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To Take Advantage Of The Green Tea Benefits, Try Out A Green Tea Extract!

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By Alex Trem

Green tea extract is an herb that is derived from green tea leaves. The proper name of the Chinese herb is Camellia sinensis. The herb is also known as tea tree, tea plant and tea shrub. Other teas that are harvested from this herb family are white tea, oolong, black tea and pu-erh tea. Green tea extract from the Camellia herb contains many potent antioxidants and is widely used around the world by people who are in the pursuit of good health.

Types of Extracts made from Green Tea

Green tea extract can be purchased and consumed in a variety of different formulas which include:

— Strong infusions. Strong infusions are processed by soaking the green tea leaves in an aqueous solution, or a solution that is water soluble. The solution for strong infusion green tea extract is made with approximately 2 percent alcohol.

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— Dry extracts. Dry green tea extracts are processed by dehydrating concentrated strong infusions into a powder. The powder is then processed into capsules, tablets and dry mixes.

— Soft extract. Soft extracts are made from a solution of a strong infusion concentrated with catechin, a crystalline compound. Soft extracts are often used in tea bags.

— Purified extract. A partly purified green tea extract is achieved by using laboratory techniques like chromatography which separates the extract from the leaves. A purified extract is more crystallized and stronger than other green tea extracts.

Green Tea Extract in Food Additives

Because of its health benefits, the extract of the green tree herb is being considered for use in different types of food. These food additives would be included in meat, fish and pork to add antioxidants to the food. Scientists have also considered emulsifying green tea extract and adding it to vegetable oil and animal fats. Green tea extract is currently added to moon cake, a Chinese bakery item that is eaten during their mid autumn festival. The extract improves the flavor of the cake and increases the shelf life.

Contamination Prevention

In Japan, scientists have discovered that tea extracts, including green tea extracts, can be made into dyes that resist microbial contamination. In the future, green tea extracts may be used to eliminate this contamination in apple juice and other food and drinks. Green tea extract also has a strong deodorant quality.

Green Tea Extract and the Metabolism

Over the decades, green tea and green tea extract have been thoroughly studied and researched for its effects on people as well as animals. Some of the many advantages of green tea extract as it relates to health include lowering cholesterol, controlling diabetes and preventing liver disease. It is also a popular supplement for bodybuilders and other fitness gurus. The affect that is has on the metabolism is another reason many people take the extract in one form or another. Green tea extract accelerates the metabolism without overworking the adrenal glands. For otherwise healthy people, this has helped with losing weight. In addition, green tea extract, even in small amounts, has been shown to help to increase energy use in people with thyroid conditions.

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Police report drug haul seizure worth up to £30 million in Brownhills, England

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Monday, December 2, 2013

Police in the West Midlands in England today said nearly 200 kilograms worth of drugs with value possibly as great as £30 million (about US$49 million or €36 million) has been seized from a unit in the town of Brownhills. In what an officer described as “one of the largest [seizures] in the force’s 39 year history”, West Midlands Police reported recovering six big cellophane-wrapped cardboard boxes containing cannabis, cocaine, and MDMA (“ecstasy”) in a police raid operation on the Maybrook Industrial Estate in the town on Wednesday.

The impact this seizure will have on drug dealing in the region and the UK as a whole cannot be underestimated

The seized boxes, which had been loaded onto five freight pallets, contained 120 one-kilogram bags of cannabis, 50 one-kilogram bags of MDMA, and five one-kilogram bricks of cocaine. In a press release, West Midlands Police described what happened after officers found the drugs as they were being unloaded in the operation. “When officers opened the boxes they discovered a deep layer of protective foam chips beneath which the drugs were carefully layered”, the force said. “All the drugs were wrapped in thick plastic bags taped closed with the cannabis vacuum packed to prevent its distinctive pungent aroma from drawing unwanted attention.” Police moved the drugs via forklift truck to a flatbed lorry to remove them.

Detective Sergeant Carl Russell of West Midlands Police’s Force CID said the seizure was the largest he had ever made in the 24 years he has been in West Midlands Police and one of the biggest seizures the force has made since its formation in 1974. “The impact this seizure will have on drug dealing in the region and the UK as a whole cannot be underestimated”, he said. “The drugs had almost certainly been packed to order ready for shipping within Britain but possibly even further afield. Our operation will have a national effect and we are working closely with a range of law enforcement agencies to identify those involved in this crime at whatever level.”

Expert testing on the drugs is ongoing. Estimates described as “conservative” suggest the value of the drugs amounts to £10 million (about US$16.4 million or €12 million), although they could be worth as much as £30 million, subject to purity tests, police said.

Police arrested three men at the unit on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug. The men, a 50-year-old from Brownhills, a 51-year-old from the Norton area of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, and one aged 53 from Brownhills, have been released on bail as police investigations to “hunt those responsible” continue. West Midlands Police told Wikinews no person has yet been charged in connection with the seizure. Supplying a controlled drug is an imprisonable offence in England, although length of jail sentences vary according to the class and quantity of drugs and the significance of offenders’ roles in committing the crime.

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More than 80 people killed in Nice, France attack on Bastille Day

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Friday, July 15, 2016

Yesterday at about 10:30 pm local time (2030 UTC) in the French city of Nice, a truck killed at least 84 people and more than 100 people were injured, at least 18 critically, who were watching fireworks on Bastille Day evening, French officials reported. The attacker was later shot dead by the police.

The attacker drove for some distance — by one report as much as 2 km (more than a mile) — through the crowd along the Promenade des Anglais. The owner of the Le Queenie Restaurant near the seaport told  France Info, “People went down like ninepins”.

Agence France-Presse reported police had discovered identity papers of a 31-year old Tunisian-Frenchman along with, according to one source, fake weapons including rifles and an “inactive” grenade.

20-year-old eyewitness Fanny told Reuters the fast-approaching truck was moving in a zigzag manner, driving in the pedestrian area. Another survivor described sheltering with others in a restaurant. An eyewitness named Nader told BFM TV he thought the driver had lost control of the truck. Later, he also saw the driver taking out a gun.

European Council President Donald Tusk said, “Tragic paradox that the subject of the Nice Attack was people celebrating liberty, equality, and fraternity” ((fr))French language: ?C’est un tragique paradoxe que les cibles de l’attaque Nice attaque soient les gens qui célébraient liberté, égalité, fraternité.

French president François Hollande tweeted, “France is tearful, sorrowful, but she is strong and will always be more than the fanatics who now want to smite her.” ((fr))French language: ?La France est éplorée, affligée, mais elle est forte et le sera toujours plus que les fanatiques qui veulent aujourd’hui la frapper.

A few hours before the incident, Hollande had announced the state of emergency would be lifted on July 26 after November’s Paris attack, but after this incident, he announced extending the state of emergency into October. Condemning the incident, he said, “We will further strengthen our actions in Iraq and in Syria.” He also said “operational reserves” will be called up to support the armed forces in France.

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  • 01 43 17 56 46 (Interministerial aid to victims ((fr))French language: ?la cellule interministerielle d’aide aux victimes)
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm.

Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’ permission, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars lost. The Senate enquiry called for a Royal Commission into the bank, and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

Mr Narev stated the bank’s performance in providing financial advice was “unacceptable”, and the bank was launching a scheme to compensate clients who lost money due to the planners’ actions.

In a statement Mr Narev said, “Poor advice provided by some of our advisers between 2003 and 2012 caused financial loss and distress and I am truly sorry for that. […] There have been changes in management, structure and culture. We have also invested in new systems, implemented new processes, enhanced adviser supervision and improved training.”

An investigation by Fairfax Media instigated the Senate inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank’s financial planning division and ASIC.

Whistleblower Jeff Morris, who reported the misconduct of the bank to ASIC six years ago, said in an article for The Sydney Morning Herald that neither the bank nor ASIC should be in control of the compensation program.

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March

8

The Many Uses For Botox

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The common uses for

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in the muscles. Strabismus, which is an eye problem that makes the eye turn in or outward, has also been shown to improve with injections. Blepharospasm, which is abnormal tightening of the eyelid muscle causing uncontrollable blinking, squinting, and abnormal eye movements, is also shown to decrease with treatment. Upper limb spasticity has also been a problem among adults that has been improved with the injection. Their arms, fingers, and elbows show a significant improvement in movement after the treatment. \\r\\n\\r\\nSweating can be very embarrassing for many people and if you think you are alone, you aren t. Many people have suffered from too much sweating that isn t controlled by a topical treatment and they are now better treated with

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. Many other areas of the body that sweat can also be helped by the injection, such as the palms and other parts of the body after eating. It has also been used for tremors of the body, which are uncontrollable movements. It has been injected in patients underarms to help control sweating and it has been shown to help. Stroke patients have also been given the drug to improve their conditions. Many people also suffer from very frequent migraines, such as more than 15 days in a month and last at least 4 hours, and have been helped with injections. Patients with cerebral palsy, usually children, have received the drug as well. \\r\\n\\r\\nThe most common use for the drug is helping aging lines. Many women and men have used the injection to help smooth out frown lines and crow s feet around the eyes. It works by blocking the nerve signal within a muscle to control movement and tightening. There are many conditions that are able to be helped by using

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Rachel Weisz wants Botox ban for actors

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

English actress Rachel Weisz thinks that Botox injections should be banned for all actors.

The 39-year-old actress, best known for her roles in the Mummy movie franchise and for her Academy Award-winning portrayal in The Constant Gardener, feels facial Botox injections leave actors less able to convey emotion and that it harms the acting industry as much as steroids harm athletes.

In an interview with UK’s Harper’s Bazaar, coming out next month, Weisz says, “It should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen,” she claims. “Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown?”

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Currently living in New York, she also mentions that English women are much less worried about their physical appearance than in the United States. “I love the way girls in London dress,” she claimed. “It’s so different to the American ‘blow-dry and immaculate grooming’ thing.”

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Transit strike affects 100,000 in Helsinki

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Monday, March 6, 2006

In Helsinki, the Finnish trade union for bus and truck drivers has gone on strike on Sunday evening, mainly over the use of part-time labor. The strike is estimated to affect 100,000 people in the capital area, crowding the remaining transit system on Monday morning. The strike is halting almost half of all bus traffic in and around Helsinki, especially hurting travellers commuting from outlying cities Espoo and Vantaa, where over 60% of bus traffic will be stopped.

The strike also affects 4,000 of Finland’s 55,000 delivery trucks, as well as waste management in many areas. The strike is not affecting trains, trams or the underground, but heavy crowding is to be expected. Authorities are also warning of traffic jams during rush-hours as people use personal cars instead of public transportation.

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News briefs:May 26, 2010

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More Thailand Myanmar Flight Choice For Those Planning A Stay In Yangon}

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Those planning a trip that combines a visit to northern Thailand and a stay in Yangon and/or Mandalay in neighbouring Myanmar, now have more choice in flights thanks to new direct services launched in October.

The new flights to Myanmar operate out of Chiang Mai, Thailands second largest city, and are among four new non-stop services introduced by Bangkok Airways, which Skytrax named Worlds Best Regional Airline 2014 and Best Regional Airline Asia 2014.

The four times weekly service between Chiang Mai and Yangon is on a Sunday, Monday, Friday and Saturday, the outbound flight departing Chiang Mai at 11 am and the inbound flight departing Yangon at 12.50 pm. The three times weekly service between Chiang Mai and Mandalay is on a Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, the outbound flight departing Chiang Mai at 11 am and the inbound flight departing Mandalay at 12.50 pm. Both routes use an ATR72-500 aircraft with 70 seat capacity.

The other two new services are between Chiang Mai and Udon Thani in northeast Thailand, twice daily and also using a 70 seat ATR72-500, and between Chiang Mai and Phuket, once daily using an Airbus A320 with 162 seat capacity.

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Bangkok Airways also flies from Chiang Mai to Myanmars capital of Nay Pyi Taw, and from Bangkok to Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw.

Bangkok Airways vice president – sales Ariya Prasarttong-Osoth said the airline foresaw the northern Thai city as another important hub for Thailands tourism industry and considered it a gateway to Indochina. By utilizing Chiang Mai International Airport as another hub, it will enhance Bangkok Airways ability to support the growing demand for air travel when the AEC (Asean Economic Community) takes place in 2015. It will also allow us to provide better flight connections for our passengers who wish to continue their travel to the Northeastern and Southern part of Thailand as well as to the neighbouring country Myanmar without having to fly back to (Bangkoks) Suvarnabhumi Airport to connect to those destinations.

In the past year or so, a number of regional airlines have launched new flights to various points in Myanmar and/or boosted frequencies on existing routes. Its an increase in air access that comes as tourism arrivals surge, surpassing 2 million for the first time in 2013, and new hotels in Yangon and other destinations open. Tourism authorities recently announced a target of 3 million foreign tourists in 2014 and 5 million in 2015.

As the largest city and prime international gateway, a stay in Yangon is surely a must on any trip to Myanmar, offering intriguing historical sights, bustling city life and accommodation that includes some of the finest colonial hotels in Asia – such as The Strand Yangon built in 1901 and Belmond Governors Residence dating from the 1920s. Alongside luxury hotels in Yangon like these, is a choice of budget and three to five star Yangon hotels.

Introduced in September 2014 is a new online application system for a tourist visa to Myanmar. It can be applied for at www.evisa.moip.gov.mm with the application process requiring a persons passport to be valid for at least six months, one colour photo taken during the past three months and the fee (non refundable) of US$50 paid either with Visa or MasterCard.

The application website states the applicant will receive an email acknowledgement within one hour of successful payment of the US$50 fee and that the processing time of an application is up to five working days.

The E-visa is valid for a stay of up to 28 days from the date of arrival in Myanmar, with a validity period of 90 days from its issuing date. It can be used for a single entry (re-entry requires another E-visa) and currently only through Yangon International Airport, with authorities saying other ports of entry would be announced later.

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Canada’s Scarborough East (Ward 43) city council candidates speak

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Saturday, November 4, 2006

On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward’s councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto’s ridings is Scarborough East (Ward 43). One candidates responded to Wikinews’ requests for an interview. This ward’s candidates include Paul Ainslie, Amarjeet Chhabra, Mujeeb Khan, Glenn Kitchen, John Laforet, Abdul Patel, Jim Robb, and Kumar Sethi.

For more information on the election, read Toronto municipal election, 2006.

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