the most progressive food retail and food service outlets: Consumers see the convergence as being all about mindfulness, integrity and authenticity. Food-forward startups in QSR and fast casual restaurant segments like Epic Burger consider their approach to be more mindful in terms of ingredients, menu and experience, attributes consumers are increasingly seeking in food service. In a related cultural context, we are rethinking production as craft, not industry. Local grain economies have become less commoditized, and from bread to beer, the modern grain economy is about connectedness and building a community food system through flavor. Gen Z is already exerting its influence on the marketplace—and some haven’t even been born yet: Gen Z already makes up 23 percent of the U.S. po[CENSORED]tion. This generation moves seamlessly between digital behaviors and real life. They are already highly proactive participants in health and wellness: Gen Z knows a lot (or think they do), and they think a lot about being ‘balanced.’ More so than any other generation, Gen Z looks to exercise as a way to treat or prevent illness, and it is particularly relevant for emotional and stress-related issues. For Gen Z, technology is fun, entertaining and useful. These young consumers are learning about what is healthy from their parents and from school. They are engaging with technology across all parts of everyday life. Outside of direct family, Gen Z is more likely than all other generations to look to their online social networks for advice on health and wellness. Energy is a key component of contemporary health and wellness lifestyles across all consumer age groups: Conceptually, energy is almost as important as concerns over weight management and physical fitness. This rise in importance is a change from the past. For the majority of consumers, the very definition of health and wellness is having the energy to live an active life. Almost a third of consumers view their energy levels as urgently needing improvement – this is surpassed in importance only by thoughts about getting fit and losing weight. Consumers see energy management as a balancing act that affects all other aspects of wellness. They take this balance into account in their health and wellness habits and purchasing, including of foods and beverages. All consumers acknowledge an implicit connection between energy and what they eat. The understanding of gut-brain connections will become more sophisticated as trends emanate outward from progressive consumers. Activating health and wellness at retail and in food service means more than mere execution; it involves “strategic choices”: In food service it's important to understand that cuisines are among shortcuts consumers use to navigate health and wellness goals while eating out. For example, Asian cuisines, especially sushi, are shortcuts to a perceived healthy meal out. Many consumers develop rules relating to "balancing choices" to help guide menu choices when eating out. They work to balance indulgent favorites with healthy choices, such as salad instead of fries with a burger or skipping dessert after an indulgent entrée. At food retail, customization is important to shoppers; for example, grocery food bars offering inexpensive, freshly made meals that can be personalized can assist in health and wellness goals. Applying curation, grocers can offer meal kits, which reduce the work of choice making, to facilitate meal-prep at home. Similarly, supermarkets can advocate for shoppers, pare down products on purpose and reduce the need to shop with "guards up." Consumers managing diabetes look to food and beverage for solutions. In the U.S., a new case of diabetes is diagnosed every 30 seconds; more than 1.9 million people are diagnosed each year. Those managing diabetes are preventing or treating 14 health conditions, which is nearly double (8 health conditions) those not managing diabetes. Incidence of diabetes is growing because of increased rates of obesity, larger food portions, greater total dietary intake and individuals using less energy. Half of all consumers say they use foods and beverages to directly address diabetes issues. Consumers managing diabetes say they are seeking whole food solutions: whole grains and fiber are sought by two-thirds of consumers managing diabetes. Consumers are avoiding ingredients such as sweeteners, sodium, trans fat and cholesterol. Partly because of the higher likelihood of managing comorbidities such as hypertension, obesity and cardiovascular disease, eating and drinking pose significant challenges when managing diabetes, since sugar and carbohydrates are ubiquitous in many foods. Yet foods and beverages pose great opportunities for helping consumers. Consumer Trends in Health and Wellness https://www.forbes.com/sites/thehartmangroup/2015/11/19/consumer-trends-in-health-and-wellness/

DETROIT (Reuters) - An Arctic blast surged across a wide swath of the United States on Wednesday, gripping much of the nation with bitter cold and life-threatening wind chills ahead of a powerful winter storm expected to complicate holiday travel for millions of Americans. About 200 million people in the Lower 48 states were under extreme weather alerts as a freezing air mass descended from the Northern Plains, sending temperatures into a nosedive, said Bob Oravec, a forecaster with the National Weather Service (NWS). Temperatures in Denver, for example, plunged on Wednesday - the first official day of winter - from a daytime high of 51 Fahrenheit (10 Celsius) into the low-single digits by evening. The mercury was expected to sink below zero by Thursday morning. The Weather Service reported the temperature plummeted by 37 degrees in one hour at Denver International Airport - from 42F to 5F - a record drop at that location. "That's the kind of changes that are going to be occurring as this front pushes southward: rapid temperature drops, sometimes 50 or more degrees colder than the previous day," Oravec said. "It's a pretty powerful, powerful system." The extreme weather coincided with the start of a holiday travel season shaping up as one of the busiest in decades. Nearly 113 million people could travel more than 50 miles (30 km) from their homes beginning Friday, according to the American Automobile Association, assuming winter conditions don't scupper their plans. "We had a great Thanksgiving week with minimal disruption. Unfortunately, it's not going to be that way going into Christmas," U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told MSNBC. The impending storm, fed by moisture from the Great Lakes, could dump up to a foot (0.3 m) of snow on the Upper Midwest between Wednesday and Friday, with blizzard conditions stretching from the Northern Plains states to the Great Lakes region. By Thursday night, a so-called "bomb cyclone" will likely form as the strong Arctic front sweeps across the Great Lakes, driving temperatures to record-breaking lows on the Gulf Coast and the eastern United States by Friday, Oravec said. Wind-chill and hard-freeze warnings extended through much of Texas, Louisiana and Alabama, with a hard-freeze watch posted for the Florida panhandle. DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES Freezing weather and sub-zero wind chills, cold enough to induce frostbite on exposed skin within minutes, dominated much of the nation's forecast heading into the holiday weekend. Wind-chill values dropping to minus 40F were expected across a vast swath of the West, from the Cascades to the Rockies and into the northern and central Plains, with some localized areas seeing wind chill plunging as far as 70 degrees below zero through week's end, the Weather Service said. The extreme cold poses a particular danger to livestock in the ranching-intensive region, the NWS warned. Wind-chill values as low as minus 15F (minus 26C) were forecast after Thursday evening around the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the NWS said. The storm will test the Texas power grid's new winterization measures. Hundreds of Texans died in February 2021 after wintry storms overburdened the state's grid and millions of customers lost power. Officials at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which runs most of the state's power supply, said this week they were confident the grid could handle increased demand. Heavy rains, strong winds and coastal flooding were in store for parts of the Northeast on Thursday and Friday. The Arctic front will then arrive, causing wet roadways to freeze and ice to form on power lines. North Carolina and Kentucky both declared a state of emergency, West Virginia issued a state of preparedness and Colorado activated 100 National Guard troops in preparation for extreme weather. A growing list of more than 2,000 U.S. flights scheduled between Wednesday and Friday, including service into and out of the country, have been canceled, according to the flight-tracking service FlightAware. U.S. airlines including Delta, United Airlines and American Airlines announced on Tuesday they are waiving change fees and fare differences for passengers in a range of affected areas. Sprawling Winter Storm Threatens U.S. Holiday Travel as Arctic Blast Descends

Nick Movie: The Shawshank Redemption Time: 22 septembre 1994 Netflix / Amazon / HBO?: None Duration of the movie: 2h 22m Trailer: The best movie in the world

Musician Name: Lee Morgan Birthday / Location: July 10, 1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Main instrument: Trumpet, flugelhorn Musician Awards & Nominations: Know as American jazz improviser-songwriter, a lyric artist, who was the most expressive trumpet virtuoso of the bop idiom and one of its most po[CENSORED]r performers. Best Performance: Moanin' Blue Note. 1958. Other Information: - Musician Picture:

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Live Performance Title: Blinding Lights Signer Name: The Weeknd Live Performance Location: MTV VMAs Your Opinion About the Track (Music Video): 7.3/10 Official YouTube Link:

Artist: Proof Real Name: DeShaun Dupree Holton Birth Date /Place: October 2, 1973 / Detroit, Michigan, United States Age: Died Social status (Single / Married): Was Married Musical Genres: Hip-Hop / Rap Awards: Best Hip-Hop/Urban Top 3 Songs (Names): ? Other Information: - Artist Picture:

Music Title: Laugh Now Cry Later Signer: Drake & Lil Durk Release Date: Aug 14, 2020 Official Youtube Link: Your Opinion About The Track (Music Video): 6.3/10

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It's been a good while since we saw the first GDC demo of LittleBigPlanet, and pretty much everyone in attendance was blown away by what we witnessed. The promise of an original platformer that would allow us to create our own levels, practically on the fly, was immense, and the game quickly became one of the PlayStation 3's marquee titles and a good reason to pick up a system. We all figured it would be good, so the question was, just how good would it be? The answer is that it's absolutely fantastic, an instant classic that actually turned out to be better than my expectations. The community and creation stuff was bound to be reason enough to own the game, but the included content put together by Media Molecule is so good that even if the level building tools weren't in the picture, this would still be a must-have experience. That's not to say that it's without faults. There are a handful of things that can be cleaned up or fixed by way of patches that are a little annoying at the moment (which I'll come back to in a bit), but they barely mar the surface of an overall game that is nothing short of brilliant in terms of both its design and implementation. LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition Review - IGN

The Dell UltraSharp 27 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor (U2724DE) is an excellent choice as a display for managers and key workers who use a computer with a Thunderbolt 4 port. This $519.99 business monitor has all the connectors you would expect from a standalone laptop docking station, from Ethernet to USB. Its brightness, contrast, and sRGB coverage are superb, and while the pixel density of its 27-inch screen coupled with QHD resolution is lower than what we would look for in a video or photo editing monitor, it should even be able to fill that role in a pinch. While it does not provide Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, the Editors' Choice-winning Dell UltraSharp 27 4K USB-C Hub Monitor (U2723QE) has the UHD (4K) resolution and high pixel density that the U2724DE lacks. Dell UltraSharp 27 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor (U2724DE) Review | PCMag