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jeudi 27 juillet 2017

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mercredi 26 juillet 2017

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mardi 25 juillet 2017

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lundi 24 juillet 2017

The Senate will move forward with a key vote this week on a Republican health bill but it's a mystery what exactly they will be voting on. It's not yet known whether the legislation will seek to replace President Obama's health care law or simply repeal it.

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Budget boss Mulvaney claims Obama had 'secret list' of proposed regulations

vendredi 21 juillet 2017

At a news briefing this week, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney continued to push the Trump administration’s goal of cutting back on Obama-era regulations.

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Home-game in New York hits full circle for Bermudez

Click here to get tickets to Fight Night Long Island: Weidman vs Gastelum Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Atlantic City, New Jersey. Newkirk, Oklahoma.Those are just a handful of the outposts where Dennis Bermudez competed prior to earning his place on the UFC roster after advancing to the finals of the featherweight competition on Season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter a little less than six years ago.Since then, Bermudez has become a fixture in the Top 10 and continued to traverse the country competing inside the Octagon, picking up victories in places like Denver, Anaheim, San Jose and Las Vegas. One ... Read the Full Article Here

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CIA Director Pompeo says Russia in Syria to 'stick it to America'

jeudi 20 juillet 2017

CIA Director Mike Pompeo told a gathering of intelligence and national security officials and experts Thursday that Russia is interested in keeping forces in Syria in part because they "love to stick it to America."

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Trump to Republicans: Let's repeal ObamaCare

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President Trump tweeted late Monday that Republicans should “just REPEAL” ObamaCare after two key Republican Senators announced they would not support the bill, ending any chance the bill had of passing the Senate.

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Santiago Ponzinibbio sent a strong message to the welterweight division that he's gunning for anybody and everybody in the top 10 after he put on a stunning performance with a first-round knockout over Gunnar Nelson in the main event from Scotland on Sunday. According to fantasy players, Ponzinibbio was a huge underdog, with only 16 percent picking him to win, but the Argentina native was clearly undeterred in his resolve to pull off the upset. After a couple exchanges on the feet early, Ponzinibbio hurt Nelson with a looping right hand that sent the No. 8-ranked welterweight stumbling backwar ... Read the Full Article Here

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Trump defends son, attacks fake news media for 'distorting democracy'

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President Trump on Sunday defended his son and attacked fake news media on Twitter, claiming the reports are "distorting democracy" in the nation.

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DOJ ask Supreme Court for 'immediate intervention' on immigration ban, documents show

samedi 15 juillet 2017

The Trump administration tells the Supreme Court that a lower court ruling earlier this week altering an executive order on immigration would bring thousands more refugees into the county and requires the justices’ “immediate intervention,” according to filing documents obtained early Saturday by Fox News.

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One of the most surreal moments in Stevie Ray’s UFC career occurred to him outside the Octagon. After “Braveheart” fought, and beat, Ross Pearson last November in Belfast, a picture circulated online that showed the two competitors years earlier. In front of the Octagon, cool and collected, stood Pearson in a suit, laying his arm around a young fan who grinned wide-eyed into the camera that captured the moment he met one of his idols in the sport. “I knew back then that I’d be fighting in the UFC at some point but it’s still surreal sometimes to look back,&r ... Read the Full Article Here

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Trump's regulatory czar could have a major impact on how Americans work and live in the future

vendredi 14 juillet 2017

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'Everybody would do that': Trump downplays son's meeting with Russian lawyer

jeudi 13 juillet 2017

President Trump on Wednesday told Reuters that he was unaware of Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer until a “couple days ago,” and did not fault his son for accepting the meeting.

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mercredi 12 juillet 2017

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If Conor McGregor was overcome by the moment in his first boxing press conference at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the UFC lightweight champion quickly took to the scene as he paced the stage confidently, stared down his Aug. 26 opponent Floyd Mayweather, and then gave a nearly five and a half minute speech to the packed house.“No one’s done this before,” he said with a smile. “You’ve got to give me this.”He’s right, and though his pro boxing debut at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a little over a month will be against the best boxer of thi ... Read the Full Article Here

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lundi 10 juillet 2017

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dimanche 9 juillet 2017

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vendredi 7 juillet 2017

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mercredi 5 juillet 2017

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mardi 4 juillet 2017

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5 Exercise Myths to Stop Believing Right Now

lundi 3 juillet 2017

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Let’s be honest: there are a half-dozen or more fights that would have made this column in any other month, but failed to make the cut because July traditionally features an insane number of events and outstanding matchups, and this year is no different.Had it taken place in June or landed in August, the lightweight scrap between MMA Lab prospect Drakkar Klose and Marc Diakiese and his Tekken technique earns a spot as the sneaky good battle of upstarts you need to watch.Lack of space means I have to leave the heavyweight clash between Fabricio Werdum and Alistair Overeem off the list; sa ... Read the Full Article Here

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This Activity Tracker Can Measure Your Stress Levels: Garmin Vivosmart 3 Review

samedi 1 juillet 2017

Manage your stress levels with the new Garmin Vivosmart 3. By Trevor Tan

Garmin Vivosmart 3 Review

Photo: Garmin

The Garmin Vivosmart 3 succeeds last year's Vivosmart HR. So what's new with this wristband fitness tracker? Like its predecessor, it tracks your steps, distance covered, calories burnt and heart rate (HR). But the Vivosmart 3 now has a stress-tracking mode that monitors your stress level.

(Also Read: What Every Woman Needs to Know About Her Heart Rate)

It also gives you your VO2 Max value or maximum oxygen consumption, which reflects your cardio fitness. And it now counts repetition during certain weight-training exercises, as well as automatically recognises activities such as walking and running.

The Vivosmart 3 does not have any button and looks like a single piece of rubber wristband. It comes in black - available in regular and large (the version tested) sizes - as well as blue and purple (both in regular size only).

While not much of a looker, it is very comfortable to wear. Its watch-like clasp provides a secure fit on the wrist. It is water resistant down to 50m.

Garmin Vivosmart 3 Review

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Unlike with the always-on display of its predecessor, you wake up Vivosmart 3's display by raising your wrist or tapping on the display. However, I found the display not appearing in many instances when I raised my wrist. I also had to tap a few times before the display wakes up.

But it is very easy to read the display, even under bright sunlight. Swipe up on the display to cycle through different status panels that show time and date, stress level, heart rate, distance travelled, steps taken, flights of stairs climbed and calories burnt.

(Also Read: Review of Fitbit Alta HR: Super Slim Fitness Tracker With Heart Rate Monitoring)

Like all Garmin fitness trackers, the Vivosmart 3 sets your daily step target based on your previous day's effort. So, if you hit 6,000 steps today when your target was 7,500, it will modify tomorrow's target to 7,000.

Compared with my calibrated Apple Watch Nike+ and Alta HR, the Vivosmart 3 tends to over-estimate the number of steps taken daily by around 4 per cent. Its HR monitor shows both the resting and current HR. And its readings were roughly similar to those of my Apple Watch Nike+. But, during workouts, I found the heart-rate readings to be on the high side, compared with my Polar H10 chest strap HR monitor.

With no built-in GPS, the Vivosmart 3 was over-generous in terms of tracking distance. On my usual 5km route, it recorded 6.5km.

But it was spot-on in counting repetitions during weight training. It was also accurate in detecting the kind of weight exercises, like bicep curls, tricep extensions and barbell deadlifts, that I did.

The stress-level readings seem to be quite accurate too. When I was busy filing a story during an overseas press conference, it showed my stress level as being really high, compared with when I just woke up that morning.

(Also Read: Fitness Tracker Recommendations Based On Your Lifestyle)

The Vivosmart 3 automatically detects and tracks your sleep. It shows how long you are in deep and light sleep, as well as the time and duration you are awake. The sleep pattern results I got were similar to what I obtained with the Fitbit Alta HR. However, like its predecessor, the Vivosmart 3 assumed that I was sleeping deeply when I placed it on the table.

As I have not taken a motorised treadmill test recently, I cannot say if the Vivosmart 3's VO2 Max score is accurate. But it does show that I am in the poor range, which I admit I am.

Battery life is as good as advertised. The battery lasts five days when connected to a smartphone to receive notifications.

•Verdict: If you don't mind its bland looks, the Garmin vivosmart 3 is a feature-packed fitness tracker that provides you with plenty of fitness information, like VO2 Max and stress levels.

TECH SPECS

PRICE: $229

MATERIAL: Rubber wristband

CONNECTIVITY: Bluetooth

WATER RESISTANCE: 50m

WEIGHT: 20.4g (regular), 21.5g (large)

FEATURES: 4/5

DESIGN: 3/5

PERFORMANCE: 4/5

BATTERY LIFE: 4/5

VALUE FOR MONEY: 4/5

OVERALL: 4/5

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 28, 2017, with the headline 'The Garmin vivosmart 3 tracks your stress level too'. 

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