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Posted by Pedophile Killer on August Tue 16th 10:33 PM - Never Expires
Name: Justin-Georges Stephen Coulombe
Birthdate: May 23, 1985
Address: 20842 Douglas Crescent
Current Residence: Langley, British Colombia, Canada
Previous Residence: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Race: French-Columbian
Religion: Catholic
Languages: English, Latin, French
Cell Phone Number: 1-778-872-6947 (as of June 13, 2015)
Previous numbers: 1-778-344-3230
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justingeorges.coulombe
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/enderphile1
Education: High School Diploma from St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (2000-2002)
Job history: -Possible priest
-Former and possibly current youth counselor for several different churches
-Fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus
-Store manager at International
-Unspecified job at the Grand Hotel on Mackinaw Island
-Camp Manager at LandSea Camp and Catering Services
Reason for dox: Justin-Georges Coulombe AKA "enderphile1", "Justinian_Draconis" and "Bean's Shadow" is a "boylover" pedophile from Langley, BC, Canada, primarily attracted to little boys between the ages of 2-12. He claims to be a "non-offending, anti-contact pedophile", but he has a blog where he writes articles pushing for the normalization and destigmatization of pedophilia. He has also advocated the decriminalization of child pornography and sex with children numerous times before on various pedo boards.
Known Screen Names
Justinian_Draconis
Bean's Shadow
Ender Wiggin
Shinji_Ikomo
Effoc
Jalen Kartos
Kilargo
Ranier
Silverdawn
"Father Gregory"
"James"
Known E-mail Addresses
Justinian_draconis@yahoo.com
Justingeorges@hotmail.com
Justinian_Draconis@hotmail.com
Justinian_Draconis@yahoo.ca
-Has been a Chef
-Big fan of the young actor Cameron Bright
-Claims to be openly gay since the age of 12
-His age of attraction is 2-12 years old
-Computer gamer and fan of Star Trek
-He's an avid tabletop RPG player
-He's a huge fan of the 2013 sci-fi movie, Ender's Game, most likely because of his sexual attraction towards the main character, the actor of whom was then 16. It's highly unlikely he gives a rat's ass about the 1985 novel it was spawned from.
-Fan of the child actor Nathan Gamble
-Fan of YouTube child celebrity MattyBRaps/MattyB
-He's worked as a youth counselor for several churches, and is a member of the clergy
-Claims to work for the Vatican in Exile
-He's visited children on numerous occasions, including attending Pokemon championships
-It is also possible he worked at the now closed Indigo Sudbury School or had contact with children there as he posted a logo from this school in his online image account: http://www.indigosudburycampus.com
-Was, and may still be, heavily active on various pedophile forums
-On Facebook, and other sites that require he use his real name, he hasn't mentioned anything outright about pedophilia, though he has come pretty close to slipping once, in this post dated June 3, 2013... http://archive.is/0t4DD
-Makes a huge deal on various other social media sites about how he's a "non-offending, anti-contact pedophile", but he's made clear on various pedophile forums that it's only due to illegality, not immorality. He has claimed on several occasions that if it were legal to look at child pornography and to have sex with children, he would happily do it in a heartbeat.
-Openly advocates the creation of a pedophile political party in order to normalize and destigmatize pedophilia, and push for the decriminalization and outright legalization of child pornography and sex with children.
More information and incriminating quotes from Justin-Georges Coulombe himself can be found at the following links...
http://absolutezerounited.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-dilemma.html
https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Bean%27s_Shadow
Name: Justin-Georges Stephen Coulombe Age: 31 Birthdate: May 23, 1985 Address: 20842 Douglas Crescent Current Residence: Langley, British Colombia, Canada Previous Residence: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Race: French-Columbian Religion: Catholic Languages: English, Latin, French Cell Phone Number: 1-778-872-6947 (as of June 13, 2015) Previous numbers: 1-778-344-3230 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justingeorges.coulombe Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/enderphile1 Education: High School Diploma from St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (2000-2002) Job history: -Possible priest -Former and possibly current youth counselor for several different churches -Fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus -Store manager at International -Unspecified job at the Grand Hotel on Mackinaw Island -Camp Manager at LandSea Camp and Catering Services Reason for dox: Justin-Georges Coulombe AKA "enderphile1", "Justinian_Draconis" and "Bean's Shadow" is a "boylover" pedophile from Langley, BC, Canada, primarily attracted to little boys between the ages of 2-12. He claims to be a "non-offending, anti-contact pedophile", but he has a blog where he writes articles pushing for the normalization and destigmatization of pedophilia. He has also advocated the decriminalization of child pornography and sex with children numerous times before on various pedo boards. Known Screen Names Justinian_Draconis Bean's Shadow Drac Ender Ender Wiggin Shinji_Ikomo Effoc Jalen Kartos Kilargo Ranier Silverdawn "Father Gregory" "James" Known E-mail Addresses Justinian_draconis@yahoo.com Justingeorges@hotmail.com Justinian_Draconis@hotmail.com Justinian_Draconis@yahoo.ca Additional Information: -Has been a Chef -Big fan of the young actor Cameron Bright -Claims to be openly gay since the age of 12 -His age of attraction is 2-12 years old -Computer gamer and fan of Star Trek -He's an avid tabletop RPG player -He's a huge fan of the 2013 sci-fi movie, Ender's Game, most likely because of his sexual attraction towards the main character, the actor of whom was then 16. It's highly unlikely he gives a rat's ass about the 1985 novel it was spawned from. -Fan of the child actor Nathan Gamble -Fan of YouTube child celebrity MattyBRaps/MattyB -He's worked as a youth counselor for several churches, and is a member of the clergy -Claims to work for the Vatican in Exile -He's visited children on numerous occasions, including attending Pokemon championships -It is also possible he worked at the now closed Indigo Sudbury School or had contact with children there as he posted a logo from this school in his online image account: http://www.indigosudburycampus.com -Was, and may still be, heavily active on various pedophile forums -On Facebook, and other sites that require he use his real name, he hasn't mentioned anything outright about pedophilia, though he has come pretty close to slipping once, in this post dated June 3, 2013... http://archive.is/0t4DD -Makes a huge deal on various other social media sites about how he's a "non-offending, anti-contact pedophile", but he's made clear on various pedophile forums that it's only due to illegality, not immorality. He has claimed on several occasions that if it were legal to look at child pornography and to have sex with children, he would happily do it in a heartbeat. -Openly advocates the creation of a pedophile political party in order to normalize and destigmatize pedophilia, and push for the decriminalization and outright legalization of child pornography and sex with children. More information and incriminating quotes from Justin-Georges Coulombe himself can be found at the following links... http://absolutezerounited.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-dilemma.html https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Bean%27s_Shadow


The Mission Inn has to be one of my favorite places to shoot ever. Its architectural design and intricate detailing is fantastic for photos! Chloe and Peter had a great time exploring the Mission Inn – their personal favorite part was the stunning spiral staircase! There are so many different colors and textures at this historic hotel, creating a beauty backdrop for photos.


The Marrakesh from Salsa has some new updates for this year including new colors, new tubeless ready rims, new tires and a low $1599 price tag (click to enlarge).
The Marrakesh from Salsa was released last year and quickly grew into a very popular model for the brand. Touted as a bike for "expedition touring, world travel and cultural exploration", at its heart is a simple 4130 cromoly frame that is designed to handle heavy loads and long miles. It has been updated for this year with new colors, tubeless ready rims and tan wall Panaracer Pasela tires.
The Marrakesh is available with either a drop bar or flat bar and the bike is only available in one build kit – a Shimano Deore 9 speed triple crank drivetrain with SRAM mechanical disc brakes. The cromoly frame is mated with a Salsa steel fork with plenty of eyelets and bosses for fenders and rack mounts-a-plenty. All four versions (two flat bar and two drop bar) include a rear rack for built-in carrying capacity.
The finish and attention to detail on this bike are above other offerings at this price point (click to enlarge).
This bike has multiple cargo carrying options, 3 water bottle mounts (5 if you add two to the front fork), Salsa's own Alternator dropouts for versatility (singlespeed, geared, QR, thru-axle, Rohloff or freehub) and room for 40c tires with mud guards or 2.0″ tires without.
Salsa has paid close attention to the geometry changes and different handling characteristics that the different cockpits would have. Designed to be stable and predictable when heavily loaded, the bike remains durable as any good traveling bike should be.
Available with either a flat bar or a drop bar, the Shimano 9 speed triple drivetrain offers plenty of gear range (click to enlarge).
The Marrakesh is available in five frame sizes (XS – XL) and is available from your local Salsa dealer now. If it's one thing that Salsa knows, it's bike packing and adventure riding. Okay, so that's actually two things, but they excel in this arena. Perhaps the best feature of all? The Marrakesh has an MSRP of only $1599 for the complete bike. It is also available as a frameset for $650.
For more information visit salsacycles.com.
The Salsa Cowchipper bars provide plenty of hand placement options for shifting around on those long rides (click to enlarge).
A Brooks B17 saddle is standard fare for the Marrakesh (click to enlarge).
The finish and attention to detail on this bike have to be seen up close to be appreciated. The constellations are a nice touch (click to enlarge).
Close-up of the attention to detail that Salsa gives to the Marrakesh (click to enlarge).
Salsa's gel bar tape is a perfect match for the Brooks saddle (click to enlarge).
Salsa Marrakesh shown in black with drop bars.
Brooks saddle and rear rack included.
Salsa's gel bar tape is a perfect match for the Brooks saddle.
A Brooks B17 saddle is standard fare for the Marrakesh.
The Marrakesh from Salsa has some new updates for this year including new colors, new tubeless ready rims, new tires and a low $1599 price tag.
Close-up of the attention to detail that Salsa gives to the Marrakesh.
The finish and attention to detail on this bike have to be seen up close to be appreciated. The constellations are a nice touch.
The Salsa Cowchipper bars provide plenty of hand placement options for shifting around on those long rides.
The finish and attention to detail on this bike are above other offerings at the price point.
Available with either a flat bar or a drop bar, the Shimano 9 speed triple drivetrain offers plenty of gear range.
Salsa Marrakesh shown in light blue with flat bars.
That's a very nice bike for the money. Good job. Salsa.


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Clarence Thomas Must Go
For the sake of full disclosure, I will tell you that I do not like Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In my opinion, he has no business sitting on the high court after the reprehensible treatment he forced Anita Hill to endure, and has been a disgrace to the bench lo these last twenty years. Anthony Weiner, one of Clarence Thomas' most ardent critics, was just run out of Washington DC on a rail for behavior far less offensive; Mr. Thomas is lucky there was no such thing as Twitter when he was sexually harassing Hill, or he'd be chasing ambulances outside of muni court like the hack he is. He sits up there like a lump, never speaking or offering questions to petitioners, and has not had an original thought since his shameful Senate approval.
But his vapid intellectual presence on the bench is only a small part of the story. Mr. Thomas has, by all appearances, turned his position on the court into a license to print money for himself, his family, and a few choice friends.
Conservative corruption is nothing new in Washington, but Mr. Thomas has taken the practice to bold new heights, and finally, people are beginning to sit up and take notice. Thomas has been playing fast and loose with judicial ethics for a long time now, and though Supreme Court Justices are not technically beholden to judicial rules of ethics, his behavior has become so egregious as to warrant deep attention, and in my opinion, removal from the high court.
Justice Thomas is in possession of a gorgeous bust of Abraham Lincoln, which was cast in 1914 by the noted sculptor Adolph Alexander Weinman. The bust was given as a gift to Thomas in 2001 by Christopher DeMuth, president of the notoriously right-wing American Enterprise Institute. The value of the bust was $15,000. In the intervening years, AEI has filed briefs on three separate occasions regarding cases before the high court, and on each occasion, Thomas has ruled in their favor, often going beyond the scope they were seeking.
Thomas has attended fundraisers sponsored by the Koch Brothers in support of far-right media outlets, think tanks and groups. His habit of openly supporting right-wing causes has earned him an enormous amount of financial largesse from heavy-hitting right-wing donors, most notoriously Mr. Harlan Crow, who helped finance the "swift-boating" of John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. Crow financed a library project dedicated to Thomas, and gave Thomas' wife $500,000 to create a Tea Party group that has since been throwing its weight all around the country. Crow, it should be noted, is a trustee of AEI, which gave Thomas that bust of Lincoln.
The list of his brazen improprieties runs long, but the real show centers around his wife, Ginni. Harlan Crow's massive donation allowed her to create Liberty Central (and later Liberty Consulting), an advocacy group dedicated to the overthrow of President Obama's health care reform legislation. The conflict of interest inherent in this – given that Mr. Obama's health care legislation will certainly appear in some form before the Supreme Court – is manifest. The high court's decision in Citizens United, which Thomas voted in favor of, has opened the financial floodgates for groups like Liberty Central, so Thomas' family appears to be reaping wonderful monetary gains from that decision. And there is the fact that Thomas failed to disclose nearly a million dollars of income earned by his wife, and brushed off that failure to disclose with an "Oops, didn't understand the paperwork" excuse.
As has been stated, Supreme Court Justices are exempt from following the judicial code of conduct, but Mr. Thomas' behavior has been so egregious as to create a groundswell towards changing that. Nan Aron of the Alliance for Justice recently penned an editorial for the Washington Post which argued:
The behavior of Supreme Court justices has come under increasing scrutiny. Questions have been raised, for instance, about the propriety of Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas appearing at political strategy conferences hosted by the conservative Koch brothers. Other justices' activities have also prompted concerns that the line between justice and politics is increasingly blurred.
Regardless of whether one shares fears of politicization, disputes are inevitable so long as the nation's highest court operates with almost no compulsory ethics rules to guide – or constrain – behavior. The Supreme Court, whose members are shielded with lifetime appointments, is the only entity in our government that is not subject to mandatory ethics requirements. That is why reformers are calling for the Code of Conduct that governs all other federal judges to apply to the justices. Surely it makes no sense to have lesser standards for the highest court than those in place for lower courts.
The Code of Conduct doesn't frown on ideological activity but does prohibit political activity, and that's where Scalia and Thomas crossed the line. The fact that they did so with seeming impunity demonstrates that voluntary adherence to ethical standards doesn't always work. How to enforce such a code would be the hardest question, but there are options – possibilities include adjudication by other sitting justices, retired justices, lower court judges, the judicial conference or some combination of these. Exact methods could be explored in congressional hearings.
The bottom line is that if the judicial Code of Conduct becomes mandatory the number of events that would be placed off-limits is small. Meanwhile, the effect on the integrity of the court would be large. Some suspect this is an effort by progressives to tweak justices they don't like. But the Supreme Court itself effectively answered that charge in 2009. In Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., a case that dealt with a West Virginia Supreme Court justice who ruled in favor of a corporation that had made large contributions to his campaign, the high court said that "codes of conduct serve to maintain the integrity of the judiciary and the rule of law."
The lifetime appointment for a Supreme Court Justice is not set in stone, as Justice Abe Fortas found out to his woe forty years ago. Fortas, who was appointed to the bench by President Lyndon Johnson in 1968, was found to have taken large sums of money from litigants who appeared before the high court, including Phillip Morris. After a second pay-for-play arrangement benefiting Fortas was discovered, he was forced to resign in disgrace. As Ian Millhiser of ThinkProgress argues:
It is difficult to distinguish Fortas' scandal from Thomas'. Like Fortas, Thomas accepted several very valuable gifts from parties who are frequently interested in the outcome of federal court cases. One of Thomas' benefactors has even filed briefs in his Court since giving Thomas a $15,000 gift, and Thomas has not recused himself from each of these cases.
Of course, Thomas is also the least likely Justice to actually follow the command of precedent. Thomas embraces a discredited theory of the Constitution which would return America to a time when federal child labor laws were considered unconstitutional. His fellow justices criticize him for showing "utter disregard for our precedent and Congress' intent." Even ultra-conservative Justice Antonin Scalia finds Thomas' approach to the law too extreme – in Scalia's words, "I am a textualist. I am an originalist. I am not a nut."
But Thomas' disregard for what has come before him changes nothing about the precedent he faces. If Abe Fortas had to resign his seat, so too should Clarence Thomas.
Given the simple, unavoidable fact that Mr. Thomas is bereft of both shame and a code of personal ethics, it is highly unlikely he will resign, especially if his wife is raking in the cash thanks to his decisions. In that event, the final remedy of impeachment must be deployed. The Supreme Court must not be a place for partisan political fundraising or friendly-donor back-slapping. It is the place of last recourse in our system of laws, and must be as far above reproof as can be humanly managed. Clarence Thomas is an embarrassment to the ideals of our system of government, and must go. He can choose to leave, or be removed by Constitutional remedy, but his time on the bench must be concluded.
He and Ginni will just have to go find honest work like everyone else.

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Body Appreciation Key to Healthful Aging
Scrolling through my Facebook feed, I recently read a post by an over-50 woman lamenting that she could no longer eat pasta. Dozens of women commented below, offering low-carb recipe substitutions, commiserating with her on the unwelcome midlife "muffin top."
That post represents how most older women feel about their aging bodies. According to a 2013 study, "Characteristics of women with body size satisfaction at midlife" in the Journal of Women and Aging, an alarming 88% of women age 50 and over reported body size dissatisfaction. And that statistic doesn't merely point to body image challenges.
Body dissatisfaction is negatively related to health behaviors and quality of life.
According to Dr. Elayne Daniels, an anti-diet, trauma-informed clinical psychologist, negative body image has an increased risk of health problems, including eating disorders, gastrointestinal disorders and nutritional deficiencies. It can produce low self-esteem, social withdrawal and avoidance of events and activities due to self-consciousness, increased pursuit of "diet" plans, engagement in risky behaviors like smoking to try to lose weight, and mental health challenges such as depression and anxiety.
Furthermore, trying to avoid body shame may prevent women from seeking health care and preventive screenings, which can create poorer health outcomes.
On the other hand, satisfied women had a lower body mass index and reported fewer dieting behaviors and fewer eating disorder symptoms, which are rapidly emerging as a major public health problem for women at and beyond midlife, according to Margo Maine, a clinical psychologist, in her 2019 article "Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Women at and Beyond Midlife: The Nine Truths."
Yet even among the 12% of women who reported body satisfaction, 40% admitted that a 5-pound weight gain would make them moderately to extremely upset. Weight and shape play a prominent role in how middle-age women feel about themselves, reports study co-author Cristin Runfola.
Body satisfaction is a critical piece to enhancing well-being and healthful aging for women over 50 and beyond. And let's be clear, body satisfaction isn't about liking the way you look.
"Rather, it's about building up a solid sense of self so that our appearance isn't something that can make or break us anymore" says body image coach Summer Innanen.
"Diet culture, the beauty industry, Hollywood, etc., have told us that our destiny is dependent on being attractive, so it's not our fault that we've conflated our happiness (and health) with looking a certain way" says Innanen.
But how can midlife women ditch body shame for appreciation?
Culturally, we need to shift away from the negative narrative about weight gain that occurs in women's bodies throughout the life cycles. When we have open dialogue about these natural shifts, the shame fades.
"We gain weight at menarche, with the birth of each child, and we gain weight at menopause, so we're not going to have the same body size and shape at 50 as we had at 20. And if we don't expect that, that would be a help" says Joan Chrisler, a professor of psychology at Connecticut College and researcher of weight and eating disorders in women.
Maine agrees: "Today, we criticize an adult woman because she no longer has the body of a 16- or 20-year-old. Although natural for the adult female body, all weight gain is considered wrong."
When Maine shares information about the incredible natural resources of the female body, she says women slowly begin to appreciate its natural wisdom and are more likely to make changes in their attitudes and behaviors. In her article, she states compelling facts about the protective nature of body fat such as:
– Women's bodies are designed for survival, hardwired to beat starvation. In a famine, only about 10% of women die while as many as 50% of men will. It's body fat that protects women.
– Before puberty, a girl's body is about 12% body fat. After, it's 17% in order to produce ovulation and menstruation. A mature woman's body is about 22% body fat, "providing the energy necessary for an ovulating female to survive famine for nine months" says Maine. Thus, women's bodies have the capacity to maintain the human race.
– The weight that women gain after puberty and menopause is protective. To preserve fertility, reproductive and feeding organs, women first gain fat in their breasts, buttocks, hips and thighs. During the transitional phase into menopause, weight gain of approximately 12 to 15 pounds along with about a 15% to 20% decrease in metabolism naturally occurs. These biologically programmed changes allow women to manage menopausal symptoms, maintain bone density and decrease the risk for osteoporosis. Maine says hormonal shifts during this transitional phase increase the size of fat cells surrounding our reproductive organs as these cells produce estrogen, offsetting the shutdown of the ovaries.
Furthermore, malnutrition and dieting in midlife and beyond can be particularly risky.
According to Maine's research, depleted fat stores will likely increase menopausal symptoms, and muscle-wasting can reduce metabolic rate and hasten neuromuscular decline. She also found that cognitive impairment secondary to dieting may also be greater, and the mortality risk associated with low weight is greater as people age.
Research in the American Journal of Public Health study "Associations Between Body Composition, Anthropometry, and Mortality in Women Aged 65 Years and Older" found that women with BMIs in the "overweight" category from 25 to 29.9 had the lowest mortality. Moderate weight gain in midlife is associated with longer life expectancy for women.
Finally, Maine shares that "most — even well-informed, resourceful women — don't know these facts. The truth is that the female body simply knows how to take care of itself." Thus it's key to women's whole health to elevate the conversation regarding midlife body changes as natural and protective, not something to be ashamed of, but appreciated.
With these facts, one of Maine's clients, a 73-year old woman who battled her body for decades, moved from body shame to appreciation, stating, "I used to see this roll around my middle as my spare tire, and I hated it. Now I see it as my life preserver!"
So ladies, instead of berating our bellies and restricting pasta from our plates, let's make peace with and respect the wisdom of our bodies.
This article was originally published in the August 4th edition of the Jackson Hole News and Guide.
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Apple was told to stop selling specific iPhone models in Germany last year. The company already ran afoul of that court order once, in the form of a press release.
And now Qualcomm is still swinging at Apple, saying that the company is still selling those banned iPhone models in third-party retailers — both authorized and not. However, Qualcomm also alleges that Apple sold those iPhone models in its official retail stores as early as the beginning of this month, too.
Qualcomm's lawyer, Don Rosenberg, is telling the German court that Apple is intentionally ignoring the court order handed down against it in 2018. He goes on to say that Apple does not consider itself "bound by the injunction", and will continue to do as it sees fit in Germany despite a court order that's supposed to dictate which devices it can sell.
As a result of all that, Bloomberg reports that Qualcomm is seeking "significant fines" against Apple. Qualcomm once again pointed to the press release that Apple released back in December, which stated, in plain language, that the infringing iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models were still on sale from certain retailers in Germany. Apple already retracted that press release, but Qualcomm says that wasn't good enough to actually get Apple to change its selling practices in the region.
This is a battle between two giant companies that is not going to go quietly into the night by any means.


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It's hard to imagine, but Ariana Grande still gets nervous. The pop star has performed on the world's biggest stages, but her latest venture, a new makeup line called REM Beauty, finds her in uncharted territory. "I was so nervous to even discuss stepping into the beauty space because there are so many amazing fellow people," Grande tells me over Zoom, wearing her signature sleek ponytail and a full face of REM. "I don't ever want to just jump into something that is popular. It has to feel super intentional and fueled by passion and authentic to me."
Grande found her confidence working alongside cosmetics company Forma to develop REM Beauty's first launch, Chapter 1: Ultraviolet. "I was like, 'Wait a minute, these formulas are really spectacular.' I went home that night and had this vision for my line and it ended up being exactly how I dreamt it would be in my head," she says. "I've spent a lot of time in makeup in my life. To redefine my relationship [with beauty] and have my own version of it, and hopefully be able to inspire people to express themselves in a new way and share it with the world, and have these beautiful products come to life, has just been such a wild thing."
Available November 12 at 9 a.m. E.T., REM Beauty is heavily inspired by Grande's love for sci-fi, space, vintage, and horror. "I wanted to create our own world with this packaging," she says. "Sort of futuristic, but nostalgic throwback. Anything that looks like it could have been on Star Trek or Barbarella or Star Wars or Black Mirror."
Along with impressive packaging, Grande prioritized making the line completely vegan and cruelty-free. "[These formulas] took a lot of back and forth, a lot of rounds of going to the lab and me overexpressing myself, as always," she says. "Working with these incredible artists, scientists, geniuses at the labs to get it where it needs to be. Vegan, smells delicious, lasts over a long time."
It turns out the hardest part about creating a beauty line isn't testing products or conceptualizing packaging or countless meetings in the lab over the past two years—it's keeping said beauty line a secret. "I was on tour [when we started this] and it was very secretive," Grande says. "It has been the longest time. I'm not very good at secrets because when I'm excited and passionate about something, I have to say something at some point."
The second hardest part? Swatching—using your finger to test a product's color, pigmentation, and formula. Grande, who is "not the best" at swatches, turns on her immaculate Jennifer Coolidge impression as she demonstrates the shimmery pearl and lavender finishes of the Interstellar Highlighter Topper and neutral tones of the Babydoll Eyeshadow Palette. "If I have to swatch today, I'm going to do it all as Jennifer Coolidge to make myself more comfortable," she says.
For REM Beauty's first launch, you'll find a wide range of eye products, including kohl and liquid eyeliners, eye shadow palettes, lashes, and two types of mascara. "REM being the name of the brand, we wanted to focus on eyes. Eyes are our main storytellers and communicators," Grande says. "We wanted to mostly focus on that and do a little bit of lip to drop, but there's so much more to look forward to."
Ahead of the launch, we caught up with Grande to talk all things REM Beauty. Here's everything you need to know.
What's the meaning behind the name REM Beauty?
For the brand name, Grande chose her fan-favorite song "REM" from her 2018 album Sweetener. "I decided to name [my brand] REM because I feel like that song really encompasses a lot of my favorite parts of my sound, sonically," Grande says. "And also REM, rapid eye movement, focusing on dreams and on the eyes and eyes being our most effective communicators. You can say more with the way that you look at someone than you can articulate with words sometimes. They're what we use to dream and rest and so much beauty happens there. I loved that."
What products are included in Chapter 1?
Instead of releasing a complete line of products, Grande opted for "chapters" that include curated selections of makeup. In chapter 1, you will find the At the Borderline Eyeliner Marker, At the Borderline Kohl Eyeliner Pencil, Flourishing Volumizing Mascara, Flourishing Lengthening Mascara, Midnight Shadows Eyeshadow Palette, Dream Lashes, Midnight Shadows Liquid Eyeshadow, On Your Collar Plumping Lip Gloss, Utmost Importance Plumping Lip Gloss, On Your Collar Matte Lipstick, Practically Permanent Lip Stain Marker, and Interstellar Highlighter Topper.
"There is so much more coming, but we wanted to do drops instead of giving you everything at once, because we wanted to be super selective and intentional with the storytelling and what we give you first," says Grande.
When is REM Beauty launching?
You can shop Chapter 1 on Friday, November 12, at 9 a.m. E.T.
Where can you buy REM Beauty?
REM Beauty is available exclusively at rembeauty.com. Sign up for the mailing list for updates.
What was the inspiration behind the product names?
One of Grande's favorite parts of creating the line was naming products, drawing inspiration from her personal life. "[For] the Babydoll Palette, that was what my grandpa used to call me, and my Nonna calls me that," she says. "The [shade] names are all super personal to me like Gildone, that's where a lot of my family is from on my Nonna's side in Italy. And we got Cannoli on the Principessa Palette. Boca Mocha is a shade, which is named after my hometown, Boca Raton. [Another palette is] Midnight Snack, and one of the shades is called Plumbledore. Another [shade name] is Cheeky Hijiki, which is one of my favorite things to snack on."
Are there more products on the way?
Short answer: yes. But as much as Grande wants to share what's in store for Chapter 2 and beyond, she's keeping that mum for now. "I'm going to tell you all the secrets because I'm too excited," Grande says. "But even stuff that's coming in later chapters like our foundation, which is my favorite, we spent so long getting the formula right. We wanted to save it for later because we spent so long perfecting the formula. I use it all the time when I'm working, when I'm on TV, it's the best. I've been wearing my foundation and concealer pretty consistently, but that's not here yet."
What's Grande's favorite product?
Grande insists she can't choose a favorite product, but swears by the Practically Permanent Lip Stain Marker and Utmost Importance Plumping Lip Gloss. "I'm most excited for people to try my favorite combination, which is the Practically Permanent marker paired with the gloss," she says. "I was always trying to find a really great lip stain. And then when we developed this, I was really proud and thankful. You can put on a little thin layer and it can feel way more natural. Like, 'Oh, is she wearing anything?' And then you can do more and all of a sudden it's like Morticia Addams."
How did Grande's music influence her beauty line?
Grande was surprised to find a lot of similarities between her music and beauty products. "Music and makeup are so polarized, they're so opposite, but the way that they help bring each other to life is unspoken at the same time," she says. "A lot of my music comes to life more when we shoot the video, which is accompanied by makeup. And these makeup and hair artists design looks that people do for Halloween or at drag shows. They have this weird partnership that I didn't realize until I dipped a toe into [beauty]. When you're writing a song, spending time with the pre-chorus to make sure that the notes set up the hook in the proper way, or that the harmonies aren't fighting, the bells in the background or the strings—everything is complimentary of one another—is the same thing as putting together these formulas."
Grande has been secretly wearing REM Beauty on tour and TV.
What better way to test product than while onstage or camera? "We were doing shows and finishing the tour and able to test the highlight onstage and then make notes on the formula," she says. "And say, 'Okay, cool, this needs to change' or whatever. And go back and forth about the gloss. I have been wearing a lot of the Chapter 1 products on The Voice and testing them and seeing how they look on camera. It's been really cool to secretly test and see them on TV. Also some of the products from later chapters as well. The Babydoll Palette's been used a lot."
Grande got her love for eyeliner from her mom.
You would be hard-pressed to find Grande without her signature black winged eyeliner. "I was really young and using my mom's black eyeliner," she says. "My mom loves black eyeliner. She only wears black. Her whole closet is, no joke, fields of black fabric and shoulder pads. And you're like, 'Where am I? What is happening? Are you Cersei Lannister?' I was using [her eyeliner] and I wanted to look like a Spice Girl. My mom is super into Halloween and goth. In the middle of July, she would paint me as a skeleton. That's an early [beauty memory] too."
Grande's best advice for creating the perfect wing? "Prayer and patience."
Ariana Yaptangco is the senior beauty editor at Glamour. You can follow her on Instagram @arianyap.
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Q: How do I implement members of internal interfaces I have been refactoring the codebase of the project that I am currently on so that classes/interfaces which are not useful beyond the confines of the assembly should be declared as internal (rather than public). But I've run into a problem with the following code:
internal interface IFirstInterface
{
    ...
}

internal interface ISecondInterface
{
    IFirstInterface First{ get; }
    ...
}

public class Implementer : ISecondInterface
{
    public IFirstInterface First {get; private set;}
    ...
}

My questions:

*

*Why do members of internal interfaces have to be publicly implemented? If you implement the interface on an internal class, shouldn't the implemented members be internal? This is not a big issue since the interface members won't be publicly accessible anyway, given the class is internal. It just seems counter intuitive.

*The main problem is with the scenario above since I cannot have a public getter for IFirstInterface since it is purportedly an internal interface i.e. I get the following error from the compiler:

Inconsistent accessibility: property
  type 'IFirstInterface' is less
  accessible than property
  'Implementer.First'

Is there any way around this?
Note: I realise that there is probably little value in this refactoring exercise but I thought it would be a good way for me to understand more deeply the implications of the internal modifier.

A: I know this post is a few years old but i think it's worth noting that you can implement an internal interface on a public class, see the following links:

http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/p/29808/167820.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa664591%28VS.71%29.aspx

An example from the first link:

internal interface ISecretInterface
{
    string Property1 { get; }
}

public class PublicClass : ISecretInterface
{
    // class property
    public string Property1
    {
        get { return "Foo"; }
    }

    // interface property
    string ISecretInterface.Property1
    {
        get { return "Secret"; }
    }
}

A: Just to note - the code you've actually provided does compile, because Implementer is an internal class. The problem comes when Implementer is public.
The way round this is to use explicit interface implementation:
public class Implementer : ISecondInferface
{
    private IFirstInterface first;
    IFirstInterface ISecondInterface.First { get { return first; } }
}

You can't have the setter in there, because you're explicitly implementing the interface which doesn't define the setter. You could do this as an alternative:
public class Implementer : ISecondInterface
{
    internal IFirstInterface First { get; private set; }
    IFirstInterface ISecondInterface.First { get { return First; } }
}

It's unfortunate that internal interfaces have public members - it does complicate things like this. It would be strange for a public interface to have an internal member (what would it be internal to - the implementer or the declarer?) but for internal interfaces it makes a lot more sense.

A:
Why do members of internal interfaces have to be publicly implemented?

When you define an interface, you do not define access level for the members, since all interface members are public. Even if the interface as such is internal, the members are still considered public. When you make an implicit implementation of such a member the signature must match, so it needs to be public.
Regarding exposing the getter, I would suggest making an explicit implementation of the interface instead, and creating an internal property to expose the value:
internal IFirstInterface First { get; private set; }

IFirstInterface ISecondInterface.First
{
    get { return this.First; }
}

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Microplastics in coastal sediments from Southern Portuguese shelf waters
J. P G L Frias, Jesus Gago, Vanessa Otero, P. Sobral
DCR - Departamento de Conservação e Restauro
DCEA - Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Microplastics are well-documented pollutants in the marine environment that result from fragmentation of larger plastic items. Due to their long chemical chains, they can remain in the environment for long periods of time. It is estimated that the vast majority (80%) of marine litter derives from land sources and that 70% will sink and remain at the bottom of the ocean. Microplastics that result from fragmentation of larger pieces of plastic are common to be found in beaches and in the water surface. The most common microplastics are pellets, fragments and fibres. This work provides original data of the presence of microplastics in coastal sediments from Southern Portuguese shelf waters, reporting on microplastic concentration and polymer types. Microplastic particles were found in nearly 56% of sediment samples, accounting a total of 31 particles in 27 samples. The vast majority were microfibers (25), identified as rayon fibres, and fragments (6) identified as polypropylene, through infrared spectroscopy (μ-FTIR). The concentration and polymer type data is consistent with other relevant studies and reports worldwide.
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Frias, J. P. G. L., Gago, J., Otero, V., & Sobral, P. (2016). Microplastics in coastal sediments from Southern Portuguese shelf waters. Marine Environmental Research, 114, 24-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.12.006
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Home > Markets > Ford Keeping Close Eye on Potential Parts Shortages, Mulally Says
Ford Keeping Close Eye on Potential Parts Shortages, Mulally Says
Apr 13, 2011 Byron Pope | WardsAuto
The auto maker doesn't expect North America operations to be affected, but Asia/Pacific plants could be forced to cut production.
DETROIT – CEO Alan Mulally says it is unlikely Ford will experience any production disruptions in North America due to parts shortages from the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan March 11.
Speaking to reporters after receiving the 2011 Automotive Executive of the Year award from DNV Business Assurance here, Mulally says the situation still is unfolding, but warns disruptions could occur at Ford's Asia/Pacific operations.
"We anticipate in the Asia/Pacific region some of our operations could slow down and maybe even stop production on a few products, depending on parts availability," he says in a wide-ranging interview. "The reason it's happening there is the localization of the parts."
The executive says Ford has been working closely with its supply base to come up with alternatives in the event parts shortages occur.
Making the task of ensuring a steady supply of parts more difficult is the changing segmentation in the U.S. market, spurred by escalating fuel prices, Mulally says. "So we're using all the tools we have."
If U.S. production is disrupted, Ford will be "transparent" about the situation.
The Ford CEO is quick to deny recent media reports the company is downgrading its earnings forecast due to the situation in Japan. "What we've said is that even though we may slow down or stop temporarily, it would have no material impact on our plan. That means there's no change on guidance."
The situation is "very complicated" for the entire industry, Mulally says, noting "the supply chain is everywhere.
"On one hand, we're finding solution after solution as far as making things better, but also we're still on a journey of discovery on some of the parts," he says.
Meanwhile, Mulally expresses confidence a mutually beneficial deal can be reached in contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers union later this year.
At the 2011 UAW Bargaining Convention last month, President Bob King slammed Mulally for receiving millions in salary and stock rewards while the union continues to make sacrifices.
Mulally says Ford pays for performance and notes the auto maker has posted seven consecutive profitable quarters.
"I'm very pleased we continue to align the compensation with the business performance of Ford; this is the way it should be," he says. "We have a fantastic relationship with the UAW on working on the competiveness with Ford."
Mulally says relationships also remain strong between the auto maker and its Lincoln dealers, some of which have struggled to turn a profit following the discontinuation of the Mercury brand last year.
Lincoln's product lineup currently is in a transition period, he says, noting it takes a few years for new vehicles in development to reach the market.
The Lincoln brand largely was neglected as Ford focused resources on its former luxury marques Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo and Aston Martin. Now that the last of those brands has been divested, the auto maker is concentrating on reinventing Lincoln, Mulally says.
"It was only eight years ago that Lincoln was the No.1 luxury brand in the U.S.; we keep forgetting that," he says. "Our commitment to dealers now is we're going to make a fantastic family of Lincoln vehicles that are going to be very competitive."
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