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NEW powers brought in to tackle bad behaviour have been hailed for successfully tackling disorder in a town.
Northumbria Police says in recent weeks, there has been an increase in the number of reports of antisocial behaviour in Lambton Village Centre and Holley Park in Lambton, Washington.
The reports have included minor assaults, damage to children’s play equipment and youths drinking alcohol and causing a nuisance.
Over the weekend, officers from Washington Neighbourhood Policing Team used powers under the new Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), Crime and Policing Act 2014.
The Act was launched last week and sees police forces and local authorities working together more closely than ever before to help tackle ASB, which is a priority of the police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird.
The powers include a new dispersal order that allows uniformed officers to issue directions to people believed to be causing, or likely to cause antisocial behaviour, to leave an area for up to 48 hours from the time and date that the order was granted.
On Friday, officers on patrol around Lambton Village Centre and Holley Park issued 16 people - youths and adults - with an order, effectively excluding them from the area until Sunday evening.
There were no reports of crime or disorder received across the weekend.
Washington Neighbourhood Inspector Paul Stewart said: “This is an excellent tool for us to use in policing our local communities and especially for dealing with anti-social behaviour hotspots.
“The use of the order this weekend evidenced this in removing the issue from the area in its entirety by diluting numbers and removing the problem element from groups.
“It’s important that we simply just don’t move groups on and displace the problem, this power allows us to seize alcohol from adults and youths alike as well as taking children or youths to a place of safety such as home to their parents.
“It’s the first time we’ve used the power to give such an authority in Sunderland since it was introduced and we intend to consider the use of the power more often in the future.”
Deputy leader of Sunderland City Council and chairman of the Safer Sunderland Partnership, Councillor Harry Trueman, added: “We should all welcome additions to our combined powers of enforcement, which help us take immediate and appropriate action against any groups or individuals responsible for antisocial behaviour.
“Being able to provide a targeted response to a specific problem in a specific area, is one way to address local concerns and their underlying causes to prevent them becoming long-term issues for the community.”


"He is not part of our program," Urban Meyer said in a statement.
Jamar Hornsby turned himself in to authorities on Friday after being accused of making charges on the credit cards of Ashley Slonina. Slonina was killed in a motorcycle accident last fall that also took the life of Gator walk-on Michael Guilford.
He was released on his own recognizance by the Alachua County Court after making his appearance on Friday morning. He has been given a daytime curfew, while he awaits his next hearing.
Hornsby had a promising spring after being limited to special teams last fall during his redshirt freshman season. He made strides up the depth chart at the safety position and spent of the spring drills with the second team safety group. He was making a name for himself after making a couple of loud hits, including a big hit on tight end Tate Casey during a Saturday scrimmage.
Hornsby came to Gainesville with lots of accolades. He was a five-star prospect and Scout.com's No. 3 rated safety from the class of 2006, helping Florida post the nation's top recruiting class.
He played his high school football at Jacksonville (FL) Sandalwood High School.
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First United Methodist Church of Oviedo Sunday school teacher… (Jacob Langston, Orlando…)
Eight rows of white crosses stretch across the front lawn of the Oviedo Historical Society's Lawton House, replicating the graves of the military dead at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC.
But there is something different about this makeshift Memorial Day cemetery. The Fallen Floridians Memorial Cross Tribute's 373 crosses come with pictures, ages and hometowns of those who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq.
That makes it more personal and more heartbreaking.
"When you see these soldiers, these men, these women, it just tears your heart," said Colleen Hunter, event coordinator for Military Support Group of the First United Methodist Church of Oviedo, which sponsored the memorial.
In the middle of the fifth row is the cross for Oviedo's Army Capt. Bruce A. MacFarlane, who died in Afghanistan on July 6, 2012, at the age of 46. At 10 a.m., on Monday, MacFarlane's 15-year-old son Connor MacFarlane will lay a wreath he made for his father's cross — and every other cross on the lawn.
The wreaths — made of grapevines, red, white and blue artificial flowers, an American flag and a red bow — are part of Connor's Eagle Scout project and now will be part of a Memorial Day service that will include flags, bagpipes, a presentation by Oviedo Mayor Dominic Persampiere and remarks by Veteran Staff Sgt. Allan Jones.
On Sunday morning, Harry Ireland, 62, a Viet Nam veteran, walked among the crosses with his First United Methodist Church Sunday school class. Ireland's 28-year-old son served in Afghanistan and survived, and his daughter-in-law, a Navy nurse, just came back. But this day, this memorial, is to remember those who didn't.
"My son came back, but one of his good friends died around this time," said Ireland. "I'm really glad we did this."
For some of his Sunday school kids, the memorial brings home the meaning of Memorial Day beyond a day off from school, backyard barbecues, and fireworks.
"I have high regard for the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives so we can have our freedom," said Connor Robertson, 11, whose family includes many men who served in the military.
Frank Stephens, an 85-year-oldWorld War II veteran from Oviedo, walked among the crosses with a white cane and camouflage suspenders. Stephanie Pedersen, 34, from Winter Springs looked at the names, hometowns and ages on the white crosses and it reminded her that many of those who died were from her own community: "They might be your neighbor or your neighbor's kid."
She might never have heard of them, or met them, but today she remembers them.
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Presentation on theme: "Modern Literature in Film Conrad and Coppola Modern Literature – at a glance 1915 – 1945 Exposed an overall darker and edgier mood.darker Authors influenced."— Presentation transcript:
Modern Literature – at a glance 1915 – 1945 Exposed an overall darker and edgier mood.darker Authors influenced by WWI, WWII, and the Great Depression. Unique forms of writing, such as Realism, became popular. Controversial subjects introduced.
Joseph Conrad Author of Heart of Darkness, a novella which is an exploration of hypocrisy, ambiguity, and moral confusion. Heart of Darkness was written in 1898. Reflects on divisive issues like slavery and racism. Taken from his personal experience while in command of a Congo steamer. Exposes human brutality and savagery within ourselves, and in regards to civilization.savagery
Gauguin and Conrad Heart of Darkness influenced by Gauguins Tahitian paintings. One critic wrote, "In all likelihood, Conrad knew Gauguin's Noa Noa when he wrote Heart of Darkness and that his characterization of Kurtz's reversion to savagery and Marlow's temptation to abandon Eurocentric values is in part a response to Gauguin."Kurtz's
Francis Ford Coppola Director of Apocalypse Now. Conceived as an action-adventure, Apocalypse Now was based upon the novel Heart of Darkness by Conrad, changing the setting from 19 th century Africa to Vietnam in the late 1960s. Coppola began work on his most ambitious film in 1976. Released in 1979, the acclaimed film won a Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and two Academy Awards. [On his film, Apocalypse Now, at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival] "My movie is not about Vietnam...my movie is Vietnam."Vietnam
Willard and Marlow Captain Benjamin L. Willard Sent to terminate a renegade Green Beret (Kurtz) who has lost his sanity.terminate The war has shell-shocked him. In his search, he becomes more alert to the absurdities of war and the darkness of human nature. Points out the disturbing ironies of war and attempts to include a faint view of morality. Charlie Marlow Adventures down the Congo River in an effort to support the African ivory trade, as well as a personal quest to meet the seemingly great, multitalented thinker Kurtz.
Kurtz vs. Kurtz Conrads Kurtz is well-educated, and is seen as a Renaissance man. He slowly becomes a thief, murderer, raider, persecutor, and he allows himself to be worshiped like a god by the natives. His insanity wins him control of men through fear and adoration. His health declines throughout the story, along with his morality. Coppolas Colonel Walter E. Kurtz is a renegade soldier who, after a grotesque self-awareness, loses himself (and his sanity) in the dense jungles of Vietnam. Kurtz is clearly insane, but his genius is just as clear. He too has set himself up as a god through the idolization of the natives, and looks to Willard to dethrone him and accept the darkness that everyone possesses within their hearts.
Symbolism The Congo River is the key to Africa for travelers. Africa is reduced to a series of two- dimensional scenes that flash by Marlows steamer as he travels upriver.upriver Marlows struggles with the river as he travels upstream toward Kurtz reflect his struggles to understand the situation in which he has found himself. The ease with which he journeys back downstream, on the other hand, mirrors his submission to Kurtz and his choice of nightmares. nightmares
Movie Trivia Marlon Brando was unprepared for the role of Kurtz. Coppola spent days reading Conrad's source novel "Heart of Darkness" out loud to Marlon Brando on the set. The photojournalist quotes two T.S. Eliot poems.T.S. Eliot In a late scene in the film, a slow pan over a table in Kurtz's room shows a copy of "From Ritual to Romance", a book by Jessie Weston that inspired Eliot's poem "The Wasteland". Kurtz reads from the T.S. Eliot poem "The Hollow Men". Eliot was inspired to write this poem by "Heart of Darkness" by Conrad. Taken from the same poem's famous last two lines; "This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but with a whimper."whimper
And Finally… Kurtzs famous last words…The Horror…The Horror.Horror What can be taken from The Secret Sharer and Heart of Darkness that applies to the theories of Modern Literature? Are there any other novels that have been made into films from the Modern Era?

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This week marks my two-year anniversary as a regular blogger for Black Gate. I had already written articles for them before, but it was on 28 November 2008 that I did my first official Tuesday post. And I have only missed one Tuesday since then (but made it up with a bonus post for Robert E. Howard’s birthday symposium).
That first post was a review of a Conan novel by Leonard Carpenter: Conan the Raider.
To celebrate today’s anniversary, here’s a review of a Conan novel by Leonard Carpenter: Conan the Renegade.
See, it’s like bookends, or something. Or it’s circular. Or it’s lazy. I dunno, take your pick.
Anyway, it’s great to see that Black Gate is still thriving after two years of my dedicated attempts to drive readers away with my ramblings!


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Bond was set at $1 million Thursday for a 37-year-old Naperville man who posed as a teenage boy on a fictitious Facebook page to engage in sexual conversations and trade inapprpriate photos with teenage girls.
Eric Thor Hakala of the 1100 block of Iroquois Avenue in Naperville created the fake account under the alias “Mike Evans,” claiming to be a 15-year-old from St. Charles East High School, according to a statement from Naperville police.
Hakala was charged with two counts each of indecent solicitation and grooming; 10 counts of possession of child pornography; and one count of possessing harmful material, police said. All the charges are felonies.
Judge Anthony Coco set bond at $1 million on Thursday, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office.
As Mike Evans, Hakala carried on conversations with underage children, including “numerous sexual conversations,” police said. He was also “trading inappropriate pictures with several minor children over Facebook” under the guise of Evans, according to police.
On Wednesday, Naperville police, Oswego police, Batavia police and the U.S. Marshal Service wrapped up a seven-month investigation by arresting Hakala, a previously convicted child sex offender, at his home, according to police.
He possessed more than 100 images and videos of child pornography, according to prosecutors.
Batavia police have identified several local teenage victims, but parents in the Oswego, Batavia and St. Charles areas are asked to discuss the situation with their children.
“Unfortunately, the Internet has also become a virtual electronic playground where sexual predators can hide behind the anonymity it provides,” State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement.
“I encourage parents to talk to their children about Internet safety and to instruct their children to be cautious when dealing with people on social networking sites.”
Parents should look for Mike Evans in their teens’ Facebook friends list and on the cell phone application KIK.
Anyone who finds their children have had contact with the Evans account should not report the issue to Facebook, but save all conversations and photos exchanged with the account and contact Naperville or Batavia police.
Hakala is scheduled to appear for arraignment Nov. 18 in Wheaton.

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In picture: The Engineering team from Raffles Hotel Singapore
Typically, Operation Technicians and Senior Operation Technicians at Raffles Hotel Singapore specialise in one of four main functions of engineering:
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- Mechanical and Electrical (Kitchen and Laundry)
- Painter, Craftsmen and Locksmith
- Audio Visual
While there are advantages of team members who are specialists in their own areas, challenges arise when there is an urgent need to attend to a job request which is out of their area of specialisation. For example, if there is an urgent need to attend to a mechanical issue in the kitchen, and the staff specialising in kitchen and laundry is unavailable, the job will either be held up or escalated to a Duty Engineer to attend to the request. As a result, guests’ experience will either be disrupted, or that the Duty Engineer will be taken away from strategic and administrative functions which include preparing and interpreting reports, budgeting, rostering, planning, contract negotiations and training, etc.
The management team in the Engineering department therefore saw a need to cross-train all operation technicians and senior operation technicians to ensure that they are multi-skilled in all areas so that they will have the confidence, knowledge and skills to attend to all types of engineering-related requests. This involves each team member being trained in the other three functions of engineering through on-the-job training by the duty engineers and peers who specialised in their specific areas.
In picture: The Raffles Hotel Engineering team undergoing on-the-job training.
While this initiative will take time and effort to come to fruition, this will be outweighed by the benefits of increased productivity as a result of greater teamwork and synergy amongst team members. Given the team’s close-knit culture, there will also be an increase in job satisfaction and engagement as team members will be able to assist one another when there are multiple job requests or to cover each other when a colleague is on leave. This has also been a great opportunity for senior technicians to share their craftsmanship trade such painting, repairs and carpentry skills with the younger generation of engineers, ensuring a succession of skills to upkeep the Grand Dame. Finally, the change of job title to ‘Facilities Technician’ reflects the change in job scope and responsibilities to be more aligned and relevant to today’s industry needs.
In picture: The Raffles Hotel Engineering team posing with their tools of choice.


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CBD is fast gaining momentum as a powerful natural cure. People are slowly exploring its benefits with an increase in the number of CBD users. Scientific research has already confirmed the many healing properties of this compound.
Today with so many different ways of consuming this non-psychotropic cannabinoid there is confusion as to which one is the best. There are a plethora of ways to consume it. You can take it orally through a sublingual tincture, apply to the skin using a topical or even smoke high concentrated CBD cannabis.
However, none of these methods can outperform vaping which is rather the quickest way to get varying quantities of CBD into your system, where it can heal the body through a variety of changes.
The British industry is making a large proportion of medical cannabis along with CBD e-liquid which the consumers find appealing. People out there are curious about the benefits of cannabis sans getting stoned. CBD being a healthier and non-addictive substitute to lethal opioid painkillers. It does the job by acting as an anti-inflammatory and effective anxiety reliever. So with that in mind let’s have a look at some of the ways of consuming CBD.
There are mainly four ways to get CBD into your body.
It is best for those adults who have past vaping experience. Teaching a non-smoker how to do that would be little complicated. Through inhaling the CBD enters the lungs and quickly diffused into the bloodstream bypassing the liver.
It is the most effective way of CBD delivery system as pure CBD isolate gets into the system in the form of vapourised e-juice.In order to use CBD vape oil, you will need an e-cigarette, vape pen, or vaporiser. Then add heat and inhale the required amount of vape oil to your choice of device.
In this method, you apply lotion or cream containing CBD and works with only the uppermost layer of cells. A topical solution could be applied anywhere on the hands or legs. This way it does not enter the bloodstream but not losing out on its efficacy.
Concentrated CBD oil and tinctures can be taken sublingually, i.e. under the tongue. They are called tinctures as it is consumed by taking a couple of drops on or under the tongue. This mode of delivery allows the compound to be absorbed by the capillaries and enters directly into the bloodstream. It is mainly for immediate and long-lasting relief and is absorbed instantly into the blood.
CBD oil comes in a variety of capsules, candy and is also mixed with a variety of products including juices and salad dressing. This is the easiest way to consume it. Just swallowing the oil in the form of capsules allows it to pass through the digestive system and then get metabolised in the liver.
So why is CBD e-liquid the best way?
An e-liquid is simply a solution meant for the purpose of vaping. For smokers, nicotine was the first to be administered through vaping in a healthy and less toxic way. The cannabis industry also faced a similar problem for many years. The hot smoke of cannabis was associated with premature ageing and a potential cancer-causing agent. The switch over to vaping took a lot of research and then companies came up with vape liquid that could be mixed with CBD.
These days the most common CBD e-liquids available in the market are made out of industrial hemp. It has a very high concentration of CBD but very low in THC level, which is the compound that causes a feeling of high.
The CBD e-liquid is sold in potencies that are suited to both experienced and new users. Also, use of cannabinoid has no potential for abuse. You can top up your dose if you feel the dose is not high enough for you.
The advantages of vaping CBD over other methods
Having discussed why e-liquid is one the best ways of consuming CBD lets look at what are the advantages it has over other methods.
The topicals and edibles cannot simply compare to the fast relief that vaping can offer. The absorption rate is much faster in comparison to any other method used to administer CBD. The reason being that cannabinoid that is heated to close to 90-degree centigrade swiftly enters the bloodstream where it is transported to other parts of the body. In contrast to this, it takes a lot of time in other methods for CBD absorption.
Since the e-liquid market is flooded with a variety of flavours, CBD can be mixed along with nicotine vape liquids to give a taste enhancing the experience.
It has relatively fewer side effects in comparison to edible modes of CBD like CBD capsules as it will not mix with any of the medication.
It has the most long-lasting effect and is retained for a very long time in the body.
How can Vaping CBD help you?
Having talked about the advantages lets now take a look at how can E-liquid CBD benefit you.
CBD has proven to reduce anxiety in humans by promoting GABA receptors which help to soothe the brain when it gets hyperactive. Getting control of anxiety increases focus and concentration.
CBD contains anandamide which helps to produce a mood boost by binding with cannabinoid receptors in the brain. CBD being an antidepressant is very effective in curing depression. It has been instrumental in the treatment of a variety of mood disorder as well.
Mitigate chronic pain
Whatever type of pain you might be undergoing vaping will allow cannabinoids to release the pain by acting on the pain receptors of your brain. It binds with the vanilloid receptor which is responsible for the sensation of pain.
An increasing number of people around the world are using CBD as a pain reliever and mild depressant. The regulatory effect of CBD on the body could be essential in keeping the body’s mental and physical functions in balance.

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This Tonisco B40 Hot Tap Machine Set is designed for making connections, through flanged adapters (ANSI300). Connections can be made to gas & oil pipelines, tanks and plant piping without service shutdowns or interruptions to the system. The Tonisco B40 Hot Tap Machine is lightweight, versatile and robust and it comes in a set with flanged adapters (ANSI3oo). By using the Tonisco B40 Hot Tap Machine Set it is possible to make new connections from DN100 (4”) to DN500 (20”). All the connections can be made without stopping the flow in the main, up to 40bar. This Tonisco Hot Tap Machine Set provides an efficient and economical way of making connections to mains for repairs, relocations or additions.


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This "Coffee Art" card is a unique card and I'm not so sure this technique has a name. When you feel the card or see it in person, you find yourself saying, "How was this made?" I love how each card turns out unique. See both examples in the coloring below.
It isn't a solid die cut piece, and it isn't inlaid. It isn't embossed. It's a die cut that has been cut onto a mask sheet, and the layers peeled up only as colored... so the results are a multi-layered coloring design that adds texture! Love this!
The challenge I was running into was that I wanted control of colors beyond just the die cut piece, and simply creating a stencil out of it didn't work for what I wanted to achieve. So it's kind of a stencil hybrid. I can't wait to share this with you on a video. There is probably a really easy way of creating this - I just don't know of it and I had a lot of fun peeling up the layers, revealing patterns as I went. So... while there may be easier ways, I don't think there is any more fun to be had than how I created this!
I made it for the Coffee Lover's challenge and also the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. For this to fit in both challenges, it needed to have a summer coffee theme for the Coffee Lovers, and using a stencil from Simon Says Stamp. This accomplished both with the flower latte art using the (hybrid) stencil!
Colors used were antique linen, ground espresso, and vintage photo. Worn lipstick for the lipstick stain, of course!
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Why Mark Zuckerberg tries to surf every day
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he likes to surf every morning before he starts work because he finds it hard to get “hit” by bad news.
“When you’re in the water, it’s pretty hard to focus on anything else,” Zuckerberg told The Tim Ferriss Show.
“When you’re on the board, you focus on staying on the board and not messing anything up.”
Zuckerberg said shortly after waking up in the morning, he was checking his emails about his company’s internal activities – which is normally “a fair amount of bad news and new stuff for me to absorb”.
He said he wouldn’t be able to dive into the work after seeing the emails because “it’s almost like getting hit with a ton of new context.”
In order to get in the right frame of mind, Zuckerberg said he started foiling, or riding a hydrofoil board that lifts you above the surface of the water.
Zuck’s surfing habits have fed netizens.
On July 4, Zuckerberg was widely ridiculed on social media after posting a video showing him foiling on a lake while holding an American flag. John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” played in the background.
The previous year he had been photographed surfing while wearing a thick layer of white sunscreen, drawing comparisons to the Joker, the Phantom of the Opera and Queen Elizabeth I, England’s Renaissance monarch.
Zuckerberg has also been photographed repeatedly foiling the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where he owns some 1,500 acres of land much to the chagrin of many locals.
The Meta co-founder said he plans to spend nearly half of his time this year working remotely from his Hawaiian compound rather than at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
Zuckerberg, whose net worth is valued by Forbes at $81 billion, making him the 15th richest person in the world as of Thursday, had plenty of reasons to want to relax.
Meta’s stock has lost about a third of its value since announcing its last earnings report, which found that its flagship social media platform Facebook was losing younger users to rivals such than TikTok and Snapchat.
The plummeting value of its shares also has many employees, who received options as one of the perks of their jobs, looking for exits.
The company appears so threatened by TikTok that it hired a major GOP consultancy to incite rage against TikTok and deflect political scrutiny from Facebook and Instagram, according to a report on Wednesday.
Meta has also been on the defensive over allegations that its executives knew Facebook and Instagram were hurting young users but did nothing.


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The instant noodle market is growing. According to a US Department of Agriculture emerging market project proposal, manufacturers of instant noodles are searching for “a new formula for the next noodle generation that can be higher in protein, better quality, and yet cheaper”.
The work of Harold Corke and his co-workers from the University of Hong Kong may constitute such an advance.
Addition of betacyanin pigments from Amaranthus tricolour, an approved natural colorant in China, at levels of 0.1 and 0.5 per cent led to pink-red noodles with good colour stability, without affecting the cooking and textural properties of cooked noodles, report the researchers in Food Chemistry.
“This is the first report about Amaranthus betacyanin pigments applied in Asian noodles,” wrote the researchers.
“This laboratory study may provide a basis for food technologists to develop novel coloured foods incorporating with functional natural colorants with good antioxidant capacity,” they added.
The value of colour
“Colour interferes with our judgments on flavour perception,” explained the researchers. “It plays a critical role in the attractive appearance of beverages and foods.”
The main natural red pigments currently used by the food industry are anthocyanins, betalains, and carotenoids sourced from berries and grapes, red beetroot, and red fruit, vegetables and flowers, respectively, according to Leatherhead Food International (LFI).
The most widely used natural pigments in the red-purple colour range are anthocyanins. However, these compounds are relatively unstable above pH 3. This means that betacyanins, and betalains in particular, are the natural pigments of choice to provide red-purple colour to low acid foods.
The Hong Kong-based researchers prepared Asian salted noodles with different levels of Amaranthus pigments, including 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 per cent. When used at the low levels, the noodles had a “more pink shade” at all stages - flour gels, dried raw noodles, and cooked noodles. At the higher levels a “more red shade” was recorded.
The lower pigment levels had no effect on the noodles’ cooking and textural properties, while at the highest level the pigments detrimentally affected the gel hardness and adhesiveness, said the researchers.
“Amaranthus pigments imparted to Asian salted noodles and flour gels a colour shade of pink or red, with great colour stability during one week storage at room temperature,” added Corke and his co-workers.
Source: Food Chemistry
Volume 118, Issue 3, Pages 663-669
“Evaluation of Asian salted noodles in the presence of Amaranthus betacyanin pigments”
Authors: F. Zhu, Y.-Z. Cai, H. Corke

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Fringe as F**K
About this event
Rehearsing is a construct, let's get Fringe as F**K.
This is not an improv show... but everything will be improvised. This is not a Fringe show... but all your Fringe favourites will be there. Nothing is planned... but something exists….
If your kink is a bag of dollar store props, terrible song choices and some of Australia’s favourite queer variety performers, then you are ready for the shenanigans.
Hosted by your favourite drunk aunty, Tash York (Tash York’s Happy Hour, Briefs Sweatshop, Winefulness). Come into her world as she puts the best of the Fringe to the test in three rounds of fringy goodness to see if she can find the most Fringe as F**K performance ever known to Fringe.
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BACKED BY 43 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, MAGNATONE IS NOW PERSONA MEDICAL!
With a renewed look and feel comes a renewed vision, we need to exceed the expectations of every client by offering outstanding customer service, a greater value for less money, full marketing support and most importantly no contracts! Persona Medical provides superior hearing Instruments and the most advanced technology in the industry. With the introduction of SpeechPro, the only voice activated programming fitting system, and Freelink, the world’s first wireless programming system, Persona is the complete hearing instrument manufacturer.
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Persona Medical has created a protective cover which prevents moisture and dirt to areas like battery compartments, ribbon cable programming slots, push button memory switches, direct audio inputs, and dual direction microphone ports. The new protective cover is made from a FDA approved medical grade vinyl and is custom shaped to fully encompass your hearing instrument. It also allows users to access the battery door with the greatest of ease.
By creating a transverse cut through the middle of the cover, such that the cover hinges, it allows the rear portion of the cover to be removed for powering the device and changing the battery.


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Art to me is an expression of emotions in colors.
Most of my art is very colorful with changing patterns and shapes. I usually start with an idea of the colors I want to use and play my music and let it flow.
I was a painting contractor and specialty finisher for 42 years. I had to paint the colors others wanted and stay within the lines. Now that I have retired I can be free to create.
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Body Image; Societal & Personal Pressures
Body image is one of the deepest running insecurities we carry around with us. Body image stress manifests differently in each person as we all have our own coping mechanisms and are affected uniquely by the pressure we both create and feel from others to be a certain way. Fixation on food, whether dieting, bingeing or restricting, is not a simple matter of will power (and to believe that is a damaging misconception). Addressing body image is a very unique process and involves understanding the root of a person’s insecurity, triggers, emotional coping tools, physical manifestations and use of food and physical activity.
Eating Disorders vs. Disordered Eating
In our diet and fitness perfection-oriented society, disordered eating is quite common, affecting up to 50% of people. Rigid eating rules, anxiety about food, avoiding food groups and basing self esteem on body weight and shape are common symptoms that many struggle with on a daily basis, which creates stress and perpetuates a harmful cycle that may last for years, if not a lifetime. These cycles may be passed on from generation to generation and are compounded by a societal focus of judging self-worth from one’s appearance; something that has become easier with celebrity idolization, social media, myths about weight & health and unresolved societal insecurities / fat-phobia from past decades.
Clinically diagnosed eating disorders differ from disordered eating in their intensity. Four categories of clinical eating disorders exist; Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Diagnosed eating disorder show up less commonly than disordered eating and are co-managed along with specialized psychologists and ED recovery centers.
Approach to Treatment
- Identifying the root of your relationship with your self image and your relationship food; having a supportive place to openly talk about these factors, allowing you to become aware of how they show up in your life today.
- Treating underlying presentations of anxiety, chronic stress and other stressors that food or food restriction is used as a coping mechanism for.
- Healing the body systems that are both affected by and contribute to food addiction / cravings and food anxiety: gut health, hormonal health & blood sugar, sleep quality, stress regulation and correcting nutrient deficiencies (which are common due to lower quality soil and food sources, food restriction and pharmaceutical use).
- Influencing the biochemical pathways of metabolism, mood and energy to bring balance to the body; reshaping metabolism so that is functions well after a history of dieting and restriction.
- Developing goals and creating a lifestyle together that fosters less anxiety around food and body-positive perspectives while maintaining a healthy weight you enjoy being at.
- Educating and problem solving about food (how to eat what and when) to support you physically and mentally through this journey. Discussing the role of physical activity and finding how it fits into your life in a way that serves your body, mind and spirit.


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Three 16 year old friends are sitting around a table in the needlework classroom of a secondary school. The teacher is telling them the items that they will need to make in the next two years in order to get their A Level: an outfit for themselves comprising of a jacket and at least one other item, an item of children's clothing incorporating hand embroidery and a soft toy.
The girls search through a Simplicity sewing pattern book for inspiration. The smallest of the group sees something that takes her eye. Something that will fulfil the last criteria and give her the opportunity to customise it to show off an extra sewing skill. In order to make life much more difficult for herself, she decides to make the base of the toy out of cordoroy which will prove very difficult to work with and cause endless frustration trying to line the fabric up with the pile going in the right direction and all stripes of the cord matching exactly. She will also choose to do hand sewing to make the major part of the toy, trying a technique she has never used before. Something that seemed a good idea at the time, but will untimately reduce her to tears as the teacher looks at it and says 'No, I can see your stitching. Unpick it and start again.'
After finishing the items and passing the exam, they will be packed up and put in the loft. They will be transported during each future house move and each time she will be quizzed 'Are you sure you want to keep this?' and she will reply 'Yes, I spent HOURS making that, I'm never throwing it away'. For it does not only represent an exam project, it reminds her of the hours spent in the company of good friends, chatting, laughing, sometimes crying, discussing hopes and dreams for the future. It holds such memories of two years of growing up from a school girl to a young woman. And one day, someone will encourage her to bring down that toy and share it as part of Storytelling Sunday.


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Tom Kelly, who managed the Twins to the only two World Series titles in their history, was honored Thursday evening with the Herb Carneal Award for Lifetime Achievement.
“If you get on this lifetime thing, it means you’re getting old,” Kelly, 65, told a sellout crowd at the 11th annual Diamond Awards at Target Field. “I try to keep up, that’s all.”
One of 13 men to manage the Twins in their 55 seasons, Kelly led upstart teams to surprise titles in both 1987 and 1991. Both World Series went the distance as the Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, respectively.
A Graceville, Minn., native, Kelly retired after the 2001 season at age 51, having led the Twins to 1,140 wins in 16 seasons. Fully recovered from a minor stroke in the fall of 2014, he remains a special assistant in the club’s front office.
“Having the opportunity to be in the right spot and manage a couple World Series teams … and having some wonderful players play,” Kelly said, “the memories that they created for all of us in the Upper Midwest and especially Minneapolis and St. Paul is something that we’ll always have to hang onto.”
A member of the Twins organization for all but one of the past 45 years, Kelly played parts of nine seasons in the Twins system. All 49 of his major league games as a first baseman/outfielder came with the Twins in 1975.
He became a player-manager in 1977 with Triple-A Tacoma. By September 1986, he was managing the big club.
“You get reminded of certain little things that happened in games and during the course of the season that put a smile on your face, which is always a good thing,” Kelly said. “Sometimes all that stuff falls in place and the wheel spins without any broken spokes, and it will spin pretty good.”

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In a followup to a story we reported a month ago, The White House web site posts a notice to the signers of the web petition about alien life.
Thank you for signing the petition asking the Obama Administration to acknowledge an extraterrestrial presence here on Earth.
The U.S. government has no evidence that any life exists outside our planet, or that an extraterrestrial presence has contacted or engaged any member of the human race. In addition, there is no credible information to suggest that any evidence is being hidden from the public’s eye.
Credit: @stevesilberman on Twitter
The post was made by Phil Larson who works on space policy and communications at the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy.
It seems a shame that government has to waste their time answering such an unfounded allegation from citizens. The post points out that there are perfectly good programs in place looking for extraterrestrial life. In other words, knock off the fantastic speculation. There is NO conspiracy, no frozen bodies, no alien technology transfer. There is reality.
UPDATE from The Paradigm Research Group who are unhappy and will bother people about it some more.
As expected it was written by a low level staffer from the Office of Science and Technology Policy – research assistant Phil Larson. The response was unacceptable. […] Much feedback is likely.
PRG will address the White House response on Monday, November 7 via an international press release and op-ed submissions to various newspapers.


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The Executive Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engr Seyi Makinde, has stated that both Oyo State and the University of Ibadan belong to one big family.
He said the mutually beneficial relationship must be maintained by supporting one another.
The Governor was speaking after his investiture and decoration as a UI@75 Ambassador Extraordinaire by the management of the University in his office in Ibadan.
He noted that the University of Ibadan had always had resources to help Oyo State adding that all he had done was to leverage the closeness of the University to the government and Oyo State.
He said various activities of the University had impacted the State positively and that his administration will continually ask UI for support for Oyo State.
To this end, Engr Makinde said UI Ventures would partner with the State Government to manage its Independent Power Project.
He said the junction- improvement project already done at Challenge, Idiape, and Gate will be extended to UI to improve the ambience of the University. He also assured that the Ajibode – Sasa Road would be repaired.
The Governor said he was happy to be part of the UI@75 Anniversary celebrations and promised to give as much support as possible to the fund raising aspirations of the University.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, mni, FAS, had earlier congratulated the Governor on his re-election.
He said that the re-election was a testament to Governor Makinde’s sterling qualities and humane policies in his first term.
He then prayed for good health for the Governor and his cabinet.
Professor Adebowale while commending Governor Makinde for having many UI people in his government, said UI had never had it so good and he assured the Governor that the University would readily release more people to enable it add value to the governance of the state.
He appreciated Engr Makinde’s contributions to the development of the University even before he became Governor.
The Vice-Chancellor said it was in recognition of Engr Makinde’s immense love, contributions and great achievements in delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of Oyo State that the University has designated him an Ambassador Extraordinaire.
Professor Adebowale said the celebration of UI@75 would not be by UI alone but by Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and the World at large while Engr Makinde would be the Chief Host.
He recalled that the expanse of land on which the University is situated was leased out by the Olubadan in Council for 999 years and said the University would forever be grateful to the people of Ibadanland.
The Governor was supported by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Olanike K. Adeyemo; the Chief of Staff, Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi; the Head of Service, Mrs Olubunmi Oni, mni; Honourable Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Abdulwaheed Salihu; Honourable Commissioner for Works, Professor Kehinde Daud Sangodoyin; and the Pro-Chancellor of LAUTECH, Professor Ayodeji Omole.
On the Vice-Chancellor’s entourage were the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Administration, Professor Ezekiel Olusola Ayoola; Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Innovation, and Strategic Partnerships, Professor Oluyemisi A. Bamgbose, SAN; the Registrar, Mr Ganiyu O. Saliu; the Bursar, Mr Adewuyi Popoola; and the University Librarian, Dr. Mercy A. Iroaganachi.
Others were, the Chairman of UI@75 Anniversary Committee, Professor Peter Olapegba; the Chairman of UI Ceremonials Committee, Professor Adenike Akinjobi; Director University Advancement Centre, Mr A. A. Adeosun; and the University’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Adejoke O. Akinpelu.

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24K Gold Plated Jesus ‘Yeshua’ Name Necklace in Hebrew Biblical Script Font
Show off your faith in gorgeous style with this beautiful necklace:
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Height of pendant (approx.): 0.55" / 14 mm
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In the Holy Bible, there are many instances that emphasize how essential it is to embrace faith in Jesus in order to live a righteous life. There is no better way to proudly carry the Savior’s name with you wherever you go than with this stunning 24K Gold Plated Jesus name necklace. With Jesus’s Hebrew name, ‘Yeshua’ marvelously displayed in the traditional Biblical Hebrew font, this flawless necklace will make a meaningful extension to the way you bring the indispensable wisdom of Christ into your life. Demonstrate your love, faith, and devotion to the Lamb of God and his heavenly teachings with this delicate and divine necklace that you will treasure for years to come!
The perfect gift idea for a special occasion, this meaningful necklace will make an unforgettable gift for someone you love.


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Camille Lepage Award
sponsored by la SAIF
The Association named Camille Lepage – On est ensemble was founded on September 20, 2014, only months after the death of Camille Lepage while reporting in the Central African Republic. The Association commemorates Camille, her work and commitment.
For the third time, the collecting society la Saif is supporting the award which provides backing and encouragement for a photojournalist committed to a long-term project.
The 2019 award will be presented at the evening show on Thursday, September 5.
For further information: firstname.lastname@example.org
- 2018 Kasia Stręk
- 2017 Pierre Faure
- 2016 Pauline Beugnies
- 2015 Romain Laurendeau


You can keep an eye on your IT devices with remote monitoring solutions. With this technology, you can get alerts about the performance of your devices so you can act if there’s a problem. This makes it easier to troubleshoot and fix problems when they occur. Remote monitoring solutions also allow you to monitor your devices across different locations, which enables you to track the performance of your devices even when you are not physically near them. Even if someone reports a problem promptly, you may not know about it immediately, so remote monitoring is beneficial because you can get information on issues as they arise.
Our customers can be totally hands-off, enabling them to get on with business tasks while we do the remote monitoring for them. At 101 Data Solutions, we have a 24x7x4 staffed monitoring service. The engineers who operate that service are highly skilled, covering all aspects of hardware and software. Here are the key areas we look at when conducting remote monitoring for you.
If you want your IT devices to last as long as possible, you want to make sure that you are actively monitoring their maintenance. Remote monitoring solutions allow you to track the maintenance requirements of your devices. This will enable you to alert the appropriate people when a device is due for maintenance so it can be replaced as soon as possible, saving the cost of having someone visit to repair a failed device.
Remote monitoring solutions allow you to set up triggers for specific issues, such as when your bandwidth is running low or a device is not operating as it should. When these issues occur, the monitoring solution will send you an alert so you can take the appropriate action to correct the problem.
Remote monitoring can monitor the availability of server storage, storage capacity, and other important metrics to identify issues and determine if they significantly impact the business. Data storage is a significant part of any business IT architecture, and storage utilisation and capacity are critical factors that affect overall performance. The remote monitoring system can collect data such as the amount of data in the storage system, the type of data, and the location. This data can be analysed to determine if the amount of data stored in the system is beyond its capacity. Remote monitoring can also help determine whether a system has the sufficient storage capacity to store new data.
Performance and latency
A lot of performance issues can be prevented if remote monitoring is implemented. Performance issues often result from network congestion, insufficient server resources, and heavy traffic. Performance can be monitored by monitoring CPU usage, memory usage, disk usage, and bandwidth usage, among other things, to detect the issues. Latency can also be tracked between endpoints and triggering alerts if a threshold is crossed. Reliability can also be monitored, and problems traced to their source using latency monitoring solutions.
One of the easiest ways for hackers to gain access to your devices is by finding unsecured devices on your network. If a hacker can log into one of your devices, they can access your network and all the sensitive data. Remote monitoring solutions make it easier to monitor your network for unsecured devices. The monitoring solution can send you an alert whenever an unsecured device is detected, allowing you to take the necessary steps to secure the device.
With 101 Data Solutions‘ remote monitoring service, you can be confident that your systems will run smoothly. We create customised packages that reflect the level of monitoring appropriate for your business. So, contact us today if you want to ensure business continuity by monitoring your devices and data more effectively.
About Brett Edgecombe, Managing Director, 101 Data Solutions
Even as a child living in Canada, Brett always had an interest in technology, so starting his career within the technology industry was a natural progression in 1998 when it began at the UK’s first ISP, Compuserve Interactive Services in Bristol.
He has first-hand experience in modern Enterprise Storage Infrastructure solutions, having worked at Sun Microsystems in 2000, where he worked with large commercial and education customers across the UK.
Brett created 101 Data Solutions in 2008 with a focus on Data Storage centric delivered through high-quality technology solutions direct to businesses throughout the UK. His strategic vision and sector knowledge allows him to bring excellence to 101’s customers through experience, technical foresight and relationship building.


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When renewing prescriptions every prescription comes with an information/drug use form. While information is useful and necessary the frequency of printing and supplying these information forms could be reduced by 50% to 75% . The information after initial issue of a drug could be made available online or at a reduced rate for refills saving millions of dollars. Replication of this initiative could potentially save ...more »
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The AC in most of the buildings are too cold. Its the summer time and I had to bring a sweatshirt to work... No way that's good for the environment. Not only that people (like me) are catching colds because of the AC... We should be able to adjust the AC and Heaters at our own area and place..


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The big story in free games this week is undoubtedly last weekend’s 2012 Molyjam, a competition to create games in 48 hours based on the tweets of @PeterMolyduex. @PeterMolyduex is a twitter account that parodies the pronouncements of game designer Peter Molyneux (creator of games such as Black & White and Fable), known for his insistence that game designers need to think outside the box and create new ways of playing games.
Molydeux amps this up to 11, creating game idea tweets that are as hilarious as they are ridiculous. A quick example game idea from this week: “Game in which you transfer from body to body of people stuck in lifts all over the world, forever in time.” But the tweets, while absurd, sometimes have a sublime brilliance to them and thus after a suggestion on Twitter that designers actually make some of these games the Molyjam was born.
While it’s an odd origin story for a boatload of free games the results are sometimes inspired. We’ve picked three games we think you might like but the full collection of games is available over at the Molyjam site.
Based on the tweet “What if the pause button was a weapon? Until developers think outside the box we’re going downhill" this is a punishing platform game that’s quickly impossible unless you know the trick: your character keeps his momentum whenever you pause, so if you jump and pause the game you’ll keep flying upward. You’ll need to keep pausing and unpausing to survive the game.
Let’s Protest is a surprisingly literal interpretation of the game’s MolyDeux tweet, "Imagine a game in which you have to join protests to make changes to the rules within the game's world." That doesn’t make the game any less fun though. You can travel through the world protesting your jump height or the lack of weather effects until changes are made. It’s a short game but its best feature is probably the surprising and clever twist ending.
"You play as a small boy with a remote control helicopter that is alive and your friend, then you discover a nuclear missile inside it." You need to control both the boy and the helicopter to navigate them quickly past obstacles, since your remote-controlled buddy is filled with a live nuclear weapon however it makes for a hilariously, over-the-top grim game over screen if you happen to crash him into a building as seen in this YouTube clip of the game in action.

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Includes "Funeral Verses," "The Tale of Man and Wife: A Song (Paagli Tomar Shangey)," "Scientist (Bijnani)," "Scientist," and "Essay concerning Light."
"Funeral Verses" translated by Carolyn B. Brown.
"The Tale of Man and Wife: A Song (Paagli Tomar Shangey)" and "Scientist (Bijnani)" translated by Chitralekha Basu.
"Scientist" translated by Ananda Lal.
"Essay concerning Light" translated by Probir Ghosh.
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Neighbours star Tim Phillipps has got engaged to his girlfriend Jessica Lee Rose.
The actor, who plays Daniel Robinson on the Australian soap, shared the news with his fans on Twitter earlier today.
Posting a photo of himself with his new fiancée, he wrote:"This woman makes me the happiest man I can be. So I asked her to marry me!"
Replying on her own Twitter page, Rose said:"I can't wait to marry you @timphillipps."
Phillipps has been appearing in Neighbours since 2014. Rose is a New Zealand-based actress known for her work in US series Greek, as well as the Lindsay Lohan movie I Know Who Killed Me.
Digital Spy Soap Scoop video -hit play below for gossip on Claudette going on the attack in EastEnders, Bethany revealing her bullying ordeal in Coronation Street, Carly revealing her devastating baby secret in Emmerdale, and Cameron causing more chaos in Hollyoaks.

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The OWLS project (Oxford and Wimbledon Leading Scholars) is a collaborative academic investigation and writing initiative between the Sixth Form Academic Scholarship and Exhibition holders of Oxford High School and Wimbledon High School. OWLS enables Sixth Form girls from both schools to meet face to face, to collaborate online, to discuss, debate and write articles both in a cross disciplinary way. The resulting work is published in the OWLS Quarterly journal. The initial edition took inspiration from real birds of prey, and used our Classicists’ translation of Dio Chrysostom’s Greek fable ‘The Owl and the other Birds’ as a starting point. Charles Foster, Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford and author of ‘Being a Beast’ wrote the introduction.
Click here to read the latest OWLS Quarterly – January 2019 – https://oxfordhigh.gdst.net/owls2019/
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Tote your sleeping bag anywhere in the Eureka!® Sleeping Bag Carry Duffel. Made from durable polyester oxford, the carry duffel features a hook and loop zipper closure with an internal compression system. An exterior pocket creates a perfect spot for your pillow or additional gear. The 46" continuous top and side zipper makes it easy to pack and unpack your Eureka!® Carry Duffel!
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Lafarge/Orascom10 Dec 2007
Lafarge buys Orascom Cement for $12.9bn
Lafarge, the world's biggest cement maker, said it agreed to buy Orascom Cement for â‚¬8.8bn ($12.9bn), in a deal that would boost its earnings and exposure to high-growth emerging markets.
Orascom Cement is a unit of Egypt's Orascom Construction Industries. The deal will see Orascom Construction Industries' shareholder Nassef Sawiris take an 11.4% stake in Lafarge and a seat on Lafarge's board.
Lafarge said that as part of the acquisition, it would take on â‚¬1.4bn of debt. The French company will finance the acquisition with â‚¬6bn of debt and by raising â‚¬2.8bn in equity. It added that the deal, which is expected to be completed at the end of the first quarter of next year, would result in synergies of more than â‚¬150m a year.
BNP Paribas, Calyon and Morgan Stanley advised Lafarge on the transaction. Citigroup advised Orascom Cement.


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By Karen Taylor
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Two Cost Cutter locations in Bellingham will close down later this year.
According to a press release sent out Friday, The Markets, LLC will close the Meridian location to make way for a new undisclosed tenant.
The Sunset Square location will also close, but Safeway will acquire the pharmacy center and keep it open.
Cost-Cutter pharmacy employees will stay on when Safeway takes over.
Employees at both locations will be put in other stores according to union contracts.
The Markets have not said how many employees would be affected.

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Certificate of deposits (CDs) are savings vehicles offered by banks and credit unions. CD interest rates are typically higher than that of savings accounts and money market accounts, often rendering CDs more attractive than either of the aforementioned options.
CDs have a fixed maturity date and specific fixed interest rate, and once a CD matures, the entire principal amount, as well as earned interest, can be withdrawn. 1 drawback to a CD is that you’re required to keep your money in the account for a specified period of time, which makes CDs a highly-illiquid form of investment. (Savings babk accounts are a more liquid interest-bearing type of account.)
Best CDs by APY
- Best for Low Deposits: Bread Savings
- Best for Low Fee Banking: Crescent Bank
- Best for Simplicity: Live Oak Bank
- Best for Government Employees: Pentagon Federal Credit Union
- Best for Connection: Security Service Federal Credit Union
How Do I Know if a CD is Right for Me?
If you’re a disciplined individual, have a set deposit amount and a specific long-term goal, CDs might be perfect for you.
However, 1 of the most important things to know is that a CD is a savings vehicle, not an ATM machine. If you’re one of those individuals who treats your savings account like a checking account, it’s important to realize that money (in both of those accounts, to be clear) are actually supposed to be reserved for access later.
Financial experts say that anywhere from 3 to 6 months of emergency expenses should be covered in case of a job loss, debilitating health occurrence or other catastrophe. And a CD could be a good vehicle for you to make that happen.
The benefits to CDs for an emergency fund are:
- They are safe from market risk.
- They’re interest bearing.
The only downfall to putting your funds in a CD is that they’re not as easily accessible as they would be in a bank-held savings account or money market fund. So, if you’re a freelance writer, for example, and you suddenly can’t find work, you may have to look into breaking into your CD early.
How Do CDs Work?
CDs are a time deposit. In order to receive a higher interest rate, you agree to keep your money “locked up.” When you choose a CD, you’ll also choose the amount of time you’d like the bank or credit union to hold onto your money. This is called the term, and common terms are 6,12, 18 and 60 months. There are other terms available, too.
Typically, longer terms equate to a higher interest rate, but it’s important to decide if your needs will allow a longer term.
At the end of the term, the CD “matures” and your bank or credit union will notify you. If you choose to do nothing, the bank or credit union will put you in another CD just like the last one that had matured. If you’d like to put the money in a different CD or you’d like the money in a savings or checking account, you’ll need to notify your bank or credit union.
Types of CDs
Here are 3 different types of CDs to choose from:
- Liquid CDs are CDs that allow you to take your money out (without paying early withdrawal penalties) before the CD matures. Liquid CDs are also known as “risk-free” or “breakable” CDs.
- Bump-up CDs are CDs that allow you to take advantage of rising interest rates with a one-time option to “bump up” the interest rate. The point of using a bump-up CD is a hope that interest rates will rise, and if you do the bump-up option, it’s important to find out how many times you can bump up, and if you must extend a CD’s term with every bump-up.
- Brokered CDs are simply CDs your financial advisor, broker, financial planner or financial consultant secure for you via the marketplace. This offers you more options for different types of CDs than if you were to just walk into 1 bank.
Can I Get My Money Out of a CD Early?
It’s definitely possible to get your money out of a CD early, though you’ll have to evaluate whether it’s beneficial for you to do so or not. Banks charge penalties when you cash in your CD early. Some good examples of needing to get money out of your CD early include:
- You’ve found an investment with a higher return and approximately the same amount of risk.
- The penalty isn’t huge enough to prevent you from taking out your CD.
- You can alter your saving strategy with other investment products
- You’re having a financial emergency.
- You need the money for something important, such as the down payment for a house.
The earlier you withdraw, the less interest you’ll earn. CD withdrawal rules and conditions are not the same at every bank or credit union, so be sure you’re aware of what the bank or credit union will charge if something rises to the surface.
CD laddering combines both short term and long term savings with more frequent access to a portion of your money. Essentially, you would divide the amount of money you’d like to invest into CDs, all with different maturity dates.
Ally Bank has a great tool for calculating CD ladders, and it involves choosing your ladder and also your total initial amount to calculate a total of estimated earnings based on the certificate rates you’ve received.
How Do I Get a CD?
You’ll be able to access a CD through your bank or credit union, and just about every brick-and-mortar locale has one. CDs are also increasingly offered by online banks as well. You may also work with a brokerage firm that can help you.
It’s important to do your research, check out the market rate and review customer service scores before choosing a bank CD or other investment vehicle, and Benzinga has put 5 great options in your basket. The following are the top 5 CD rates, all based on APY.
See Benzinga's What is APY? for more information about APY.
Save with a CD Today
On a side note, you may note that the interest rates proposed here, while the highest APY of all CDs to date, aren’t as high as you’d like. While it’s true that in the grand scheme of all the investment possibilities, CDs rank on the low end. Remember, too, that a CD term can impact the rate you might get.
CDs are constantly battling inflation with relation to their percentage yield, but if you’re looking for a low-risk investment that beats savings accounts or money markets (especially to protect that emergency fund) then CDs really can have a place in your overall investment strategy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are CDs the same as savings accounts?
CDs are not the same as savings accounts. A savings account pays a regular APY on your balance. A certificate of deposit pays an APY for a particular amount of time on a singular deposit amount, often with little to no maintenance fees.
Who should buy CDs?
CDs are perfect investments for those who want a low risk option for investing that allows them to get their money back in a predictable amount of time.
Can CDs help you diversify your portfolio?
You can use CDs to diversify your portfolio, but it will likely work best with uninvested cash.

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Bulgaria: "Vazrazhdane" Deputies Face Removal from Committees After Moscow Trip
A contentious debate unfolded in the National Assembly as proposals to remove deputies of the "Vazrazhdane" party from parliamentary committees gained traction following a visit to Moscow. The proposed changes, aimed at altering the rules of the National Assembly to allow for the removal of representatives from "Vazrazhdane," sparked heated discussions among lawmakers.
The proposals, submitted by WCC-DB members Yavor Bozhankov and Atanas Atanasov, sought to remove deputies of Kostadin Kostadinov's party from the committees on foreign policy and defense due to their recent visit to a Moscow political forum. However, the proposals were met with resistance from other parliamentary groups, including GERB and DPS, who argued that the changes contradicted the rules of procedure and required amendments before being adopted.
Amidst procedural disputes and objections from various factions, tensions escalated as the debate intensified. Members of "Vazrazhdane" denounced the proposals as unconstitutional and raised concerns about the legality of the proposed changes. Meanwhile, other parties criticized WCC-DB's actions as arbitrary and accused them of jeopardizing national security.
The issue of parliamentary protocol and adherence to established rules came to the forefront during the discussions. While some lawmakers advocated for strict adherence to existing procedures, others argued for flexibility and the need to adapt rules to address emerging challenges.
Following a brief recess and further deliberations, National Assembly Speaker Rosen Zhelyazkov proposed postponing the decision on the draft resolutions. The proposal was ultimately accepted, signaling a temporary halt to the debate surrounding the removal of "Vazrazhdane" deputies from...


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As I mentioned before I won the Moleskine Passions competition and got to pick 2 Moleskine notebooks.Click here to see participants. I picked the Travel journal and the Style Journal. Going to use the Travel Journal soon to plan my next trip. :)
Still working on the freelance job, will update about it once it is done.