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AUGUSTA, Maine -- Lawmakers say Mainers, and especially younger people who get easy access to credit cards, need better money-management skills. And they're putting up money to see that more financial advice will be offered.
The Legislature has passed a bill to create a Council on Financial Literacy, which will support programs that educate Maine residents about money management. It also provides up to $50,000 for matching grants to fund those programs.
Representative Marilyn Canavan, who sponsored the bill, said it will help ensure that Maine students learn financial responsibility in an era of increasingly unmanageable debt brought on by easy access to credit cards. The bill was signed into law June 27.
The Waterville Democrat said the average monthly credit card balance of an undergraduate is $2,237.
By the time students graduate from college, they have average debts of $20,402 in combined education loan and credit card balances, said Canavan, citing figures from the National Conference of State Legislatures .
"Financial literacy is not just about managing money. It's about making good, informed financial decisions," Canavan said.
The state insists that young people receive driver education before they can get on the road, but "we haven't been nearly as zealous in insisting that they learn to responsibly maneuver the byways of personal finance," said Canavan.
As a result, many young people experience financial disaster. Without education, many more will.
The National Conference of State Legislatures, a nonpartisan research organization, said that by the end of 2004, finance standards or guidelines were part of education standards in 38 states. Seven states required that a personal finance course be taken in order to graduate, and nine states tested students on personal finance knowledge.
State Treasurer David Lemoine will chair the council and administer the financial literacy program grants, and Will Lund, director of the state's Office of Consumer Credit Regulation, will serve as a standing member.
A Maine high school student and a Maine college student will also serve on the council.
"This bill is a cost-effective investment toward the important goal of helping consumers to help themselves," said Lund.

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IBQ wins prestigious Banker Middle East award for Best Customer Service 2010
IBQ has won the highly coveted Best Customer Service Award at the prestigious Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2010, which were held last night (16 June 2010) in Dubai. It is the third year running that IBQ has been awarded for the outstanding quality of customer service which has become an integral part of the bank's move towards being the bank of choice in Qatar.
"We are delighted with this repeated honor, coming as it does as the third straight Best Customer Service Award for our bank, and proving to be a fine testament that we are indeed on track towards delivering our promise of personalized service and customer service excellence," said George Nasra Managing Director of IBQ after the awards ceremony.
"This is a proud moment indeed for IBQ, and this award is dedicated to all our extremely hard-working and dedicated staff members for their contributions throughout the year. We have all been working with much effort and dedication to be leaders of innovation and service quality in this field, and we now have systems available to track customer feedback, complaints, and mystery shopping. Of course this award is not only a reward for our work this year, but also a responsibility to carry on working towards making the IBQ customer service experience highly rewarding and innovative. This continues to be our goal in 2010, and one I believe we are again well on our way towards achieving," Nasra added.
The award ceremony brought together the banking industry of the Middle East to celebrate and recognize exceptional achievements of the year. A key to IBQ winning the highly recognized award for the third straight year has been the bank's commitment to bringing on board a range of innovative and value-added products, services and promotions as part of its aim to provide customers with the highest customer experience possible. These include a whole array of spectacular market-leading initiatives such as the launch of the Al Yusr Islamic Banking service in May 2009, as well as a full retail platform of high performance services to meet customer needs with a high amount of personal flexibility, the introduction of the first cash back credit card in the Qatari market, and continual branch and ATM network development.
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- IBQ wins the 'Best Credit Card' award at the Banker ME Awards
- The Montgomerie, Dubai wins 'Best Service' Award at the Middle East Golfers Award 2009
- IBQ recognised for Best Retail Customer Service in Qatar
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India Reviews Bids In $11B Fighter Jet Deal
NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Defense Ministry has begun reviewing competing bids from Eurofighter and Dassault for the purchase of 126 multi-role combat aircraft worth about $11 billion.
Ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar said officials met with representatives of the European competitors on Friday and are expected to take six to eight weeks to pick the winning bidder. Eurofighter is offering its Typhoon aircraft while Dassault's bid is for its Rafale.
Planes from Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin of the United States and from Russian and Swedish makers were earlier disqualified on technical and operational grounds.
India, the world's biggest arms importer, is being wooed by major international arms manufacturers as it replaces its obsolete Soviet-era weapons.
Eighteen fighter aircraft are to be delivered in "fly away" condition within 36 months and the remaining 108 are to be built by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. through technology transfers.
The deal is expected to be signed before the end of India's current financial year in March.
The ministry's price negotiating committee will now determine the cost of the planes, their on-board weaponry, technology transfers, warranty for the first 24 months and royalties for their licensed manufacture by Hindustan Aeronautics, said Rahul Bedi, a New Delhi-based analyst for the independent Jane's Information Group.
Bedi said the actual number of fighters is expected to rise above 200 as the air force desperately seeks to augment its rapidly shrinking fighter squadrons as Soviet and Russian planes reach obsolescence.


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Inexperience hurts Rangers in loss
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers went looking for starting pitching on Thursday as the Trade Deadline approached. They asked about Indians starter Paul Byrd, talked to the Nationals at length about Tim Redding and made it clear to the Marlins that they wanted starting pitching in return for Gerald Laird. Royals right-hander Zack Greinke was the guy who the Rangers really wanted, but they were told he was not available. So, the Rangers press forward in the American League Wild Card race with a rotation that includes no less than three rookie starters and understand that this could be a rocky ride at times.
Such was the case on Thursday night, as rookie left-hander Matt Harrison allowed six runs in 4 2/3 innings and lost to the Mariners, 8-5, on Thursday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers, in splitting four games with the Mariners, go into August five games behind the Red Sox in the Wild Card chase. "As I've said all along, you don't have success if you don't pitch," manager Ron Washington said. "If you pitch well, you're fine. If you don't pitch, you're not going to be successful. We're going to keep running what we have out there and hopefully, each time, they'll learn something and get better." Five days earlier Harrison had beaten AL ERA leader Justin Duchscherer out in Oakland but this time he was out-pitched by Mariners knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, who took a two-hit shutout into the eighth before giving up a two-run home run to Ramon Vazquez. "You have to give the guy credit because we didn't do well against him, but we kind of got ourselves out by being impatient and hitting some lazy fly balls and things like that," outfielder David Murphy said. "Everybody was just getting themselves out. It was uncharacteristic for our offense, but that's no excuse. We have to be able to hit whoever's out there." The Rangers had ten hits in the game, including three by Chris Davis, but seven of them -- along with all five runs -- came in the final two innings, after a two-run home run by Adrian Beltre gave the Mariners an 8-0 lead in the top of the eighth. Harrison gave up a triple to Ichiro Suzuki leading off the top of the first inning and seemed to be in constant trouble for most of the evening. He did retire the side in order in the third but overall allowed five hits and five walks in 42/3 innings. "I felt good before the game, and I felt good warming up," Harrison said. "I just couldn't get ahead of hitters and when you do that, you get into trouble. I've got to focus more on getting ahead of hitters. I just didn't do that tonight." Ichiro's triple and a double by Raul Ibanez gave the Mariners two runs in the first and errors by Vazquez and right fielder David Murphy led to two unearned runs in the second. That left the Mariners with a 4-0 lead and they added two more in the fourth without the benefit of a hit. Harrison walked Miguel Cairo and Bryan LaHair to start the inning and Jamie Burke bunted them to third. Cairo scored when shortstop Michael Young was late and off-target with his throw to the plate on Jeremy Reed's grounder, and Ichiro made it 6-0 with a sacrifice fly. The Rangers have used six different rookies in their starting rotation this season for a total of 25 starts and they a combined 6-9 with a 7.25 ERA. The Rangers are 11-14 in games started by a rookie. "The one thing I've noticed most is them struggling with their command," Washington said. "I don't know it it's being anxious. They've got the stuff, but they have to command both sides of the plate, use their off-speed stuff when they're behind in the count, and be able to throw inside. They still have to do all those things that a pitcher has to do to be successful." Harrison, acquired exactly one year ago as one of five players acquired from the Braves for Mark Teixeira, is 2-2 with a 7.40 ERA in five starts since being called up on July 8 from Triple-A Oklahoma. "It's tough, but we have to rely on those guys," catcher Gerald Laird said. "What else are we going to do? We've got some guys banged up, we need these guys to stand up and pitch. It's tough. It's different up here, but you have to get over it, eventually." The Rangers send their seventh rookie starter to the mound on Friday when Tommy Hunter makes his Major League debut against the Blue Jays. "When you've got the injuries we've had, you've still got to send a starter out there," Washington said. "Tomorrow, that happens to be Hunter. Sometimes, you just go out there as an unknown and throw the game of you life. I'm standing up here and hoping Hunter throws the game of his life."
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Catania coach Rolando Maran wants his side to finish above Inter Milan this season
Catania coach Rolando Maran is targeting a victory over Sampdoria to help his side finish above Inter Milan this season.
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The Sicilians are just two points behind the faltering Nerazzurri with three games of the season remaining, and despite already achieving their objective for the season of avoiding relegation, Maran wants his team to pull out all the stops for what would be a "prestigious" ending to the campaign.
"Before our game against Siena I heard a lot of murmurings which annoyed me, but we shut everybody up with a performance in line with sporting morals," he said at a press conference.
"I want to see this attitude against Sampdoria too. Delio Rossi's side will be very motivated since they need points to avoid relegation, but we are fighting for a prestigious goal.
"That would be to break into the top eight of the league and we will try to impose ourselves in Genoa."
Sunday's win over Siena took Catania to their highest ever number of points in a season with 51.
"For us, this is like winning the title," said Maran. "I am proud to coach this team."
Samp, meanwhile, have slipped to within six points of the relegation zone and need at least one win from their remaining three matches to be sure of their place in Serie A next season, unless Udinese can do them a hand by beating Palermo on Wednesday night.
"Samp are alive and I saw some positive signals," said their coach Rossi after the 3-1 defeat to Udinese on Sunday.
Rossi has kept his team in a training camp since last Friday to concentrate on an important week.
"It is no punishment at all, it has been agreed on to keep us all united in a moment when it is best we analyse everything together," he said.


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University anniversary continues with unveiling of commemorative mural
Mural that combines past, present, future unveiled April 22 at All Honors Day celebration | April 20, 2006
The mural is layered with a multitude of images including a portrait of Xavier's first president, a basketball player, campus buildings and an historic visit with the late Pope John Paul II. Schapker shaded many images in gray to intertwine Xavier's past, present and future.
The corners of the canvas are curved about a foot away from the wall and are supported by a special, acid-free material that can be bent. A sculptor is creating a special metal frame for the piece.
"The curved panel gives the viewer the sense of being embraced by Xavier's glorious spirit," Schapker explains. "The power of X is in each of us who attended here, but Xavier's spirit is also felt in the community and the world the University serves."
Saturday, April 22, also marked the 14th annual All Honors Day when Xavier recognizes students who have excelled in the areas of academics, athletics and leadership. In several different ceremonies throughout the day, more than 360 students were honored for their achievements.
Following the assemblies, an All Honors Day Mass was held at Bellarmine Chapel at 5:30 p.m. To conclude the event, an All Honors Day banquet at 6:30 p.m. saluted all students honored.


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Covidien launches generic version of Actiq
Drug developer and medical products company Covidien said Wednesday it has launched a generic version of the painkiller Actiq.
The company gained Food and Drug Administration approval for the generic version on Oct. 30.
In October, Covidien said it expected to start selling six different doses of generic Actiq, or fentanyl citrate, which is a powerful and addictive painkiller. It is approved only for use by cancer patients who are suffering from severe pain that is not being helped by other drugs.
Actiq is given in lollipop form. The branded version of Actiq is made by Cephalon Inc.
Barr Pharmaceuticals, a unit of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, has marketed a generic version of Actiq since 2006.
Shares of Covidien, based in Ireland, fell 27 cents to $50.02.


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Valentine's Day may have passed but according to recent research from US company, Harris Interactive, those still looking for love could do well if they own their own home.
The research revealed that over one third of the women surveyed would rather date someone who owned their own home than someone who rented. Conversely, only 2% said they would prefer a man who rents. Men are less prescriptive in their aspirations for a partner, with just 18% of men expressing the same preference for home owning ladies.
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SAN RAMON, CALIF. - Apr. 16, 2012
24 Hour Fitness is pleased to announce the grand opening of its new Balboa Super-Sport club (view clubs web page), located at 7715 Balboa Avenue in San Diego, Calif. on Saturday, April 21 at 6 a.m. The new state-of-the-art facility replaces the former Balboa Sport club, which closes its doors at 7620 Balboa Avenue on Friday, April 20. To mark the much-anticipated event, the city will proclaim the day, "Healthy San Diego Day."
"24 Hour Fitness has been part of our community for more than 30 years, and their tenure here is a true testament to their support in helping people succeed in fitness," said Charles Eshnaur, Protocol Officer, Office of the Mayor, City of San Diego. "With the new 24 Hour Fitness club, we look forward to seeing our residents continue to pursue and live active lifestyles."
The new 24 Hour Fitness® Balboa Super-Sport club will feature approximately 67,000 square feet of workout space, as well as an assortment of amenities including:
- A wide variety of cardio, strength and functional training equipment
- Personal viewing screens on select cardio machines
- TRX® Suspension Training
- Functional training area
- Dedicated Cycle and Group X rooms
- Full-sized basketball court
- Two racquetball courts
- Volleyball equipment
- Indoor pool, whirlpool, steam room and sauna
- Personal Training services
- Kids' Club babysitting service for children ages six months up to 12 years to enjoy activities while their parents work out
- Retail shop
- Towel service
Michelle Tomko, a 10-year veteran of 24 Hour Fitness, will serve as club manager and lead a staff of approximately 80 Team Members. To celebrate the opening, the 24 Hour Fitness team invites the community to experience the new club and join the festivities on April 21:
- 6 am – Club opens for workouts
- 8-11 am – Guests can sample several Group X classes including Cycle, Les Mills BODYCOMBAT™ and Zumba®
- 1 am – Ribbon cutting and City Proclamation for "Healthy San Diego Day"
- Complimentary VIP tours and Kids' Club babysitting service will also be provided to members and guests all day
"I began my career at the original 24 Hour Fitness Balboa Sport club in 1980, and am excited and proud to help open the doors of our new and improved Balboa Super-Sport location 32 years later," said Danny De La Rosa, division president, 24 Hour Fitness. "Over the last three decades, our team members have helped improve countless lives through fitness, and this new location will help us to continue that legacy for many more years to come."
As part of outfitting the new, state-of-the-art facility, 24 Hour Fitness also purchased approximately 15 limited-edition Upright Lifecycle® Exercise Bikes by Life Fitness. Proceeds from the purchase were donated to Augie's Quest, the Muscular Dystrophy Associations' ALS research initiative led by Augie Nieto. Nieto, diagnosed with ALS in 2005, is the co-founder of Life Fitness and has been a prominent leader in the fitness industry for over three decades.
For club photos and detailed info, please visit the clubs web page. To try 24 Hour Fitness, members of the community can download a free pass at 24hourfitness.com.


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Library Programs for the month of July
|Jul 18, 2012
The Mukilteo Library offers a variety of free programs for babies to adults, including these in July:
Summer Reading
Summer Reading for all ages. Read books, win prizes. Call or visit to find out more. 425-493-8202. 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd, Mukilteo.
From Dinosaur Bones to Stars: How Young People Dreamed Big and Made a Difference
Tuesday, July 3, 2 p.m.
Hear stories of people whose talents and interests as children propelled them into fame as adults. For ages 6 to 12.
Book Buddies
Thursdays, July 5-Aug.16, 3-4:30 p.m.
Parents! Is your second or third grader a reluctant reader? Maybe Book Buddies is for them! This program is a fun, confidence-building opportunity for your child to practice reading with a specially trained teen volunteer. Book Buddies group sessions will be Thursday afternoons from 3 to 4:30 p.m., July 5 to Aug. 16. Register online or at the library. Accepted students must fill out a reading contract and commit to attending five of the seven sessions.
Mukilteo Library Knitting Group
Thursdays, July 5, 12, 19, 26
Knitters of all skill levels welcome! Share knowledge & build skills in a supportive atmosphere. Beginners: please bring a pair of #8 or #9 needles and a skein of worsted-weight yarn.
What Do the Simple Folk Do? (Dance and Sing!)
Saturday, July 7, 2-3p.m.
Wearing a colorful, beribboned dance costume, Tames Alan, an actress, historian, and dancer, gives a short talk about the pleasures of English country dancing and the singing of rounds, then invites the audience to join in on simple dances and songs. The program is interspersed with historical anecdotes, with a Q & A period at the end. For adults, teens, and kids age 10 and up.
Bats Don't Suck
Saturday, July 7, 2 p.m.
Learn about Northwest bats and their importance to our ecosystems. Dispel some common misconceptions about bats and build your own bat house.
Mukilteo Daytime Book Group
Monday, July 16, 10-11:30 a.m.
Join the group discussion on the book "Pearl Buck in China: Journey to the Good Earth" by Hilary Spurling.
Creepy Chronicles & Farcical Fables
Wednesday, July 11, 2 p.m.
Thrill and chill to old-time ghost stories and tall tales. Ages 6-11.
Magical Dreams
Wednesday, July 18, 2 p.m.
If you dream of becoming a magician, come explore the world of illusion and learn a trick or two.
Mukilteo Evening Book Group
Thursday, July 19, 7-8:30 p.m.
Join the group discussion on the book "Doc" by Mary Doria Russell.
Sno-Isle Libraries 50th Year Celebration: The Everett Chorale
Saturday, July 2, noon -1 p.m.
Enjoy a lovely noon concert in the library's park, featuring choral classics and folk song favorites celebrating nature's beauty and love for our country. Free!
Read with Carmen and Risa
Sundays 3-4:30 p.m.
Carmen and Risa love to listen to young readers. Read with one of these sweet therapy dogs for 15 minutes and receive a "pawtograh" souvenir.
Ready Readers: Baby & Me Storytime
Tuesdays 10 and 11 a.m.
Wiggle and giggle with your baby through silly stories, happy songs, rhymes, and activities that inspire a love of reading. Playtime follows. For newborns through 18 months. Caregiver required.
Family Storytime
Tuesdays 7 p.m., Thursdays 10 and 11 a.m.
Stories, music, and fun activities for the whole family. All ages welcome.
The Mukilteo Library is at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd. Phone at 425-493-8202.
Event Dates
|Jul 04, 2012 : 12:00 PM
|Jul 11, 2012 : 12:00 PM
|Jul 18, 2012 : 12:00 PM
|Jul 25, 2012 : 12:00 PM


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Urban Golf Smithfield
Location London EC1
Status Completed 2006
Urban Golf Smithfield was the second outlet for Urban Golf, and reinterprets the genre for the very different atmosphere of its next premises, to the south of Smithfields meat market. The full height murals this time document the transition from the harsh reality of the butcher with his knife, to a scene of golfing paradise behind the reception.
The golf booths surround a central space containing the reception, putting green and bar. Each booth is accessed by a separate archway, through a wall covered with bespoke wallpaper designed in conjunction with Mammal. Screens of sage green tiled walls reminiscent of the market mark the entrance to the booths, while in the toilets deep burgundy tiles remind us of the market's contents. Each booth has a back-lit number, with the number '19' on the bar indicating the final port of call.
Client Urban Golf
Contractor Corden Construction
Services Peter Deer and Associates


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Members of the City Council are:
Back Row (left to right): Council Member TJ Thomson, Council Member Ben Quintana, Council President Pro Tem Lauren McLean, Council Member Scot LudwigFront Row (left to right): Council President Elaine Clegg, Mayor David H. Bieter, Council Member Maryanne Jordan
Phone: (208) 384-4422
Email the Mayor
Email the City Council
150 N Capitol Blvd
Boise, ID 83702
William L. Bones
Chief of Police
Contact: BPD Media Relations Office
Boise June 8th, 2009 - Burglary, Battery charges; weekend incidents.
Boise Police are searching for three men who allegedly broke into a Boise bench home overnight. Boise Police detectives say they have suspect information and are following up on leads.
Boise Police responded to a call from a home on the 5600 blk of Targee Street shortly after 1:00 a.m. this morning. Two women in the home reported three men breaking in through a back door. Several items were taken. The three suspects did not discover or confront the two women in the home at the time.
As the investigation is continuing, no further information is available at this time.
Arrested: David A. Green, 28, unknown address
Charges: Battery (F), Burglary (F), malicious injury to property (m),
Warrant Charges: Probation violation and a prior battery
Arrested: Adam Hill, 23, unknown address
Charges: Battery (F), Burglary (F)
Boise Police responded to a report of a battery Sunday (June 7th) at approximately 7:00 p.m. on the 200 block of North Atlantic Street. Witnesses tell police that two men, who are known to the victims, attacked two residents at the home when they opened the door. During the fight the door to the home was damaged and two victims received what appeared to be minor injuries. The two suspects then fled the home on foot. Responding officers located the two men, later identified as Adam Hill and David Green, at Anne Morrison Park. The motive behind the confrontation is unclear. A check of the suspects records though Ada County Dispatch indicated that David Green had two outstanding warrants for a prior battery and probation violation. The suspects where transported to the Ada County Jail and booked on the above listed charges.
Warrant Arrested: Daniel R. Hanson, 25, Boise
Warrant Charges: Aggravated Driving Under the Influence (Aggravated = DUI accident involving injuries)(F)
Boise Police patrol officers on foot in downtown Boise arrested Daniel Hanson on an outstanding warrant for Felony DUI Friday night (June 5th) at 6th and Main.
The arrest warrant stems from a collision that took place on Wednesday (June 3rd) at Five Mile and Smoke Ranch roads at approximately 11:00 p.m. At that time, the suspect was apparently traveling southbound on Five Mile in an Izuzu Rodeo and crossed the center line into oncoming traffic. The suspect vehicle hit another vehicle, injuring the 50 year old female driver. The suspect and the second driver were transported to a local hospital for treatment of what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. A blood draw was performed on the suspect. That investigative information was forwarded to the Ada County Prosecuting Attorney's Office and resulted in the felony Aggravated DUI warrant.
Aggravated DUI is defined as great bodily harm, permanent disability or permanent disfigurement to another is caused in the course of committing a DUI. The crime is a felony. Upon conviction, the penalty for Aggravated DUI is a maximum of 15 years in prison, minimum 30 days jail, $5,000 dollar fine, Max 5 year, min. 1 year license suspension beginning at the end of the period of incarceration. In Ada County the vast majority of those convicted of Aggravated DUI are sentenced to prison time, even when first time DUI offenders
Arrested: Ian M. Cunnington, 18, Meridian
Charges: Possession of a controlled substance (Prescription Narcotic)(F), Resisting and obstructing officers (m)
Boise Police observed the suspect commit a traffic violation near Curtis and Irving Streets Saturday (June 6th) at approximately 11:00 p.m. Officers who made contact with the driver, later identified as Ian Cunnington, repeatedly asked the suspect to take his hands out of his lap for officer safety reasons. The man refused to comply with officers requests and appeared to be attempting to conceal something in his clenched fist. The suspect eventually exited the vehicle and officers located a prescription narcotic that the suspect had been holding. The suspect was transported to the Ada County Jail and booked on the above listed charges.
For background, for their own safety, police officers will commonly ask those they have contact with to show their hands and keep them in view. People with their hands hidden or in their pockets have, in past instances, been found to be hiding weapons that have been used against officers. When contacted by a police officer, remember the officer is concerned about his or her own safety as well as yours.
For more on what to expect when contacted by a police officer, go to www.boisepolice.org and click on "Understanding the Law and Police Procedure," an informational brochure produced by the Boise Police Department and the Boise City Ombudsman.
Arrested: William K. Dunson, 20, Boise
Charges: Possession of a financial transaction card (F)
Boise Police observed the suspect commit several traffic violation charges including speeding and running a stop sign near Grant and Williams streets early Saturday morning (June 6th) at approximately 2:20 a.m. When officers made contact with the driver he refused to comply with directions and was taken into custody to determine who he was. Officers discovered the suspect had in his possession credit cards that did not belong to him.The suspect was transported to the Ada County Jail and booked on the above listed charges.
Arrested: Lucas P. Knie, 18, Boise
Charges: Burglary (F)
Arrested: Mathew D. Brooks, 19, Boise
Boise Police responded to a report of shoplifting at a retail store on the 8100 block of W. Franklin Saturday (June 6th) at approximately 2:23 p.m. Store employees tell police that they witnessed the suspects conceal several items, including a flashlight, and then leave the store without paying. The felony burglary charge stems from the suspect's alleged intent to enter the store for purposes of committing a theft. In this case, officers believe the pair entered the store with the intent to steal the items. The suspects were transported to the Ada County Jail and booked on the above listed charges.
The Boise Police Organized Retail Crime Unit has developed a positive, productive working relationship with loss prevention agents from many local retail stores, large and small, local and national chains. The goal of the BPD Organized Retail Crime Unit is to work with retailers to reduce theft and fraud, crimes that can impact consumer prices.
Arrested: Brandon S. Bankston, 20, Meridian
Boise Police responded to a report of shoplifting at a retail store on the 10000 block of West Overland Saturday (June 6th) at approximately 2:48 p.m. Store employees tell police that they witnessed the suspect place beer in a shopping cart and then leave the store without paying. Police officers believe the man entered the store with the intent to commit the theft resulting in the burglary charge. The suspect was transported to the Ada County Jail and booked on the above listed charges.
Arrested: Lanette R. Sullivan, 43, Boise
Charges: Misappropriation of identifying information (F)
Boise Police responded to a call of a fraud in progress at a medical facility Saturday (June 6th) on the 1000 block of North Curtis at approximately 5:00 p.m. Witnesses tell police that the suspect, later identified as Lanette Sullivan, had been attempting to obtain prescription medications using a false name and identification information. The suspect was transported to the Ada County Jail and booked on the above listed charges.
Arrested: Robert L. Thomas, 21, Boise
Charges: Forgery (F), Grand Theft (F)
Boise Police responded to a call of a fraud in progress at a store Friday (June 5th) on the 500 block of South Broadway at approximately 8:35 p.m. Employees tell police that the suspect, later identified as Robert Thomas, had been attempting to cash checks that appeared to have been written to him. Officers contacted the owner of the account and determined that the checks had been forged. The suspect was transported to the Ada County Jail and booked on the above listed charges.
Learn what's happening in your neighborhood. Read the Boise Police Neighborhood Crime Bulletin, updated regularly by the Boise Police Crime Prevention unit. Log onto www.boisepolice.org!
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Ethan A. Huff
Natural News
September 3, 2011
(NaturalNews) The window of opportunity to submit comments in response to the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed new animal identification requirements is quickly coming to a close, and many small farmers and ranchers say there simply is not enough time to adequately review the proposal and respond to it before the November 9 deadline.
The Cornucopia Institute (CI), a non-profit advocacy group that promotes economic justice for family scale farming, has teamed up with 48 other groups representing family farmers, ranchers, and consumers, to formally petition USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to extend the comment period an additional 60 days.
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"The period for public comment coincides with the fall harvest and comes during the worst drought ever recorded in some major livestock production regions," says Judith McGeary, Executive Director of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance and vice-chair of the USDA Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health. "Our farmers and ranchers are struggling to get their crops in and save their animals, and they need more time to assess the impacts of the proposed rule."
The USDA proposal originates from its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and intends to require all US cattle that crosses state lines to be registered in federal databases for tracking purposes. Farmers and ranchers would also be required to maintain and submit copious amounts of paperwork and veterinary inspections for their herds, regardless of their size or scale.
"A coalition of cattle groups presented USDA with a reasonable plan for cattle identification, but the agency persists in proposing unworkable rules," adds Bill Bullard, CEO for R-CALF USA, a national cattle producer organization. "The least the agency can do is extend the comment period so that the cattlemen can comment on the proposal when they're not in the middle of the calf-weaning and shipping seasons."
A National Animal Identification System (NAIS) like the one USDA is proposing is a one-size-fits-all approach to "food safety" that threatens to put thousands of small farmers and ranchers out of business (http://www.naturalnews.com/025439_U…). You can submit your own comments to the USDA concerning the proposal by visiting:
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Watching You: What Do Your Patients See?
By Donald M. Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h), Publisher
One of the questionable side benefits of traveling is too much time waiting in airports, something I've mentioned in several of my previous reports of my findings over the years. While there are several ways to put that time to good use, occasionally one needs to take the opportunity to look around and just observe their surroundings.In doing so, you inevitably see people - lots and lots of people, most of them on their way to somewhere else, of course.
You can discover quite a bit about people as you watch them walk by. In addition to their expressions and how they are dressed, how they walk can actually be quite revealing. In many ways, walking patterns reveal our intentions; what we are thinking and what we are trying to accomplish as we walk.
In most airports, people's walking patterns tell you a bit about who they are and even what is important to them:
If you are older, how you walk can actually reveal how much longer you are going to live. An interesting new study has found an "association between gait speed and survival."1 And while deliberately increasing your gait has not yet been shown to increase your life, the results of this study are another indication of the revealing nature of how we walk.
Let's turn the conversation to your practice for a moment and consider how you walk - and the impact/influence it can have on your patients. As you walk around your office, you reveal yourself to those who are watching, both patients and staff. Your walk can be the essence of the first impression for new patients, for better or worse. It can reveal how you feel about your day, particularly if you have a negative gait.
Worse yet, how you walk can be misconstrued by patients as an indication of how you feel about them. Walk up too quickly and they may see you as abrupt, in a hurry and with little time for their needs. Walk up too slowly and you may be seen as tired, old or disinterested.
Take it from someone who has been a chiropractic patient for more than half a century. We patients read a lot into how you carry yourself - particularly on our first visit, but to some extent on every visit. If your focus is anywhere but on us, we can tell. We may not ever tell you, but you convey more by how you move than what you say, and it affects how we perceive you, our impressions of you as a person and a doctor, and the relationship we have with you.
Take some time every morning before you see your first patient to set the tone for the day. Ensure that your attitude (and the attitudes of your staff) is deliberate, confident and assuring. Make those qualities evident by the way you talk, walk and move.
As you walk, think about the larger presence of chiropractic and healing that surrounds you. Remind yourself of what you look to convey before you see each patient.
Read more findings on my blog: http://blog.toyourhealth.com/wrblog/. You can also visit me on Facebook.
Click here for more information about Donald M. Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h), Publisher.


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My only question is why we ran him, basicly, up the gut every play. Why not on the outside? And why not at least one short-pass-to-a-RB/TE just so the threat exists?
I hope it's because we simply didn't need it. Because you're 100% right, he did look slow and cumbersome going up-gut all those times. Almost Greene-esque.
This place needs a good Inquisition to get rid of the rampant flaming atheism!
The Jets showed little of what they have in store when they want to really run the package.
He was the perfect distraction for Sanchez. Without Tebow, the media would have made this into a referendum on whether this was the make or break year for Sanchez. They would have have followed him around, and around, and around. "What about Holmes?" Keller? Schottenheimer, a new OC and new offense?"
Actually what the Jets did was sign a number 2 QB, and tell him he's number 2.
They took the single most high profile NFL football media slut, and stuck him on a team full of them. It drove the microphones and cameras away from Mark's locker and off his tail, as well as others who could use to be quoted less. Meanwhile, they knew Tebow would say all the right things, and be "excited."
They gave Sanchez some pressure from below as a push, without a direct challenge, all the while reaffirming that Mark should be a better QB than this guy.
To me...it was the perfect distraction to allow him to focus...which will start to go away if he plays like he did yesterday more often.
What #2 QBs added to their team's offense AND SPECIAL TEAMS week 1? None. They all sat on the bench and took up a roster spot.
(Kolb took over for Skelton but Kolb isn't on special teams)


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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 125,942 pages of information and 196,584 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
1954. PEEL, WILLIAMS, and PEEL, Soho Iron Works, Manchester.
Steam engine, hydraulic press, and pumps for beet-root sugar works.
Fig. 1 represents a powerful HYDRAULIC PRESS, having a cylinder of 12 in. diameter, capable of exerting a pressure of 340 tons, with water at a pressure of 3 tons per square in. It is provided with extra large water ways, which facilitate expedition in running down the table. The columns for supporting the top of the press are of wrought-iron, and turned all over perfectly true. The recesses upon which the collars of the columns rest, are planed to one true surface, to insure a uniform bearing upon each corner of the framework.
Such presses are used for expressing the syrup or juice from beet-root, in the sugar manufactories of Southern Russia. The table has a channel along its four sides into which the syrup is collected. These presses are also applicable for a variety of other purposes; in some instances having the tables and under side of the top of the press planed true and smooth all over, for pressing paper, etc. They are also extensively used for packing cloth goods (or hay) tightly into small bales for exportation, etc.
Fig. 2 represents a set of HYDRAULIC-PRESS PUMPS worked by two independent steam engines, on the non-condensing principle of direct action, attached to the same framing, applicable not only to presses such as Fig. 1, but also to every description of hydraulic press.
This set consists of eight pumps, four being 1.75 in. diameter and four 1 in. diameter, all having a stroke of 3 in. Usually one of each size is used to each press, and the arrangement is such, that, by a self-acting apparatus, when a pressure or one ton to the square inch has been reached, the larger pump ceases to act, and the final pressure is obtained by the use of the small pump alone.
The pumps receive motion from eccentrics fixed upon the crank shaft common to both engines. Suitable safety valves and also a much improved stop and let-off valve are attached to this set of pumps. The cylinders of the steam engines are 8 in. diameter and have a stroke of 16 in. and the speed may be safely varied from 80 to 100 revolutions per minute. This set of pumps possesses peculiar advantages, being entire and self-contained, consequently a very small amount of foundation is required. At the same time, the power in the cylinders is amply sufficient to work all the pumps under pressure at the same instant. A self-acting governor is attached, for regulating the velocity when a set or more of the pumps may be suddenly disengaged or otherwise; and the cylinders and all the other parts are arranged with every facility for taking to pieces to clean out, or repair. All the joinings at the junctions of the pipes, etc. are wholly metallic, no leather or other medium being used except round the working plungers. Attention is also directed to the very efficient mode adopted, for compensating the slackness occasioned by the wear of the slide blocks of the engine piston rods, as also the knuckle-joints of the pump rods.
Fig. 3 represents a steam engine, technically known as a "vacuum engine." It is nominally of 16-horse power, and is constructed on the non-condensing principle. It is fitted' with two vacuum pumps 18 in. diameter, and 18 in. stroke, all the valves being of vulcanized india-rubber. The purpose for which this class of engine is employed, is for creating and maintaining a vacuum in the sugar boiling pans, thereby producing ebullition and vaporisation, at a much lower temperature than is usual in vessels used for such pm-poses, when subject to atmospheric pressure, by which means a superior quality and colour of sugar is produced. I t is provided also with two additional pumps, one for supplying cold water to a cistern for general use, and the other for supplying water to the boiler. Either or both of these pumps may be used or dispensed with as circumstances require. The speed of this engine is 50 revolutions per minute, and power may be taken by a broad belt from the periphery of the fly wheel formed for that purpose, or by gearing from the fly wheel shaft. This engine and pumps are not only applicable to the work already referred to, but are also well adapted to sugar refineries, and may be made with the air pumps upon the double-acting principle, thus giving out twice the effect, in which case a cylinder proportionately larger will be necessary; and although the engine exhibited is arranged to work at a speed of 50 revolutions per minute, this may be varied at pleasure to a Considerable extent.


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More Fashion Week: The Posh Has Landed
With the Toronto Film Festival and VMA madness, it's easy to forget that NY Fashion Week is still going strong. In fact, it's just getting better and better. Victoria Beckham finally made her debut in the front row at Oscar de la Renta, after spending last week in the UK promoting her book. I'm sure she'll be making the most of her days at the shows - nonstop Posh with never ending costume changes. While Paris partied away her weekend in Vegas, Nicky showed off her line - Nicholai. Carmen and Diane aren't designers just yet, but they're certainly soaking in all the fun fashion this week. Looking at all the gorgeous first rowers is fun and all, but check out Fab and Bella for all the runway details - and be sure to check them out on Elle.com!
To see more from all the shows including lots of Anna Wintour, Rachel Weisz, Bijou Phillips, JC Chasez, Tori Spelling just
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Images include Anna Wintour, Andre Leon Talley, Tim Gunn, Ivanka Trump, Meredith Melling Burke, Rachel Weisz and Julianna Marguiles.
Nicholai by Nicky Hilton
Images include Nicky Hilton, David Katzenberg, Kathy Hilton, Rick Hilton, Brandon Davis, Amanda Hearst, Olivia Palermo, Traver Rains, Richie Rich, Russell Simmons and Bijou Phillips.
Rebecca Taylor
Images include Carmen Electra, Emmy Rossum, Rebecca Taylor, Natasha Bedingfield, Leven Rambin and Tamara Feldman.
Phillip Lim
Images include Phillip Lim and Diane Kruger
Jill Stuart
Images include Nigel Barker, Bijou Phillips, JC Chasez, Tori Spelling, Carmen Electra, Jonathan Cheban, Brittany Gastineau, Beth Ostrosky, Dean McDermott and Tinsley Mortimer.
Oscar De La Renta
Images include Victoria Beckham, Roger Federer, Oscar de la Renta, Amanda Peet and Anna Wintour.


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Weather forecasters are starting to indicate a possible change in the current "pattern." With hotter, drier conditions and a more typical summer "ridge" possibly on the horizon, "weather bulls" are starting to reconsider their long positions. I am still seeing rain in the forecast, but temps in the lower US Plains, expanding to the north, the Delta and the western corn belt areas may soon start to see 100 degree plus days right around the next corner. I suspect eventually summer will arrive, the question however is, how much damage has already been done?
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Comment #41 Thursday, February 19, 2004 8:20 AM
But still Sleak MPXP works fine when Morpheleon doesn't want to.
So, is there a chance to get it fixed? Or I can forget about this skin?
Comment #42 Tuesday, March 2, 2004 1:40 PM
2 Pacific: so, can I ask if you plan any changes into morpheleon? do you have any clue why this skin doesn't work sometimes with showing video on come machines? as a programmer i can see that there must be a bug as Sleak MP XP works fine.
sorry for annoying, but i repeat that this skin is the most convinient for me over all I've seen till now.
Comment #43 Sunday, March 7, 2004 11:15 PM
coz whatever changes i made between SleekMP XP & morpheleon's video mode have been removed & the video should be visible....
otherwise its a big no go... (
Comment #44 Sunday, March 7, 2004 11:19 PM
dont you think you should say "he" instead of "i"...
yup DL frm the alternate link & it should work..
Comment #45 Wednesday, March 10, 2004 1:14 AM
1) This is the most frustrating bug for me - when I change size of the video window, video doesn't keep its original proportions - squeezing and shrinking in window. With DVD movies it works fine
2) when I change size of the video window for divx movie, WMP can crash occasionally (with a message in Event log - Faulting application wmplayer.exe, version 184.108.40.20680, faulting module jscript.dll, version 184.108.40.20613, fault address 0x0006498d.)
3) When I open playlist during playback, item currently being played is shown in a black line - just black line without any other information visible (like name or time). Other items are shown fine (black font on green background).
4) In Main mode if I click Show Visualization and Viz panel is shown, it cannot be hidden afterwards by clickin to the button again of by any other my actions - I need to go to mini mode to close the panel.
Hope, that I don't annoy you much with my comments. I do my testing over it
Comment #46 Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:40 AM
no u dont annoy me...!!
bug no.1 is not actually a bug, so i will change it back to orignal..
abt bug no.2, i dont think i can do anything about it as its a dll related to WMP...
and finally as for bug no.3 & 4, i ve seen something similar only on Windows 2000 (it does not support some color values and the viz related problem as far as i could tell was alpha transperancy related), and never on XP, so i dont really know how they are apperaing on ur sys...
will fix the bug no.1 & host it on the alternate link i provided.
Comment #47 Friday, March 12, 2004 1:38 AM
concerning bug 3&4 - it's a pitty that nothing can be done.
Thanks again, I'll be waiting for the update on alternative link.
Comment #49 Tuesday, March 30, 2004 1:01 AM
video will maintain aspectratio on resize.
Comment #50 Thursday, April 1, 2004 4:52 AM
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June 14th, 2013 04:50 AM #11Senior Member
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It is my brother's middle name. It works on him and I like it. He is not especially athletic or outgoing at all. He is strong - but not particularly fun/sporty, more powerfully built - and very quiet and easy-going. He is bookish and not very macho ("I don't have time for that bullshit.") though he can fight a bit, particularly defending somebody else.
I don't really picture a Wolf as a cheery bouncy super-jock.
On the other hand I asked him what he thought of me using Fox as a FN, and he said, "Wolf as a middle name was easier than it would have been as a first."
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June 14th, 2013 09:40 AM #17catloverd Guest
Safer in the middle spot or as a nickname! You'd need the right kid to pull it off.
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A guilty pleasure of mine from the Irish revolutionary Wolfe Tone but i agree with the previous posters; middle name only in the real world.Thrilled to be mother to @gnes Ei1ish Madeline and Fe1icity Bridget Be@trice
If we'd had boys the list was: Godfrey, Seamus, Alexander, Michael, Felix, Peter, Ignatius & Sebastian.


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I feed my cats on a mixture of wet and dry food, and for their dry food, Brekkies is their favourite.
Brekkies are a dried 'complete' cat food, which in theory means that your cat could feed solely on this food, providing that you always have water readily available. Its main claims are - Vitamin A and taurine for good eyesight, Calcium for strong bones, and essential vitamins and minerals to support the cats' immune system. The meat content of the food is small - 2% of each meat, but they do claim no preservatives.
Aside from these, of course, the critical factor is that to my cats they are obviously very tasty indeed. They do smell a bit - of a non-descript meaty smell - but not overpowering or particularly unpleasant to me. They are a variety of shapes, sizes and colours, which I do subscribe to the notion that the variety does add to the eating experience for the cats - they are (and remain) crunchy and you can sense that the cats' teeth are getting a workout.
The biggest issue I have with Brekkies is that I can only find them for sale locally in B&M - never in any of the main supermarkets, and over the last few months, even B&M have only had the Chicken, Duck & Turkey flavour for sale. They cost 99p for the 400g box. I have two bowls of Brekkies available and topped up all the time for my cats, and two cats alongside two pouches of wet food per day each will get through approximately one box per week.
When I can't get to B&M to stock up I will get other dried food for my cats, but for whatever reason, Brekkies remains their favourite.
I tend to feed my cat a mixture of wet and dry food and there are times when she actually turns up her nose at the dried food and prefers instead something she can crunch on. She doesn't seem to have any real preference for any dried food so I tend to buy whatever is on offer or available when I do my usual run in and out of a shop.
This 400g pack of the food cost me £1 from my local shop so not going to break the bank.
It is advertised as being a complete cat food for adult cats and is available in several flavours. The one my cat is crunching on at the moment is salmon tuna and shrimp flavour but I think the others are more or less the same. It claims to contain all of the nutrients a cat needs to stay healthy including Vitamin A for eyesight, and Calcium for healthy bones. Apparently no preservatives are used I the making of the food.
The dried food comes in a box with all of the information and ingredients on the sides of the box and a perforated strip with which to pour the food out of. When opened, the gap is plenty wide enough for the food to come out easily so I am not left tipping and shaking the box.
The food itself is small cat bite size and comes in a range of shapes such as semi circles, and bones. It ranges in colour through the shades of brown and dark creams so if the cat is a fussy one and likes colour, it doesn't all look uniform. It has no real discernible smell which is a plus point as I wouldn't like the kitchen smelling of fish.
My cat likes it so I suppose that's the ony recommendation I can go by as I don't really want to taste the food myself. The pieces are small enough so that she can eat them easily and when she is biting on them they sound nice and crunchy which will help to keep her teeth healthy. She hasn't seemed to notice any difference between the flavours, but rather eats them all with equal relish.
A product I will continue to buy for my cat
Thanks for reading
Daniela xx
When it comes to my cat, Myrtle Rose there is nothing I won't buy her it really is as simple as that. She is my pride and joy, my best friend that never ever lets me down and most days she is my sole company, a pleasure for me but I'm pretty sure I'm hard work for her to keep an eye on and to listen to with me banging on lol! I don't know what I'd do without her though!
Her being a housecat for safety reasons over where I live I feel that I do owe her a very brilliant and happy standard of living. I feel sorry for her not going out however we do go and stay at my mums often to which Myrty loves because I do feel safe to watch her in that back garden, well we all go out there and watch her and enjoy watching her try with all her will to catch flies lol.
Food and treat wise, well she used to be incredibly fussy, something that recently I am noticing a change over. As she's getting old she's becoming less fussy, happy to try more foods and treats which is great for me cos I love picking up foods and flavours she has never tried before and we have a whole double cupboard in the kitchen which is just Myrtles space with all her stuff in....and believe me she's got loads!
However the other day I nipped to a local shop and I didn't need much, with money burning a hole in my pocket and hands free to carry stuff home with for a change I decided to pick up a box of these Brekkies in a 400g sized box which were the Beef, Lamb & Turkey Flavour variety.
The Packaging:
Well the box this flavour comes in is red and made of cardboard with a lovely photograph of a cat on the front of it and a picture of the food and we are told of course that they are Brekkies 'A Delicious Complete Meal' and the flavour is given as is the size (as I have stated already). Other information on the back and the sides of the box includes being told a bit about the product and shown via diagrams and the written word about how these can help with vision, healthy teeth and bones and so on, the ingredients and composition of the biscuits are given, feeding advice is listed and contact details for Brekkies are given. There is all that information listed in foreign languages too.
The Biscuits/Kibbles:
Well these of course are a complete dry cat food and they contain no preservatives. They are made from cereals, meat and animal derivatives in the main and are a very good source of protein (As well as a few other things!). The kibbles are small, dry to my touch and sound crunchy and fresh when Myrtle tucks into them. On the photograph of the kibbles on the box they seem to be different shades of browns and reds and different shapes however ours are all dark brown and some of the kibbles are square, horseshoe shaped and half a bone shaped (lol), dainty and small enough for my beauty to manage.
You can give these as a complete meal to your cat, according to the weight of your moggy but my Myrtle will only eat a few of these in a day, maybe one small meal is her lot of these as she is a fan of gravy dinners and Sheba and she must have a big drink of iced water on standby too cos they seem to make her very dry and thirsty after consuming these.
A box like this will last us ages and I am more than happy with them, she must find them tasty cos as I just got the box out to start my review she threw herself over at the mercy of my feet purring and staring lovingly at me.....I've just given her a small amount as treats which she vacummed up fast and no bits were left behind!
I am happy if she is, if they're healthy all the better and these contain generous helpings of Vitamin A (for good eyesight), Calcium to help maintain healthy bones and teeth, are crunchy to help keep her little and young teeth sharp and healthy and they have an array of other vitamins and minerals to help support her immune system and a healthy heart.
My only two quibbles with these is that on the box no age is given so I assume these shouldn't be given to a kitten younger than 6 months old but that is an assumption and also they open and are meant to close via a small flap to the side of the box however I have had to put ours into an airtight cereal container to keep them fresh as I was worried I couldn't reseal the box properly and kept knocking it over and the spillage caused was getting on my nerves....other than those little issues I think these are really great and I'm very impressed by them!
Available from all good supermarkets, pets shops etc and I paid just 99p for our large box!
This review is also posted on Ciao under this same username.
I, like many other owners, have an extremely fussy cat when it comes to food.
For the majority of the 4 years that I've had her she would only eat one type and brand of dry food, Go Cat Biscuits (she will not touch wet tinned food and doubt she ever will). This is not a major issue as it makes buying pet food simple for me but I would like a bit of variety in her diet.
About a year ago I spotted a box of Brekkies cat biscuits in a local discount store for 89p and I thought at that price I might as well give it a go. My cat absolutely loved it.
At 89p for a small box compared to about £1.35 for a small box of Go Cat (which is also a smaller box) this also means I get a more product for less money so it also saves me a bit of cash too, which these days is essential. I do still alternate with Go Cat because it is a trusted brand for me and this gives a bit of much needed variety for my cat.
The only downside to these biscuits are they are a bit stinky, but then what cat food smells pleasant.
I would recommend trying if you have a fussy cat and as it is much cheaper than the leading brands so if they don't take to it at least you won't have spent too much money.
Frankly, I bought the Mix one at 20kgs to feed the stray cats (have like 12-15), fact is that my 5 ones obviously prefer Brekkies than Acana (which costs me double for 7 kg!!!!) or Profine one (goes like 23 euros for 2.5kg!!!!)....Even I love the smell and I was really shocked with my cats reaction, regarding the fact that they never had any "cheap food" yet....Would be wonderful if I can make some economy alright, but would like to be sure that fits them since are indoor cats. For sure taste and smells 10000% than those expensive ones and my cats adore it!
Brekkies Complete dry cat food.
I have skye and shes a three year old female cat, with a lovely nature and a great sense of liking to try out new products (you only have to shake her box and she comes running. She is half persian and takes a lot of brushing and fusing and has the most georgous blue eyes.
Skye usually sticks manly to her favourite brands, but ocassionally if i see another i think that she might like i usually give it a go, so that she doesnt get fed up. As i very rarely feed her wet food only now and again, i usually buy the complete cat foods.
Its 100 percent complete and balanced food and says that it gives skye all the nutrition and balance of a wet food.
Comes in a choice of flavours in easy to open and pour boxes, each one having a different colour depending on the flavour of the food.
Brekkies has a picture of a tabby cat on the front of the packet and i got mine from Tescos, but i have seen this in other supermarkets.
Shows a bowl of this multi coloured food in a bowl, and it does have some of the pieces shaped like little hoops and skye did enjoy eating this.
I always keep plenty of fresh water available near skyes bowl of food, and think that this is a must have when feeding your cat dry food.
Plus i have increased the size of skyes bowl of water lately, because of the dry weather we are having at the moment, im not complaining as its great when you have the time off work to enjoy it.
Brekkies contains all the various vitamins and minerals that will help to keep your cat healthy.
I purchased the Salmon Trout and Pilchard variety as find that my cat tends to go for the fish makes of food, and never likes the beef flavoured products even in a can of wet food, but she was enjoying it, and i could hear her crunching away and there was no more left in her bowl this morning at breakfast time.
It costs just less than £4.00 for a 12 kg box and comes in a pink coloured box.
I wouldnt give this to skye all the time, as her favourite is another brand, but for a change and seeing that she did eat it, i would occasionally be buying this again. Will try the rabbit chicken and liver next.
Thanks for reading and rating my review. x
Brekkies is a great cat food, it gives your cat all the vitamins and minerals he or she needs.
It is a balanced food with the correct amount of protein, oils, fats and carbs to keep your cat healthy and stop them from becoming obese.
It is basted in meat or fish juices so your cat will love it and it realy does smell quite nice.
According to the box it has a stay fresh formula allowing you to leave a bowl out all day for your cat without it going stale but i cant realy comment on this as my cats are very greedy and eat everything as soon as it goes in the bowl.
One of my cats lucy is a very fussy eater and wont eat any type of meat but loves this food and the biscuits are realy crunchy, no i havent tried them myself but you can hear them snapping as the cat eats them.
This food does contain colourants but dont most foods these days.
I have only ever brought these in 2 flavours
rabbit, chicken and liver which is £3.95 for a 2 kg box and is packaged in a green box.
Salmon, trout and pilchard which is £3.95 for 2 kg in a pink box.
The only down side to brekkies is that when our kittens were born 3 years ago they didnt do a kitten biscuit, i dont know if they do know as they have brought out a lot more variety in there range since then but i was dissapointed to have to use a different brand for the kittens.
There is a new variety of Brekkies on the market. Brekkies Excel Delice It comes in two flavours: Chicken, Quail and Vegetable kibbles with a filling of cooked ham, and Salmon, Tuna and Vegetable kibbles with a shrimp filling.
The kibble itself is varied in shape and colour according to the flavour the vegetable ones being green (surprise!). The others have a pinky red spot in the centre which I believe must be the filling. It is rather reminiscent of KitnKaboodle if you remember that.
It is a complete cat food suitable for all ages and contains all the usual requirements for the well being of cats. It helps to maintain the Ph balance in the urine thus helping to avoid urinary tract problems. It contains Omega oils for skin and coat health. Calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D for teeth and bones and taurine for the eyes. To quote the box: Brekkies excel includes 42 essential nutrients that an adult cat needs. The best possible balance of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals helps to reinforce your cats natural defences and help it to maintain excellent physical condition.
I found this on the shelf at Tesco and thought it would be a good standby over the Christmas holiday just in case everyone (cats that is) ate more than usual! I have to report that the cats enjoyed it. The variety I bought being the only one there was the chicken, quail and vegetable one. In fact, I have had a box beside me while Ive been writing this and one of the cats has been making a very determined effort to eat his way through the top. According to the box, the kibbles are coated with a mild meat sauce to ensure that the cats find them attractive. There doesnt seem to be much smell to this food unlike a lot of others this can be to the advantage of the owner as some tend to be overpowering. As to the taste I did draw the line at sampling this but the cats seem to like it.
The box is rather brighter than the usual with a picture of a woman holding a chinchilla cat against a mainly red background. The general appearance tends to make it stand out from the other boxes because it is darker. The size is 400g at a cost of 89 pence. This size doesnt go very far with six cats except for a snack. I have seen larger sizes but at present, they dont seem to have reached the supermarkets.
Generally speaking this is not a cat food that I would normally buy. For one thing, as I mentioned, it really doesnt go far amongst six cats and for another I find with this that the cats will eat more probably because it is less filling than the premium food that they are used to. As they enjoyed it, I would consider it in an emergency, if I needed some in a hurry or as a standby as at Christmas. For anyone with a single cat it would probably be far more suitable as there is not the same amount of competition or exercise!
Thank you for reading I hope this has been helpful.
Now, let's start the New Year by writing about something delicious! Ummmm, well, allegedly, this is another one I'm going to have to take "my boys" (two big tom cats) word for! Christmas has been and gone and my two kitties were spoilt rotten as far as toys and treats go - I think they had more pressies than me one way and another! So having played endlessly with various catnip toys and fluffy mice and feasted on dried whitebait and other such treats they came to that point that we all come to when you fancy eating something "normal"! Last time I wrote about cat biscuits I think I explained then that I normally opt for Tescos' own Premium Crunchies which are a good price and appreciated by my boys. Once again the cupboard was bare and a trip to my local Alldays shop was necessary to stock up on some kitty munch before my next major supermarket shop. On the previous occasion I bought them the Go-Cat biscuits but this time I opted for Brekkies ones because it was a larger boxful for the same price. I can remember back in the "olden days" when these were called Munchies (and Snickers were Marathon, Starburst were Opal Fruits, Cif was Jif, etc...) so I am always amused when I see those "Munchies" chocolates! Anyway, I digress, back to the matter in hand. Brekkies are produced by Pedigree Masterfoods, known for a lot of pet foods, and are available in four varieties. My local Alldays store only had the Salmon, Trout and Pilchard flavour available so that?s what I got. A 500g box cost 99p, slightly more expensive than most supermarkets and a lot more expensive than my usual brand but I had no choice at that point. The box is a rather sickly salmon pink colour, appropriately enough, and features an adorable tabby and white kitty on the front! Should your own feline friends not favour the fishy flavours (try saying that when you?re drunk!) then the other varieties available are Rabbit, Chic
ken and Liver, Chicken and Turkey or Beef and Lamb - something to suit all pussy palates I imagine. On opening the box I got that usual strong waft of meaty, fishy, cereal cat biscuit smell but this appeals if you are actually a cat. The biscuits are a synthetic looking brown and beige colour in little shapeless blobs and they SOUND very crunchy when my boys are tucking into them! I asked them what their verdict was and the general consensus seems to be that they are very delicious, thank you, but not quite as nice as the Go-Cat ones they had before. So, on to the nutritional bit, like the majority of such products these days Brekkies are fortified with vitamins and minerals and contain protein, oils, fats and carbohydrates all of which contribute to muscle health, a good coat and skin, energy and general health. The main ingredients consist of cereals, fish and meat derivatives, vegetable protein extracts and the usual E numbers for colouring and preservatives. I do not feed this as my boys' main meal, more as a snack or supplement to their usual tinned food but a lot of people do use this as a main food. The main thing is to ensure there is always fresh water (or milk, depending on your cat's tastes!) available for them to drink if they eat a lot of these as this aids digestion and helps avoid potential kidney problems which can result from over-feeding dried food. The overall verdict, from both felines and human, is that these were a good buy - the box is now almost empty with no waste although the price from my local store is a little off-putting for me if I bought them elsewhere at a cheaper price I would have no complaints (and neither would "my boys"!)
At present lm holding Purdy's box of Brekkies in my hand – purely research you understand! She is purring loudly at my feet – either she thinks lm stealing her precious food or that lm going to feed her! We ere introduced to Brekkies by Purdy's mum (well her owner – my friend Rachel) Poppy. Whilst crying to be fed, Rachel took out a box of Brekkies – and WOW the cries became even louder and harder! Both Poppy and Skye (Purdy's sister) gobbled up their Brekkies before heading out side for more feline adventures with out as much as a thank you! I then said ld have to try these out on Purdy as prior to this she had only been on wet cat food. Brekkies is cheap – there's no doubt about that – for 500 grams it costs around 79 pence and a box lasts approximately 1 to 2 weeks in our household. The Brekkies box is basic – perhaps a reason why buy costs are lower. A simple cardboard box with a tabby rubbing him or her against the Brekkies name which runs vertically along the left-hand side of the box. Differing flavours are recognisable by differing coloured boxes. There's an easy to use flap at the side of the box, which is collapsible for dispensing the food. Brekkies are widely available – all major supermarkets stock them. As do most corner shops – l would note though that they are liable to be more expensive in the latter. So what are Brekkies? According to the box (and l quote) "Brekkies Complete is a complete pet food for adult cats and can be fed on its own or with pouches or tinned food." Well l would never give Purdy dried food alone- she always has a supply of wet food available to her too. There is always a fresh dish of water and for a special treat now and again some cat milk. What flavours do they come in? Rabbit, chicken & liver – green box Chick
en & Turkey – yellowish box Salmon, trout & pilchard – orange box Also beef & Lamb is available in a blue box but only in the Republic of Ireland. Brekkies provide your pussy with the following: Protein for muscle maintenance and repair Oils & fats for a healthy skin and coat Carbohydrates for energy Vitamins & minerals for all round health Real meat juices – for extra cat appeal Feeding Guide It is recommended that the following meals should be given to your cat dependent on size: * Small Cat (up to 3 kg) 65g per day * Medium Cat (up to 4 kg) 90g per day * Large Cat (up to 5 kg) 110g per day Also note if you do like l do give your cat wet food also then these amounts should be halved. Ingredients Cereals Vegetable Protein Extracts Fish Derivatives Meat and animal derivatives Minerals Oils and fats Yeast It all sounds too delicious doesn't it!! Other Details Brekkies are made by Waltham and re a registered trademark of Pedigree Masterfoods. You can check out the web site at http://www.waltham.com. There is also a customer care line on 0800 738 800. Purdy's Personal View Well l have never had any complaints – she always eats them all – her dish is always clear. This must be a good sign – as all cat owners know they can be fussy little buggers when they want to be! At present her favourite is Chicken & Turkey – but this is liable to change! Brekkies get the nutrients my cat needs into her system and it does so without putting a gapping hole into your bank balance – as far as lm concerned that's good enough for me! Heather
I buy this in tescos for 59p. My cats love it and it comes in different flavours. Although it says a complete balanced meal I give it to them with ordinary cat food. What I do appreciate is it says on the box tescos and the RSPCA work together for responsible pet ownership so you know it is good. One thing though, dont forget to put down a drink of water or milk or even both as they do tend to get thirsty when they eat them. The box is not easy to close afterwards and my cats have got the nack of putting a paw in and shaking the box to get the food out.
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Liquidity Coinsurance, Moral Hazard, and Financial Contagion
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- Author(s): SANDRO BRUSCO, FABIO CASTIGLIONESI
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- DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2007.01275.x
We study the propagation of financial crises among regions in which banks are protected by limited liability and may take excessive risk. The regions are affected by negatively correlated liquidity shocks, so liquidity coinsurance is Pareto improving. The moral hazard problem can be solved if banks are sufficiently capitalized. Under autarky a limited amount of capital is sufficient to prevent risk‐taking, but when financial markets are open capital becomes insufficient. Thus, bankruptcy occurs with positive probability and the crisis spreads to other regions via financial linkages. Opening financial markets is nevertheless Pareto improving; consumers benefit from liquidity coinsurance, although they pay the cost of excessive risk‐taking.


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