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A Liverpool man has been charged with the murder of a teenager on Deeside.
David John Woods (19) is accused of the fatal stabbing of Matthew Cassidy in the Bethel Place area of Connah’s Quay on Bank Holiday Monday.
Woods appeared briefly before magistrates in Mold on Monday morning – he was remanded in custody until he appears before a judge at the town’s Crown Court on Wednesday.
Two men, aged 18 and 49, have been released on bail after being questioned on suspicion of murder. Another two women and a man were released without charge earlier this week.
Detectives said the Crown Prosecution Service had concluded there was sufficient evidence to charge Woods with murder after police presented evidence on Sunday.
Detective Superintendent Iestyn Davies of North Wales Police said: ”Despite a charge arising out of this enquiry the investigation is very much live and I would appeal for anyone who has any information to contact us. This information can also be given in confidence.”
Anyone with information should contact North Wales Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting reference no. V078270.

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As the door to the Richard Rodgers Theater crept open, an ear-splitting scream rang out through the throng of Hamilton fans clogging the New York City sidewalk. They had gathered by the hundreds for a chance to win a ticket to the sold-out Broadway uber-hit through its weekly lottery, and they knew that the show’s star and creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, often puts on a mini-show for the crowd while they wait. In Hamilton lingo, this is called the “Ham4Ham show.”
But neither Miranda nor any of the other acclaimed cast members appeared. Instead, a bespectacled 27-year-old named Mike Karns emerged, and the sound died down as quickly as it started up.
“Not me! Not me!” Karns told the disappointed fans, several of whom were wearing paper masks of Miranda’s face.
Karns in person may not have thrilled the would-be audience members. But he’s played a crucial, if unsung role in stoking their excitement for the biggest hit on Broadway today. Karns manages Hamilton‘s digital footprint, which includes the dozens of viral videos that populate the musical’s YouTube channel; the hundreds of Instagram posts that have earned Hamilton more followers than any other Broadway show; and the Hamilton Twitter handle, which has 202,000 followers.
In less than a year on Broadway, the show’s online audience has surpassed that of longstanding classics like Wicked and The Lion King. And that’s no accident. The Hamilton team has worked hard to cultivate a strong online presence to make up for the paucity of tickets. With so many shut out of the show, the internet has become a vital way to keep fans stoked.
Hamilton’s online audience has its own language, its own inside jokes, and occupies some alternate universe in which YouTube comments are actually totally delightful to read. Of course, while these digital snippets may help quench the thirst of fans who’ll never make it to the show, they also have another effect: they expose the show to a much broader audience that might never have been interested in Broadway before.
The day I visited was May the 4th, also known as Star Wars Day. So, while Karns and the army of fans waited outside the theater, Miranda was inside, hastily scarfing a sandwich while rehearsing that day’s Ham4Ham show with a surprise guest—Star Wars director J.J. Abrams. Star Wars and Hamilton overlap in precious few instances. But Miranda and Abrams had recorded a song together for the most recent Star Wars film, and now, they were getting ready to perform it for the hundreds of fans outside.
Meanwhile, Karns was standing by, ready to capture the moment for hundreds of thousands of fans nowhere near the theater. Online, the show is always going on.

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Supreme Court to Hear ATM Fee Case
A long-running legal battle over ATM fees is heading to the Supreme Court, after the high court this week agreed to hear an appeal by MasterCard, Visa and a trio of major banks, which are challenging an antitrust lawsuit alleging they conspired to set anticompetitive ATM fees.
First filed in 2011 by a consortium of consumers, independent ATM operators and the National ATM Council, the suit alleges that the payment networks’ ATM fee policies suppressed competition by barring ATM operators from offering discounts to users who transact via networks other than MasterCard or Visa. The plaintiffs alleged that banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo—agreed to the ATM fee rules when MasterCard and Visa both were owned by the banks as associations. Even after the payment networks went public, MasterCard in 2006 and Visa in 2008, the allegedly anticompetitive fee structures remained in place.
In 2013, a federal judge dismissed the suit, but it was revived in August 2015, by a three-judge panel in the Washington, D.C., appellate court, which ruled that there were grounds for the case to proceed because anticompetitive fee pricing made ATM networks more expensive for consumers to use. The average cost for an ATM transaction not tied to a user’s bank reached a record $4.52 in 2015, according to Bankrate Inc.
MasterCard, Visa and the bank defendants subsequently appealed the appellate court’s decision. The Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments and issue a ruling on the appeal during its next term, which begins in October 2016 and ends in June 2017. The court currently has just eight justices after the death of Antonin Scalia earlier this year. A deadlocked ruling would leave the appellate court’s decision in place, enabling the original suit to proceed.


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15. MONETARY CONTRADICTIONS BETWEEN THE EEC AND THE USA IN THE EARLY 1970s. BREAKDOWN OF THE BRETTON WOODS SYSTEM
The devaluation of the French franc and the revaluation of the West German mark in the second half of 1969 intensified contradictions both within the European Economic Community and between the Six and the United States. The sharp divergence of currency rates within the EEC endangered the common agricultural market based on single prices. It became more difficult to maintain a stable correlation of the currencies of the Common Market countries to the US dollar.
At the threshold of the 1970s an economic recession began in the United States, its financial difficulties mounted and the balance of payments deteriorated, increasing the influx of dollars into world currency circulation.
Inflation spread further in the United Stales as in other capitalist countries. Inflation processes in individual countries merged into general inflation in the capitalist world. A considerable part in this development was played by the mounting influx of dollars into world circulation.
Exchange rates fluctuated widely, and in order to maintain their currencies in a definite relation to the dollar, countries had to buy dollars for their national currency and accumulate them in their exchange reserves on an increasing scale, correspondingly expanding money circulation in the United States, Japan and other countries. This raised the rate of the dollar and reduced the rates of national currencies but not for long. This is how the United States, together with dollars, exported inflation to other capitalist countries. In view of this situation a number of countries increasingly pressed the United States to put an end to its balance-of-payments deficit and to the method of covering it by introducing dollars into world circulation and the exchange reserves of other countries.
To eliminate the unfavourable balance of payments, the United States would have to do away with its main causes: the excessive expenditure of foreign currency abroad along Pentagon channels and the wide outflow of American capital abroad. This required a radical change of the country's monetary and financial system.
In view of the economic recession the United States could not consistently implement anti-inflation measures, although at the end of the 1960s the spread of inflation assumed a threatening scale. The steps to restrain inflation by credit restrictions taken in 1969 and the first half of 1970, proved to be abortive. More then that, some of the measures supposedly designed to ``normalise'' the monetary system facilitated the spread of inflation. This applies specifically to the so-called Special Drawing Rights (SDR). The SDR system was set up within the framework of the International Monetary Fund early in 1970, at first in an amount exceeding $ 3,400 million. In the next two years this sum went up to $ 9,500 million. SDRs, also called "paper gold", were widely published as a prototype of an artificial international currency. But they began to play the part of additional liquid assets, which promoted inflation. Like book-keeping entries in respective accounts, SDRs arise out of the real international circulation process. Real trade and other settlements between countries are made in convertible currencies by private corporations and banks. Their foreign exchange receipts land in central banks through conversion in national currencies of the respective countries. Thus, the money stock in circulation of a country increases on account of the issue of notes by the central banks. The central banks make settlements among themselves in SDRs, which [...text missing]
While prior to the second half of the 1960s the introduction of dollars in world circulation was justified on the grounds that growing world trade needed liquid assets, the financial shocks at the end of the 1960s demonstrated that the point was not the shortage of liquidity. Exchange rates fluctuated widely, and in order to maintain their currencies in a definite relation to the dollar, countries had to buy dollars for their national currency and accumulate them in their exchange reserves on an increasing scale, correspondingly remain in their accounts for a long time. The use of SDRs is inevitably accompanied by the appearance of additional bank notes in national currencies. And since the sum of SDRs is steadily mounting, the money stock grows respectively. From this it follows that the accumulation of SDRs, like dollars, promotes inflation. Such in general outline is how the operation of the SDR system stimulates inflation.
As for the concrete procedure of SDR circulation, it is simply the voluntary mutual crediting of IMF member countries which have joined the Special Drawing Right account (not all member countries have done so).
Depending on a country's quota in the IMF and its economic potential, it is allocated a sum of SDRs which can be disposed of by the given country or its central bank. This is the limit of mutual crediting. The new international medium of payment cannot be utilised as ordinary money on current accounts or/and trade transactions of private corporations or persons. The biggest sums of SDRs naturally are allocated to highly developed countries which have the largest quotas in the IMF.
When some countries use SDRs for settlements of their adverse balance of payments, the original SDRs sum on their accounts is reduced; at the same time the accounts of other countries accepting the SDRs are correspondingly increased. The percentage of decrease of the SDR sum is an indicator of the intensity of the system's operation. The four-year experience of the system shows that the use of SDRs is of a limited, artificial nature. Nevertheless, since the beginning of the 1970s US financial circles have been the chief SDR votaries.
It is not by chance that the SDR unit, which has no special name, was made equal in gold content to the dollar. It was to serve as a symbol of the dollar's stability. When the system was introduced, Washington sharply changed its tight money policy.
In the last quarter of 1970 and the first quarter of 1971 this was clearly displayed in a number of reductions of the discount rate by the Federal Reserve System, which extended bank credit and lowered its cost. From November 13, 1970 to January 18, 1971 the discount rate was lowered four times and brought down from 6 to 5 per cent, while in other West European countries and Japan it was higher and, consequently, the return on capital was greater. Because of this the influx of American capital to these countries in the form of dollars continued on a growing scale.
Difficulties in the sphere of monetary relations in 1971 were accompanied by greater crisis phenomena in the capitalist world and stiffer competition. In the report of the GPSU Central Committee to the 24th Party Congress (March 1971) Leonid Brezhnev stated: "Even the most developed capitalist states are not free from grave economic upheavals. The USA, for instance, has been floundering in one of its economic crises for almost two years now. The last few years have also been marked by a grave crisis in the capitalist monetary and financial system. The simultaneous growth of inflation and unemployment has become a permanent feature. There are now almost eight million unemployed in the developed capitalist countries.''1 It was further noted in the Report that "...the main centres of imperialist rivalry have become clearly visible: these are the USA, Western Europe (especially the Six Common Market countries) and Japan. The economic and political competitive struggle between them has been growing ever more acute.''2
In May 1971 a panic swept through many money markets in the capitalist countries. It assumed the form of a flight from the US dollar which literally flooded the markets. Many central and big private banks temporarily refused to accept dollars and to engage in operations with them. Some banks temporarily closed down, waiting for the situation to clear up. As the crisis grew deeper the demand for, and the price of, gold rose. Dollar holders, especially private banks, were anxious to convert their dollars, if not into gold, at least into more stable currencies, specifically West German marks and Japanese yen. The usual speculative mainsprings came into action. They were based on the expectation that sooner or later the currencies of the FRG and Japan would be revalued, while the dollar would be devalued.
The calculations of speculators fitted into the following approximate scheme. If one were to keep dollars up to their devaluation, say, by 10 per cent, this would mean a loss of $ 10,000 per $ 1,000,000. If, on the other hand, the dollars were to be converted into stabler currencies one would not only prevent a loss of $ 10,000 but even gain $ 10,000 from the expected revaluation.
In this connection the central banks of the FRG and Japan became the main centres of concentration of US dollars. The influx of dollars also increased to one extent or another in the exchange reserves of other capitalist countries. Thus, the total official sum of foreign exchange in the reserves of capitalist countries, which amounted to $ 32,200 million at the end of the first quarter of 1970, climbed to $ 44,500 million at the end of the 'year, to $ 49,400 million at the end of the first quarter of 1971 and to $55,500 million at the end of the first half of that year.3
Gold and Exchange Reserves of the Federal Republic of Germany and Japan (million US dollars)
first quarter, fourth quarter 1970, first quarter, second quarter, September, October 19714
Gold / Foreign exchange
Federal Republic of Germany 4,081 3,980 3,977 4,046 4,077 4,077 /
6,286 8,455 10,392 11,199 11,380 11,589
Japan 530 532 539 641 679 679 / 2,423 3,188 4,285 6,238 11,939 12,653
Source: International Financial Statistics, December 1971 pp. 21, 23.
The table shows that, although the movement of the foreign exchange reserves of the FRG and Japan differed, the result was the same: excessive accumulation of dollars not dictated by the requirements of current balance settlements. Japan found herself in a worse position because, relying on the stability of the dollar, she did not accumulate a sufficient gold stock, as was done by financial circles of the FRG and other West European industrial countries, which at the end of the first half of 1971 had at their disposal gold valued at $ 17,800 million, or considerably more than the United States ($ 10,500 million).
At the beginning of May 1971 some European countries were compelled to allow the free floating of the rates of their currencies in relation to the dollar under the influence of supply and demand.
This was one of the measures designed to protect the reserves of central banks from the excessive influx of dollars. But this measure–floating rates–completely upset the usual currency relations regulated by IMF rules (prevention of the upward or downward fluctuation of rates in relation to the dollar by more than one per cent). The Federal Republic of Germany was the first to take this path on May 9, although the free floating of its currency in relation to the dollar ran counter to the Common Market countries line of maintaining minimal fluctuations between the rates of their currencies. The example of the FRG was followed by the Netherlands, and this disorganised currency relations within the Common Market.
The Governments of Austria and Switzerland, countries which do not belong to the EEC, officially revalued their currencies: the Austrian schilling by 5 per cent and the Swiss franc by 7 per cent. Thus, the system of regulating currency rates, with the dollar serving as the standard, practically stopped functioning. The currency rates of most countries of the capitalist world began to climb upwards.
The threat of imminent monetary chaos alarmed international financial and banking circles. The sudden massive shifting of capital from country to country became particularly dangerous. Under these conditions guidance of the monatary system by the IMF, like the maintenance of the fluctuation of currency rates upwards or downwards within the bounds of one per cent in relation to the dollar, bscame impossible.
US financial circles took no measures whatsoever to maintain the rate of the dollar. They expected that a depressed dollar would help to increase exports and reduce imports, resulting in a more favourable trade balance, which is the backbone of the country's balance of payments. In 1971, for the first time since 1898, the balance of trade became unfavourable to the tune of some $ 2,700 million. Let us recall that in the first half of the 1960s the favourable balance of trade exceeded $ 5,400 million" annually on average. The sharp deterioration of the trade balance in 1971 could not but affect US monetary policy. It is largely this factor that explains the exceptional measures in US monetary, financial and trade policy in 1971.
In his radio speech of August 15, 1971 President Nixon announced measures which sharply altered not only US financial and economic policy but also monetary and financial relations in the capitalist world as a whole. The USA announced its refusal to convert dollars into gold at a time when world circulation and the exchange reserves of other countries were clogged with dollars. It also introduced a 10-per cent import surcharge. This measure was regarded as a big step towards protectionism. The US Administration also introduced a wage freeze, tax privileges on capital invested in expanding production, and so on. All these measures were designed to improve the competitive ability of American goods.

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"The following is neither fiction nor is it non-fiction. It is the only way I can find to tell what has just happened to me. I have used Eurydice and Orpheus, for they are empty, mythic names."
Kathy Acker Eurydice in the Underworld Arcadia Press 1998 UK
Kathy Acker had a double mastectomy in 1996. She wrote Eurydice in the Underworld about that experience. It was her final work of fiction, for although she managed to clear her body of cancer, it returned, and she died on November 29th, 1997.
We were planning a collaboration, an interactive digital piece, using Eurydice in the Underworld as a starting point. We had begun work on interactive elaborations of six of the roughly thirteen locations described in the story. This particular undertaking Kathy described as "...transforming death, this is how I saw the whole thing, transforming through death." (KA 11/6/97).
I continued with the project alone after her death, trying to produce the interactive we had begun. After many frustrating months I realised that the interactive form was no longer right. Interactivity is touch and response; alive. Kathy was dead. Movement had ceased. I produced instead large still images for the locations in the story; the red bed with stuffed animals, the room designed to suck up human life, the red room from Jane Eyre, Orpheus head floating down the river Hebrus, girls and blood under the dirt.....
The images were output as Lambda mural prints, each 1 x 2.25 m, and mounted on aluminium.

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What is the formula of IRR?
When calculating IRR, expected cash flows for a project or investment are given and the NPV equals zero.
(Cost paid = present value of future cash flows, and hence, the net present value = 0).
Once the internal rate of return is determined, it is typically compared to a company’s hurdle rate.
How do you calculate IRR manually?
Example: You invest $500 now, and get back $570 next year. Use an Interest Rate of 10% to work out the NPV.
- You invest $500 now, so PV = −$500.00. Money In: $570 next year.
- PV = $518.18 (to nearest cent) And the Net Amount is:
- Net Present Value = $518.18 − $500.00 = $18.18.
How do you calculate IRR quickly?
Quick IRR Calculation in LBO Models –
How do you calculate IRR and NPV?
NPV and IRR explained –
What is internal rate of return in simple terms?
Internal rate of return (IRR) is the interest rate at which the net present value of all the cash flows (both positive and negative) from a project or investment equal zero. Internal rate of return is used to evaluate the attractiveness of a project or investment.
What is a good IRR?
So, assuming the IRR in question is that measured as of the end of the investment timeline, a “good” IRR is one that you feel reflects a sufficient risk-adjusted return on your cash investment given the nature of the investment. Acquisition and repositioning of ailing asset – 15% IRR.
What is the IRR method?
Introduction. The internal rate of return (IRR) is a discounting cash flow technique which gives a rate of return earned by a project. The internal rate of return is the discounting rate where the total of initial cash outlay and discounted cash inflows are equal to zero.
What is difference between NPV and IRR?
The difference between NPV and IRR. The NPV method results in a dollar value that a project will produce, while IRR generates the percentage return that the project is expected to create. Purpose. The NPV method focuses on project surpluses, while IRR is focused on the breakeven cash flow level of a project.
How do you solve IRR problems?
STEP 1: Guess the value of r and calculate the NPV of the project at that value. STEP 2: If NPV is close to zero then IRR is equal to r. STEP 3: If NPV is greater than 0 then increase r and jump to step 5. STEP 4: If NPV is smaller than 0 then decrease r and jump to step 5.


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Some of the members on the Sampson County Board of Education would like to set policy for the district’s fund balance.
Board member Dewain Sinclair brought up the matter during a Thursday morning work session, referring to the $1.2 million as the nest egg and rainy day fund for county school operation. During the meeting, he said Superintendent Dr. Eric Bracy was interested in increasing the balance, which was $2.9 million in the 2014-15 period.
Currently, no policy is set for board members to approve spending for needs such as a $117,000 new chiller for Midway Middle School. Finance Officer Dale McLamb made the request for the cooling machine.
While addressing the board, McLamb said money will be shifted around to help offset needs, but said the fund balance is constantly being monitored.
“I look at it every morning,” McLamb said about the fund balance and other portions of the budget.
Board member Glenn Tart said no one is questioning the process, but indicated that board members would like to have more control over it.
“I think it’s good business to have a policy in place, if we’re the final say-so,” Tart said. “That’s what are job is — to set polices in the school system.”
Board Chairman Dewain Sinclair said it was good to have discussions regarding the fund balance and policies.
“It’s not a pot sitting there,” Sinclair said. “It’s always changing.”
Bracy said most districts set aside funds for capital improvements for items such as the chillers.
“We have chillers in our district that are at the age where they are not going to function,” Bracy said. “We’ve made plans to start setting aside chiller money every year.”
He continued that chillers and items such as boilers break down unexpectedly and those instances should be expected.
“Those things happen, so it’s good to have a rainy day fund/capital improvement fund,” he said.
Board members are scheduled to discuss the fund balance and policy process during an upcoming retreat.
Reach Chase Jordan at 910-249-4617. Follow us on Twitter at @SampsonInd and like us on Facebook.


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Claim UK Tax Refunds for Non-Residents
Working students do have to pay income tax just like all other employed Britons and must contribute towards National Insurance. But there’s loads of good news, students on grants or student loans are exempt from paying tax, plus you only start paying tax once you exceed your ‘Personal Allowance’. Besides, on leaving the UK you can claim your UK tax refunds for non-residents. So, let’s take a look at when and where do working students have to pay tax and concessions to look forward to.
The Personal Allowance Bracket
Students are allowed to earn up to a specific amount before they have to start paying tax, that concession is known as ‘Personal Allowance’. You can contact our team for more details and help with filing your non-resident UK tax.
The personal allowance for the 2018/19 tax year is set at GBP 11,850 which is the amount you can earn up to without becoming eligible for income tax. Good news if you secure a part-time job and earn up to GBP 11,850; you owe the taxman nothing!
Related Post: Tax Tips For Students In The UK
Paying UK Tax as a non-resident Past the Personal Allowance Quota
Once you exceed your personal allowance quota, the percentage of tax due changes according to your earnings.
- Up to GBP 11,850 – tax free
- BGP 11,851 to GBP 46,350 – 20% of your earnings
- And if you do earn over BGP 46,351 (unlikely as a student) you pay 40% of your earnings
Paying Tax via the PAYE System
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National Lampoon’s Class Reunion (Special Edition) (Blu-ray)
Directed by Michael Miller
Brand New HD Master from a 4K Scan of the Original Camera Negative! From National Lampoon and screenwriter John Hughes (Weird Science, National Lampoon’s Vacation) comes this very funny teen horror parody set in the hallowed halls of a boarded-up high school. It's been 10 years since Lizzie Borden High School's class of '72 graduated, and everyone—the preppies, the hippies and the in-crowd—has returned to reminisce over good times past. But classmate Walter Baylor has returned too—with a vengeance. While the rest of the gang is misbehaving at its alma mater, Walter, who was a misunderstood freak then and a certified psychopath now, is still not over a prank played on him a decade ago and out to wreak havoc of a different sort. Roger Corman alumnus Michael Miller (Silent Rage, Jackson County Jail) directed the hilarious cast that includes Gerrit Graham (Used Cars), Michael Lerner (Barton Fink), Miriam Flynn (National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation), Stephen Furst (Up the Creek), Zane Buzby (Up in Smoke), Art Evans (Die Hard 2: Die Harder), Misty Rowe (TV’s When Things Were Rotten), Anne Ramsey (Throw Momma from the Train) and soap opera legend Jacklyn Zeman (General Hospital). National Lampoon’s Class Reunion will make you scream and shake... with laughter!
Blu-ray Extras Include:
NEW Interview with star Gerrit Graham
NEW Audio Commentary with director Michael Miller and stunt coordinator Dean Raphael Ferrandini
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I'm looking to child-proof my GrapheneOS phones (Pixel 4a) and I figured out how to uninstall Vandium (the chrome browser for GrapheneOS) via ADB. However, this doesn't actually uninstall, it just removes it for that particular user. I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to either
- permanently uninstall certain features for all users (It would be nice if I could extract some type of .apk if this
- Disable the ability to create a new guest user (because when you do this, all the apps I used
[pm uninstall -k --user 0 app.grapheneos.apps] in ADB to uninstall just show up on guest accounts.
- Password protect certain options in the settings
Any of these options would work for me! All I want is for the the user to not have a way to access a browser from the phone itself.


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Golf news & views: Tony Perez, who announces each golf team teeing off on the first hole of Torrey Pines South Course during the Farmers Insurance Open, decided to use his grassy podium to send a message to his son, pro golfer Pat Perez. Tony has made no secret of his dislike of his son’s long hair.
As Pat’s team in the Zurich Pro-Am approached Wednesday, Tony quickly donned a long, curly black wig under his official cap.
The message wasn’t lost on Pat, who burst out laughing.
The antic not only didn’t hamper his play, Perez and his team of Scott Jones, Keith Jones, Brian Jones and Tim Kruer won their tournament.
That’s bad news for Tony. His son’s longish locks might now be considered a good-luck charm.
Cold reception: Megan Kruer Jones had her newborn daughter with her while watching husband, Keith, in the Pro-Am. She was at the fifth hole when she discovered there was no hot water on tap to warm the baby’s bottle.
Not to worry. Julie Dillon, the Pro-Am tournament vice chair was passing by, learned of her dilemma and ferried the baby’s bottle in her official golf cart back to the Century Club tournament office.
The club didn’t have hot water either, but it did have a Keurig coffee machine. So Dillon brewed a cup of hot water, plunked in the baby bottle and scooted to the fifth hole to deliver it to a very grateful new mom. Now, that’s customer service.


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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national
origin. Which of the following federal government agencies is
charged with enforcing this statute?
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Aug 11, 2019
By Zoomer Podcast Network
Parents are not only helping their kids buy their first home, more than one in three say they’re also chipping in for rent. That’s according to a recent poll that followed another study on housing affordability, which found nearly half of parents plan on helping their children buy a place while one in four already had.
None of this shocks Steve Ranson, President and CEO of Home Equity Bank and the CHIP Reverse mortgage.
Unlike musical festivals now, that can have the eyes and ears of the world on them, only those who were actually at Woodstock could experience it while the rest of us played catch up courtesy of newscasts that reported on the music, masses, and mud.
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My wife’s car is overheating and I can’t seem to find the thermostat. I have read that even though it is rare, the thermostat is actually off of the lower radiator hose on this model. I have taken off both hoses now and don’t see the thermostat housing anywhere. The temp switch and Cool Temp Sensor, but not the stat. Help!
Look where the hoses connect to the engine block, on the driver’s side of the engine (not the side where all the belts are). The thermostat is inside the housing where the hose attaches to the engine.


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Residents in Ekosodin community, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, have applauded the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration for the spread of infrastructural development to their area after years of neglect, as the ongoing road project in the community is reawakening economic opportunities in the area.
A cross-section of the residents, who spoke to journalists, said the road projects in the area will end the economic and social disorder in the community, which grew to alarming proportion as a result of the neglect of the projects over the years.
The contractor handling the road project, Tunde Eguaroje, said the project, which is lying next to the University of Benin (UNIBEN) entails construction of a road linking adjoining streets in the area, adding that the road projects are fitted with side drains.
He said the project, which started few years ago will be completed soon, noting that asphalt work has been completed on overall 1.5km, while asphalt on the adjoining roads is expected to be completed in weeks.
One of the residents, Michael Taylor, said, “We are excited to have benefited from the wake and see governor’s infrastructural project. This project will end the long years of hardship we endured over neglect of the road.”
Another resident, Oviasuyi Gabriel, said, “We appreciate the governor for this laudable project. This is the first time we have seen a project from the start to this level. The road project had been abandoned three to four times in the past.
Oziegbe Paul said the project will end the long period of hardship residents faced while accessing the area, adding, “Before this time, it was difficult for residents to move easily from Ugbowo down to University of Benin gate through Ekosodin. The progress of work done by the contractors shows that the governor is ready to have the project completed.”
The road project in Ekosodin is designed to also bring relief to students and staff of the University of Benin who reside in the area.
Ongoing road construction in Ekosodin community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State.


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Tom Cruise: 'Jack Reacher' NYC Premiere Postponed Due to School Shooting
Tom Cruise flashes a smile as he arrives at a taping for The Late Show with David Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theater on Monday (December 17) in New York City.
The 50-year-old actor is in town to promote his flick Jack Reacher. The flick was scheduled to premiere tonight, but was postponed due to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
“Out of respect for the families who lost loved ones in Newtown, Connecticut, we are postponing tonight’s event,” a statement from the film society read. “We extend our love and condolences to you. Our community grieves with yours.”
The Pittsburgh premiere of Jack Reacher, which was scheduled to take place last week, was also postponed in light of the devastating events.

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Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday unveiled the anthem and mascot for the 36th National Games set to happen in Gujarat later this year, at Ahmedabad.
The mascot titled Saavaj, which means lion in Gujarati represents India’s cultural heritage while also giving a glimpse of a rapidly growing India.
The anthem of the Games, encapsulating the philosophy of Judega India, Jitega India, has been rendered by Bollywood star singer Sukhwinder Singh.
In addition to the Home Minister, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Gujarat Minister for Sports, Harsh Sanghavi IOA secretary general Rajeev Mehta and Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur were also present.
The National Games will take place in six cities of Gujarat - Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar - from September 29 to October 12.
“We are delighted that the National Games are back after 7 years and this one will be the biggest and grandest ever,” Anurag Thakur said. “
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I’ve been playing around a little with getting a basic cake that is free from the most common allergens including soy and nuts. Although I am able to eat dairy, some people that I cook for at times need either lactose-free or dairy free food also. This recipe uses the technique of replacing the eggs with bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) and vinegar and works well. The basic vanilla cake recipe is below then the variations appear underneath the post. The picture is of a coffee cake variation (omit walnuts for nut-free). I’m still experimenting with this recipe so more variations are to come.
185 g gluten-free plain (all purpose) flour*(see below)
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
1/2 teaspoon salt
225 g caster sugar
30 g cornflour (it must be corn cornflour for gluten-free)
250 g cold water (this is 1 metric cup = 250 ml)
75 g oil (I use sunflower or canola oil)
20 g white vinegar (4 teaspoons)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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- Mix the wet ingredients together into a small bowl and add to the dry ingredients.
- Mix quickly with electric beaters (do not over mix) until lumps disappear or use speed 6 for 5 seconds with the Bellini, scrape down the jug and repeat.
- Cook in silicone muffin trays for 20 minutes at 160 C (fan-forced oven) or 180 C (conventional oven) or until a skewer inserted into the cakes comes out clean.
*For flour I use Aldi Has No Brand gluten-free plain flour. Other brands including Woolworths, Orgran and White Wings will work in this recipe. If you are in the UK the Tesco or Sainsbury brands of gluten-free plain flour will work. In the USA I think there is one called King Arthur which is available from Walmart which looks to have a similar make up of flours to the ones in Australia. Also, Aldi in the USA has a similar looking all purpose flour. At some point I’d like to put a mix together myself but if I do, I’ll come back here to post my mix recipe.
And now for the variations (watch this space for more)!
Chocolate: Replace the cornflour above with cocoa powder (the same weight). Ice with chocolate icing. Icing: 140 g icing sugar (powdered sugar) sifted, 24 g cocoa powder, 30 g hot water and 30 g melted dairy-free margarine. Mix together well and ice the cakes.
Coffee: Dissolve 1 teaspoon of instant coffee (I use decaffeinated) in a small amount of hot water then add cold water up to the 1 cup (250 ml) mark. Use in place of the 250 g cold water. Icing: 140 g icing sugar, 1 teaspoon coffee dissolved in 30 ml hot water, 60 g dairy free margaine (I use Nuttelex). Mix together well and ice the cakes. Top with walnuts if desired.
Mocha (I haven’t tried this yet): Replace the cornflour with cocoa and also the water with coffee. Use the chocolate icing mix but add coffee into the hot water before adding to the other ingredients.
Berry: Thaw some frozen berries (or use fresh) and puree well in a blender. Replace some of the cold water with the berry puree. When I made this I used mixed berries and the puree was 200 g so I added 50 ml water and used this to replace the 250 g water in the recipe.
Lemon and Poppy Seed: Replace the vinegar in the recipe with freshly squeezed lemon juice (the same amount – 20 g) and add the zest of two lemons and 4 teaspoons of poppy seeds to the mixture.


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Robertson home, Barrington’s own White House, into a community center is before
the village’s Plan Commission this week.
The home, at 145 West Main St., was built in 1898 to be the largest house in Barrington. Its history includes serving as a hospital for victims of an influenza epidemic after World War II and a rest home in the 1940s and 1950s, according to the village. It was used as office until the village purchases it with the idea of restoring it and making it a focal point of Village Center, according to the village’s website.
Barrington plans to restore the building and use it as a community center available for cultural events, nonprofit offices and public events.
The Plan Commission meets at 7 p.m. at village hall, 200 South Hough St.


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“Never be a prisoner of your past. It was just a lesson, not a life sentence.”
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On Tuesday, I brought you a story (Rise Through Challenges) about a family, where the people in that story went through their processes very differently. I was further contemplating on what else in for me to learn.
By watching the inauguration ceremony yesterday, some thoughts came to me that I’d like to share with you.
So in the story, the participants nurtured guilt, shame, blame, anger, and resentment… Negative feelings like those will keep our life-energy stuck and depleted.
As a new American, it was beautiful to experience the ceremony regardless of political affiliation. And what I saw was an opening to heal, heal ourselves, and heal each other. There were many opportunities to heal in Tuesday’s story also. Some took the opportunity, and some didn’t.
You know I’m also going through my own healing processes and coming to the point that loving ourselves and accepting one another is the only way to heal. We may not like, tolerate or agree with the other person or even with ourselves. When we develop a connection with God, the Infinite, or Spirit, a higher level of energetic connection that itself can help us go through hardship and challenging moments and ultimately lead us to heal—from the inside out.
Based on my own journey and my own healing, I discovered the resentment I have carried deep inside. The pain we hold can poison the whole being.
But we have choices. We talked about this on Tuesday we can choose to let go of that resentment, that hurt. The truth is when we house the negative inside, the only person who gets poisoned, is us.
So why do we do that? The question that comes up is, where is the point when we reach our limits, and we say, enough… enough of this! Enough of the suffering, enough of the depression, enough of the torture, enough of being angry, enough of being tight and uptight and stressed out. Where is that point?
I, again, learned something.
Certain things cannot be given. They can only be found. I can tell you a dozen times how amazing you are if you feed the opposite, over and over again, my words will be meaningless to you. It cannot be given; It can only be found.
There’s an Indian practice that many of you probably heard before, called Namaste. The light in me recognizes the light in you. I am light, I am divine, and I see and respect your divinity and light. Again, a higher level of connection, a higher level of understanding, and a higher level of looking at each other.
We are spiritual beings living a human experience. So on the human level, we make those so-called mistakes, real lessons to learn. But on a divine level, on a higher level of consciousness, there is a purpose to all of this. That’s where we find perfection.
I believe Steve Jobs said that you could only understand the path when you look back. Looking back allows us to connect the dots.
We learn to recognize the divine within each other even though we disagree with human choices, aspects. Yesterday was a reflection for me to heal through acknowledging the light, acknowledging the love and divine within myself and the other person, and making a conscious decision to be willing to put all hurt in a different perspective.
When I broadcasted the live video, I felt much discombobulated. I have a little more clarity now. Thank you for being my soundboard, and forgive my fumbling for words.
It seems the impact of the ceremony was more significant than I realized.
It is extraordinary to experience the healing within me, each other, the nation, and hopefully the world.
I thank you for being here. Namaste.
With much love and light to you,
P.S. Join me live at 8:30 AM EST on Tuesdays and Thursdays on the Otis Rec Center’s Facebook Page.

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Polish artist Marta Klonowska continues her unique sculptural technique of using thousands of shards of glass to form colorful animals.
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Italian designer Sonia Pedrazzini just unveiled in 2018 Milan Design Week her latest “collection-homage” of still life master Giorgio Morandi.
Still life is very common in commercial photography, especially in fashion, whether it is for clothing, accessories or jewelry.


Do you exercise at least three times a week? Does your diet consist of mostly vegetables, fruit and fiber? If not, you are part of a high-risk group for type 2 diabetes. If you do have the condition, you will definitely not be alone: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 347 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, and the number could near 600 million by 2035.
To date, the only way of treating type 2 diabetes is by injecting insulin. But there are two medical companies racing in the development of an insulin pill, which could make it easier for sufferers to start early treatment, slow progression of the disease, reduce risks of side-effects, such as blindness, and delay the need for injections.
One of these companies is Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, and the other is a small Tel-Aviv based company called Oramed.
Despite its proportional disadvantage, the Israeli startup is currently one step ahead: Its phase two clinical trials were declared a success by the Food and Drugs Administration in the United States.
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The concept of oral insulin as a way to relieve diabetics of daily injections has been around for decades, but making it happen is extremely difficult because insulin is destroyed by enzymes in the digestive system. Moreover, while many diabetics have grown accustomed to injecting themselves, or use a pump which injects the insulin automatically, a major issue is regulating the steady amount of insulin in the blood, which simply cannot be done with external injections.
Oramed believes that it has now found a solution to allow enough insulin to survive through the digestive system to still do some good.
Beating the obstacles
Insulin is meant to reach the liver, which regulates the secretion of insulin into the bloodstream. Unlike injections, the ingested form passes directly into the liver from the digestive tract.
CEO Nadav Kidron says oral insulin pills are also more financially beneficial. According to him, $500 billion is spent annually on diabetes treatment. “Even a small percentage of cost reduction will make a big economical difference,” he says.
A platform for vaccines in pill form
The next year-long Phase IIb study in the United States will study 150 type 2 diabetes patients and mainly test for the drug’s effectiveness.
Oramed, which has so far raised $34 million will also need to conduct a final large-scale Phase III trial before the drug is licensed for sale, so the capsule is still years away from entering the market. The company is, however, ahead of Novo Nordisk, which has yet to start Phase II testing.
Oramed is hoping to partner with large pharmaceutical firms for development and sales of the drug.
In addition, Kidron believes his company’s unique oral delivery technology “serves as a platform for other vaccines and medications currently available in injection form.”
Oramed is endorsed and directed by prominent leaders in the field of research and development, including: Professor Avram Hershko, 2004 Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry; Professor John Amatruda, former Senior Vice President of Merck and Co., Inc.; Professor Ele Ferrannini, past President of the EASD; and Dr. Michael Berelowitz, former SeniorVice President at Pfizer, Inc., and currently the Chairman of the Oramed Scientific Advisory Board.


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From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver comes a captivating, thrilling novel of fear, friendship, courage, and hope that will leave readers gasping for air. Now a television series on Prime Video, starring Olivia Welch, Mike Faist, Jessica Sula, Enrique Murciano, Camron Jones, and Ray Nicholson!
Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. And in this legendary game, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher, everyone has something to play for.
For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.
Read the book that inspired the series, which the New York Times described as “Reminiscent of ‘The Hunger Games’ but grounded in the real world.”
Lauren Oliver is the cofounder of media and content development company Glasstown Entertainment, where she serves as the President of Production.
She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the YA novels Replica, Vanishing Girls, Panic, and the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem, which have been translated into more than thirty languages. The film rights to both Replica and Lauren's bestselling first novel, Before I Fall, were acquired by Awesomeness Films. Before I Fall was adapted into a major motion picture starring Zoey Deutch. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017, garnering a wide release from Open Road Films that year.
Oliver is a 2012 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award nominee for her middle-grade novel Liesl & Po, as well as author of the middle-grade fantasy novel The Spindlers and The Curiosity House series, co-written with H.C. Chester. She has written one novel for adults, Rooms.
Oliver co-founded Glasstown Entertainment with poet and author Lexa Hillyer. Since 2010, the company has developed and sold more than fifty-five novels for adults, young adults, and middle-grade readers. Some of its recent titles include the New York Times bestseller Everless, by Sara Holland; the critically acclaimed Bonfire, authored by the actress Krysten Ritter; and The Hunger by Alma Katsu, which received multiple starred reviews and was praised by Stephen King as “disturbing, hard to put down” and “not recommended…after dark.”
Oliver is a narrative consultant for Illumination Entertainment and is writing features and TV shows for a number of production companies and studios.
Oliver received an academic scholarship to the University of Chicago, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York University.
“Oliver makes a white-knuckle return to realism that will have readers up until the wee hours.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Oliver’s novel is a wholly believable and compulsively readable tale of friendship, loyalty, survival, and courage.” — Booklist
Praise for Before I Fall: “Oliver’s debut novel is raw, emotional, and, at times, beautiful....readers will love Samantha best as she hurtles toward an end as brave as it is heartbreaking.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for Before I Fall: “Samantha’s attempts to save her life and right the wrongs she has caused are precisely what will draw readers into this complex story and keep them turning pages until Sam succeeds in living her last day the right way.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review)
Praise for Before I Fall: “Oliver, in a pitch-perfect teen voice, explores the power we have to affect the people around us in this intensely believable first novel...This is a compelling book with a powerful message and should not be missed.” — ALA Booklist
Praise for Before I Fall: “This story races forward, twisting in a new direction every few pages, its characters spinning my emotions from affection to frustration, anger to compassion. You’ll have no choice but to tear through this book!” — Jay Asher, author of the New York Times bestseller Thirteen Reasons Why
Praise for Before I Fall: “Before I Fall is smart, complex, and heartbreakingly beautiful. Lauren Oliver has written an extraordinary debut novel about what it means to live—and die.” — Carolyn Mackler, author of the Printz Honor Book The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things
Praise for Delirium: “In [Oliver’s] dystopian America, love has been outlawed as the life-threatening source of all discord. Lena’s gradual awakening is set against a convincing backdrop of totalitarian horror. The abrupt ending leaves enough unanswered questions to set breathless readers up for volume two of this trilogy.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for Delirium: “Strong characters, a vivid portrait of the lives of teens in a repressive society, and nagging questions that can be applied to our world today make this book especially compelling and discussable.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
Praise for Delirium: “In a thick climate of fear, Oliver spins out a suspenseful story of awakening and resistance with true love at its core.” — The Horn Book
Praise for Delirium: “Oliver’s deeply emotional and incredibly well-honed prose commands the readers’ attention and captures their hearts. With a pulse-pounding tempo and unforeseen twists and turns, Lauren Oliver has opened the door on a fantastic new series; the second book can’t come soon enough.” — New York Journal of Books
Praise for PANDEMONIUM: “From the grief-stricken shell of her former self to a nascent refugee and finally to a full-fledged resistance fighter, Lena’s strength and the complexity of her internal struggles will keep readers up at night.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for PANDEMONIUM: “This is a romance in the purest of senses, where just the longing for the faintest taste of love is worth the greatest of risks. Like all successful second volumes, this expands the world and ups the stakes, setting us up for the big finale.” — ALA Booklist
Praise for PANDEMONIUM: “If...you crave the heart-stopping action of the arena from The Hunger Games combined with a destined-to-be-doomed love story then this sequel is perfect for you!” — Seventeen.com
Praise for PANDEMONIUM: “Following directly on the heels of Delirium, Pandemonium is equally riveting. The underlying theme that love will win out regardless of prohibition is a powerful idea that will speak to teens.” — School Library Journal
Praise for Requiem: “Before starting, readers should turn off their cellphones and wipe their schedules clean, because once they open the book, they won’t be able to stop. A dystopian tour de force.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Praise for Requiem: “Is there a theme more perfect for YA readers than choosing what you want from life rather than being told?” — ALA Booklist


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Vannessa and Patrick had their wedding ceremony and wedding reception at the beautiful Grosse Pointe Yacht Club.
Words from the bride: “Rosy and Shaun were absolutely incredible to work with for our wedding day photos and I would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for wedding photographers! When I found them on the Knot, I looked through their photos and reviews and knew instantly I wanted to meet with them to see if they were available on my wedding day and whether they would be a good fit for my husband and me. From our initial meeting I could tell they were extremely organized, calm, and complimented one another as photographers. Their style and approach to photography were exactly what we were looking for. Being an out-of-state bride in a different time zone, they were always flexible to meet with me. During each meeting, they listened to each of my concerns, wants, and needs for our wedding day photos. They asked great questions and gave suggestions for things I hadn’t even thought about or considered. On the day of the wedding they were there early and ready to go. My husband, who hates to have his photo taken, absolutely loved working with Shaun as the guys were getting ready. Shaun gave him his space and captured some amazing photos while they got ready. Meanwhile Rosy was capturing gorgeous photos of us ladies getting ready for the day. Throughout the day, they made us feel natural and comfortable with every photo. When it was time for my sister to bustle my gown, Rosy volunteered right away and joined my sister on her hands and knees to make sure it was bustled perfectly. They were willing to help in anyway possible and genuinely cared about making out day as special as possible. After the wedding, I was just like every bride and could not wait to see my wedding photos. Boy was I surprised, when just a few weeks later I received the email telling me that they were ready! The photos were absolutely stunning and they did an amazing job capturing some of the most important moments of our day. There were so many incredible photos that we had no idea were even taken. No detail was missed. Everything was perfect! We’ve received so many compliments on our photos and have had countless family members and friends tell us what an amazing job they did. My sister loved working with Rosy and Shaun so much on our wedding day that she is even using them for her big day as well! I am so thankful that we found and chose Rosy and Shaun to be our wedding photographers. Thank you both so much for capturing our special day! Can’t wait to work with you again in a couple months for my sister’s wedding.” To read more reveiws, check us out on The Knot.


How do you wash 100% polyester comforter?
Use the gentlest possible setting on your washing machine, ideally a delicate or hand wash cycle. If the comforter is very dirty, start the wash cycle then pause it for approximately 30 minutes to allow the comforter to soak. Use a cold water setting unless the care label states that you can use warm water.
How do you keep a polyester blanket soft?
Polyester fleece is naturally stain resistant, so just a teeny bit of soap and water and a light wash will do the trick. Machine wash blankets on cool + tumble dry low or no heat + keep the irons and bleach at bay = Soft Blankets Forever.
How do you keep your blankets fluffy when washing?
Most blankets can safely be run through the washing machine on the gentle cycle with warm water and regular detergent. When it comes time to dry your blanket, stick to the tumble dry cycle and a low heat setting, or hang it up to air dry, if possible.
Do you wash blankets on hot or cold?
First, ensure that your blanket is machine washable. Place it in the washing machine with a mild detergent. Wash on the gentle cycle with cold water. Never place a wool blanket in the heated dryer because it will shrink.
Can 100 percent polyester be washed?
Polyester can be safely dry-cleaned or machine-washed. Turn polyester-knit garments inside out before washing to prevent snags. Machine-wash polyester in warm water, using an all-purpose detergent. Do not overly dry polyester; this will cause gradual shrinkage.
Can you put a polyester blanket in the dryer?
Wash it in warm water, but no warmer than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Use a mild detergent, with no bleach or fabric softener, and do not wash with other textiles. Get the blanket out of the dryer right away – it’s ok if it’s still damp – to prevent wrinkling.
How do you wash a 100% polyester blanket?
Just place your 100% polyester fiber pillow and blanket in the wash bag. It is important to wash these delicate items by themselves on the gentlest cycle possible. Hand washing would be ideal, if you have the time. Make sure you use cold water only and increase the amount of fabric softener you use.
How do you keep clothes Fluffy?
How to Keep Line-Dried Clothes Soft
- Use White Vinegar in the Washer. Add a half cup of white vinegar to the final rinse cycle in your washing machine to help dissolve the laundry detergent.
- Use Less Laundry Detergent.
- Use the Clothes Dryer Before Hanging.
- Shake, Shake, Shake.
- Wait for a Windy Day.
- Fluff in the Dryer After the Line.
How do you wash a fuzzy blanket without ruining it?
To ensure years of cozy comfort, wash separately in cold water on the gentle cycle using your usual detergent. Use only non-chlorine bleach as needed. We recommend line drying, but if you’re in a hurry, you can also put the blanket in the dryer on the no-heat setting (sometimes called ‘air fluff’).
How do you make fluffy jackets Fluffy?
Matting makes the jacket look raggedy and old. The best way to deal with matting involves preventive care — brushing the garment regularly and avoiding getting it wet. Brush the fur regularly. The best way to prevent matting is by brushing your fur jacket on a regular basis, especially if you are wearing it often.
How do you wash a big blanket at home?
Dry on low and include some wool dryer balls to help fluff the down and keep it from clumping. As long as you refrain from using hot water in the washer or a high heat cycle in the dryer, most wool blankets can be laundered. Select cold water, a gentle cycle, and air-dry (no heat) in a tumble dryer.
Can you put a faux fur blanket in the dryer?
You can choose to place your blanket in your dryer OR if you have the ability to leave it to air dry or even place it outside to dry, that would be the best option. If you prefer placing it in the dryer, make sure to have the dryer settings under Tumble LOW Dry / GENTLE Cycle so that the fur does not get damaged.
Can I put my blanket in the dryer?
Set the dryer to a low heat setting.
When using a clothes dryer to dry your blanket, keep the heat setting between low and medium. Higher heats might shrink the blanket, or cause synthetic materials like polyester to scorch. If you’re drying a down or wool blanket, set the dryer to tumble.
Can I wash heavy blanket in washing machine?
“Blankets over 20 pounds should be taken to a laundromat and washed in a commercial-size machine simply to spare your home machine from wear and tear,” she says. If your blanket clocks in at under 20 pounds, wash it at home on the gentle cycle using cold water and a mild detergent.
How do you disinfect a blanket?
If you have thick sheets and blankets, use a setting for hot wash and cold rinse on heavy wash. This will be sure to scrub out any of the lingering bacteria. If you do not have a hot-wash, cold-rinse cycle on your washing machine, set it to the hottest wash cycle you have.


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New information delays arraignment in shooting case
YOUNGSTOWN — The two men accused of shooting into a house near the campus of Youngstown State University, killing one man and injuring 11 people, will have to wait at least one more day before appearing before a judge.
Braylon Rogers, 19, of East Lucius Avenue and Columbus Jones Jr., 22, of Cambridge Avenue have each been charged with aggravated murder, 11 counts of felonious assault and improperly discharging a firearm into a habitation in connection with the Sunday morning shooting, but they will not appear before a judge until Tuesday.
City Prosecutor Jay Macejko said police have come to him with additional information in the case. He said the new information will not lead to additional arrests, but may lead to additional charges against the two men.
“We are confident that we have the right people in custody,” he said. “Given the ongoing nature of the investigation, detectives came to me with possible new developments so we decided it was prudent to wait until tomorrow [for arraignments].”
It has been speculation, and mentioned in at least one police report, that the shooting at the fraternity house on Indiana Avenue was connected to an earlier shooting at the Love Lounge Bar downtown. Macejko said there is no connection between the two shootings and that has nothing to do with new developments in the case, but he would not say what the new developments are.
The shooting at the Love Lounge took place about one hour prior to the shooting at the fraternity house. Officers heard about six shots coming from the bar and saw people running out the front door screaming.
For more on this story see Tuesday’s Vindicator or Vindy.com.


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It’s time for my May anticipated books – another fantastic month for children’s book releases. I have been lucky enough to get a pre-read of a few of these and am really looking forward to adding them to my class library.
I have taken the synopsis for each of these from the Waterstones website.
Release Date: 5th May
The exciting conclusion to the Brightstorm twins’ adventure-packed story! Arthur, Maudie, and the rest of the Aurora crew are going on a mission to the Volcanic North, where years before their parents discovered the moth that is their family symbol. But their scheming, ambitious aunt, Eudora Vane, is still dedicated to destroying the Brightstorm family name, and the further north the Aurora travels, the more long-buried secrets are revealed…
Is Oakmoss Hornbeam the unluckiest boy in the world? Or has someone cursed him? When a black cat crosses his path, mysteriously blown in by a storm, Oakmoss believes it’s his worst omen yet. But Nightshade, a cat of considerable talents, knows when it’s game on or game over. With the help of newshound Veena Vale and magical crime investigator Dexter Stormforce, she sets out to become a lucky charm for one very unlucky boy.
A fantastical, botanical adventure about friendship, bravery – and finding home in a new place. Fern has spent her whole life in the rainforest, and loves nothing more than climbing, exploring and talking to the trees. When she suddenly has to leave all that behind and move to London, with only an eccentric uncle for company, Fern feels entirely uprooted. But when she meets a little plant that can understand her every word, it seems that things are looking up! That is until strange things start happening in the city: giant lily pads on the Thames, monkey vines on the London Eye, and now her new friend is starting to wilt… Can they solve this growing mystery together – before it’s too late?
Set in a world where plants talk, friendship is hard-won and adventure is around the bend of every river… Orla has lived on her own since Ma died, with only her beloved garden for company. When sickness comes and nature is blamed, Orla knows she must find a cure. Armed with her mother’s book of plants and remedies, she steals away on a river boat with two other stowaways, Idris and Ariana. Soon the trio must navigate the rapids of the Inkwater to a poisonous place from which they may never return…
Years ago, the Emperor used dark magic to steal all the colour from the world. Now he keeps it for himself, enjoying its life-giving power while everyone else must exist in cold shades of grey. That is, until a miracle baby is born – everything she touches turns to colour. But the child’s life is in danger from her very first breath. Soon the Emperor’s murderous Ripper Dogs and Black Coats come hunting. Can the girl and her adopted father survive in the forest – and what will it take to return colour and hope to the world?
It’s not every day that you find a famous weather woman bound by magic to a tree deep in the woods. Or discover that the weatherwoman is in fact Sunna, the Norse Goddess of the Sun, and one of the seven day guardians who keep time in order. But that’s just what happens to new friends Buzz and Mari–and it’s only the start of their adventure. Now, as humanity are forced into a lockdown called the Unmorrow Curse and are forced to repeat the same Saturday over and over again, Buzz and Mari must journey to collect the Runes of Valhalla and awaken the other day guardians, before vengeful god Loki can get to them first.
Arthur, Ren and Cecily are transported hundreds of years into the future once again, where a brand new in-reality adventure game, featuring famous legends from around the world, is the new gaming obsession. But the friends soon uncover a sinister plot by a mysterious raider called Deadlock, who wants to re-create dangerous time-way technology. With the fate of the universe in their hands, the friends must enter a dangerous iSports tournament, that will take them from the lost city of Atlantis to Viking battlefields and subterranean Incan tunnels. Can the friends stop the evil Deadlock and play their way home before time runs out?
It is 1940 and Britain is at war with Germany. Robert has been evacuated from London to his grandparents’ farm in Scotland. While exploring the rugged coastline, he finds a boy living in the caves. The boy is called David and he is a Kindertransport child. David had to leave his mother and grandmother behind in Berlin, and has now run away from his cruel foster family nearby. Meanwhile, at the Gestapo Headquarters in Berlin, it is discovered that an Enigma codebook has been hidden in David’s suitcase. A Nazi secret agent in the UK is instructed to find David, retrieve the codebook and kill the boy …
Release Date: 12th May
Zeina Starborn spends her days dreaming of adventure in the sky and escaping the smog-filled city of Ravenport. So, when she wins the chance to visit the famous Willoughby Whale Hotel – a ginormous structure built on the back of a flying whale – Zeina grabs it. Even clashing with Jackson, spoiled heir to the Willoughby fortune, can’t dampen her excitement. But a series of clues makes her question what she’s been told about this dazzling world of inventors, explorers and mighty sky whales. Zeina and Jackson must put aside their differences to uncover the secret plot around them as they embark on the journey of a lifetime.
On a small island off the Scottish coast, Isla and her family are grieving the loss of her older sister Flora, who died three years ago. Then they’re offered the chance to be part of a top-secret trial, which revives loved ones as fully lifelike AI robots using their digital footprint. Isla has her doubts about Second Chances, but they evaporate the moment the ‘new’ Flora arrives. This girl is not some uncanny close likeness; she is Flora – a perfect replica. But not everyone on their island feels the same. And as the threats to Flora mount, she grows distant and more secretive. Will Isla be able to protect the new Flora and bring the community back together?
Marty doesn’t have much. Unlike his mum, who has billions of things: newspapers, holey shoes, rusty lawnmowers, broken picture frames – she keeps EVERYTHING! It’s hard to leave the house. Marty does his best to look after her and wonders if anything will ever change. But on Marty’s birthday, Grandad, with a glint in his eye, gifts Marty a very special seed. Grandad hasn’t been this excited since he invented the bum scratcher 2000 or thought he’d brewed wonder fuel from rhubarb leaves! The seed grows bigger and bigger, and launches Grandad, Marty and his best friend Gracie on an impossible, wondrous plan fuelled by love, hopes and dreams.
Uprooted by her single mum along with her troublesome older brother, eleven-year-old Prune Robinson is trying to settle in a new town. She figures she can’t burden her hard-working mother with the fact she’s being bullied. Or the fact that her drawings have started coming to life. But with her brother soon in danger, Prune comes to realise that she can’t hide her power forever; in fact, it might just be the one thing that brings her family back together and saves them all.
Josephine Williams is a future-focused, internet-loving eleven-year-old who is desperate to explore the world beyond her cul-de-sac – and her browser. When she learns about Josephine Holloway – a woman who started the first Girl Scout Troop for Black girls in America – she’s certain she must start her own. Enlisting her friends Margot Anderson and Wesley Evans, the trio begin their quest for their Camping Badge. Drawn to an abandoned factory nearby, they stumble across something strange. A square, ancient television and two tatty armchairs. Beside it, a wooden sideboard with an old photograph of a young, happy couple. What is this? Who, or what, lives here – and why?
Release Date: 19th May
In a digital world it’s hard to know what’s real. Imagine a world where your only friends are virtual, and big tech companies control access to food, healthcare and leisure. This is Jess’s world. But when she turns fourteen, Jess can go to school with other children for the first time. Most of them hate the ‘real’ world, but Jess begins to question whether the digital world is ‘perfect’ after all. Back home, her sister Chloe’s life-saving medication is getting ever more expensive. Determined to help, Jess risks everything by using skills forbidden in the cyber-world, only to stumble on something explosive. Something that will turn her whole world upside down. It’s up to Jess to figure out exactly what is real, and what is fake – Chloe’s survival depends on it.
Release Date: 26th May
After a rather strange encounter with a seagull on her first day of boarding school, Alice Tonks is left with a lot of questions. Why does the bird need her help? And WHY can she talk to seagulls? Alice is used to being by herself but she can’t solve the mystery alone. With new friends behind her, can Alice harness her magic powers and become the hero she never imagined?
The year is 1726 and the Royal Sorcerer of England is on the hunt for those who are magicborn. When Tempest is captured after accidentally unleashing a power she didn’t know she had, she is taken to Kensington Palace alongside a boy like her, Peter. Trapped, Tempest and Peter find their magic flickering to life – and with it, long-buried memories. For they are the lost prince and princess of Fairyland, bound by a deadly curse… and now the fairies are coming to get them. A battle is building – one only they can end. But who will survive?
It’s 1939 and war has broken out. Everything has changed at Highbury House school. The pupils have to help cook, clean and wash up, for a start! Then a boys’ school is evacuated to Highbury House, and the girls have to share the building. Justice and her friends are delighted that there are still mysteries to solve, however. Like: why can they hear voices coming from an empty room? And how can there be a face at the window two storeys up? Then Justice faces her biggest challenge yet. Could there be a spy in their midst?
Do any of these catch your interest? Have you read any already?
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adding a bunch of these to my tbr. i haven’t heard of any of them before this and they all look so cute.
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Middle grade covers are very cute and I think these will all be wonderful reads! Hope you enjoy the ones you’ve added to your TBR.
You e just reminded me I need to boost Map of Leaves up my pile! Looking forward to new Ele Fountain and Peter Bunzl too.
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I cannot wait for Firesong! I really love the Firesong series!
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GET REAL RORY!
Rory Mcllroy is, without question, the most talented Super-Golfer today, yet I question what’s going on in that area between the ears, where the great Bobby Jones believed tournaments are won and lost.
I don’t say this because Rory swings full out on every shot, a mistake that has cost him dearly in major championships, when the timing and rhythm of his swing cannot keep pace with his overly quick tempo.
I don’t say this because Rory will keep talking and talking during interviews, like a Marlin running out the fisherman’s line, going on and on and over-thinking when it comes to analyzing his driving technique or club design.
I don’t say this because Rory tends to criticize courses outside rather than inside his home country of Ireland,
I SAY THIS BECAUSE ONCE, EVERY SO OFTEN, RORY SHOWS HE HAS FAILED TO STUDY THE GAME OF GOLF’S HISTORY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO KNOWING THE BACK STORY BEHIND LINKS COURSES, NAMELY THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT MUST BE MADE FOR WIND WHEN SETTING UP A TOURNAMENT VENUE.
Case in Point: Rory recently commented that courses on the European Tour are set up easier than a decade earlier, just because he is shooting a four-day total score that’s a couple of shots lower than a dozen years earlier, on the same courses.
For Rory to signal out Carnoustie, in Scotland, one of the most challenging and most historical courses to host The Open Championship (British Open) – Ben Hogan won this major, at this venue, in 1953 – as a push-over setup is absurd.
Rory neglects to point to the fact that he now hits the ball twenty yards longer off the tee than he did in 2007, when finishing low-amateur in the “British. This has a lot to do with Rory’s lower scores (albeit, a big two shots lower, over 72 holes!), simply because the longer the drive, particularly a 310 yards plus Rory drive, the shorter and more lofted the iron hit on approach shots. Consequently, the easier it is to hit the ball close to the hole and score birdie.
My point: More than a championship course set up easier, it is Rory’s longer driving due to technologically-advanced clubs and hotter balls that plays the biggest role in his shooting lower scores.
In defense of a course set up less severe, Rory ignores the fact that on links courses, bordering the sea, sometimes when the wind changes direction, and changes directions again, the golfer often plays both the front and back (outward and inward) nine holes into a strong wind. Worse, the golfer can sometimes face severe crosswinds throughout the round of eighteen holes, causing the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews and the local course to raise the course’s par, or “Standard Scratch,” such that the score is balanced against the conditions and handicaps are kept honest. Turning in extra-high scores on very windy days, without changing the course’s Standard Scratch would cause handicaps to be inflated.
I have played Carnoustie and I can tell you this: If the course is set up easier, but the wind blows in any direction, the course is anything but a push-over.
So I don’t know where Rory is coming from. In fact, because European Tour course venues are tougher to score on and all so different to one another, as opposed to United States courses, in general, is the very reason European golfers have come on strong, winning in America, and cleaning our clock in the Ryder Cup.
Rory, if I can have the last word, please, if you want to make the kind of comments I spoke to herein, about courses being set up easier, be a man like Tiger has been throughout his career, and do your thing after winning, next time, not after losing.

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