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Brendan Rodgers admits he has banished all talk of ten-in-a-row from the Celtic dressing room, urging his players to concentrate solely on securing an eighth successive title

The champions kick off their latest defence at home to newly-promoted Livingston on Saturday with manager Rodgers determined to maintain the standards that have brought back-to-back Trebles during his two years in charge

He knows that many Celtic supporters are becoming increasingly fixated on the pursuit of a new Scottish record of consecutive title wins but insists his players must focus on the immediate hurdle

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Steven Gerrard and his Rangers team arrive at Glasgow. Share this article Share 'You hear everyone talking about ten in a row but for me, the players and the coaching staff it is eight in a row,' said Rodgers

'Forget the other two - you have got to get the eighth.'The demands at this club mean that you enter every domestic competition to win

'Qualification for the Champions League speaks for itself, that is also a huge task for us

'Domestically, you always have to try to win every competition you are in and that is not easy because you can have a bad day, something can go against you or you just do not play well

'That is why I tip my hat to the players for how they have performed. It is exactly the same idea this year, there is a hunger to improve

' There is a new foe on the opposite side of Glasgow in the form of Rodgers' former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard, who has taken the manager's job at Rangers

Just as with Mark Warburton and Pedro Caixinha before him, Gerrard has gone into the season backed with significant funds to improve his squad

The profile of the new man himself has also raised expectations among the Ibrox support but Rodgers refuses to countenance a two-horse race, insisting he is equally wary of the challenge posed by last season's runners-up Aberdeen and also quotes Hibs, Hearts and Kilmarnock

'I have not seen Rangers under Stevie,' he continued. 'There will be an expectation there

Stevie will come in and know how he will want to work but I think the league will be strong

'Aberdeen always do well, Hibs, Hearts with Craig (Levein) and Kilmarnock under Stevie (Clarke)

'So I don't think you can speak in isolation about a challenge. I think it is going to be really competitive and every team will be hard to beat

'We have to try and find a way to beat everybody.' So dominant have Celtic been over the past two years that Rodgers' toughest task may be to maintain the requisite levels of desire among his players

'You have to have players that are hungry and that comes through your recruitment,' he admitted

'Once you get the right types in, then you can really have an effect on them. All of our players are hungry to succeed

Domestically, they have been brilliant these last two years. 'They have the hunger and this is an era where they can really put themselves in a really successful period

'The beauty and the exciting thing for me is that I can see it developing all the time

'From the manager down, we never have a lazy day. It is intense, relentless with the work we do

But the culture is in place now. The players want to succeed, they want to win things and they want to get better

'You need to have a vision. You need to have certain values in how you work and you have to bring in certain types - but the biggest thing is to create a culture

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NETFLIX'S NEW INVASION THRILLER 'EXTINCTION' IS A MESS OF SCI-FI CLICHÉS - Duration: 5:54.

NETFLIX'S NEW INVASION THRILLER 'EXTINCTION' IS A MESS OF SCI-FI CLICHÉS

On the surface, Netflix's latest sci-fi thriller Extinction is exactly the type of genre movie many claim Hollywood doesn't make anymore.

Instead of taking inspiration from some pre-existing intellectual property, like an acclaimed comic book, forgotten television series, or bestselling novel, it's an original science-fiction story.

It stars two charming actors, Michael Peña and Lizzy Caplan, and was helmed by an exciting, emerging filmmaker, Australian director Ben Young, who made 2016's horror skin-crawler Hounds of Love.

Sounds fun, right? There's only one problem: Extinction is a drag to actually watch.

Originally set for a January release via Universal earlier this year, Extinction was offloaded to Netflix this February in a move not dissimilar to other lackluster streaming projects like Spectral and The Cloverfield Paradox.

While it's hard to be too hopeful about many of these releases Netflix picks up, Extinction had a slick trailer, released this month, that did an effective job of selling the movie's premise: Peter (Peña) has visions about the end of the world, specifically a mass alien invasion, that may or may not come true in the immediate future.

Will he be able to protect his wife Alice (Caplan) and their two adorable children? Again, sounds like it could be cool, right?. Unfortunately, Extinction is overcooked on a conceptual level and undercooked in terms of execution.

Though it's not quite a "bait-and-switch," the plot of the movie does away with what initially appears to be its central question -- Is Peña's character crazy or is an invasion actually coming? -- really quickly.

For about 20 minutes we get some light Close Encounters-style family tension, with Alice telling Peter he should seek help from the equivalent of a therapist in the film's vaguely retro-futuristic word and his daughters wondering why their father is acting so erratic.

Then we get our answer: the invasion is on -- and Peter was right.

In theory, this is a smart reversal of audience expectations, a fresh spin on a familiar formula, and it almost works during the section of the film that finds Peter and Alice attempting to escape from their apartment building.

Young keeps the visual palette too dark and shrouded in shadows throughout the siege, but he has a knack for finding tension in confined spaces.

There's a sequence where one of the Predator-like creatures attempts to break through a door and a child is left hiding under a table that conjures up some queasy suspense.

Many of the action scenes in the movie are needlessly brutal and bloody -- particularly as Peter learns to wield the alien gun and gets some real firepower -- but the apartment material delivers solid, mindless thrills.

Where Extinction really runs into trouble is in its second half, which features a big twist I won't describe here, but the broader strokes will be recognizable to anyone who spends their time watching science-fiction movies and television shows.

It's the type of "clever" plot move that would perhaps satisfy in an episode of Black Mirror or in a Philip K.

Dick short story, but when executed in a feature film like this, it simply muddles what already feels like a confused story.

It starts as Close Encounters, becomes War of the Worlds, and then… I won't spoil it, but the gestures towards larger allegorical meanings feel especially tenuous here.

Following the big twist, the film builds to a final shot that's almost as abrupt (and frustrating) as the baffling closing moment of How It Ends, another apocalyptic time-waster Netflix released this summer.

As a movie, Extinction is more interesting and competently made than How It Ends, which dutifully stumbled from one plot point to the next like a wounded animal, but taken together the two films raise a question about Netflix's "flood the zone" genre movie strategy: Who are these movies for? More than anything, Extinction wants to be the type of movie where things are more than they appear.

But it's even less than the sum of its shiny parts. Sign up here for our daily Thrillist email and subscribe here for our YouTube channel to get your fix of the best in food/drink/fun.

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2B The SURNAME is a deception for money - Duration: 19:10.

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Is IVF a painful procedure? - Duration: 4:14.

Hi, I am Dr Richa Sharma, Senior Infertility Consultant, Medicover Fertility, today lets

discuss about the topic which many couples enquire when they come for consultation to

me that is: Is IVF painful?

The joy of having a baby is immense, but many couples are not able to experience this feeling

even after trying for a long time.

In this case, they should be aware of their problem and visit an infertility specialist

at the earliest.

Many such couples during their visit to an IVF clinic have a lot of questions to ask.

And the first question they usually ask is, how painful is IVF and how many injections

they need to take?

Well, the definition of pain for every individual is different.

Many people dread at the sight of injection, and for some, it's just a small prick.

During an IVF cycle, there are many stages where a woman may experience discomfort.

The initiation of an IVF cycle starts with injections for the development of eggs.

A woman from her second day of periods needs to be injected with hormonal doses for 10-12

days so that the ovaries are stimulated to grow more mature eggs.

And these injections are painless and can be self-administered like insulin.

After the stimulation process, when the ovaries begin to enlarge a lady may experience lower

abdomen pain and bloating, but in this case, we adjust the dose of drugs and limit the

number of eggs that grow.

Here the experience of a doctor counts in.

In a well-controlled stimulation cycle, a patient usually does not experience any pain.

After 3-4 days of stimulation, a lady needs to visit the clinic for ultrasounds for follicular

monitoring and blood tests.

The next step is the egg retrieval process.

During counselling, couples are well explained about the process of IVF in detail.

So, their next question that generally comes up is - Will there be any pain during egg

retrieval process?

In an egg retrieval process, we remove the eggs by piercing the ovaries through the vagina

using a long thin needle, so a woman anticipates immense pain.

But, there is no pain in this process as it is done under anaesthesia.

The final step involves the embryo transfer.

Usually, after 3-5 days the fertilised egg now called embryo is transferred back into

the uterus.

This process is almost painless, but one might experience discomfort only during the insertion

of a vaginal speculum which is done under ultrasound guidance.

We resort to transfer of at least 2 embryos to increase the chances of pregnancy.

In 95% cases, there is a single live foetus, but in 3-5% , there can be twins.

So, throughout the procedure of IVF, there might be some instances when a patient can

expect pain and discomfort, but again the definition of pain and discomfort differs

from individual to individual.

Some may say we experienced pain; some may say there was minimal pain and others may

say we didn't experience any pain.

Well, being a doctor, I would add on that this journey towards motherhood where you

either conceive naturally or through assisted help from us there would be a certain amount

of discomfort that you might experience.

But if you are explained and counselled well then you will have a smooth journey.

Proper guided information will decrease your stress levels and thus increase success rate.

Thank you for watching this video, if you have any questions or concerns regarding the

procedure of IVF You can drop your questions in the comment section or call us on 7862800700.

Do subscribe to our channel for more informative videos

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Operation Safe Return is a success! - Duration: 1:24.

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Philadelphia Is Ending A Major Contract With ICE - Duration: 9:02.

Philadelphia Is Ending A Major Contract With ICE

Philadelphia is ending a controversial data-sharing contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a move seen as a major accomplishment for immigration rights activists who are making a nationwide push to sever ties with the agency.

Federal immigration agents have long had access to an arrest database maintained by local authorities in Philadelphia, but protesters and now several top city officials say ICE abuses the cache of law enforcement data to prey on immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally.

For weeks, so-called "Occupy ICE" demonstrators have shown their fury by encamping outside of Philadelphia City Hall, erecting a large tent village of sorts and hanging signs demanding that ICE be blocked from having access to the database known by local police and court officials as PARS.

At one point, demonstrators stormed the halls of city hall to press for the termination of the agreement with federal immigration authorities.

Occupiers have been meeting privately with Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and sharing what they say are examples of ICE agents using the database to fish for unauthorized immigrants, many never having been convicted of a crime.

Now Kenney, who has been a outspoken defender of Philadelphia's status as a sanctuary city, is saying no more.

"If I could abolish ICE, I would," the mayor said.

"But we can abolish this contract, and we are.".

The announcement, which came Friday, means the city will not renew the decade-old deal with ICE once it expires this fall.

Through the system, where police log all the interactions they have with city residents, ICE can access a person's full name, birth country and detention status.

Not listed is whether someone is in the country legally or not.

Kenney, however, accuses federal agents of doing guesswork to racially profile city residents.

"Just because the person's name is Lopez, or some other Hispanic name, you're going to go to their house and take people out of their home? I mean, It just makes no sense," Kenney said.

"And I never want to be part of this.".

Federal immigration enforcement officials are not pleased, describing the decision as the latest barb from Philadelphia's leaders to immigration enforcement officials, who have been facing off over migrant rights since President Trump came into office.

An ICE spokesman noted in a statement that Philadelphia's sanctuary city status already makes enforcing the country's immigration laws challenging.

For instance, the city refuses to hold onto those suspected of being in the country illegally for ICE unless presented with a warrant from a judge, and Kenney went to federal court to maintain that position after the Department of Justice tried to withhold federal funding to the city over its lack of cooperation.

A federal judge sided with Philadelphia.

The ICE spokesman said blocking agents from using the database "adds insult to injury by needlessly compromising public safety.

Across the country, protesters are agitating for both local governments and private companies to break ties with ICE in response to President Trump's "zero tolerance" approach to immigration enforcement, which led to the now-rescinded policy of separating families caught crossing the border.

Activists on college campuses from Maryland to California have launched campaigns for universities to end contracts with ICE.

So too have employees at private companies, including at Microsoft, where employees recently gave the company's chief executive a petition demanding that a software contract with ICE be axed.

Others, including several prominent Democrats, are calling to abolish ICE altogether.

"The immigrant advocate groups are clearly winning significant battles at the local level, and this is counted now among them," said Peter Spiro, who teaches immigration law at Temple University, referring to the victory for immigration rights activists in Philadelphia.

"Immigrant advocates have nowhere to go in Washington these days, in either with the administration or in Congress," he said.

"So they're trying to exercise these other pressure points.".

Back at the encampment, activist Mara Henao, 29, who was born in Columbia and helped organize the anti-ICE encampment, said since President Trump's hardline policy on immigration started escalating, life for many of her family members and friends has become distressing.

She said blocking ICE's access to the database can alleviate some of their worry.

"It's important because all we want to do is to be able to have a normal life," she said.

Henao has legal status, yet she said that has not stopped her family from discussing how they would go into hiding if immigration agents targeted her.

"We talk about this.

Like, what if someday, they come for you, Mara, what are we going to do?" she said.

"Do we send the kids to my mom? It's all these things.

Why am I have to worry about it?".

Department of Homeland Security officials told NPR that immigration officials will "continue to work to remove illegal aliens and uphold public safety" in Philadelphia.

They called the decision to not renew the database contract "irresponsible.".

But Kenney responds that Philadelphia will not be backing down.

"That's not the policing that we're looking for.

There's rules and regulations that police have to follow that these guys don't follow," the mayor said, referring to ICE.

"So we're not going to provide them with additional information so they can round up people.".