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The Benefits and Uses of Agave Syrup: A Vegan Alternative to Honey with Low Glycemic Index and Antibacterial Properties
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2024-01-18 20:30:38
Agave syrup is extracted from the agave plant, a succulent plant native to Mexico. It is considered a vegan alternative to honey because of its syrupy texture and natural sweetness.
With its neutral taste and its strong sweetening power, it is necessary to use less than classic sugar. In fact, 50 g of agave syrup is equivalent to 150 grams of sugar. If it is so high in calories, you need less to be as sweet.
Another advantage is its low glycemic index (around 15). This allows, as with coconut sugar, not to cause a glycemic peak.
Agave syrup is also interesting because of its nutritional composition, much better than refined white sugar. It contains vitamins but also calcium, magnesium, iron and potassium. Rich in carbohydrates, its consumption must still remain reasonable, as with white sugar.
In terms of use, you can use it to sweeten your drinks and dishes. Agave syrup mixes well in cold drinks, smoothies and cocktails. It is also an excellent choice for sweetening pastry and dessert recipes, replacing honey or maple syrup.
Did you know ? Agave syrup has antibacterial properties! The Aztecs used to treat certain skin diseases or minor infections with it.
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Félix Auger-Aliassime’s Triumph at the Australian Open: What to Expect in the Third Round Against Medvedev
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2024-01-18 19:23:44
Félix Auger-Aliassime did not have to argue one of those marathon-like matches that make the Grand Slam tournaments so exhilarating on Thursday. Three days following having taken five hours and as many rounds to defeat Dominic Thiem, the Quebecer quite easily reached the third round of the Australian Open by triumphing over Frenchman Hugo Grenier, a qualifier, whom he disposed of 6-1, 3- 6, 6-1 and 6-2, Thursday.
This is a first in a year for Auger-Aliassime. During his painful 2023 season, marked by a damaged knee, which is still covered with therapeutic tape, and a loss of confidence, “FAA” had not passed the first round of any major tournament following having enjoyed success in Australia, where he lost in his fourth match.
And now… Medvedev
But the hardest part is yet to come for this fortnight, since he will be measured in the evening of Friday or, in the night from Friday to Saturday (Eastern time), once morest a certain Daniil Medvedev, third top seed, whom he has never beaten in six matches.
The good news is that the Russian made it to the end of the Australian night to obtain his ticket for this confrontation.
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Opposed to the Finn Emil Ruusuvuori, 53rd player in the world, Medvedev had to work very hard to overcome a deficit of two sets to zero to win 3-6, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-6 ( 1) and 6-0, in 4 h 23 min.
It was now 3:40 a.m. and the birds must have started singing in Melbourne.
Almost flawless
And as good news rarely comes alone, Félix for his part showed himself almost flawlessly in this victory in the second round once morest the 178th in the world.
If we exclude, of course, these 56 unforced errors (compared to 40 winning shots) and this hitch in the second round, during which he got bogged down in long rallies (a strategy that often pays off for his rivals).
But at the heart of a long day during which the big names were often pushed to their limits, when they were not simply eliminated, like the Dane Holger Rune (8th), Auger-Aliassime was rather sparkling once morest to his 27-year-old opponent, more of a regular on the Challenger circuit than in these great moments.
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Relegated to the role of 27th favorite in Australia due to his failures last year, the Montrealer (or the pride of L’Ancienne-Lorette, depending on where you come from) dominated at the back of the field, often overflowing Attic with its power.
Heartbreaking setback
He will now have to re-edit the scenario, reducing the unforced errors, to hope to beat Medvedev.
A Medvedev who had dealt him a cruel setback on these same courts, two years ago in the quarterfinals, when the Russian for the last time before Thursday made up a deficit of two sets to zero, erasing a match point in the process.
While waiting for this interesting and possibly exciting duel, however, Félix can put his victory once morest Grenier in the “those that are good for confidence” section of his binder.
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Bullet Train (2022) – A Wild Ride with Brad Pitt and David Leitch
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2024-01-18 16:02:01
In 2022, David Leitch, ex-stuntman and Brad Pitt’s understudy, directs the Hollywood star actor in “Bullet Train”. An explosive and uninhibited action comedy that earned a nice place in the Prime Video Top 10.
A train full of assassins
In 2014, David Leitch began directing with his partner Chad Stahelski and they directed four hands John Wick. The beginning of success for the two first-time directors, who began their Hollywood careers together as stuntmen, but a success that everyone will then continue on their own. For Chad Stahelski it will be directing the John Wick films, and for David Leitch a variety of action films, with Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2le spin-off de la saga Fast and Furious Hobbs & Shaw et Bullet Trainreleased in 2022.
In Bullet Trainadaptation of the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by Kōtarō Isaka, David Leitch brings together a very nice cast to tell the crazy adventures of several assassins boarding the same train. Not everyone is there for the same reason, but their stories will end up intersecting in a jubilant killing game where black humor is one of the main weapons.
We mainly follow “Ladybug”, a friendly but tired assassin who is thinking of retiring, played by Brad Pitt. In front of him are the hitmen British and twin brothers Tangerine (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Lemon (Brian Tyree Henry), a killer specialized in poisons (Zazie Beetz), a kingpin of the Russian underworld (Michael Shannon), and other characters all as mysterious as dangerous…
Bullet Train ©Sony Pictures Entertainment
Brad Pitt as the king of action comedy
Bullet Train is like the train of its history, launched at full speed on rails full of references and diverse inspirations. We think of Quentin Tarantino for the long, offbeat dialogues and the killer characters. Kill Billto Guy Ritchie’s first films for their “light” ultra-violence, to the very colorful images that might come out of a Robert Rodriguez film…
Bullet Train is rich in its proposal, very rich, and if it uses too many pop-culture references and ultimately drowns its identity in them, it can count on a performance inspired by Brad Pitt to keep its power of entertainment intact. Indeed, the actor is in very good shape there, both at the time of distribute blows to these enemies than to play on his tireless charm and use his phlegmatic repartee.
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David Leitch knows Brad Pitt well having been his stunt double five times (Fight Club, Spy Game, Ocean’s Eleven, Troy, Mr. & Mrs. Smith). A closeness that we feel in Bullet Train, as the film seems essentially built around him, sometimes to the detriment of certain interesting ideas. But the superstar actor is so comfortable and attractive in this violent and explosive action comedy – rated R upon release in the United States – that we forgive Bullet Train his laziness.
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