9. Advantages and Disadvantages of Shopping Online (continuation).

Today as the online shopping grows in popularity, more people are turning to it for all their needs. Clothes, shoes, products, even groceries can now be purchased via the Internet. A lot of pros have come from this; no waiting in lines or in traffic, you can shop from the convenience of your home. But you usually have to wait long periods of time to receive your things. Sometimes, this can even take up to a month or longer if being shipped from overseas. There is no one to ease your frustration about any delays that occur. Shipping costs on your item can be extremely high in comparison to what you paid for the thing, sometimes making the purchase not worth it. Sometimes looks can be deceiving. You don't get to test the product before you buy it. What might have looked beautiful to you in picture might not live up to your expectations once received.

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1. Put 9 eggs into a large saucepan. Cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Once boiling, set the timer for 5 minutes. When 5 minutes is up, quickly lift the eggs out with a slotted spoon and plunge into a big bowl of cold water.

2. Put the sausagemeat, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder and mace into a bowl with plenty of seasoning. Break in 1 of the remaining eggs and mix everything together.

3. Crack remaining 2 eggs into a bowl, beat with a fork, then sieve (просеивать) onto a plate. Tip the flour onto another plate and season well. Finally, tip the breadcrumbs onto a third plate.

4. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Drop in the bacon rashers, turn off the pan and fish out the bacon with a pair of tongs – it should be just cooked.

5. When the eggs are cool, tap lightly on a hard surface to crack the shell, then peel. If you hold the eggs over the bowl of water as you peel, all the shell bits will collect in there and you can dip in the egg to wash off any fragments. Wrap a slice of bacon around the middle of each egg, overlapping, like a belt.

6. Now finish coating the eggs: bacon-wrapped eggs, then flour, mince, beaten egg and finally breadcrumbs, plus a baking parchment-lined tray at the end to put the finished scotch eggs on.

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Interesting Facts about the United States One Dollar Bill

Have you ever taken a long, hard look at the United States one dollar bill? With the rising costs of food and gas and everything else, it's about the only bill I ever have left in my wallet. The one dollar bill is more than a just a piece of printed paper that buy you a strawberry sundae at McDonald's, or a scented candle at the local dollar store. The one dollar bill ($1.00) is the smallest denomination of paper money in the United States. It's also the most common. George Washington, the first United States president, has been spotlighted on the front of the bill since 1869 when it was still a United States Note. An interesting fact about the United States one dollar bill is, the likeness of Washington comes from a 1795 painting done by Gilbert Stuart. On the reverse side of the one dollar bill is the Great Seal of the United States. You have noticed that a one dollar bill feels strong but softer than paper. This is due to the fact that it is not made of the same material as paper. The predominate materials used in the making of a dollar bill are cotton, linen and wood fibers.

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The World’s Most Popular Snack

Kids’ favourite way to eat popcorn is by shooting it into the mouth. Of course, it’s rather messy and can be frustrating. The engineers from Indiana came up with an original solution. The machine is called Popinator and it looks like any normal popcorn maker. The invention of this gadget will change the way people consume the most popular snack. All the user has to do is fill up the Popinator with popcorn, sit back and say 'pop'.

On hearing that magic word the microphone system will detect the direction the sound came from and shoot a piece of popcorn right into the person's mouth. Each popcorn kernel is a different size and weight, the piece may not land right inside the mouth which makes the whole exercise more fun! The snack company says the Popinator is for now just a project and that its employees are having fun with.