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FC Carl Zeiss Jena, who ply their trade in the Regionalliga Nordost, which is the fourth tier of the German football league system, might just be taking to the pitch this weekend in the most Heavy Metal kit ever.
Playing in all black for their last match of the season against 1. FC Magdeburg, FC Carl Zeiss Jena have signed a one off sponsorship deal with German rockers Heaven Shall Burn and will feature the band's name across the front of their kit.
The band hail from FC Carl Zeiss Jena's hometown of Jena, in the Free State of Thuringia, which is located in the central region of Germany and are in part doing this to promote their latest album, "Veto".
"We are concerned primarily about the message: "Support your local team".
"Any fan who supports the club on his doorstep deserves our respect.
"We are not about showing the big middle finger. The point is not to forget the little guys and their meaning to their respective city, region and society.
"We are Jena fans and now we have the chance to return as musicians who, to some extent, are surprised by our own success.
"And we do it gladly and call on you to do likewise: Support, whether as a fan or sponsor, the club in front of your door. This is important. "
While FC Carl Zeiss Jena are currently sitting in fourth position in the table heading into this final match of the season, 1. FC Magdeburg are currently in first on goal difference and a favourable result against their Heavy Metal shirt wearing opponents could see them promoted to 3. Liga.


Surfer Blood have taken to social media to confirm that their new album is finished. No details on a title or a release date were given.
Radiohead's Thom Yorke has spent the last two days tweeting cryptic photos with everything ranging from a record on a player to drafts of lyrics. Though, while teasing fans, he did confirm the band are currently in the studio working on new music.
Sahara band Tinairwen will release a new EP, Inside / Outside: Joshua Tree Sessions in November.
Speaking to NME, Ryan Adams said he will release his long lost album, Blackhole, next year and he might possibly do it on Record Store Day.
CJ Ramone will release his new album, Last Chance to Dance in November.
Team Sleep, the other side-project of Deftones' Chino Moreno are in the studio for the first time in nearly a decade working on their sophomore album. The band are recording their album in Woodstock, New York, while no word has been given on the release of the album, many are speculating next year to mark the 10th anniversary of their debut.
The Replacements recently spoke to Rolling Stone about their current reunion and the possibility of making new music. The music magazine has now published that "the Replacements say they'll likely make an album at some point in the future." They've written a handful of songs." The band have not released a record in 24 years. No word on a release date.


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STERLINGTON, La. (KNOE) - As the Panthers prepare for the state semi-finals, the team is leaning on new technology to make sure the players' road to the dome is a safe journey. The Sterlington High School football team is going high tech to prevent head injuries.
Senior linebacker Willie Holloway knows what a concussion is like and doesn't want to experience another head injury. "When you're out there on the field you know you got that adrenaline pumping and you want to get back out there on the field, but in reality, you can get hurt real bad if you don't come out," says Willie Holloway.
New Ridell Insite sensors allow the football staff to monitor when and where players experience contact on the field by sending data from the helmet to a device worn by the team's athletic trainer. "It's like a mini cell phone or pager type of thing, and it sends data to that, I only get alerts for blows that are high impact blows or if someone takes multiple blows close together, or back to back," says Paul Vaughn, Certified Athletic Trainer.
The helmets are the same, but they add in multiple sensors on all sides of the helmet. Vaughn says if the pager shows one player is getting a lot of blows, they'll bring them aside. "And I'll just go check on that athlete, and it doesn't necessarily mean that anything in particular happened, it's just another tool to use to see how much contact is being given," says Vaughn.
The ultimate goal is to teach players what to do to avoid head injuries and monitor their safety. "It actually tells you front, back, left and right sides, it has sensors on those sides, so if you're taking a lot of blows in the forehead, we're talking to that athlete about leading with their head," says Vaughn, "if they're taking a lot of blows in other areas we're trying to figure out why."
It's about making sure players are healthy enough to continue playing football. "It's very important, especially if you want to go to the next league," says Willie Holloway. "There's a lot of people out here that want to go out and play in college and play football, and you can't do that if you're hurt. You've got to recover and treat your body right."


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Do you know where are the best places to shop in Singapore? Here is a list of affordable shopping places for you to shop on a budget, brought to you by Goru. Goru is an amazing travel app for tourists in Singapore that has been created by Starhub.
Located in Little India, Mustafa Shopping Centre sells really affordable food, tidbits, apparels and more. It sells more than 300,000 items and opens 24 hours a day. The Mustafa Shopping centre is split into 2 shopping malls: one retailing jewellery, household appliances and items you can find it a supermarket, and the other selling products like books and clothes.
I would highly recommend Mustafa to anyone who is looking to purchase household items at a cheap price! The reason for its popularity? Its cheap price tag and the wide variety of goods available for sale.
I love scouring Bugis Street for great bargains. Here you can find many fashionable clothes for both males and females for as cheap as SGD $5 - $15. Bugis Street is really popular with many Singaporean teenagers. In fact, it is a popular wholesale destination for enterprising teenagers who run blogshops that sell clothes. It is located right next to Bugis MRT, so getting to Bugis Street is extremely convenient.
It is also located near Bugis Junction (a shopping mall), so you can always head to the nearby malls for a second round of shopping.
The Thieves Market is Singapore's oldest and largest flea market. It is a rent-free hawking zone that has been around since the Japanese Occupation. Most that browse the Thieves Market are people on a tight budget looking to score great buys. Don't worry, there aren't any thieves there!
Instead, second-hand household items are sold here. The Thieves Market is more than just a flea market - it is also a tourist attraction and a part of Singapore's history. Sadly, the Thieves Market will be closed in 2017, when the land it stands on will be returned to the government to construct the brand new Sungei Buloh MRT.
Opened in 1982, Far East Plaza is a shopping mall located in the heart of Orchard Road. This shopping mall is a treasure chest of young and fashionable clothing and beauty salons. While beauty and fashion are the main focus of this mall, there are also a couple of Korean and Japanese restaurants.
It attracts the young, the young at heart, as well as foreigners. This used to be a very popular hangout place for teenagers but it has since fallen out of favour. There are still great deals to be found here though!
While City Plaza may look dilapidated from the outside, what's inside is definitely worth a visit. You'll find a lot of clothes, cosmetics, shoes, hair salons and more at really great prices. It is minutes away from the nearest MRT stations, Paya Lebar MRT and Dakota MRT.
There are also a lot of sumptuous food stalls for you to try there. This is an awesome place for fooding and shopping at the same time. Go to the City Plaza and check it out yourself!
Lucky Plaza is a mall located at Orchard Road. Despite being at Orchard Road, where most buys are relatively expensive. Lucky Plaza houses many stores that sell really affordable clothes and shoes that are really fashionable. You can also get really cheap souvenirs here to bring back for your loved ones.
Every weekend, there is a secondhand flea occurring on the 6th story by locals. They sell affordable brand new goods, and second-hand apparels at really cheap prices. Avoid going on Sundays as the Filipino community in Singapore will congregate at Lucky Plaza on that day, unless you love a crowd!
Located in the West, IMM is Singapore's largest outlet mall. With more than 80 outlet stores, visitors can get more than 80% off normal retail prices here. You'll find many well-known and recognized brands here, such as: Cotton On, Kappa, Esprit, G2000, Calvin Klein, Desigual, Juicy Couture, Triumph, Nike, Adidas, Converse, New Balance, Charles & Keith, Cole, Crocs, Coach etc.
If you're looking to score high quality goods at a huge bargain, head over to IMM!
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It was closed since MRT started work in 2014.
It was not rent-free. They have to pay rent ($10 token; i understand from them) for a single lot.
And most of them come early so that they can have a better location space.
And most prefer the same lot, every day.
Most weekend were busy with a lot of people.


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Albania Accession TO EU – Open Letter to the Negotiators
BY Iranian, 2020/07/17
Anne Khodabandeh, Iranian.com, July 17 2020:… MEK leader Maryam Rajavi boasts that she can organize a Zoom conference from Albania on July 17th to link up paid pundits she would normally invite to her annual rally – a cut price event. On July 16th families from every province in Iran linked up by Zoom to talk and asked 'if Rajavi is so afraid that we will come to the camp with bombs, why can't she allow our loved ones to make supervised Zoom calls with us from afar?' Albania Accession TO EU – Open Letter to the Negotiators
A Step Further Than Saddam Hussein!
Open Letter to the Negotiators for Albania's Accession to the EU
by Anne Khodabandeh
News that, in spite of the difficulties thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission accession talks are going ahead is welcome. Albania, in particular, has many serious issues to address if it is to make progress and the country will benefit from pressure to meet EU expectations on combatting crime and corruption as well as instituting judicial and political reforms.
The recent arrest of 5 senior officials of Albania's Regional Border and Migration Directorate on charges of people smuggling and illegal assistance to cross the borders, after an investigation into illegal trafficking and abuse of migrant documentation, illustrates the depth of Albania's problems. Coordination with the CIA in these arrests by Director General of the State Police, Ardi Veliu also reminds us that one of Albania's difficulties has been to emerge in any meaningful way from under the control of the US as a NATO state.
These arrests have inadvertently exposed another significant, but easily ignored aspect to US influence – the presence of the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK, MKO, Rajavi cult), an Iranian terrorist group which operates as a mind control cult. The MEK in Albania is protected by the Trump administration and claims CIA links. Albania's government has allowed the MEK unprecedented freedom; freedom that former benefactor Saddam Hussein never granted. Indeed, the tolerance of and collusion with the MEK's maverick, often criminal behaviour acts like a litmus test for how corrupt various Albanian institutions are.
In the case of the police arrests, several former members of the MEK who live in Tirana said they were surprised and relieved because "These five are the same police who have been harassing us, refusing to give us residence permits and denying our basic rights. They have arrested one of us and detained him without charge for almost a year. The police have been doing this on behalf of MEK leaders." What this exposes is that the MEK enjoys undue influence with the police services, and that MEK members do not have any legal status in the country; no ID papers, work permits or travel documents. They are not refugees, they are stateless and unaccountable people who live outside the law.
Since arriving in Albania in 2016, the MEK presence has been at best problematic – the MEK has interfered in the internal and external affairs of the country – and at worst poses a serious security risk. An examination of MEK behaviour reveals profound corruption in every institution of Albania.
The following sample of the range of MEK activities in Albania displays a pattern not of simple disregard for the laws and norms of the host community, but a deliberate exploitation of weaknesses in every aspect of the Albanian state from local to national level.
The MEK:
Persuaded deputy Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, Dr Elona Gjebrea to support Maryam Rajavi even though MEK modern slavery is clear for all to see.
Diverted drinking water [in English] from a tourist area for their camp.
Taken precedence for the supply of electricity to their camp over local residents.
Angered locals by burying one of their dead in an already overcrowded cemetery.
Evaded the post mortem examination of a member who died in suspicious circumstances [in English].
Had media interviews removed after Anne Khodabandeh revealed the MEK was recruiting Albanian youth.
Falsely accused two Iranian academics of being terrorists and used this as evidence to have diplomatic staff from the Iranian embassy expelled after MEK labelled them terrorists.
Established an extrajudicial, extraterritorial camp to keep members in a state of modern slavery.
Used slaves to run a troll farm against the national interests of Albania.
Interfered in media freedoms to have favourable articles published and critical articles suppressed.
Denied access and physically assaulted western journalists who came to report on the activities in the closed camp in Manez.
Paid politicians and personalities to attend their meetings and promote their anti-Iran agenda using Albania as a platform to call for violent regime change against Iran [in English].
In response to revelations of its activities, the MEK accuses critics of being "agents of Iran's intelligence services" – cult jargon intended to frighten the members and call into question the integrity of the critics and distract attention from MEK illegal activities.
Even respected and well-known Albanian citizens are not exempt from the MEK's unchecked defamation and intimidation campaign. Albanian journalist Gjergji Thanasi is still seeking justice against leading member MEK Behzad Safari as court hearing after court hearing is postponed after spurious excuses are raised. Civil rights activist and historian Olsi Jazexhi and lawyer Migena Bala have been threatened with violence by MEK for investigating and criticizing the cult.
What is to be done?
Clearly, if the European Union is to welcome Albania as a member state something must be done to root out the MEK's influence in that country. In the past two years, member states of the European Union have severely curtailed MEK activities in Europe. The MEK leader Maryam Rajavi has been obliged to quit France and set up her new headquarters in Albania. There can be no doubt that the EU will not tolerate the group re-entering by default should Albania finally join the union. If Albania does issue them with ID papers, these 'refugees' will have direct access to everywhere in the EU following accession.
Iranian MEK cult in Albania poses public health risk
It is time to dismantle the group.
In 2003 when Saddam Hussein was removed from power, families of MEK members who had not seen their loved ones for two decades made the perilous journey to Camp Ashraf to make contact. These families joined together as an NGO called Nejat Society (Rescue Society) and Sahar Family Foundation was created to help disaffected members in Iraq. Since then they have helped hundreds of individuals who left the MEK to reunite with their families, de-radicalise and return to normal life. In that time, the MEK has transferred from Iraq to Albania, but still in 2020, many, many members remain trapped, incommunicado without knowledge of how they can be helped.
Back in August 2017, an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tirana met with representatives of these families and pledged to help. Visiting Tirana, Iran Interlink representative Anne Khodabandeh explained how important families are to helping de-radicalise MEK members after they leave the group, and offering them support in returning to normal life.
Since then MEK have waged a campaign to demonize families of MEK members who travelled, or want to travel, to Albania to make contact with their long estranged loved ones, labelling them terrorists and accusing them of wanting to kill their relatives, ensuring they cannot obtain visas.
Families' petition Albania's PM
In May this year, a petition by the families addressed to Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama reached over eleven thousand signatures. There is a lot of sympathy for the plight of these families, many of whom are elderly and are desperate to be reconciled with their loved ones before it is too late. The petition urges Albania's prime minister to allow the families to contact their loved ones in the MEK camp. Tens of families added personal appeals and wrote individual letters. Still Rama has not responded.
MEK leader Maryam Rajavi boasts that she can organize a Zoom conference from Albania on July 17th to link up paid pundits she would normally invite to her annual rally – a cut price event. On July 16th families from every province in Iran linked up by Zoom to talk and asked 'if Rajavi is so afraid that we will come to the camp with bombs, why can't she allow our loved ones to make supervised Zoom calls with us from afar?'
گردهمایی سراسری انجمن نجات در 26 تیرماه 1399 برگزار گردید
If the European Union is serious about allowing Albania to accede to the union, the negotiators on all sides must take this issue seriously. The coronavirus pandemic offers a strange but real opportunity to treat this as a humanitarian issue rather than a political or terrorism problem. The MEK can be dismantled, the members rescued, their families are ready to help. Edi Rama should be supported in taking this courageous and defining step to secure the future of his country.
Olivér Várhelyi – European Commissioner Neighbourhood and Enlargement
Genoveva Ruiz Calavera – Director of the Western Balkans at the European Commission
Isabel Santos – EP Standing Rapporteur on Albania
Zef Mazi – Albania's chief negotiator for EU integration
David McAllister – Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee EUP
By Anne and Massoud Khodabandeh
https://iran-interlink.org/wordpress/mek-families-petition-addressing-albanian-pm-a-unique-opportunity-to-take-control/
MEK Families Petition Addressing Albanian PM , A Unique Opportunity To Take Control
Anne Khodabandeh, Iranian.com, May 12 2020:… A petition addressed to Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama has reached over ten thousand signatures. The petition was created by estranged families who need help to contact their loved ones trapped in the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) cult's closed camp 'Ashraf 3' in Albania. The families are demanding that PM Rama ensures they get this contact. Now with the global coronavirus pandemic affecting Albania as elsewhere, they are even more urgently concerned to have news about the fate of their loved ones. MEK Families Petition Addressing Albanian PM , A Unique Opportunity To Take Control
Families Write to Albanian PM Adviser Endri Fuga
Coronavirus gives Albanian PM Edi Rama unique opportunity to control MEK
A petition addressed to Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama has reached over ten thousand signatures. The petition was created by estranged families who need help to contact their loved ones trapped in the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) cult's closed camp 'Ashraf 3' in Albania. The families are demanding that PM Rama ensures they get this contact. Now with the global coronavirus pandemic affecting Albania as elsewhere, they are even more urgently concerned to have news about the fate of their loved ones.
The families have tried for decades to find ways to have news of their relatives – including taking the dangerous journey to the gates of MEK's Camp Ashraf in Iraq after the 2003 defeat of Saddam Hussein. The MEK's policy of forced divorce and separation of families has meant this has not been possible. It was hoped that the move to the more open western country Albania might give the families a better chance to visit their loved ones. Unfortunately, after 2016, the Trump administration allowed the MEK to corral the ordinary members back inside a closed and isolated camp in Manez, Durres county, where they are kept incommunicado.
In addition to the Trump administration's support for the MEK, the government of Albania also capitulated to the MEK leaders' demands, turning a blind eye to the conditions of modern slavery which characterise this group. Indeed, although they are said to be refugees, neither the government of Albania nor the UNHCR take any responsibility for the MEK members. Ex-members appealing for help are told by the UNHCR and the Interior Ministry that their existence in Albania is governed by an agreement that allows the MEK to take charge of all the people transferred from Iraq; they are entirely reliant on support from the MEK itself. This suits leader Maryam Rajavi very well. It is imperative for her to exert total control over the members since she has re-purposed her former combatants in Iraq to keyboard warriors in Albania where the MEK now runs a notorious click farm. Rajavi does whatever she can to prevent the members from leaving, no matter their state of health or willingness to work.
In the petition, the families – the elderly parents, siblings, cousins and children of the members – have appealed to Edi Rama to be granted visas to travel to Albania to search for their loved ones. These have so far been refused. But preventing the members from having contact with their families is just one element in a panoply of tactics designed to prevent defections. The MEK members have been denied the identity papers, travel documents and work permits which would enable them to live independently. This means that those who have managed to leave the MEK cannot work, cannot get a driving license and cannot even open a bank account to allow their families to transfer funds to cover their basic sustenance. These conditions of forced dependence are all part of a deliberate scheme to close every possible door to help from outside the MEK.
Municipal workers in Manez, Durres county | Photo credit: Gjergji Thanasi from Manez, Albania
But the blatant human rights and justice implications of hosting a slave camp on its territory that has been largely swept under the carpet by corrupt politicians and media in Albania, has now become an urgent matter because of the coronavirus pandemic. The MEK members did not choose to live in Albania but were brought en masse under an agreement between the MEK, U.S., Albania and the UNHCR. Once in Albania they were herded into the camp and kept isolation there. In Albania, there is a refusal at government and local level to acknowledge them as individual people and grant them rights – they are dealt with only as a group.
According to investigative journalist Gjergji Thanasi, who reports from Durres county where MEK is based, and where the worst of the coronavirus outbreak has been recorded, the Albanian Ministry of Health "deals with Camp Ashraf 3 as if it does not exist. There is not a single line in the Durres Municipality health officials' paperwork written about the camp and its residents. No Albanian health official has ever entered the camp." The group is therefore inaccessible and unaccountable. This means that no matter how hard epidemiologists may be working to trace the contacts of positive cases throughout the country, the MEK will not submit to allow Health Ministry staff inside the camp to test or treat the individuals there. Based on its past behaviour, the MEK is also unlikely to register deaths inside the camp as COVID-19 related as this would itself force the involvement of the local health authorities. This makes the group an unsafe entity for the general citizenship of Albania and in particular the residents of Manez and the greater Durres county, the epicentre for the virus in that country.
This is a thorny issue for PM Rama. On one hand he must kowtow to the demands of the Trump administration which continues to support the MEK. President Trump and Secretary of State Pompeo have been happy to use MEK disinformation and propaganda emanating from the troll farm in Camp Ashraf to boost their anti-Iran agendas. On the other hand, Albania's aspirations to join the European Union are hampered in part by the MEK presence there. The EU's tolerance of the MEK ran out in 2018 when an alleged bomb plot brought the MEK's conflict with Iran to the heart of Europe, forcing France, Belgium, Denmark and Germany to look afresh at the security implications of allowing the MEK a free rein in their countries. As a result, MEK leader Maryam Rajavi was obliged to relocate to a new headquarters in Albania, and MEK activities in the EU were severely curtailed, particularly public demonstrations and gatherings. As long as the MEK remain in Albania, the EU will not accept them returning through the back door by allowing Albania to join the union.
In a strange way then, the pandemic offers an opportunity for PM Rama to address this issue once and for all. To deal with the MEK not as a political or terrorist problem but instead as a social problem. The petition of the families points to an obvious solution to this problem: allow the families of MEK members to make contact with them and help them individually. But this relies on the acknowledgement of government that MEK poses a threat to Albanian society, along with the willingness to deal decisively with them. This is possible. But will PM Rama have the courage and wisdom to take this opportunity?
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Anne Khodabandeh, Open Minds, De-Radicalisation Consultant, PHOTO-EXHIBITION in Bruxelles
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Anne Khodabandeh (Singleton), University of Baghdad: MEK's Western backers are complicit in their deaths
Anne Singleton from Iran-Interlink
visits Camp New Iraq (Formerly Ashraf)
in wake of violence by loyalists of the Rajavi cult
https://iran-interlink.org/wordpress/mek-in-albania-hijacks-americas-iran-policy/
Anne Khodabandeh (Singleton) , Iranian.com, March 01 2020:… From its first arrival in Albania in 2013, the MEK continued its antagonistic anti-Iran political activities. In 2017, the Trump administration overturned plans to de-radicalize the MEK members. Instead, the MEK built an extra-territorial garrison to house the enslaved members so they wouldn't escape. Emboldened, the MEK was able to coerce the Albanian government into pushing back against Iran through its embassy in Tirana. Following the Soleimani assassination two more Iranian diplomats were expelled from Albania and rapid response police were deployed to protect the MEK camp as though it were a diplomatic facility and not a refugee camp. Prime Minister Edi Rama was forced to admit that although Albania had accepted to host the MEK as a humanitarian gesture, the group now poses a national security issue for his country. MEK In Albania Hijacks America's Iran Policy
America's Iran Policy Backed Into a Corner By MEK in Albania
Anne Khodabandeh
Since well before President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, the U.S. and Iran have been in a de facto state of non-military warfare with sanctions, economic sabotage, cyber-attacks, disinformation campaigns and social media attacks the weapons of choice. Both countries have exploited conflict in the region, especially after the rise of ISIS, to extend their military presence and reach.
While some in the U.S. have pressed for war with Iran at all costs, the U.S.'s lack of response to Iran's attack on its bases in Iraq following the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani exposed a real problem. It is an open secret among military and security analysts that war with Iran is not an option; neither the U.S. nor Israel can pursue war with Iran without facing mutual destruction.
It is an open secret among military and security analysts that war with Iran is not an option
Others on the anti-Iran front have pushed for regime change. But this long-term push to manufacture or engineer the collapse of the ruling system and replace it with a conformist government has also failed to bring about any result.
Since 2018, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has straddled these agendas but has failed to make progress on either. Rather than act as the diplomatic face of the American government, Pompeo leaned on his CIA skillset in the belief that covert and insidious activities by proxy activists can be used to influence, manipulate, manufacture and divert the course of action around Iran. Now, as a result of these policy failures and errors of judgement, the U.S. is losing ground and influence in the Middle East and beyond so that America's front line with Iran has retreated trench by trench from military containment to a petty propaganda war fought in Albania.
Why Albania?
Albania, of course, is now home to the Iranian Mojahedin Khalq (MEK). For 40 years, since its exile from Iran — first to Iraq then to Albania — the MEK has promised to be the agent of regime change, either through war or insurgency. And, in spite of having no evidence of its efficacy, for 40 years anti-Iran elements in the west, particularly neoconservatives, have supported the group and its agenda to the almost total exclusion of other genuine opposition groups and movements.
This exaggerated role of the MEK in U.S. Iran policy again came to attention when Pompeo rescinded a directive to U.S. embassies barring "direct U.S. government engagement" with Iranian militant and opposition groups. It soon emerged that an MEK lobbyist Robert G. Joseph had met with Brian Hook, the U.S.'s special representative for Iran and senior adviser to Pompeo, before the assassination of Soleimani and again just afterwards. Statements by Pompeo over the past few months have echoed MEK propaganda showing his susceptibility to this influence.
…the Trump administration still clings to the delusion that the MEK has leverage or influence or power in relation to events in Iran.
This continued engagement with the MEK indicates that the Trump administration still clings to the delusion that the MEK has leverage or influence or power in relation to events in Iran. It does not. The enduring support of MEK by anti-Iran pundits defies logic. Nothing has been gained throughout the past four decades. Much has been lost that can be linked to this support. The MEK promises regime change but cannot even come close to delivering.
MEK Capabilities
One reason for this failure — that those who exploit the group are unwilling to acknowledge — is the total absence of support for the MEK among Iranians inside and outside the country. So unpopular are the MEK in Iran that protestors in the November fuel protests, who were warned falsely by Iran's hardline security services that the MEK were behind the violence, went home and demanded the government create safe and suitable conditions for public protest. Similarly, the students who in January this year protested their government's response to shooting down Ukrainian Flight 752, issued a strong statement denouncing interference from outside Iran. This was clearly meant to distance their protest from the hated MEK.
The main reason the MEK has failed to perform, however, is its own structural defect. It is a cult not an opposition group. The MEK is subject only to its own internal dynamics and obeys only its own laws. It has no respect for or need to abide by or adopt external norms and values, whether legal or moral. The MEK's aim is to stay relevant, so it pays advocates and lobbyists to have its name broadcast and published as widely as possible. But its PR image does not reflect either the real capabilities or the effectiveness of the group.
The MEK's infamous troll farm exposed by The Intercept comes close to explaining why some in the Trump administration and beyond still cling to the hope that the MEK's propaganda activities might finally triumph by imposing their false narrative on events. But as much as they want to utilize the MEK, they should know by now that this group cannot deliver what it promises. Nor will the MEK ever come under the purview of U.S. control.
From its first arrival in Albania in 2013, the MEK continued its antagonistic anti-Iran political activities. In 2017, the Trump administration overturned plans to de-radicalize the MEK members. Instead, the MEK built an extra-territorial garrison to house the enslaved members so they wouldn't escape. Emboldened, the MEK was able to coerce the Albanian government into pushing back against Iran through its embassy in Tirana. Following the Soleimani assassination two more Iranian diplomats were expelled from Albania and rapid response police were deployed to protect the MEK camp as though it were a diplomatic facility and not a refugee camp. Prime Minister Edi Rama was forced to admit that although Albania had accepted to host the MEK as a humanitarian gesture, the group now poses a national security issue for his country.
European Perspective
Europe has a different view of the MEK. Since arriving in Albania, the group came under increasing scrutiny by European security and intelligence services, including the formidable services of Albania itself. Experts on the MEK had warned that the group's maverick behavior would result in the U.S.'s front line with Iran being redrawn in Albania. European tolerance for the MEK has been stretched by events from self-immolations in 2003 to the alleged bomb plot at Villepinte in 2018, violence in the European Parliament in 2018 and interference in Spain's elections. Last year, the MEK's activities began to be curtailed as permission was denied for demonstrations and the annual rally at Villepinte. The MEK leader Maryam Rajavi and her acolytes have now moved their headquarters to Albania where they occupy an entire floor of the International Hotel in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana. Meanwhile, Albania's accession to the E.U. is doomed as long as the MEK remains active in that country and the E.U. now regards the U.S. with suspicion on this issue, not amity.
In Albania the people are angry. They see their government bending to U.S. and MEK demands to the detriment of their country. Support for the MEK is symptomatic of everything that is wrong with U.S. Iran policy. Instead of striving for effective diplomacy, Pompeo oversees an actively antagonistic Iran policy that shows contempt for and alienates the very people who are needed to effect change: the ordinary citizens of friendly countries and foes alike.
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IM | Trade is War: Postscript to WTO MC10
IndraStra Global Saturday, February 06, 2016 Africa , Independent Media , World Economy , WTO Edit
By Yash Tandon
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) ran its Tenth Ministerial Conference (WTO MC10) from 15th to 19th December in Nairobi. Every day from early morning till late evening I sat in Tent Number 6 – the main tent of the NGOs at the conference site. The Tent was organised and run by activists from a network called OWINFS – Our World Is Not For Sale. SEATINI (Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute) is a member of OWINFS.
In Tent Number 6, the sheer hurry-flurry of activism was exhilarating, infectious… and a bit confusing. Snippets of trade-chat could be heard:
• Who is following the Ag text?
• I heard that fishing is moving away from plurilaterals.
• They'll discuss Part II of the Declaration this afternoon. Is anybody monitoring it?
• Australia and Canada are not happy with US formulation of export credits…
• Really?
• Who has got the photos?
• And the wall charts? We've to rush to the Conference Centre before the delegates arrive.
• Okay, hurry up! I've got the charts. Anybody with a camera?
• Let's go…. Move! Endelea, haraka!
• Aree, kya baat hai! (Wow, that's great!)
This was the everyday tamasha, the hullabaloo, in Tent Number 6.
OWINFS is a network with a common perspective in broad terms. But there are deep and fundamental differences among the members on objectives, strategy and tactics.
Three Major Divides of the Membership of OWINFS
Whilst sharing a common platform, the OWINFS divides into roughly three groups on trade and the WTO.
A: Reform the WTO
B: Resist the WTO
C: Dump the WTO
The first group (the "reformists") argues that the WTO is a reality; you have to deal with it. And the way to deal with it is to help its disadvantaged member countries to better argue their case in the main negotiating chambers of the WTO. This can be done in many ways, but the best would be to arm them with appropriate technical and moral arguments defending their case, and showing to the world at large (through, among others, the media) the unfairness of the global trading system. The countries of the South, for example, have a right to "Special and Differential" treatment in the WTO - they are not required to follow the stringent conditions of free trade that are required of the developed countries. Global civil society should continue to demand of the WTO that it upholds this principle even if the developed countries ignore it. The WTO should be reformed so that it honors the principles of free and fair trade.
The second group (the "Resisters") agrees that the WTO is a reality. However, its advocates differ with the reformists in some fundamental ways. They argue that the WTO is essentially a "war machine" of the Empire (the US, Europe and Japan) to extract maximum benefits for their countries and corporations. "Free Trade" is a fiction; it has never existed in history. Fair trade, though it has a nice ring about it, is an illusion. For twelve years, for example, the four countries of Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali) have been arguing that the US's illegal subsidies to its cotton producers have resulted in price drop globally and has led to literally millions in their countries facing massive unemployment and starvation. Of course, to no avail – the US would rather that people in Africa die than deny American cotton producers subsidies. The WTO, this group argues, is not a development organisation; it is a trade body. Trade in the capitalist epoch is war; the WTO is a weapon of war against the South and against the workers and peasants in the West. The Empire must be challenged and resisted. Resistance, not reform, is the way forward.
The third group (the "Dumpers") argues that the WTO is crafted by its founders as an exploitative system. Nothing good can come out of it. It has to be dumped. All the activists can do is to march in the streets (preferably peacefully) protesting against its very existence. The sooner the WTO perishes the better for the world's exploited peasants and workers. The capitalist system is inherently unreformable; it has to be overthrown, and with it its main institutions of governance – namely, the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO. One of its most active members, La Via Campesina, for example, issued a statement on the eve of the MC10 demanding an "End to the WTO; peasants believe that the WTO cannot be reformed or turned around". [i]
Despite these differences, Tent Number Six provided a remarkable sense of solidarity. Specifically, the NGOs assembled there agreed that there were two non-negotiable issues: One was that the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) had to be "reaffirmed"; and the second was that the inclusion of 'new' issues must be rejected. [ii]
An Analysis of the Outcome of the MC10
The outcome of MC10 – the Nairobi Declaration - was pronounced by the WTO Secretariat, understandably of course, as a success. Its Director-General Roberto Azevêdo hailed it as the "most significant outcome on agriculture" in the organization's 20-year history. [iii]The mainstream media – especially in the West – also described MC10 as a success. By contrast, most NGOs described it as a failure for the South and for the people of the world. For example, Oxfam America argued that the text on agriculture "does not offer significant improvement over the status quo and could even be a step backwards". [iv]
The most contentious issue in the Nairobi Declaration is the text on the future of the DDA - paragraph 30 of the Nairobi Declaration. It reads: "We recognize that many Members reaffirm the Doha Development Agenda, and the Declarations and Decisions adopted at Doha and at the Ministerial Conferences held since then, and reaffirm their full commitment to conclude the DDA on that basis. Other Members do not reaffirm the Doha mandates, as they believe new approaches are necessary to achieve meaningful outcomes in multilateral negotiations. Members have different views on how to address the negotiations. We acknowledge the strong legal structure of this Organization." [v]
This "on-the-one-hand, on-the-other- hand" formulation would provide a field day for legal experts and negotiators at the WTO in Geneva. My own view is that the matter will get stuck in the sands of time, and the Empire will move towards other instruments such as the TTIP, TPP, other regional agreements, and the so-called plurilaterals to pursue their agendas. [vi] I also think that it is wasted energy for the global civil society to get stuck on the technicalities of this paragraph – energy that could be better spent in mobilising the people at the grassroots to RESIST the Empire and the WTO diktat and to formulate and fight for their own agendas.
If it were not for the enormous harm that the WTO – and its ideology of neoliberalism and fictitious "free trade" - has inflicted on the people of the world, it would justifiably be described as a "theatre of the absurd". Why? For two reasons:
One: the MC10 was a farce from the beginning to the end. In my blog of December 9, 2015, (before the start of the MC10) I had more or less predicted the outcome "The Nairobi Declaration (if such is the outcome of the MC10) will be a negotiated text. What does that mean? Like in all previous MCs, it means, effectively, that the powerful get what they want and the weak surrender under the threat of sanctions… It takes collective efforts of the Global South, and the solidarity voices of the people of the world to beat Empire - as in Seattle in 1999, and Cancun, 2003. In between the powerful and the weak are countries like BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) that do have some – but limited - negotiating leverage, provided they act in concert. Opposed to BRICS and the Global South is the Empire - a term that is not admissible in diplomatic – including WTO - discourse. But the Empire exists; it is an existential reality…." [vii]
In that piece I drew out seven possible outcome scenarios and ranked them in order from good to bad – that is, from the perspective of Africa and the Global South. Based on these, I drew the following conclusions. It is worth repeating these from the hindsight of the outcome of MC10.
1. The WTO was created by the Empire and controlled and coordinated by it - like a war machine. There are differences among its constituent members (for example between the US and the EU), but on the DDA they are united – they are bent on killing it.
2. The WTO political game is played with complete lack of any democratic or moral scruples. The Empire speaks of democracy and good governance, ad infinitum, but there is not a morsel of it within the WTO system of global economic governance. And the Empire gets away with total impunity.
3. The WTO ideology of 'free trade' is a pure fiction. Nothing like that ever existed in history, not even during its 'high point' of 19th century English mercantile system.
4. The WTO is not neutral. Its DG - Azevêdo - is not neutral. He is a 'free market' fundamentalist and works for the Empire.
5. The Chairperson of MC10, Kenya's Ambassador Amina Mohamed, is officially neutral. As the Chair she has to be. But she will be under huge pressure from the Empire, Azevêdo, and the WTO Secretariat to produce an outcome favourable to the Empire.
I had suggested - more in desperation than hope - that "It is time Africa sits up and gets counted. It must resist the WTO's culture of terror and impunity for the Empire". Well, Kenya played host to the MC10, and the Government had to deliver to the Empire what it was obliged to under duress of the imperial system.
The second reason the MC10 is a "theatre of the absurd" is because the consequences of the Nairobi Declaration are going to be dire not only for Africa but, ironically, also for the Empire, especially Europe. In the press release issued by members of the African civil society at the MC10 (even before the outcome text came out), they warned: "The Green Room process excludes Africa. Africa is being marginalized on the very soil of Africa. A likely outcome of this non-transparent process would be to devastate Africa's economy and Policy Space. This will create massive unemployment in Africa, especially youth and women. It will disposess millions of people of their livelihoods and become internal refugees in Africa, and easily half a million people potential refugees heading for Europe no matter what the obstacles." (See Appendix)
The Empire is an empire of the absurd – a tragic-comic farce. Unless the South gets together in solidarity with the people of the world in active RESISTANCE against the Empire and the WTO, this war machine will destroy not only the global South but also the global North.
My final conclusion: Speaking as a member of the global civil society, it is important that we learn from the experience of WTO MC10. The reformists are harboring a dangerous illusion. Activism is important, but without a correct revolutionary theory, activism is more commotion (tamasha) than movement. It creates an illusion of "being involved" but actually going nowhere.
World Trade Organization's 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi
Appendix: AFRICAN PRESS RELEASE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE TENTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF THE WTO IN NAIROBI ON 19 DECEMBER, 2015
Media Message: A Second Scramble for Africa
1. The Green Room process excludes Africa. Africa is being marginalized on the very soil of Africa.
2. A likely outcome of this non-transparent process would devastate Africa's economy and Policy Space.
3. This will create massive unemployment in Africa, especially youth and women. It will disposes millions people of their livelihoods and become internal refugees in Africa, and easily half a million people potential refugees heading for Europe no matter what the obstacles.
4. Africa will work in solidarity with India to protest against an outcome that violates the food sovereignty and livelihoods of our people. Global South will not be divided and conquered.
5. Africa should walk out of this conference; it has nothing for Africa that our governments can offer to our people.
6. We denounce any effort by the industrialized countries to blame Africa and the developing countries if this Conference fails. The blame lies squarely with the developed countries who have designed an asymmetrical, unjust system of global trade governance.
7. We appeal to our solidarity movements in other parts of the world to support the struggles of the people of Africa and Policy Space for our Governments.
8. This statement was drafted by the following as an urgent intervention in a fast-moving unfolding process from which Africa was excluded. We had to take a stand, and we hope that many more will join us to support this statement.
Yash Tandon is from Uganda and has worked at many different levels as an academic, a teacher, a political thinker, a rural development worker, a civil society activist, and an institution builder. He was involved in the democratic struggles in Uganda and was member of the interim Uganda Parliament (1979-80). In 1997 he founded the Southern and Eastern Trade information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) of which he is still the Chairman. It is an NGO which seeks to build African capacity to negotiate, among others, on trade, investment and intellectual property issues. From 2005 to 2009, he was the Executive Director of the Geneva-based South Centre which is an inter-governmental think-tank of the South. He and his wife now live in Oxford, UK.
[i]http://viacampesina.org/en/index.php/actions-and-events-mainmenu-26/10-years-of-wto-is-enough-mainmenu-35/1538-la-via-campesina-demands-an-end-to-the-wto-peasants-believe-that-the-wto-cannot-be-reformed-or-turned-around
[ii] For a more detailed analysis of this, see: "Africa Draws Red Lines on the Sands of the WTO Ministerial", http://yashtandon.com/category/blog/)
[iii] https://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news15_e/mc10_19dec15_e.htm
[iv] cid:75A60A7A-1E05-4E25-BC59-B8B52529E864]Oxfam America Comments on Food Aid Disciplines.
[v] WT/MIN(15)/W/33/Rev.3 19 December 2015
[vi] For an analysis of the TTIP, TPP, etc. see my "Dangers of WTO MC 10: New Round + TTIP + TPP + EPA", 20 October, 2015, http://yashtandon.com/category/blog/ A plurilateral agreement is a one entered into by the WTO members on a voluntary basis; it does not bind those not party to it. The Agreement on Government Procurement is one such plurilateral agreement. The problem is that plurilaterals have a tendency, over time, to become multi-laterals.
[vii] See: "Resisting WTO's Culture of Terror and Impunity", http://yashtandon.com/category/blog/
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CDU's 3D printing technology deployed into Navy – CDU Newsroom
CDU Newsroom - 21 November 2019 Cutting edge 3D printing technology developed at Charles Darwin University (CDU) will be deployed by the Royal Australian Navy in a world-first trial that will streamline the maintenance of patrol vessels. The…
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World's Fastest LIVE Print of a Metal Part at Formnext 2019 – SPEE3D
SPEE3D, an Australian award-winning manufacturer of metal-based additive manufacturing technology, printed a 1 kg copper sledgehammer in 10 minutes live in front of a crowd on the floor at Formnext in Frankfurt. Formnext is the leading global…
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METAL AM: SPEE3D builds world's fastest live print metal part at Formnext
METAL AM: SPEE3D builds world's fastest live print metal part at Formnext During a live demonstration at Formnext 2019, SPEE3D printed a 1.012kg copper sledgehammer in just 10 minutes and 2 seconds, using the company's patented metal…
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every thing is OK,but i want to highlight span tagsequential(it's highlight all line together,i want to highlight lines sequential(when first line highlight finished go to next line and ...)) .
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Repair Acne Emulsie Antiseboreica
A sebum-regulating emulsion for oily, sensitive, acne-prone skin. With a base free of perfume, surfactants or occlusive and comedogenic substances, the product is especially indicated for adolescent sensitive and intolerant skin.
Uploaded by: dellix on 01/14/2020
Aqua, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Niacinamide, PEG-75 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Salicylic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol,
Glycerin, Allantoin, Retinyl Palmitate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Sulfur, Polysorbate 80, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Dipropylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Laurate, Disodium EDTA
Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic Acid, Sulfur
Antioxidant: Tocopherol
Cell-communicating ingredient: Niacinamide, Retinyl Palmitate
Exfoliant: Salicylic Acid
Skin brightening: Niacinamide
Soothing: Salicylic Acid, Allantoin
Antimicrobial/antibacterial: Sulfur
Antioxidant: Ascorbyl Palmitate
Emollient: Cetearyl Isononanoate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cyclopentasiloxane, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Lecithin, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Laurate
Emulsifying: Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 80, Lecithin, Glyceryl Laurate
Moisturizer/humectant: Niacinamide, Glycerin, Caprylyl Glycol
Preservative: Salicylic Acid
Solvent: Aqua, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dipropylene Glycol
Surfactant/cleansing: PEG-75 Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 80
Viscosity controlling: Cetyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol
Cetearyl Isononanoate emollient
PEG-75 Stearate surfactant/cleansing
Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative superstar
Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter emollient, viscosity controlling goodie
Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing 1, 2
Retinyl Palmitate cell-communicating ingredient 1-3, 1-3
Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent
Sulfur anti-acne, antimicrobial/antibacterial 0, 0-3 goodie
C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer emollient
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Lecithin emollient, emulsifying goodie
Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 goodie
Ascorbyl Palmitate antioxidant 0, 2 icky
Mask Repair Acne Emulsie Antiseboreica
Cetearyl Isononanoate
It's a clear, slightly yellowish oil (comes from coconut or palm kernel oil) that is used as a traditional, medium spreading emollient.
PEG-75 Stearate
Salicylic Acid - superstar
Also-called: BHA | What-it-does: exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative
It's one of the gold standard ingredients for treating problem skin
It can exfoliate skin both on the surface and in the pores
It's a potent anti-inflammatory agent
It's more effective for treating blackheads than acne
For acne combine it with antibacterial agents like benzoyl peroxide or azelaic acid
Read all the geeky details about Salicylic Acid here >>
What-it-does: emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilising | Irritancy: 2 | Comedogenicity: 2
A so-called fatty (the good, non-drying kind of) alcohol that does all kinds of things in a skincare product: it makes your skin feel smooth and nice (emollient), helps to thicken up products and also helps water and oil to blend (emulsifier). Can be derived from coconut or palm kernel oil.
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter - goodie
Also-called: Shea Butter | What-it-does: emollient, viscosity controlling
Unless you live under a rock you must have heard about shea butter. It's probably the most hyped up natural butter in skincare today. It comes from the seeds of African Shea or Karite Trees and used as a magic moisturizer and emollient.
But it's not only a simple emollient, it regenerates and soothes the skin, protects it from external factors (such as UV rays or wind) and is also rich in antioxidants (among others vitamin A, E, F, quercetin and epigallocatechin gallate). If you are looking for rich emollient benefits + more, shea is hard to beat.
What-it-does: emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, surfactant/cleansing | Irritancy: 1 | Comedogenicity: 2
An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams and lotions. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. Its typical use level in most cream type formulas is 2-3%.
It's a so-called fatty alcohol, a mix of cetyl and stearyl alcohol, other two emollient fatty alcohols. Though chemically speaking, it is alcohol (as in, it has an -OH group in its molecule), its properties are totally different from the properties of low molecular weight or drying alcohols such as denat. alcohol. Fatty alcohols have a long oil-soluble (and thus emollient) tail part that makes them absolutely non-drying and non-irritating and are totally ok for the skin.
Retinyl Palmitate
Also-called: Form of Retinoids | What-it-does: cell-communicating ingredient | Irritancy: 1-3 | Comedogenicity: 1-3
It's an ester form of vitamin A (retinol + palmitic acid) that belongs to the "retinoid family". The retinoid family is pretty much the royal family of skincare, with the queen being the FDA-approved anti-aging ingredient tretinoin. Retinol is also a very famous member of the family, but it's like Prince William, two steps away from the throne. Retinyl palmitate will be then little Prince George, quite far (3 steps) away from the throne.
By steps, we mean metabolic steps. Tretinoin, aka retinoic acid, is the active ingredient our skin cells can understand and retinyl palmitate (RP) has to be converted by our metabolic machinery to actually do something. The conversion is a 3 step one and looks like this:
retinyl palmitate --> retinol -- > retinaldehyde --> all-trans-retinoic acid
As we wrote in our lengthy retinol description the problem is that the conversion is not terribly effective. The evidence that RP is still an effective anti-aging ingredient is not very strong, in fact, it's weak. Dr. Leslie Baumann in her fantastic Cosmetic Dermatology book writes that RP is topically ineffective.
What's more, the anti-aging effectiveness is not the only questionable thing about RP. It also exibits questionable behaviour in the presence of UV light and was the center of a debate between the non-profit group, EWG (whose intentions are no doubt good, but its credibility is often questioned by scientists) and a group of scientists and dermatologists lead by Steven Q. Wang, MD, director of dermatologic surgery at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre.
Dr. Leslie Baumann wrote a great review of the debate and summarized the research available about retinyl palmitate here. It seems that there is a study showing RP being photo protective against UVB rays but there is also a study showing RP causing DNA damage and cytotoxicity in association with UVA.
We think that the truth lies somewhere in the middle, and we agree with Dr. Baumann's conclusion: "sufficient evidence to establish a causal link between RP and skin cancer has not been produced. Nor, I'm afraid, are there any good reasons to recommend the use of RP". We would add especially during the day!
Bottom line: If you wanna get serious about retinoids, RP is not your ingredient (retinol or tretinoin is!). However, if you use a product that you like and it also contains RP, there is no reason to throw it away. If possible use it at night, just to be on the safe side.
What-it-does: emollient, solvent
A super commonly used 5 unit long, cyclic structured silicone that is water-thin and does not stay on the skin but evaporates from it (called volatile silicone). Similar to other silicones, it gives skin and hair a silky, smooth feel.
It's often combined with the non-volatile (i.e. stays on the skin) dimethicone as the two together form a water-resistant, breathable protective barrier on the skin without a negative tacky feel.
Sulfur - goodie
What-it-does: anti-acne, antimicrobial/antibacterial | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0-3
A yellowish element that smells of rotten eggs and it might be familiar to you from the periodic table (has the symbol S in there). It has a long history of medicinal use thanks to its antifungal, antibacterial and keratolytic activity. It used to be a very common ingredient in the treatment of inflammation-related skin diseases such as acne, rosacea and seborrheic dermatitis, however, due to its malodorousness, it is less popular nowadays.
Sulfur's precise mechanism of action is not known, but we do know that its effectiveness depends on its direct interaction with the skin surface, meaning the smaller the particle size, the better the effect. The United States Pharmacopeia lists two types of sulfur, sublimed and precipitated. The latter one has a smaller particle size and counts as a superior version.
Sulfur is also a team-player and works well when combined with other anti-acne agents, such as salicylic acid or sodium sulfacetamide. In fact, the combination of 10% sodium sulfacetamide and 5% sulfur is the active ingredient duo of several Rx-only anti-acne products.
As for the disadvantages, there is the rotten egg smell. Also in higher concentrations, it might cause a mild burning sensation and dry skin. If you are new to sulfur, patch testing it first is a good idea.
C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Lecithin - goodie
A very common ingredient that can be found in all cell membranes. In cosmetics it's quite the multi-tasker: it's an emollient and water-binding ingredient but it's also an emulsifier and can be used for stabilization purposes. It's also often used to create liposomes.
Tocopherol - goodie
Also-called: Vitamin E | What-it-does: antioxidant | Irritancy: 0-3 | Comedogenicity: 0-3
Primary fat-soluble antioxidant in our skin
Significant photoprotection against UVB rays
Vit C + Vit E work in synergy and provide great photoprotection
Has emollient properties
Easy to formulate, stable and relatively inexpensive
Read all the geeky details about Tocopherol here >>
Ascorbyl Palmitate - icky
Also-called: Form of Vitamin C | What-it-does: antioxidant | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 2
A form of skincare superstar, vitamin C. Even though we are massive vitamin C fans, Ascorbyl Palmitate (AP) is our least favorite. (Btw, if you do not know what the big deal with vitamin C is then you are missing out. You must go and read our geeky details about it.)
So, AP is one of the attempts by the cosmetics industry to solve the stability issues with vitamin C while preserving its benefits, but it seems to fall short on several things.
Firstly, it's stability is only similar to that of pure ascorbic acid (AA), which means it is not really stable. A great study in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology compared a bunch of vitamin C derivatives and this derivative was the only one where the study said in terms of stability that it's "similar to AA". Not really that good.
Second, a study that examined the skin absorption of vitamin C found that ascorbyl palmitate did not increase the skin levels of AA. This does not mean that ascorbyl palmitate cannot penetrate the skin (because it can, it's oil soluble and the skin likes to absorb oil soluble things) but this means that it's questionable if ascorbyl palmitate can be converted into pure Vit C in the skin. Even if it can be converted, the palmitate part of the molecule is more than the half of it, so the efficacy will not be good and we have never seen a serum that contains a decent (and proudly disclosed) amount of AP. We are highly skeptical what effect a tiny amount of AP has in a formula.
Third, another study that wanted to examine the antioxidant properties of AP was surprised to find that even though AP does have nice antioxidant properties; following UVB radiation (the same one that comes from the sun) it also promotes lipid peroxidation and cytotoxicity. It was only an in-vitro study meaning that it was done on cell cultures and not on real people, but still, this also does not support the use of AP too much.
The only good thing we can write about Ascorbyl Palmitate is that there is an in-vitro (made in the lab, not on real people) study showing that it might be able to boost collagen production.
Regarding the skin-brightening properties of pure vitamin C, this is another magic property AP does not have, or at least there is no data, not even in-vitro, about it.
Overall, Ascorbyl Palmitate is our least favorite vitamin C derivative. It is there in lots of products in tiny amounts (honestly, we do not really understand why), however, we do not know about any vitamin C serum featuring AP in high amounts. That is probably no coincidence. If you are into vitamin C, you can take a look at more promising derivatives here.
A clear, slightly yellowish oil (comes from coconut or palm kernel oil) that is used as a traditional, medium spreading emollient.
what‑it‑does exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative
One of the gold standard ingredients for treating problem skin. It can exfoliate skin both on the surface and in the pores and it's a potent anti-inflammatory agent. [more]
A fatty (the good, non-drying kind of) alcohol that makes your skin feel smooth and nice (emollient), helps to thicken up products and also helps water and oil to blend (emulsifier).
Shea butter that's considered to be a magic moisturizer and emollient. It is also soothing and rich in antioxidants. [more]
A super common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams. [more]
irritancy, com. 1-3, 1-3
An ester form of vitamin A (retinol + palmitic acid) that is pretty much the least effective member of the retinoid family. Its anti-aging effects are quite questionable as well as its behavior in the presence of UVA light. (Use it at night if possible!) [more]
what‑it‑does emollient | solvent
It's a super commonly used water-thin volatile silicone that gives skin and hair a silky, smooth feel. [more]
what‑it‑does anti-acne | antimicrobial/antibacterial
A yellowish element that smells of rotten eggs and it might be familiar to you from the periodic table (has the symbol S in there). It has a long history of medicinal use thanks to its antifungal, antibacterial and keratolytic activity. It used to be a very common ingredient in the treatment of [more]
It's quite the multi-tasker: an emollient and water-binding ingredient but also an emulsifier and can be used for stabilization purposes. It's also often used to create liposomes. [more]
Pure Vitamin E. Great antioxidant that gives significant photoprotection against UVB rays. Works in synergy with Vitamin C. [more]
An oil soluble vitamin C derivative that has mixed data about its effectiveness. [more]


The verb מרר (marar I), means to be bitter (Job 27:2, Ruth 1:20). It should be noted with some stress, however, that for the Hebrew audience the idea of bitterness has as much to do with grief as with strength. A dish with a bitter taste is said to have a "strong" taste.
HAW Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament reports that the Ugaritic, Arabic and Aramaic cognates of this root mean to bless, strengthen or commend. And since these languages are most often very similar to Hebrew, any Hebrew audience would surely be aware of this secondary meaning. HAW lists four texts in which this verb may be more appropriately be translated with strength/strengthen than with bitterness/being bitter: Exodus 1:14, Judges 18:25, Ecclesiastes 7:26 and Ezekiel 3:14.
The adjective מר (mar), meaning bitter (Genesis 27:34, Exodus 15:23).
The masculine nouns מר (mor) and מור (mor), mean myrrh (same word). See our feature article below on the characteristics and usages of this marvelous substance.
The feminine noun מרה (morra), meaning bitterness (Proverbs 14:10). Note that this word and the next are of the same form as the root מרה (marah; see below).
The feminine noun מרה (mora), also meaning bitterness (Genesis 26:35).
The masculine noun מרור (maror), meaning bitter thing or bitter herb (Exodus 12:8, Numbers 9:11).
The feminine equivalent מרורה (merora), meaning bitter thing, gall or poison (Job 13:26, 20:25).
The feminine noun מררה (merera), meaning gall (Job 16:13 only).
The adjective מרירי (meriri), meaning bitter (Deuteronomy 32:24).
The feminine noun מרירות (merirut), meaning bitterness (Ezekiel 21:11).
The masculine noun ממר (memer), meaning bitterness (Proverbs 17:25).
The masculine noun ממרור (mamror), meaning bitterness (Job 9:18).
The masculine noun תמרור (tamrur), meaning bitterness (Hosea 12:14, Jeremiah 6:26). Note that this noun is identical to the noun תמרור (tamrur), meaning marker or sign post, from the root תמר (tmr), meaning to be stiff or erect.
The masculine nouns מר (mor) and מור (mor) denote a bitter and fragrant spice, which became known to us as myrrh (same word).
Myrrh was the main ingredient of the anointing oil with which Moses was to sprinkle the tabernacle, which made the tabernacle not only visually but also olfactory prominent in Israel's camp (Exodus 30:23). This oil was also used to anoint the various "anointed ones" in Israel's theocratic structure: priests, prophets and kings; those people who had no earthly superior. The familiar titles Messiah and Christ both mean Anointed.
Myrrh-oil became the "oil of joy" with which God anointed the righteous (Psalm 45:7), but mostly it became associated with the consummation of marriage. Esther bathed in myrrh for six months before she was presented to the king (Esther 1:2). Solomon sprinkled his bed with myrrh and invited his bride to drink their fill of love until the morning (Proverbs 7:17-18).
Not surprisingly, half of this word's Biblical usages occur in the Song of Solomon, obviously relating to what we now call copulins, and evenly obvious in a string of clearly sexual metaphors: The bride sighs that her beloved is to her like a pouch of myrrh that lay all night between her breasts (Song of Solomon 1:13), and when he appears she sees him like columns of smoke perfumed with myrrh and frankincense (3:6). The groom meditates on his bride and decides to go to the mountain of myrrh and the hill of frankincense (4:6), and exclaims that his bride is a locked garden contained spices and myrrh (4:14). The bride replies, "Make my garden breathe out fragrance; let its spices be wafted abroad!" (4:16, also see 5:1 and 5:5).
Note that the extra-Biblical name Marathon derives from the Greek word for fennel, which in turn may have to do with our root; see our article on the root שמר (shamar) for more. The battle of Marathon was of course one of the most decisive battle in human history, the outcome of which preserved Greek culture and strongly determined the form and shape of the gospel.
Also note that our noun spelled מור (mor) is spelled identical to the verb מור (mur), meaning to change (see below). Whether this means that to the Hebrews a change has to do with bitterness, or that bitterness leads to change isn't clear, but note that this junction is clearly played upon in the name Mary of Clopas (Clopas also means change but in the sense of exchange; John 19:25).
That myrrh plays an important role in the story of the Christ is made additionally obvious when Nicodemus brings an astounding 100 liters to Christ's burial (John 19:39; read our article on the name Nicodemus for a look at why he might have done this).
The root מרר (marar II) possibly came to Hebrew via Arabic, where it means to pass by or flow. In the Bible only one derivative of this assumed root occurs, and that only once: the masculine noun מר (mar), meaning drop (Isaiah 40:15). Note that this noun is identical to the adjective מר (mar), meaning bitter. Isaiah was such an accomplished poet that this symmetry may be assumed to be deliberate and portentous.
The verb מרה (mara) means to be contentious; rebellious against or disobedient towards, which is obviously a stance adjacent מרר (marar I), meaning to be bitter. Our verb מרה (mara) is used forty-five times in the Bible. The large majority of occurrences describe mankind's disobedience towards God (Psalm 78:8, Isaiah 50:5).
This verb's sole derivative is the masculine noun מרי (meri), meaning rebellion (Isaiah 30:9, Ezekiel 2:5).
The verb מור (mor) means to change, alter or exchange, and it obviously looks similar to the previous words (particularly the noun מור, mor, meaning myrrh). This is possibly an etymological coincidence, but it probably caused the popular mind to relate change (or at least change marked by this verb) to bitterness; either as cause or consequence. This suggests that the bitterness expressed by the verb מרר (marar) is not a mere static situation of certain intensity, but serves as an incitement to or consequence of change.
Our verb occurs about half a dozen times (Jeremiah 2:11, Ezekiel 48:14, Micah 2:4). Psalm 15:4 connects hurt to change. Psalm 46:2 connects fear to change. Leviticus 27:10 explains that if one exchanges a good sacrificial animal for a bad one, then both of them would become holy. Psalm 106:20 and Hosea 4:7 use this verb in a similar transition between good and bad, but reversed.
Our verb comes with one derivative, namely the feminine noun תמורה (temura), meaning exchange (Leviticus 27:10, Ruth 4:7, Job 28:17).


...What does the fox say?
Will you communicate by mo-o-o-o-orse, mo-o-o-o-orse, mo-o-o-o-orse?
I want to know, I want to know... I want to know!
Here is how to play this song's chords using a guitar. I tend to use the alternate chord positions during the chorus, simply to mix it up a bit between the verse and chorus sections.
Here is how I play the intro to this song on a guitar. Note that on the album this is played with a synth, so a bit of interpretation is at work here. One of my main goals is to ensure I somewhat capture the bass notes heard at the start of each measure (that usher in the C#m, B, and F# chords). The biggest tip I have is to barre the 4th fret (down to the D string) while you play this entire thing, if you can... it will allow you keep your general hand position in the same relative spot. Also, understand you're basically always playing notes from the C# dorian scale. Obviously, use this as reference and play it as you wish -- if you wish to play it at all.
Here is the official music video, if you're interested in hearing the official version of this song for reference.
If you want a breakdown of how to play this on guitar, check out this video lesson.
"Dog goes woof, cat goes meow..."
"The secret of the fox..."


Many of us consider periodontal diseases to be too minor to pay heed to. But do you know if it is left unnoticed, it will end up damaging your gum which will lead to other severe issues? The signs of the disease are very minimal and are usually ignored by most of us. This is because problems such as bad breath, sensitive teeth or even swollen gums are not taken to be serious by many. There are various stages of the periodontal disease that one must be aware of so that you may not suffer the results of it because of lack of knowledge.
Gingivitis is the first stage of periodontal disease. When individual intakes food substances that are not susceptible to gums, there is a bacteria build-up in our teeth enamel and dentin. This bacterium toughens to form calculus producing a rough exterior along the gum line. Due to this plaque encapsulation is caused which leads to further irritation in gums.
It can be seen in both chronic and acute conditions. While acute Gingivitis is accompanied by infections and trauma, chronic involves just bacterial encapsulation of teeth. It can be prevented by constant and good dental care.
Being the second stage of periodontal disease, it may lead to more severe problems such as bleeding of gums. In this stage, the ligaments that attach the tooth root below are affected which further dislocates the gum positions. It leads to the development of various pockets amidst teeth and gums. If not countered with the suitable precautions, it may lead to teeth breakage and detachment.
Not always does Gingivitis develop to form Periodontitis but if proper oral hygiene is not practiced then it progresses to the second stage quicker. An aspect of genetic predisposition is also a factor of the disease.
When the second stage progresses to become advanced Periodontitis, bacterial encapsulation increases leading to the formation of pus. At this stage, to prevent the entire mouth from getting affected some teeth have to be surgically removed to maintain overall dental health.
To combat such acute dental issues, Clinique Dentaire Malka services provide effective solutions for every teeth issue be it dental implantation, periodontal disease or even restorative dentistry. But such gum diseases need to be treated quickly. So next time you notice a bleeding gum whilst brushing don't take it casually!